Timber marking guidelines to minimize chainsaw felling accidents

Penn A. Peters; Michael D. Erickson; Curt D. Hassler

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Timber marking guidelines to minimize chainsaw felling accidents

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Penn A. Peters, Michael D. Erickson, Curt D. Hassler

Year:

1995

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Fosbroke, Sandra L. C., ed. Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1995 March 5-8; Morgantown, WV.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-197. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 563.

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Abstract

Trees are marked by foresters for retention or harvest to satisfy landowner objectives for timber sale revenues, stand improvement, wildlife habitat, water quality, and aesthetics. Another consideration when marking trees is the safety of the chainsaw feller. Can the tree that has been marked for harvest be felled safely? Will the feller be able to select and control a direction of fall such that the felled tree does not produce a hazardous reaction?

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference

Citation

Peters, Penn A.; Erickson, Michael D.; Hassler, Curt D. 1995. Timber marking guidelines to minimize chainsaw felling accidents. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Fosbroke, Sandra L. C., ed. Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1995 March 5-8; Morgantown, WV.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-197. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 563.