Publication Type:
Poster
Topic:
Chainsaw
Lockout and Guarding
Logging
Mental Health
Mobile Equipment
Motor Vehicle Incidents
Musculoskeletal
New and Young Workers
Occupational Disease
Safety Culture
Small Business
Supervision
Sector:
Language:
English
As identified by workers, supervisors, and employers in the Ontario logging industry through a Workplace Safety North-facilitated risk assessment workshop in May 2023. View research presentation Logging Sector Risk Assessment Workshop Results.
Top 10 Health and Safety Risks in Ontario Logging Sector
- Highway travel (dangerous conditions, fatigue, weather, road and vehicle maintenance)
- Conventional harvesting (struck by overhead tree or branch)
- Off-road driving during work activities (including haul drivers)
- Distracted while driving to and from work sites (not including hauling)
- Inadequate or improper lockout while working on energized equipment
- Fatigue-induced incidents
- Substance use: Under the influence of alcohol, prescription or other drugs
- Lack of experience, training, and risk perception
- Caught in or struck by equipment
- Lack of enforcement (including contractors)
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