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Participatory evaluation is a process of
self-assessment, collective knowledge production, and cooperative action in
which the stakeholders in a development intervention participate
substantively in the identification of the evaluation issues, the design of
the evaluation, the collection and analysis of data, and the action taken
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- Jackson and Kassam, 1998 |
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Gather key stakeholders in the Northwest’s
forest industry. |
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Identify the range of health and safety concerns |
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Understand the priorities of interested and
affected parties. |
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Discuss research questions and approaches to
address priority concerns. |
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Establish an occupational safety and health
research agenda for Northwest forestlands. |
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Identify individuals to serve as technical
advisors to PNASH. |
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The fatality rate of loggers in 1997 was
approximately 27 times the national average for all occupations (128 vs. 5
per 100,000). |
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Nationally, nonfatal injuries in logging between
1992 and 1996 dropped from 4,537 (injuries per year) to 2,136 (injuries per
year), however these rates continue to be greater than many occupations. |
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Smaller logging companies have a higher risk for
injury. |
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Modeled on National Occupational Research Agenda
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Advisory meetings |
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109 interviews |
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Forest Safety Workshop, Feb 2000 |
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Contract logger/ field worker surveys (AK, WA, OR, ID) |
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Hearing Loss |
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Heat & Cold Stress |
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Musculoskeletal Disorders |
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back injuries, strains & sprains |
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tasks that are strenuous or require repetitive
motion |
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Skin Disorders |
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Traumatic Injuries |
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fatal and nonfatal injuries, with an emphasis on
eye injuries |
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attributed to struck-by injuries, slips, trips
and falls, overexertion/fatigue |
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Environmental Hazards |
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Hazardous Operations |
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Equipment, type of logging, limited landing
space |
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Tasks: fallers, loaders/sorters, limbers, choker
setting, trucking, helicopters |
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Training |
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workers, landowners, management, government
officials, and others |
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At the stump, use hands-on experiences |
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Workplace Behaviors |
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substance abuse, attentiveness, risk
taking, attitude, violence,
personal accountability |
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Work Organization |
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Government Policies |
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Industry Trends |
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low wages, lack of skilled workforce |
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public perception of industry |
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special populations (Hispanic, older) |
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changes in methods and technology, long hours,
small-diameter trees |
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Top Level Commitment |
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top management safety awareness, cooperation and
communication |
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clear accountability for safety, leadership,
incident investigation and reporting, financial incentives |
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recognizing excessive demands for productivity
as an injury risk factor |
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Hazard Control Technology |
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Intervention Effectiveness |
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Medical Service |
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Surveillance, Data Collection & Reporting |
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PNASH Research Projects |
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Noise, Vibration, Musculoskeletal Disorders. Pilot
found that logging workers are overexposed to hand/arm and whole body
vibration, and noise. |
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Partnership Building - newsletter |
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PNASH Continuing Education |
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International Mountain Logging and Pacific
Northwest Skyline Symposium |
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Focus Workshops - addressing a priority area |
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OSHA |
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Federal OSHA -compliance assistance program |
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WISHA - consultation partnership with landowners
and their contractors |
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SHARP, WA Dept of L&I |
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Musculoskeletal stress in sawmills |
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Oregon Health Sciences Univ. / OR-OSHA |
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Pulp and Paper Health and Safety Conference |
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BC Logging Health & Safety Agency |
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Train-the-trainer offering skills training |
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Marcy Harrington |
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206.221.6443 |
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1.800.330.0827 |
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Marcyw@u.washington.edu |
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