Safety and health in forestry work.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

International Labour Office.

Series:

International Labour Office. ILO codes of practice.

ILO code of practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forests and forestry--Safety measures.

Forests and forestry.

Foresters--Health and hygiene.

Foresters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

VLex Libros (Servicio en línea)

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Labour Office, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Objective""; ""Scope and application""; ""Definitions""; ""Part I. General principles, legal framework and general duties""; ""1. General principles""; ""2. Legal framework and general duties""; ""Legal framework and duties of competent authorities""; ""Duties of labour inspectorates""; ""Responsibilities and duties of employers""; ""Duties of managers and supervisors""; ""Responsibilities and duties of contractors""; ""Rights and responsibilities of workers""; ""Duties of manufacturers and suppliers of equipment and substances""

""Part II. Framework for safety and health at the enterprise level"" ""3. Enterprise safety and health policy""; ""4. Safety and health management""; ""Assignment of responsibility""; ""Identification and management of risks""; ""Organization of personnel""; ""Provision of resources""; ""Communication and information""; ""Documentation""; ""Part III. General requirements""; ""5. Workforce""; ""Employment conditions""; ""Qualifications of managers, supervisors and operatives""; ""Qualifications of managers and supervisors""; ""Training and skills testing for operatives""

""Qualifications of contractors""" "6. Safety requirements for tools, machines and hazardous chemicals""; ""General requirements""; ""Hand tools""; ""Machinery, portable""; ""Machinery, self-propelled or activated by prime mover""; ""Winches and chokers""; ""Cable cranes""; ""7. Work clothing and personal protective equipment""; ""General provisions""; ""Personal protective equipment appropriate for forestry operations""; ""8. Testing and certification of equipment""; ""General provisions""; ""Testing procedures and criteria""; ""Certification""

""9. First aid, emergency rescue and occupational health services"" ""First aid""; ""Rescue""; ""Occupational health services""; ""Medical care""; ""10. Shelters, housing and nutrition""; ""Shelters and housing""; ""Nutrition and drinking water""; ""11. Reporting, recording, notification and investigation of occupational accidents and diseases""; ""General provisions""; ""Occurrences subject to reporting and notification""; ""Practice of reporting, recording, notification and investigation""; ""Part IV. Technical guidelines for safety and health at the forestry worksite""

""12. General provisions"" ""Planning and organization of forestry work""; ""Site inspection and planning""; ""Work organization""; ""Protection from unfavourable weather conditions and biological hazards""; ""13. Silviculture""; ""Site preparation""; ""Manual clearing""; ""Site preparation with hand-held machines""; ""Mechanized site preparation""; ""Planting""; ""Organization""; ""Planting of untreated plants""; ""Handling and planting of chemically treated plants""; ""Planting by hand-held power post-hole borer (rock drill)""; ""Tending""; ""Pruning""; ""Organization""; ""Equipment"" "Operation""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-156).

ISBN:

1-280-00196-8

OCLC:

697755599