Reforestation Worksite Assessment in the Ark-La-Tex

Details

• Personal Author:
  Casanova V
• Description:
  Background: The southeastern United States is known as the 'wood basket' of the nation, producing the majority of wood fiber in the country; The Ark-La-Tex region is a major force in timber production; The results presented here are part of an exploratory study of manual and machine tree planters: Data collection to date consists of in-depth interviews, a field-based exposure assessment, and a field based exposure assessment of postures, movements, exertions and physical activity. This study is the first to assess the burden of illness and injury in machine tree planters. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Forestry Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Workers Exposure Assessment Occupational Safety And Health Risk Factors
• Publisher:
  Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-24
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060730
• Citation:
  Western Agriculture Safety and Health Conference - Cultivating Collaborations, August 7-9, 2019, Seattle, Washington. Seattle, WA: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH), 2019 Aug; :1-24
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Western Agriculture Safety and Health Conference - Cultivating Collaborations, August 7-9, 2019, Seattle, Washington
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:55d7ad843af9f4f5ff10b4d38b94e945b3f0af292947f89567a13f6f43952a2ee9faaf91014396838589495ba934a480c6549c42666dd6094dd745a96e14b81c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224558/cdc_224558_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.26 MB ]