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Professional Development Seminar

Human Dimensions and Education

Beyond the Trees: Prioritizing Safety in Forestry

Friday, October 27, 2023
10:30am - 12:00pm PST
Location: A8
CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
The presentation will focus on near misses, lessons learned and some of the after-action findings from serious accidents involving foresters around logging operations, heavy equipment and fallers while you gain important knowledge and tools to implement increased safety awareness for yourself and employees who work in the woods.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify many of the "Watch Out" hazards associated with different logging operations and how to avoid or mitigate the hazard.
  • Review and critique there company or agency or university or employer safety protocols related to logging operations and modify and/or improve based upon Lessons Learned and shared.
  • Return to their respective employers and share with their fellow employees and supervisors what additional training should be incorporated into employee job hazards, particularly around logging operations.