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Prevent tree trimming deaths.


Recently, the California Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
  • Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
  • California Department of Health Services a California state agency
 (CDHS CDHS California Department of Health Services
CDHS Colorado Department of Human Services
CDHS Center for Development of Human Services
CDHS Central Dauphin High School (Harrisburg, PA, USA)
CDHS Comprehensive Data Handling System
) released guidelines to prevent tree-trimming deaths, which it has identified as a common occupational fatality fa·tal·i·ty
n.
1. A death resulting from an accident or disaster.

2. One that is killed as a result of such an occurrence.
. As part of its education mission, CDHS has prepared a fact sheet for agencies nationwide to post wherever maintenance staff congregate. The fact sheet can be downloaded at www.dhs.ca.gov/ohb/ohsep/face, or by calling (800) 735-2929.
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Title Annotation:Tip-Off
Publication:Parks & Recreation
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 1, 2005
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