Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety & Health Center

2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2002

A newsletter for a healthier and safer Northwest forestry industry. News of regulations, research, developments, and coming events compiled by the PNASH Center. To learn more about research priorities for forest worker safety, refer to our NW Occupational Research Agenda and NIOSH's National Occupational Research Agenda.

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Newsletters and Contents

2012 October

• Featured Article ~ "The Changed Workforce: Issues, Opportunities, and the Future"
• About the Numbers
• New Logging Specialists
• New Articles
• Proposed Federal Budget Cuts
• Logging & Forestry Events

2011 June

• Featured Article ~ "After the recession…Accidents?"
• Ongoing PNASH-Funded Small Grants Focusing on Workers in the Woods
• Forest Workers Safety and Health
• NW Injury and Fatality Report
• Resources & 2011 Events

2010 May

• Featured Article ~ "New Yarders...Old Yarders"
• PNASH Forestry Projects
• WPS Pesticides
• Forestry Safety VIPs
• NW Injury Report
• Workplace Death Decline
• Work or Lose Your Job
• Resources & 2010 Logging Events

2009 March

• Featured Article ~ "Aches, Pains, and Strains"
• NIOSH Agenda
• Aches, Pains, and Strains
• Extreme Cold
• NW Injury Report Resources
• Log Trucker Safety Record
• Your Best Asset
• 2009 Logging Events

2008 January

• Featured Article ~ "Hearing Loss - Risks and Prevention"
• NIOSH Research Agenda
• NW Injury/Fatality Report
• Hazard Alert
• PNASH Small Grants/Projects
• 2008 Logging Events

2007 January

• Featured Article ~ "The Changing Work Force in Pacific Northwest Forests: Salal Harvesters"
• Pilot Project Grants
• NW Injuries/Fatalities
• Trucking/Mechanization
• Emergency Rescue
• Fallers Logging Safety
• Resources
• 2007 Logging Events

2006 January

• Featured Article ~ "Heat Stress - Know the Signs and Dangers"
• In Memory of David Kludt
• NW Injuries
• Future Workforce
• ROPS & Seatbelts
• Pineros
• Visual Learning
• 2006 Logging Events

2005 January.

• Featured Article ~ "Danger Tree Guidelines Updated"
• Herbicides in the Forest
• Climbing Equipment Change
• Research Success Story
• OSHA Partnerships Expand
• Dismal Statistics
• 2005 Logging Events

2004 January

• Featured Article ~ "New Oregon Safety Rules"
• Log Trucking Hazards
• Synthetic vs. Wire Rope
• Fighting Fires with Loggers
• Alaska Logging Trends
• Most Dangerous Job
• 2004 Logging Events

2002 March

• PNASH Center
• AKOSH
• NIOSH Alaska Field Station
• Idaho's First Aid & Safety Classes
• OSHA and Potlach
• OR-OSHA
• Other News in Oregon
• OSU Synthetic Rope Research
• UW CFR, Forest Engineering
• WA Contract Logger's Association
• WISHA
• Woodworkers District 1 IAM/Weyerhaueser Logging Events