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 Shift Start-up 
 

• Morning Truck Inspection

• Vehicle Inspection Booklet & Driver's Log Book

• Check tools, equipment and supplies for day ahead

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Using Aspire
 

• Logging employees in and out

• What to do if you forget to log an employee in

• Logging in and out of sites

• What to do if you forget to log into or out of a site

• Reporting work issues on job sites (dead or missing  plants, severely damaged grass, etc.)
   

Using Fleetio
 

• Recording truck mileage daily

• Logging vehicle issues​
   

Vehicle Accidents  
 

• What to do if you get into a vehicle accident 

• What the law is

• What forms to fill in

Employee Accidents
 

• What to do if an employee is injured on the job

• What forms to fill in

• CSST protocols
   

Driving Safety
 

• How to signal for drivers backing up

• Proper placement of traffic cones around vehicles

• When to use 4WD

Prioitizing Work on Jobsites
 

• What to do with crew members upon arrival at job site 

• How to prioritizing tasks for the time available

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Load List

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• Procedure for ordering tools, supplies and equipment for the next day
   

Plant Knowledge
 

• Difference between an annual and a perennial

• Top 10 perennials and shrubs used at Strathmore 

• Summer and fall annuals

• Common weeds

How to Weed
 

• Using the right tool for the job 

• Techniques

How to Plant Flowers, Grasses and Plants
 

• Using the right tool for the job

• Depth

• Techniques 

How to Edge a Flower Bed
 

• How to get a straight line

• Depth and angle of cut

• Tools and techniques

How to Fertilize
 

• When, where and how to apply

• Recording materials in Aspire

How to Gas up Power Tools
 

• Difference between mixed gas and straight gas 

• Machines that use straight gas

• Machine that use mixed gas 

• Protocol for dealing with gas spills

How to Use a Blower
 

• Appropriate safety gear

• How to gas up

• How to deal with spills

• Tips and tricks for using

How to Use a Line Trimmer

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• Appropriate safety gear

• How to gas up

• Tips and tricks for using

• How to change the cord

How to use a hedge trimmer
 

• Appropriate safety gear

• How to gas up

• Tips and tricks for using

• How and when to grease machine and clean filter

Using a Vinegar Sprayer
 

• When and how to use

• Vinegar dilution

• Troubleshooting in the field when it gets blocked 

• How to transport in truck to avoid damage

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Spring Clean Up
 

• Remove winter protection

• Prune overgrown shrubs anr remove dead branches 

• Remove dead grass, leaves and debris 

• Prepare soil in flower beds

Summer Maintenance

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• Weeding

• Remove spring bulbs

• Plant summer annuals

• Trim shrubs and hedges 

• When and how to remove tree branches

• Divide overgrown perennials

• Add mulch

• Plant chrysanthemums 

Fall Clean Up
 

• Cut back grasses

• Remove annuals

• Clean beds of all debris

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Returning Broken Equipment to Shop for Repair
 

• How to tag equipment for repair

• Where to put broken equipment

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End of Shift Routine

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• Log employees out

• Request gas for next day if tank less than 1/2 full 

• Put pages from vehicle inspection booklet in shop

• Wash vinegar sprayer

• Tag broken equipment and return to shop 

• Return truck keys

• Log out 
   

Miscelaneous
 

• How to access paystub 

• PAMT Training Program

• Self directed learning