(1) Any
worker falling a tree or bucking a log must be located so their work will not
endanger others.
Figure 7-33 -- Falling -- Too Close [Figure not included. See
ED. NOTE.]
(2) Personnel
must not approach within two tree lengths of a tree being felled without
receiving a signal from the person falling the tree that it is safe to
approach.
(3) The minimum distance
between any worker(s) manually falling trees and any other personnel must be
twice the height of the trees being felled.
EXCEPTION: This does not apply to a team of two
or more working on the same tree.
Figure 7-34 -- Falling -- Two Tree Lengths [Figure not
included. See ED. NOTE.]
(4) Workers who are single jacking must be
positioned so they are close enough to render assistance to each other in case
of an emergency. They must be:
(a) Within
sight of each other; or
(b) Able to
talk to each other by natural unassisted voice communication.
(5) Workers who are single jacking
must work in compliance with
437-007-0215, Working Alone, and
437-007-0220, Medical Service
and First Aid requirements.
(6)
Workers whose primary job is to manually operate a chain saw for activities
such as, falling and bucking trees, pre-commercial thinning, brush clearing and
slashing must carry a shrill sounding whistle, such as a police whistle. The
whistle must be used only to summon help in case of an emergency.
NOTE: This does not include chasers on active
landings.
(7) Workers must
not fall or buck trees within a unit of standing timber prior to any cutting
operation if such falling or bucking creates a hazardous condition for
subsequent cutters or operations.
(8) When hazardous conditions are created
from tree cutting operation(s) next to roads, the requirements of OAR
437-007-0510 and 0515
apply.
(9) OAR
437-007-0230 applies when a tree
could fall within 15 feet of a power line.
(10) An inexperienced worker must not fall
trees or buck logs unless they are working under the direct supervision of a
qualified person.
(11) When a
worker is not sure how to safely fall or buck a tree, the tree must not be cut
until the:
(a) Worker confers with a
supervisor or qualified person.
(b)
Safest possible work method or procedure is identified to complete the
job.
(12) Workers must
check for overhead hazards while falling, bucking or limbing trees.
(13) Workers must not fall and buck trees
when their vision is impaired by weather or darkness.
(14) Spring poles and limbs under stress must
be cut in a way that releases the tension and other personnel must be in the
clear as the cut is being completed.
(15) Workers must not operate a chain saw:
(a) To cut directly overhead in a manner that
would cause limbs, chunks of bark, or pieces of wood to fall on the
operator.
(b) At a distance that
would require them to lose a safe grip on the
saw.
