Logging eTool: Manual Operations

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Manual Operations:
Felling Trees

More people are killed while felling trees than during any other logging activity.

These accidents CAN be avoided!

To "fell a tree" means more than just cutting it down. Felling means to cut the tree in such a way that it falls in the desired direction and results in the least damage to the tree.

To safely fell any one tree, you must: [29 CFR 1910.266(d)(6)(i) and (ii), (d)(8), (h)(1) and (h)(2)]

Eliminate or minimize exposure to potential hazards found in the tree and in the surrounding area
Determine an appropriate felling direction. [29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(ii)]
Plan and clear a retreat path. [29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(vi)]
Use a proper felling technique in making the cuts. [29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(v-vii)]

Checklist for Field Use: Felling

Additional Information:

29 CFR 1910 Subpart R, Special industries. OSHA Standard.
- 1910.266, Logging operations
  - 1910.266(h)(2), Manual felling
Logging Operations. OSHA Preamble to Final Rules, (1994).
- Section 4 - IV. Major Issues. [See Manual felling.]
Logging Operations. OSHA Federal Register Final Rules 60:47022-47037 (1995, September 8). Amends the logging operations standard. [See Paragraph (h)(1)(ii) - Unfamiliar or Unusually Hazardous Conditions - Paragraph (h)(2)(i) - Retreat Paths.]
Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance Including Twelve Previously Stayed Provisions. OSHA Directive CPL 02-01-022 [CPL 2-1.22], (1996, September 27). [See Definitions and clarifications: Paragraph (h) Tree Harvesting.]
Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance. OSHA Directive CPL 02-01-019 [CPL 2-1.19], (1995, March 17). [See General Inspection Procedures: Tree harvesting.]

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