Occupational Research Agenda for Northwest Forestlands

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² Paulozzi LJ. Fatal logging injuries in Washington State. J Occup Med 29:103-108 (1987).

³ Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Occupational Injury and Illness Survey Results. Olympia, WA, 1992.

⁴ Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Oregon 1997, April 1999.

⁵ Roggenburg L. Characteristics of work injuries and illnesses for logging camps and logging contractors, 1997. Salem, OR: Oregon State Department of Consumer and Business Services, 1999.

⁶ Kelm D, ed. Occupational Injury and Illness Information–Alaska 1994. Alaska Department of Labor, Research and Analysis Section (1997).

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⁹ Adams, DM et al. Future prospects for Western Washington’s timber supply, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1992.

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APPENDIX 1

INTERNAL PLANNING COMMITTEE

Richard Fenske
Director
Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Department of Environmental Health
University of Washington

Sharon Morris
Associate Director
Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Department of Environmental Health
University of Washington

Adrienne Hidy
Manager
Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Department of Environmental Health
University of Washington

Marcy Harrington
Program Coordinator
Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Department of Environmental Health
University of Washington

Norman Herdrich
Outreach Coordinator
Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Department of Environmental Health
University of Washington

Amy Hagopian
Associate Director
Programs for Healthy Communities
School of Medicine
University of Washington

APPENDIX 2

EXTERNAL PLANNING COMMITTEE

Marty Cohen
Industrial Hygienist
Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention
Washington Department of Labor and Industries

Steve Deutsch
Professor
Labor Education and Research Center
University of Oregon

Kelly Duffield
Director of Outreach
UW College of Forest Resources

Steve Fluke
Woodworkers District Lodge–IAM

Meredith Heilman
Representative
Intertribal Timber Council

Brad Husberg
Occupational Safety & Health Specialist
NIOSH Alaska Field Station

Randy Ingraham
Director of Training
Associated Oregon Loggers

Rich Juntunen
Safety Director
Weyerhaeuser Company

Gary Kessler
Safety Coordinator
Potlatch Corporation

Jan Manwaring
Safety & Environmental Health Specialist
NIOSH Alaska Field Station

