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Abstract
To prevent injuries while felling trees:
- Loggers should attend the Kentucky Master Logger program for training and education regarding Occupational Safety and Health Administration logging standards and safety procedures.
- A “pre-job safety plan” should be developed for each job site and the plan should be reviewed prior to each day on the site.
- Proper notching and directional felling techniques should be utilized when felling trees.
- Develop a felling plan for each tree prior to felling that includes escape route, dead or hanging branches, vines, and nearby trees.
Document Type
Alert
Publication Date
10-2006
Repository Citation
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, "Victims Struck Out by Logging" (2006). Kentucky Haz Alerts--Tractors/Logging. 1.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/face_tractors_alerts/1
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Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Haz Alerts, v. 4, issue 4.