25-06-2014 - Forestry work is arduous, hazardous and accident-prone. To ensure that accident figures will continue to decrease also in the future, safety and health at work will be in the focus of INTERFORST, 12th International Key Trade Fair for Forestry and Forest Technology with Scientific Conferences and Special Shows.

The number of occupational accidents that occur in the forestry sector today is 40 % lower than ten years ago. To ensure the further development of this trend, INTERFORST will offer two forums dealing with these topics on 18 July.
The use of mechanized timber harvesting systems has led to a considerable decrease in the number of accidents. At the same time, however, it has resulted in a concentration of motor-manual timber harvesting on larger diameter dimensions and impassable sites. A perceivable consequence of this is an increase in the share of accidents caused by falling and stumbling. Another very hazardous activity is delimbing, the most accident-prone phase of work during which one third of all accidents occur – most recently this trend has even been slightly on the rise.
In many forestry enterprises, safety at work is defined as a corporate goal. Work protection management systems have been and are still being introduced and notable progress has been achieved with respect to compliance with statutory regulations. The operating resources and the personal protective equipment used are fully developed.
So what can be done to achieve further progress in the field of work safety and health protection? How can accident figures be further reduced? These questions will be answered in the course of the first forum on Friday from 1.30 p.m. to 3.00 p.m., which will focus on the reduction of accidents caused by falling and stumbling and new chainsaw training regulations.

You will find more information in the attached PDF-document or below this link: http://www.interforst.de/link/en/27772982#27772982