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FRA RELEASES VIDEOS ON SKIDDER, LOADER, LOAD SECUREMENT SAFETY
RELEASE: October 29, 2008
CONTACT: Steve Jarvis (301/838-9385)
sjarvis@forestresources.org
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources
Association, working with allied organizations, has released three new
video-based logging safety training programs, presenting principles and
pointers on best practices for avoiding risks associated with skidding,
log loading, and log truck load securement.
All three projects, consisting of a DVD and Leader’s Guide booklet,
received financial support from the Timber Harvesting & Transportation
Safety Foundation.
The 15-minute Log Loader Safety Video for Log Truck Operators (08-A-7)
provides basic information about truck-mounted log loader operation and
maintenance, covering broad situations that could be potentially hazardous
or cause injury, either to the operator or to personnel on the ground.
Designed for presentation in a facilitated session, the training program
should run 45 minutes to an hour. FRA worked with the Forest Industry
Safety and Training Alliance, with assistance from many cooperators, to
produce the DVD and Guide.
The 13-minute Load Securement for Logs: Tree Length and Cut Up Wood Video
(08-A-5), produced by the North Carolina Forestry Association, reviews
federal requirements for straps and chains on treelength or double-bunk
wood. It covers walk-around truck/trailer inspection, securement
guidelines, and details on working load limits for securement devices.
Directed to truck drivers, loggers, and woodyard personnel, the DVD +
Guide is designed for use in a one-hour facilitated training session or as
a stand-alone self-instruction module.
The 19-minute Skidder Safety and Efficiency Video (08-A-4), produced by
Virginia Cooperative Extension, can help a logger or facilitator lead a
one-hour workshop for skidder operators and ground personnel to improve
implementation of safety routines, maintenance measures, and overall
efficiency while on or near a skidder.
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Log Loader Safety Video for Log Truck
Operators (08-A-7) is available for $50 to FRA members ($100 to others).
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Load Securement for Logs: Tree Length and Cut
Up Wood Video (08-A-5) is available for $40 to FRA members ($80 to
others).
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Skidder Safety and Efficiency Video (08-A-4)
is available for $50 to FRA members, $100 to others.
Direct orders to Forest Resources Association
Inc., 600 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 350, Rockville, MD 20852, and refer to
the respective stock numbers. Please enclose payment with order, checks
payable to “FRA”; charge orders may be faxed to 301/838-9481.
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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