Logging injuries for a 10-year period in Jilin Province of the People's Republic of China

Wang, Jingxin; Bell, Jennifer; Grushecky, Shawn T.

doi:10.1016/s0022-4375(03)00024-0

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“…In Australia the average age recorded is 39 years (Driscol et al, 1995). In China, in contrast, two thirds of those killed were under 25 (Wang et al, 2003).…”

Section: Characterization Of Injured Forestry Workers Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Not only accidents but also injuries to the lumbar region, shoulders and neck are related to a higher age group (Hagen et al, 1998). Most researchers in this field have found a significant correlation between the lack of experience of the workers and the higher accident rate (Wang et al, 2003;Bentley et al, 2002;Shaffer and Milburn, 1999;Lefort et al, 2003). The workers with very little experience are less aware of the risks that they take, being more prone to injury (Tobisch et al, 2005) except slipping, tripping over and falls, which are more frequent among those of greater experience (Bentley et al, 2002).…”

Section: Characterization Of Injured Forestry Workers Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Italy, 60% of forest firms are seasonal (Picchio et al, 2010). In China the work is seasonal and the workers are people without any other source of income and with very little practical or safety training (Wang et al, 2003).…”

Section: Characterization Of Injured Forestry Workers Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In each country these peaks vary, but the first hours of the working day and lunchtime hours coincide in several countries as having the highest frequency of accidents (Wang et al, 2003;Bentley et al, 2002;Driscol et al, 1995). During the year, due to the seasonality of the sector, these peaks were found among the months of autumn and spring.…”

Section: Characterization Of Injured Forestry Workers Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Safety and health in forest harvesting operations. Diagnosis and preventive actions. A review.

Albizu-Urionabarrenetxea

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Román-Jordán

2013

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Aim of study: to review the present state of the art in relation to the main labour risks and the most relevant results of recent studies evaluating the safety and health conditions of the forest harvesting work and better ways to reduce accidents.Area of study: It focuses mainly on developed Countries, where the general concern about work risks prevention, together with the complex idiosyncrasy of forest work in forest harvesting operations, has led to a growing interest from the forest scientific and technical community.Material and Methods: The main bibliographic and Internet references have been identified using common reference analysis tools. Their conclusions and recommendations have been comprehensively summarized.Main results: Collection of the principal references and their most important conclusions relating to the main accident risk factors, their causes and consequences, the means used towards their prevention, both instrumental as well as in the aspects of training and business management, besides the influence of the growing mechanization of logging operations on those risks.Research highlights: Accident risk is higher in forest harvesting than in most other work sectors, and the main risk factors such as experience, age, seasonality, training, protective equipment, mechanization degree, etc. have been identif ied and studied. The paper summarizes some relevant results, one of the principal being that the proper entrepreneurial risk management is a key factor leading to the success in minimizing labour risks.

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“…In Australia the average age recorded is 39 years (Driscol et al, 1995). In China, in contrast, two thirds of those killed were under 25 (Wang et al, 2003).…”

Section: Characterization Of Injured Forestry Workers Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Characterization Of Injured Forestry Workers Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Characterization Of Injured Forestry Workers Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Characterization Of Injured Forestry Workers Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Safety and health in forest harvesting operations. Diagnosis and preventive actions. A review.

Albizu-Urionabarrenetxea

Tolosana

Román-Jordán

2013

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“…Motor-manual forest operations are inherently dangerous (Wang et al 2003, Lindroos & Burström 2010, Tsioras et al 2011 and cannot benefit from the safety improvements offered by high mechanization (Bell 2002). Steep terrain, ownership fragmentation and close-to-nature management criteria slow down the introduction of mechanized harvesting in mountainous conditions (Spinelli et al 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%