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.