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Ezcurra, E.; Cosme, H.; Espíndola, S.; Espiga, O.; Narducci, M.
Guide to forestry work: preventing risks and work accidents

Montevideo: Ministry of Labour and Social Security / Cinterfor/ILO, 2003.
23 p. il.

ISBN: 92-9088-148-8

(Full text available only in Spanish pdf format)

 

During the last few years, the rural lots devoted to traditional exploitation have begun to be used for new activities considered to be non-traditional. It is the case of forestry. The area devoted to these exploitations has been growing steadily as a consequence of applying a policy designed to promote such activity through incentives.

Uruguay is a country with little experience in the exploitation of implanted woods. It is expected though that there will soon be a strong impact of these activities on a series of factors that range from the use of different means of transport sub-used until today to the operation of specific and large machinery, as well as the increase in the need for new job posts. That is why the stage of emergence of this activity will be marked by the setting up of new businesses or the adjustment of others that will be directly or indirectly related to the forestry area.

This new situation creates the need of a new venture with multisectoral participation. It will no doubt call for the participation of business organisations, trade union organisations, the State with its different special bodies, international cooperation organisations and vocational and technical training institutions. The purpose will be to integrate this activity into a national context, controlling the negative impacts it may generate, and stimulating the benefits of this new economic venture.

The first step was writing a regulating legal standard of specific application that intends to even out the exploitation conditions of this new activity. This standard first establishes a single starting point for all enterprises, thus guaranteeing fair competition from minimal requirements. It also defines the responsibility of each actor (workers, contractors, entrepreneurs, etc.).

This guide intends to be another way to approach the different sectors involved, with the aim of disseminating the regulating standards (Decree 372/99) and also creating a communication channel among the interested parties. This guide is a synthesis, a brief compilation of the different aspects that need to be taken into account at the time of starting up a business of this kind.

The illustrations contained in this guide should only be taken as a reference to bear in mind.

 

CONTENTS

Introduction

Responsibilities

General conditions for the staff

Premises

Camp sites

Food

Staff transport

Machines, tools and utensils

Self-propelled forestry machinery

Chemical products

Tree felling operations

Required documentation to carry out forestry work

 

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