The effective implementation of sustainable forest management depends largely on carrying
out forest operations in a sustainable manner. Climate change, as well as the increasing …

Sažetak Timber harvesting on steep terrain has always been, and will remain, a challenge in
terms of economic viability, safety and environmental performance. For almost a century …

A main disadvantage of heavy machinery in forest operation is soil compaction. Compacted
soils may be a barrier to seedling growth, even though the exact mechanisms of action are …

Motor-manual tree felling and processing (MMTFP) is among the most used options in
timber harvesting operations and it is formally known to be a heavy job exposing the workers …

A research survey is conducted in the large public sector electrical utility in the Kerala state
of India. The measurement scale for personal factors like self-esteem, job stress, personal …

This review presents a multidisciplinary framework for integrating the ecological, regulatory,
procedural and technical aspects of forest management for fi res prevention under …

Thinning is a crucial operation in forest management, which has important effects also on
understory, fauna and soil. We assessed the impact of semi-mechanized logging systems on …

Aim of study: to review the present state of the art in relation to the main labour risks and the
most relevant results of recent studies evaluating the safety and health conditions of the …

The present study was conducted on the slopes of the Bilogora mountain in the central
region of Croatia. Logging operations were performed at two felling sites with two different …

This paper deals with the analysis of wood harvesting accidents in the period 2000–2009 in
ÖBf AG, Austria's largest forest enterprise. In total 1077 accidents were associated with …