human factor in forest operations: Engineering for health and safety

Human Factors Engineering is an interdisciplinary science concerned with the effect of work on the human body and its relationship to the workplace. Since the 1970s, UNB - Forest Engineering has been a major contributor to teaching and research in this discipline, and in its application to forest op...

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Published inForestry chronicle Vol. 84; no. 4; pp. 539 - 542
Main Author Rickards, Jeremy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.2008
Subjects
equipment design
forest engineering
forest management
forest operations
forestry
human factors engineering
humans
logging
mechanical harvesting
mechanization
occupational health and safety
silvicultural practices
working conditions
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Summary:Human Factors Engineering is an interdisciplinary science concerned with the effect of work on the human body and its relationship to the workplace. Since the 1970s, UNB - Forest Engineering has been a major contributor to teaching and research in this discipline, and in its application to forest operations. Rapid advances in mechanized tree-harvesting systems resulted in significant new workplace issues for operator health, safety, and machine design. Researchers responded by creating a CSA standard, working cooperatively with FERIC, CPPA and more recently the CWF, and founding the International Journal of Forest Engineering, which is a unique source for research results and developments in this discipline. Future research will involve multi-national teams of Human Factors Engineers, supported by related disciplines in healthcare and engineering.
ISSN:0015-7546
DOI:10.5558/tfc84539-4