a College of Forestry , Oregon State University , Corvallis , OR , USA.
b Garland & Associates , Waldport , OR , USA.
J Agromedicine. 2019 Apr;24(2):138-145. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2019.1581115. Epub 2019 Mar 12.
Partial results of a NIOSH-funded study for "Protecting the Logging Workforce: Development of Innovative Logging Techniques for a Safer Work Environment" by a team of researchers at Oregon State University are presented that review safety in steep slope logging. Comparisons are made for hazards and exposures of "conventional" and new technologies for steep slopes. Hazards of new technologies are identified. Safety assessments are addressed for forestry sectors internationally, for the firm and for workers. Important questions of technical feasibility, economic viability and environmental performance are raised. Ongoing research on operators using tethered and untethered systems are described. Results will help inform training and selecting operators. New Best Operating Practices and safety code regulations will result from the research. New technologies will reduce worker hazards and exposures for steep slope logging.
由俄勒冈州立大学的研究团队开展的 NIOSH 资助研究“保护伐木工人：为更安全的工作环境开发创新的伐木技术”的部分成果，介绍了陡坡伐木的安全性。对“传统”和新技术在陡坡作业的危害和暴露进行了比较。确定了新技术的危害。针对国际林业部门、公司和工人进行了安全评估。提出了技术可行性、经济可行性和环境性能的重要问题。正在对使用系绳和无系绳系统的操作人员进行研究。研究结果将有助于为培训和选择操作人员提供信息。新的最佳作业实践和安全法规将从研究中产生。新技术将减少陡坡伐木工人的危险和暴露。
