| Document ID (ISN) | 43817 |
| CIS number |
85-801 |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
FS Bulletin No.14
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| Author(s) |
Petterson B., Aminoff S., Gustafsson L., Lindström K.G., Sundström-Frisk C. |
| Title |
Enhanced safety in forestry - a campaign of action for one branch of industry |
| Bibliographic information |
Forskningsstiftelsen Skogsarbeten, Drottninggatan 97, 113 60 Stockholm, Sweden, 1983. 79p. Illus. 43 ref. |
| Abstract |
Report on a pilot project whose purpose was to increase safety in the Swedish forestry industry by changing several working factors: improved production technology (better tools for felling and freeing of lodged trees, better chain saws, improved work organisation, better training, safer cable cranes); provision of better and more comfortable protective clothing and equipment; the provision of emergency radio transmitters for lone workers; the replacement of piecework wages by flat monthly salaries (with a possible productivity bonus); improved safety in small-scale forestry; near-accident reporting. During the period of the study (1976-1980) there was a large reduction in the number and severity of accidents. The project is assessed, conclusions and recommendations are given. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
logging; safety programmes |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
radio communications; protective clothing; small enterprises; Sweden; work organization; safety training in industry; logging equipment; chain saws; work in isolation; winches; safety and productivity; payment by results |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Forestry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Forestry and logging
Safety programmes
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