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SAFETY RESOURCES FOR THE LOGGING AND WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY
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LOGGING SAFETY MINUTES
Safety Minute - Logging Industry Series makes it easy to keep safety "top-of-mind" for your employees. Each issue addresses a different issue relevant to your industry. Click for more information.
Logging Fatality Reports
Logging can be an intensely dangerous occupation, and for that reason alone it is important to learn from mishaps that have taken the lives of our peers in the industry. Click to view.
Sawmill eTool
This OSHA eTool describes the principal hazards in sawmills and presents possible solutions. Click to open this OSHA eTool in a new tab
Woodworking eTool
This OSHA eTool describes the principal hazards in woodworking operations and presents possible solutions. Click to open this OSHA eTool in a new tab.
Logging eTool
This OSHA eTool addresses both mechanized and manual logging and outlines work practices to reduce logging hazards. Click to open this OSHA eTool in a new tab.
Mechanized Logging Safety Handbook
Policyholders with Midwestern Insurance Alliance involved in mechanized logging can request a handbook for each of their employees to help promote injury prevention.
Fall Hazard Stickers
Falls getting in/out of logging equipment, trucks, and other equipment presents are a common source of injury. These stickers are intended to increase awareness. Click here to request stickers.
Additional Safety Resources
Well-crafted safety policies are the foundation to effective safety management. Get sample (editable) policies here. Click for more information.
Risk Management Center
Online safety training is available free to company’s who maintain workers’ compensation coverage with Midwestern Insurance Alliance. Click for more information.
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