Feb 5, 2013 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a sunny summer morning in the Northeast, a feller-buncher operator and a fellow employee prepared to complete a minor repair on the feller-buncher. The fellow employee was also an equipment operator but was the designated welder for the small mechanical...
Feb 5, 2013 | Logging Safety
Cutting Torch/Welding Safety: What's Wrong With This Picture? BACKGROUND: On a sunny summer day in the Northeast, a forester noticed an employee of a contractor cutting a piece of steel pate for repairs to equipment at the contractors’ garage. The...
Nov 5, 2012 | Logging Safety
INTRODUCTION: We have heard stories about ambulances that could not reach a site because employees were not aware of the current location. Maybe the crew members remembered yesterday’s logging site but had no idea what road intersects what intersection at this new...
Nov 5, 2012 | Logging Safety
INTRODUCTION: Loggers, foresters, and other forest industry personnel commonly put in many business miles on the road. Drivers periodically encounter thunderstorms, drizzle, sleet, or other precipitation events that reduce vision through the windshield. It is...
Nov 5, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a winter morning in the Southeastern U.S., a log truck driver was unstrapping a load of logs at a woodyard’s unbinding station. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Information about the driver’s age, experience, past safety record, and wearing of Personal...
