WHAT’S AT STAKE

The general public may not view plants through a lens that categorizes some plants as hazardous. But that mindset does not align nor conform with the objective science relative to the discussion of hazardous plants that affect the workplace.

WHAT’S THE DANGER

Some plants that landscape workers encounter are poisonous, can cause allergic reactions or asthma in some people, or can be hazardous in other ways. These plants can cause life-threatening reactions. Common hazards include the following:

• Burns from the sap of plants such as giant hogweed, spurge laurel, or euphorbia
• Rash from cedar cuts or poison ivy
• Asthma or allergic […]

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