Safety in Steep Slope Logging Operations

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• Personal Author:
  Belart F ; Chung W ; Crawford R ; Cushing T ; Fitzgerald S ; Garland J ; Green P ; Kincl, Laurel ; Leshchinsky B ; Morrissette B ; Sessions J ; Wimer J
• Description:
  Partial results of a NIOSH-funded study for "Protecting the Logging Workforce: Development of Innovative Logging Techniques for a Safer Work Environment" by a team of researchers at Oregon State University are presented that review safety in steep slope logging. Comparisons are made for hazards and exposures of "conventional" and new technologies for steep slopes. Hazards of new technologies are identified. Safety assessments are addressed for forestry sectors internationally, for the firm and for workers. Important questions of technical feasibility, economic viability and environmental performance are raised. Ongoing research on operators using tethered and untethered systems are described. Results will help inform training and selecting operators. New Best Operating Practices and safety code regulations will result from the research. New technologies will reduce worker hazards and exposures for steep slope logging. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Forestry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Logging Felling Forestry Workers Hazards Logging Industry Logging Safety Logging Workers Safety Slopes Slope Stability Yarding

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  138-145
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055030
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2019 Apr; 24(2):138-145
• Contact Point Address:
  John Garland, Forest Engineering Resources and Management, Oregon State University, Snell Hall Corvallis, Oregon 97331
• Email:
  johngarland49@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon State University - Corvallis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20150901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20180831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217426/cdc_217426_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.15 MB ]