For professional spray applicators, the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is an essential part of the job. By definition, PPE, and other safety apparel, is used to protect the body from hazardous chemicals. Typically, it is an employer's responsibility to provide their employees with the equipment, and ensure to maintain it in a reliable and sanitary manner. For example, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires landscaper employers to provide PPE to employees in order to protect their eyes, head, face, and extremities. Sprayer Depot has PPE and safety equipment to provide protection for professional spray applicators.

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5 Tips to Keep Your Customers Happy

Contributed by Guest Blogger: Martin McGuane, owner and operator of McGuanes Landscaping and Tree Service, Enfield CT

My Approach

Call me old-fashioned but I have always felt that the best way to keep a customer happy is to give them what they want. So,if a customer calls because he has broadleaf weeds in his lawn, the best solution is to control the weeds. Or, if a customer calls and she says that her lawn has grubs, do what she wants and kill the grubs. If a lawn care customer calls and tells you his lawn is dead, and it is actually dead, give him a new lawn. Reseed his lawn if necessary.

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Poly and PCO tanks are used for a wide variety of applications, from spraying to long-term storage. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about them, though, you’re not the only one. Here are a few of the most commonly asked questions about poly tanks.

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