Monitoring the Tension
Tension Monitors on all Haulers Running a Skyline! A new requirement – and the need for change
READ MORETension Monitors on all Haulers Running a Skyline! A new requirement – and the need for change
READ MORETension monitoring devices, they are not new to cable hauling, and they are now a PF Olsen requirement as of 1 July 2017.
READ MOREWith wet, frosty, slippery conditions just around the corner…We all need to be taking far greater care, especially where we are placing our feet!
READ MOREImportant points for Temporary Traffic control.
READ MOREPF Olsen receives reports on one or two serious trailer incidents each year!
READ MOREIn-forest driving behaviours have greatly improved! We are very appreciative of the efforts made by drivers to adjust driving behaviours, especially with speeding.
READ MOREA tethered feller buncher operator was walking the machine up a hill when the 21mm poly-carbonate screen dislodged from its frame and fell backwards into the cab, hitting the operator on his head. This caused a laceration that required stitches.
READ MORE“Safety is a guerrilla war that you will probably lose (since entropy gets us all in the end), but you can still do the best you can.” James Reason “The Human Contribution” – 2008.
READ MOREAs we look forward to 2017, I feel positive about the NZ forestry sector and the role it will play in a prosperous NZ economy and society in the years ahead.
READ MOREDuring 2016 PF Olsen has reviewed its approach to managing hazards and risk at forestry work-sites, including the so-called ‘particular risks’ that are outlined in the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations (GR & WM 2016).
READ MOREMethamphetamine before and after shots. We have all seen them and sometimes we have also seen the ‘real-life effects’ of drug abuse in old classmates, co-workers or in people more closely related to us and of course the despair this brings.
READ MOREA Scenario from 2016
READ MORE“The fact is, the only day an employee can get injured is today. You can’t get injured tomorrow until it gets here, and you can’t get injured yesterday because it is gone. So, we have to be very, very focused on what is happening today and that becomes part of our makeup, that becomes part of our nature, and that becomes part of our culture.” Francis Petro, President and CEO of Hayes International Inc.
READ MOREA L4 tree feller was hit by a part of a falling tree and hospitalised with fractures and internal injuries. A head breaker-out (HBO) was pinned by the log he was cutting, however, fortunately not seriously hurt. Both men, highly qualified, were acting outside the bounds of their respective ‘work-plan’ either breaking rules or ignoring the instructions that had been given.
READ MOREWe have had two serious ‘kickback’ events in recent months, one resulting in serious cuts! Chainsaw kickback injuries were at one time among the highest of the injury categories and many bushman show scars on forearms, shoulders and even their faces.
READ MORE“Kickback is a potential danger whenever you use a chainsaw. You need to know why it occurs and how to reduce it…” WorkSafe NZ
READ MORE“An iron fist in a velvet glove…”
READ MORENot only new - Something you must do! You must notify WorkSafe NZ when certain work-related events (notifiable events) occur.
READ MORE“The importance of systematic maintenance and proper fault management of machinery in workplaces has been highlighted today at the sentencing of the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC).” “...companies using any machinery in their work must ensure the machinery is maintained according to manufacturers’ instructions and must have an effective system in place to identify faults.” Chief Inspector Keith Stewart – 5 August 2016.
READ MOREWhat happens when a tree or branch, under tension, suddenly breaks, rolls or springs back toward you?
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