| Document ID (ISN) | 102105 |
| CIS number |
03-1252 |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Booklet INDG294 (rev.1)
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| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Managing health and safety in forestry |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, rev.ed., Sep. 2003. 18p. Illus. 14 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg294.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
This booklet is an update of an earlier version (see CIS 99-1549) which successfully improved safety and health standards in the forestry industry. This revised version also clarifies the roles and tasks in relation to timber haulage to successfully manage safety and health in forestry and associated haulage. Contents: definition of management roles; the landowner role; the forestry work manager role; the contractor role; the subcontractor role. An appendix shows four examples of situations involving different relationships in the contract chain. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
forestry; responsibilities; plant safety and health organization; United Kingdom |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
log haulage; hazard evaluation; neighbourhood protection; safety guides; subcontractors; role of management; legislation |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Forestry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Forestry and logging
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