Accident Reporting and Analysis in Forestry: Guidance on Increasing the Safety of Forest Work

Details

• Personal Author:
  Garland JJ ; Garland JJ
• Description:
  Resource-based industries like agriculture, fishing, mining and forestry suffer higher incidences of work-related accidents and illnesses than other occupational sectors. This document provides guidance for a wide spectrum of forestry stakeholders. The guidance emphasizes forestry accident investigation leading to accident reporting and subsequent analysis of the accident summaries. Forestry accident and illnesses are discussed and worldwide comparisons are made. Accident reporting forms are examined and sample forms supplied. Examples of successful safety and health improvements from accident analysis are shown. Laws and regulations regarding worker safety and health are examined and various approaches discussed. A summary, outlook and recommendations lead to future improvements to forestry reporting and analysis. The bibliography and references rely heavily on accessible internet and electronic sources. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Forestry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Accident Reporting Accidents Accident Statistics Author Keywords: Forestry Forestry Workers Forest Workers Legal Frameworks Mechanization Occupational Hazards Occupational Safety And Health Regulations Safety At Work

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• ISBN:
  9789251305034
• Publisher:
  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Book ; Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-77
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070689
• Citation:
  Forestry Working Paper No. 2. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2018 Apr; :1-77
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Accident reporting and analysis in forestry: guidance on increasing the safety of forest work
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:24e3c1c47949222fd46a498e2b2670c61cd0c891da0ee216e6e1921a77083baf5f671b09c26e2f033446973a7fddaa8786c4b314199de9a5ea5631eba8e8a39d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208863/cdc_208863_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.39 MB ]