16.1 What does this Part cover?
16.1.1
Silviculture covers a wide range of activities around the establishment, growth and management of forests. This Part provides guidance on managing the health and safety risks of:
- weed control and spraying (before and after planting)
- planting
- pruning
- thinning
- seed collection.
16.2 What are the common health and safety risks faced by silviculture workers?
16.2.1
Table 14 gives examples of how workers can be harmed.
16.2.2
There may be hazards that are not identified in this table. You will need to identify and assess health and safety risks arising from your own work.
| What could go wrong? | Possible causes |
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| Workers being injured in slips, trips and falls |
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| Impaired or distracted workers making mistakes resulting in injuries |
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| Worker being hit by falling objects |
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| Workers fall from height |
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| Workers being harmed by poor or extreme weather conditions |
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| Workers being injured carrying out manual tasks |
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| Workers being exposed to harmful fumes, excessive noise or vibration while using plant |
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| Workers being cut by tools or plant |
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| Workers being exposed to harmful substances while working |
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| Workers being cut, scratched or punctured or stung |
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| Workers contacting live electrical wires |
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Table 14: Examples of what could go wrong – silviculture
16.2.3
The following guidance provides good practice on how to manage these risks. To manage the health risks, see Section 3.5.
16.2.4
Guidance that is common to activities (for example, on requirements for worker training) has been placed in Part B.
16.2.5
See Appendix 6 for an approach to manage health and safety risks.
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