What it contains

Fatigue in forestry workers is a major issue. Without proper management of the physical and mental demands of logging operations (falling, harvesting and haulage), fatigue can contribute to serious injury or death. This document covers:

• general causes, signs and personal impact of fatigue
• an employer’s responsibilities to reduce or eliminate fatigue in the workplace, and monitor employees’ health
• other people’s responsibilities to help reduce or eliminate fatigue in the workplace
• how to plan fatigue management and identify fatigue hazards
• how you can assess the risks
• how to control risks and hazards by eliminating or reducing them
• risk control solutions for fatigue, including mental and physical demands, work scheduling and planning, working time, environmental conditions and individual factors
• basic principles for reducing fatigue in the forestry industry
• how to identify high, medium and low fatigue risk scenarios
• how to monitor and review your fatigue management program

At the end of the document, you’ll find a reference for forestry workers to use to minimise their own risk of fatigue.