Tethered Logging in Southwest Oregon: Research Perspective

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• Personal Author:
  Belart F ; Bladon K ; Chung W ; Garland J ; Garrelts B ; Green P ; Hatten J ; Leshchinsky B ; Morrissette B ; Sessions J
• Description:
  This presentation has the following objectives: A) Economics: #1: Estimate CUTTING productivity and cost (machine vs. hand); #2: Examine the effects of machine cutting on YARDING productivity and cost. Hypothesis #1: Machine cutting has higher productivity and costs than hand cutting. Hypothesis #2: The ability of the machine to swing and pile trees near skyline corridors improve yarding efficiency. B) Soil Impacts and Sediment Transport: #1: Characterize and quantify soil IMPACTS; #2: Evaluate soil EROSION and SEDIMENT transport potential. Hypothesis #1: Machine tracks creates a "tillage effect" on the surface soil - loosening surface soils while mixing organic matters with mineral soil materials; increasing moisture holding capacity. Hypothesis #2: Soil disturbance along machine corridors causes an increase in erosion and sediment transport potential. The research outcomes for this project are: 1) Understand costs and benefits of cable-assisted steep slope harvesting: Productivity and cost; Positive and negative impacts. 2) Understand machine-soil-water interactions: Soil disturbance; Soil erosion; Sediment transport potential. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Forestry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Costs Environmental Impacts Equipment Operation Logging Industry Machinery Soil Mechanics
• Publisher:
  Council on Forest Engineering (COFE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• 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:
  1-32
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060731
• Citation:
  2019 Western Region COFE Seminar - Improving Forest Harvesting Operations, January 17, 2019, Eugene, Oregon. Morgantown, WV: Council on Forest Engineering (COFE), 2019 Jan; :1-32
• Email:
  woodam.chung@oregonstate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon State University - Corvallis
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150901
• Source Full Name:
  2019 Western Region COFE Seminar - Improving Forest Harvesting Operations, January 17, 2019, Eugene, Oregon
• End Date:
  20180831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9ebcdf8a0a9f8d7fd8b8bd7bfa007d7b4de25fff25ba56579c90fb4b6d27f6bf837cb1f4665ab3f0461b17b6b5c716a30a2c640caeebf05b2dc60db6edcd1065
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224559/cdc_224559_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 9.59 MB ]