Developing a Tree Harvesting Plan

A tree harvesting plan should consider which of the following?

Employees must be spaced and the duties of each employee must be organized so the actions of one employee will not create a hazard for any other employee.

Trees must be felled in a manner that does not create a hazard to employees.

Generally, employees must not approach a feller or mechanical felling operation any closer than 2 tree-lengths of the trees being felled, until the feller or felling machine operator has acknowledged that it is safe to do so.

The employer must account for each employee at the end of each work shift.

Each employee performing a logging operation at a logging work site must work in a position or location that is within visual or audible contact with another employee.

Each danger tree must be felled or removed using mechanical or other techniques to minimize employee exposure before work is begun in the area of the danger tree.