NIOSH Publications on Logging Safety:
Bell, JL, Helmkamp JC. 2003. Non-fatal
injuries in the West Virginia logging industry: Using workers' compensation
claims to assess risk from 1995 through 2001. American Journal
of Industrial Medicine 44(5):502-509.
Wang J, Bell JL, Grushecky ST. 2003. Logging
injuries for a 10-year period in Jilin Province, People's Republic
of China. Journal of Safety Research 34(3):273-279.
Bell JL. 2002. Changes
in logging injury rates associated with use of feller-bunchers in
West Virginia. Journal of Safety Research 33:463-471.
Helicopter Logging Safety: Alaska Interagency
Working Group for the Prevention of Occupational Injuries (DHHS
(NIOSH) Pub. No. 98-147) July 1998. (Currently not available
online)
This monograph incorporates proceedings and recommendations
from three Helicopter Safety Workshops (conducted in 1995, 1996,
and 1997) as well as useful background materials on safety in the
helicopter logging industry.
Fosbroke DE, Myers JR. 1996. Logging safety
and forest management education - A necessary link. J FOREST
94 (7): 21-25. (Currently not available
online)
Myers JR, Fosbroke DE. 1995. The Occupational
Safety and Health Administration Logging Standard: what it means
for forest managers. Journal of Forestry. November:34-37.
(Currently not available online)
NIOSH Alert: Request for Assistance in
Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Loggers (DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No.
95-101) May 1995.
This Alert describes six incidents resulting in the deaths of six
workers who were performing logging operations. In each incident,
the death could have been prevented by using proper safety procedures
and equipment and by following the provisions of the OSHA standards.
Myers JR, Fosbroke DE. 1994. Logging
fatalities in the United States by region, cause of death, and other
factors - 1980-1988. J Safety Res 25:97-105.
Fosbroke DE, Myers JR,.1992. Interpreting logging injury statistics. Paper No. 92-7509. 1992 International Winter Meeting, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Nashville, TN, 15-18 Dec. 1992. (Currently not available online)
Job Injuries Among Loggers (DHHS (NIOSH)
Pub. No. 83-104) January 1983. (Currently not available online)
This report uses information from four data systems, the
National Health Interview Survey, the Social Security Administration
Continuous Disability History File, workers compensation and mortality
studies from Washington and California to describe nonfatal and
fatal injuries among U.S. loggers.
Worker Safety in Logging Operations (HEW
(NIOSH) Pub. No. 74-103) April 1974. (Currently not available
online)
This report presents the findings and recommendations for
the purpose of identifying those operations within the logging industry
which were most hazardous as evidenced by the number and severity
of employee injuries.
NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard:
Logging from Felling to First Haul (HEW (NIOSH) Pub. No. 76-188)
July 1976.
This report presents the recommended standard prepared to meet the
need for preventing occupational injuries and deaths in logging
operations. The proposed standard includes the operations of felling,
bucking, limbing, yarding, and loading. Not included here are road,
trail, bridge, and camp construction; equipment safety specifications
and design; rigging specifications; chipping operations; transportation
(hauling); or subsequent provisions after initial loading operations
are accomplished.
Fatality Investigation Reports (conducted
under the FACE Program)
Since the inception of the FACE program in 1982, fatal incidents
involving logging operations have been investigated by NIOSH and
State investigators. This link provides a list of those cases which
in turn links to the full-text reports on the FACEWeb.
NIOSHTIC-2
Database - Search for additional NIOSH articles on Logging.
NIOSHTIC
2 is a searchable bibliographic database of occupational safety
and health publications, documents, grant reports, and journal articles
supported in whole or in part by the NIOSH.
Other NIOSH Publications related to logging safety:
Identifying High-Risk Small Business
Industries: The Basis for Preventing Occupational Injury, Illness,
and Fatality: NIOSH Special Hazard Review (DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No.
99-107) May 1999.
In this report, 253 small business industries were identified with
data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) for the years 1994–1995. From the data for these
industries, the top 25% (n=26) were ranked according to their
injury, illness, and fatality experience. Of these, Logging (SIC
241) ranked the highest. This information can be used by the small
business community, labor officials, occupational safety and health
practitioners and agencies, and others to target prevention activities
to small business industries with the greatest need.
Occupational Mortality in Washington
State, 1950-1989 (DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 96-133) March 1997.
This study is the second update of Occupational Mortality in Washington
State, 1950-1971, originally published by NIOSH in 1976. The first
update published in 1983 covered the years 1950-1979. Total deaths
for loggers for this time period was 20,915 and accidents related
to falling objects, machinery, fire, and explosion all increased.
NIOSH Alert: Request for Assistance in
Preventing Electrocutions of Workers Using Portable Metal Ladders
Near Overhead Power Lines (DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 89-110) July 1989.
This Alert describes six deaths that occurred because portable aluminum
ladders, which are electrical conductors, came in contact with energized
overhead power lines. If nonconductive ladders had been used instead,
or if safe working clearances had been maintained, these deaths
might have been prevented.
NIOSH Alert: Request for Assistance in
Preventing Fatalities of Workers Who Contact Electrical Energy (DHHS
(NIOSH) Pub. No. 87-103) December 1986.
This Alert describes recommendations that can be used to help save
the lives of workers who contact electrical energy. Recent incidents
have shown that electrocution victims can be revived if immediate
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or defibrillation is provided.
While immediate defibrillation would be ideal, CPR given within
approximately 4 minutes of the electrocution, followed by advanced
cardiac life support (ACLS) measures within approximately 8 minutes,
can be lifesaving.
Other pages of interest:
OSHA Logging Advisor
OSHA
Technical Link for Logging Safety
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