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The Oregon OSHA Forest Activities Advisory Council provides assistance in the development, interpretation, and application of forest activity standards under Division 7 Oregon Administrative Rules. Members of the council can include representatives of employers, experts in forest activities operations and safety, Oregon State University College of Forestry, Associated Oregon Loggers (AOL), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), USDA Forest Service, and Oregon OSHA.
Oregon OSHA and the council work together to address hazards involved with conventional work practices and new technology for the industry. The council convenes quarterly.
Employers who are considering using a tethered logging system in Oregon must ensure that the harvesting machine (feller bunchers, harvesters, loaders, shovels, etc.) to be tethered has been specified by its manufacturer to be operated on slopes of over 40 percent or 50 percent if the machine was designed for steep slopes. If not, employers must apply for and be granted a research variance prior to using the harvesting machine above its slope limit with a tethered logging system.
Forest activities accident investigation synopsis