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FRA RELEASES NEW SKIDDER SAFETY
VIDEO
RELEASE: June 25, 2008
CONTACT: Neil Ward (301/838-9385)
nward@forestresources.org
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources
Association has released a new Skidder Safety and Efficiency Video,
designed for logging professionals to use at employee safety training
meetings. With the assistance of a 17-page Discussion Leader’s Guide, a
logging contractor or foreman can use the 19-minute DVD to lead a two-hour
workshop.
The Video provides a means for loggers to improve the implementation of
appropriate safety routines, maintenance measures, and overall efficiency
while personnel are on or near a skidder. Units cover “Skidding and the
Environment,” “Best Management Practices,” “Skidding Safety,” “Additional
Safety Tips for Cable Skidders,” and “Lock-out/Tag-out.”
“This Video’s training potential rests in its being at the center of a
facilitated discussion,” noted FRA President Richard Lewis. “Members of a
logging crew have hands-on experience and knowledge to share. This Video
raises safety and efficiency points that need attention and discussion.
The Workshop is not lecture-oriented. It is an interactive learning
experience.”
Developed with funding from the National Timber Harvesting and
Transportation Safety Foundation, the Video draws on the contributions of
many collaborators. FRA extends special thanks to the Virginia Cooperative
Extension Service, the Virginia SHARP Logger Program, and Forestry Mutual
Insurance Company.
FRA members may order the Video, in DVD format, and Guide at $50 per set,
domestic shipping included; the price is $100 per set for non-members.
Please enclose payment with order, checks payable to “FRA”; charge orders
may be faxed to 301/838-9481. Direct orders to Forest Resources
Association Inc., 600 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 350, Rockville, MD 20852, and
refer to stock number 08-A-4.
The Forest Resources Association Inc. is a nonprofit trade association
concerned with the safe, efficient, and sustainable harvest of forest
products and their transport from woods to mill. FRA represents wood
consumers, independent logging contractors, and wood dealers, as well as
businesses providing products and services to the forest resource-based
industries.
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