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Accident reporting and analysis in forestry

Guidance on increasing the safety of forest work

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 97

Author John Garland

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-130503-4

Series title FAO Forestry Paper

Series number 2

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Resource-based industries like agriculture, fishing, mining and forestry suffer higher incidences of work-related accidents and illnesses than other occupational sectors. This document provides guidance for a wide spectrum of forestry stakeholders. The guidance emphasizes forestry accident investigation leading to accident reporting and subsequent analysis of the accident summaries. Forestry accident and illnesses are discussed and worldwide comparisons are made. Accident reporting forms are examined and sample forms supplied. Examples of successful safety and health improvements from accident analysis are shown. Laws and regulations regarding worker safety and health are examined and various approaches discussed. A summary, outlook and recommendations lead to future improvements to forestry reporting and analysis. The bibliography and references rely heavily on accessible internet and electronic sources.

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