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General Forestry Issues


Forestry
Video List (6 pages) prepared by Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour

Forest Products Manufacturing
This publication describes injuries and accidents in the forest products manufacturing industries (1993 to 1997). Information on how to prevent accidents and injuries is included.
Publication ( 99 pages) prepared by WCB of BC

Silviculture


Preventing Tree Planting Injuries
List ( 20 pages) prepared by WCB of BC

Health and Safety Guideline for Silviculture Workers
This publication sets out health and safety practices for workers involved in tree planting, site tending, site preparation and work camps.
Publication ( 18 pages) prepared by Alberta HRE

Logging / Transporting Logs


Logging Advisor - Powerpoint Presentation

Slideshow (82 slides) prepared by US OSHA

Hand-Arm Vibrations: Are you experiencing bad vibes at work?
Bulletin (~3 pages) prepared by Ontario OFSWA

Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Loggers
Publication (~7 pages) prepared by US NIOSH

Conventional Logging Safety in Newfoundland and Labrador
Publication ( 2 pages) prepared by the WHSCC of Newfoundland and Labrador



Sawmills


Sawmill Hazards: What they are and how to avoid them
Publication ( 1 page) prepared by the WHSCC of New Brunswick

Pulp, Paper and Wood-related Products


Fatal and Nonfatal Occupational Injuries Involving Wood Chippers - United States, 1992-2002
 
Report (4 pages) by US CDC/NCEH

Hazard Controls - Control of Scrap Paper Baler Crushing Hazards
Publication (~5 pages) prepared by US NIOSH

Wood Based Boards
Fact sheet (~4 pages) from the London Hazards Centre

Health Effects from Exposure to Wood Dust
Bulletin ( 11 pages) prepared by Alberta HRE



Hazard Alerts and Bulletins


Hazard Alerts by Industr
y
Hazard alerts prepared by WCB of BC

Forestry Industry Alerts
Hazard alerts and bulletins prepared by Ontario OFSWA

Individual Alerts

Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) Knockdown from Manitoba Labour

Experienced Cutter Killed when Struck by Free Standing Tree
Lumber Grader Pinned by Partially Loaded Sorter Bin Cradle
Sawmill Worker Struck and Killed by Flying Metal Cover from Nearby Chipper
Worker Dies from Severe Head Injury in Bundle Strapping Machine Accident
Worker Impaled when Ripsaw Kicks Back

Above Alerts from Ontario OFSWA

Guidelines for Thinning Saw Safety
Limbing, Bucking and Kickbacks
Partially Cut Trees Left Standing: A Real Danger
Safe Loading and Unloading Operations and Securing of Loads
Worker Crushed By Boom of Pulp/Log Loader

Above Alerts from the WHSCC of New Brunswick

OHS Bulletin - Improper Undercut Causes Fatality from Yukon WCHSB

 

 

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