Right-of-Way Vegetation Management
Specializing in low-volume application
Transmission lines, distribution lines, and pipelines. Low volume application has economic as well as environmental benefits.
Benefits of low-volume application:
With low-volume foliar, only the targeted species are treated. Plants that benefit wildlife, like forbs, increase in coverage due to decreased competition from the target species.
Low-volume foliar application decreases costs because the mix is applied only to the target species.
Standard Herbicide Application Operational Procedures
SFS provides the following with every crew:
Licensed Managers and Crew Supervisors
Periodic classroom training, including state and industry approved seminars
Training videos and study guides outlining safe handling of pesticides and proper application techniques
The practice of strict safety standards
Standard safety gear to all employees including hard hats, eye protection, nitrile gloves, proper work shoes and a daily change of protective overshirt
First aid kits, fire extinguishers, eye wash bottles, clean drinking and wash water
Enclosed cargo trailers for storage of all application equipment, mix tank and daily chemical needs
Additional water tank for clean water needs
Equipment Provided
Low Volume Foliar: Solo or SP1 Backpack Sprayers equipped with a model 30 jet gun and a dual tip swivel nozzle. Flat fan and an adjustable cone tip are standard
Low Volume Basal: Solo or SP1 Backpack Sprayers equipped with a model 30 jet gun with an eighteen inch extension and adjustable cone tip and a 5 PSI 50 mesh check valve
Injection (Hack and Squirt): Hatchets or machetes and squirt bottles. Continuous frill 1 ml. per cut