Safety information profile: chainsaw operations in the logging industry.

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• Personal Author:
  Hunt DB
• Description:
  A safety information profile is presented for chainsaw operations in the logging industry (SIC-2411). Felling and bucking procedures are described. Potential safety and health hazards are reviewed, including cuts from the chainsaw blade, and noise and vibration levels. Existing controls that primarily protect the worker from the blade are discussed. Accident and injury statistics are summarized. Worker exposure to levels of vibration and noise from the chainsaw operation is discussed. Industry trends and existing federal standards are considered. Names and addresses of industry associations and other interested parties are provided. It is concluded that most chainsaw accidents are due to careless operation of the tool and laxities in training. It is recommended that chainsaw safety controls be devised and that the use of personal protective gear be encouraged. More comprehensive federal safety regulations are advised, as is further study to evaluate noise and vibration exposure.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Communicable Disease Control Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Accident-statistics Contract-210-78-0130 Industrial-equipment Industrial-hazards Industrial-operations Industrial-processes Logging-camps-and-logging-contractors NIOSH-Contract Safety-equipment Safety-practices Safety-programs

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-37
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00091526
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1979 Apr; :1-37
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2411 - Logging - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:72e8c1f43f5e2be9ce8e83d27f9f680ef51ce8f2a9c3a1f085a3dcc01b4d0e634053eb21e980d5637c09a614dd8e3ee8087a8e9abe04378c0e03388e2cccef26
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178915/cdc_178915_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 970.11 KB ]