Compliance with the ANSI Z133.1 — 2006 safety standard among arborists in New England

Julius, Alex K.; Kane, Brian; Bulzacchelli, Maria T.; Ryan, H. Dennis P.

doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2014.09.010

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“…This condition is not limited to the Italian context; indeed, international literature related to forestry industry reveals other examples of partial compliance to safety standards. Some studies carried out in New England, in USA, [55,56], assessing the adherence to the American National Standards for Arboricultural Operations (ANSI Z133.1-2006), found low levels of compliance to chipper safety standards across all surveyed arborists company types.…”

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Safety Improvements on Wood Chippers Currently in Use: A Study on Feasibility in the Italian Context

Bagagiolo

Laurendi²,

Cavallo

2017

Agriculture

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Following formal opposition by France, the harmonized safety standards regarding manually-loaded wood chippers (EN 13525:2005+A2:2009) which presumed compliance with the Essential Health and Safety Requirements (EHSR) required by the Machine Directive (Directive 2006/42/EC), have recently been withdrawn, and a new draft of the standard is currently under revision. In order to assess the potential impact of the expected future harmonized standards within the Italian context, this study has examined the main issues in implementing EHSRs on wood chippers already being used. Safety issues regarding wood chippers already in use were identified in an analysis of the draft standard, through the observation of a number of case studies, and qualitative analysis of the essential technical interventions. A number of agricultural and forestry operators and companies participated in the study, pointing out the technical and economic obstacle facing the safety features requested by the pending new standard. It emerged that the main safety issues concerned the implementation of the reverse function, the stop bar, and the protective devices, the infeed chute dimension, the emergency stop function, and the designated feeding area. The possibility of adopting such solutions mainly depends on technical feasibility and costs, but an important role is also played by the attitude towards safety and a lack of adequate information regarding safety obligations and procedures among users.

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Safety Improvements on Wood Chippers Currently in Use: A Study on Feasibility in the Italian Context

Bagagiolo

Laurendi²,

Cavallo

2017

Agriculture

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“…13 Tree removal is also recognized as presenting substantial injury risks, including falls, cut/pierce, and struck by injuries. 14 The increase shown here occurred in counties of the state where the greatest physical damage to buildings and other infrastructure (roads, boardwalks, etc) occurred, including those along the ocean and bay shores. Limited evidence also suggested that patients with injuries during the…”

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confidence: 82%

Work-Related Unintentional Injuries Associated With Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey

Marshall

Shi

et al. 2016

Disaster med. public health prep.

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“…Nowadays there are many devices which allow a safe climb and a comfortable displacement within the canopy, but arboriculture is hazardous work (Julius 2014). This statement is true for several agricultural operations, but especially for arborists who work for the management of urban green areas and tree care.…”

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An overview of risk assessment for tree climber arborists

Mazzocchi¹,

Cecchini²,

Monarca³

et al. 2015

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Compliance with the ANSI Z133.1 — 2006 safety standard among arborists in New England

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Safety Improvements on Wood Chippers Currently in Use: A Study on Feasibility in the Italian Context

Safety Improvements on Wood Chippers Currently in Use: A Study on Feasibility in the Italian Context

Work-Related Unintentional Injuries Associated With Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey

An overview of risk assessment for tree climber arborists

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