Marilyn Schuster
Manager
Oregon OSHA Standards & Technical Resources Department

APPENDIX 3

PHONE INTERVIEW & SURVEY PARTICIPANTS*

Ron Affriseo Mueller & Camron	Sherri Hansen Hansen Logging	George Miller Safety Director Associated Logging Contractors of ID
Cathy Andersen Safety & Health Manager USDA FS	Alex Hanson Safety Consultant Associated Oregon Loggers	Annie Morman Loss Control Specialist SAIF Corporation
Bob Banks Logging Safety Instructor Logging Safety Programs Eastern Washington University	Nels Hanson Executive Director Washington Farm Forestry Association	John Myers Statistician CDC/NIOSH/DSR
Ken Barnes Helicopter Program/ Aviation Safety Officer USDA FS	Ben Harrison Bendory Enterprises	Chad Oliver Professor UW College of Forest Resources
Rick Barnes President Barnes & Associates, Inc.	Scott Haviland Compliance Officer Oregon OSHA	Jim Parker Vice Chairperson IWA-Canada 2171
Bill Bernie Reller Logging Co, Inc	Steve Hecker Associate Professor Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon	Ronald Parsons Reller Logging Co, Inc.
Craig Beyer Coos Bay Safety Manager BLM	Steve Henderson Henderson Logging	Bill Pickell Executive Director Washington Contract Loggers Association
Deborah Bogart Safety Coordinator Oregon Department of Forestry	Mike Heuer CREST: The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers	Betsy Reeves Attorney Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt
Jerry Bonagofsky Safety Director Washington Contract Loggers Association	Michael Heumann Epidemiologist Oregon Health Division Center for Disease Prevention & Epidemiology	Jan Michael Reibach Reality Specialist/Safety Coordinator Confederate Tribes of Grand Ronde
Curt Braun Professor University of Idaho	Don Hull Idaho Logging Safety Advisory	Mary Reller Reller Logging Co, Inc.
George Bridgewater Bridgewater Logging	Stan Humann Lands Manager UW College of Forest Resources	Richard Reller Reller Logging Co, Inc.
Dean Brown Deputy State Forester Alaska DNR Division of Forestry	Heidi Hurdlow Laytah Health Services	Joe Richardson Hoke Logging, Inc.
Russ Brown California Lumberman’s Accident Prevention Association (CLAPA)	Brad Husberg Occupational Safety & Health Specialist CDC/NIOSH–Alaska Field Station	Dave Rux IAM Local Lodge W2
Mick Brzoska Professor and Director Logging Safety Program Eastern Washington University	Clifford Hustead Safety Enforcement–Lumber Products Labor Standards & Safety Alaska Department of Labor	Dave Salmon Employee Relations Timber and Wood Products Boise Cascade
Kelly Burroughs C & K Property, Inc	Randy Ingraham Director of Training Associated Oregon Loggers	Bruce Scharen Manager, WC and Safety Timber Operators Council Services
Yvonne Carree Extension Associate—Forestry University of Idaho Cooperative Extension	Steve Jarvis Secretary National Timber Harvesting & Transportation Safety Foundation	Gordon Schilling Safety Manager Weyerhaeuser Company
Errol Champion General Manager Silver Bay Logging	Dana Jefferies Safety Director Plum Creek Timber Company	Chris Schnepf Area Extension Educator– Forestry University of Idaho Cooperative Extension
James Chandler Oregon/Washington State Safety Manager BLM	Dave Johnson North Fork Timber, Co.	Marilyn Schuster Manager Standards & Technical Resources Oregon OSHA
Tom Cheff T & S Cheff Logging	Leonard Johnson Professor University of Idaho Extension	Chris Short Standards & Technical Resources Oregon OSHA
Debra Choromanski Manager Occupational Injury Prevention Program, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services	Tom Karsky Safety Extension Specialist University of Idaho	Steve Simmons George Wood LLC
Thad Clock EH Stoltze	Phil Kemp Helicopter Association International	Safety Consultant WISHA, Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Region 3
Ray Clouatre Evergreen Safety Council	Gary Kessler Safety Coordinator Potlatch Corporation	Will Skuse Safety Compliance Officer WISHA, Washington Department of Labor and Industries
Rose Comstock President Comstock Safety Services	Dave Kludt Logging Safety Program Supervisor Department of Labor Idaho Logging Safety	David Slagle Thomes Creek Logging, Inc.
Steven Cooper President Second Growth Forest Management, Inc.	Olaf Knezeibac Engineer Workers Compensation Board–BC	Dave Slack James A Slack, Inc.
Michael Cowan Timber Operators Council	Raymond Kyser Hoke Logging, Inc	Carl Smith Timber Feller Instructor USDA Forest Service
Pat Cummins Retired Instructor Green River Community College	Harry Lee Professor University of Idaho	Mark Standley Log Safe
Bob Dick Northwest Forestry Association	Robert Lee Professor UW College of Forest Resources	Geoffrey Stathos Mission Insurance Agencies, Inc.
Sam Drill Regional Safety Manager Oregon OSHA	Sharon Leicht Wiles Logging	John Stuchell Washington DNR
Wayne Earling Webco	Bobbi Leichty Executive Director Southeast Region EMS Council	Michael Sullivan Director, Corporate Communications Potlatch Corporation
Garry Espinosa Associated Oregon Loggers, Inc.	Keith Lile Ergonomic Solutions	Tom Terry Weyerhaeuser Company
Bjorn Everson Field Administrator Rogue Institute for Ecology and Economy	Gary Loken Washington-IAM Local 246 IWA	Don Theoe Washington DNR
Tom Ford Logging & Forest Products Safety Specialist WISHA, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries	Tom Loushin A-1 Timber Consultants, Inc	Pat Thomas Occupational Safety Officer Workers Compensation Board–BC
David Fosbroke Epidemiologist CDC/NIOSH/DSR	Talitha Lukshin Alaska CFOI & OSHS Coordinator Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development	Rick Toupin Regional Logging Engineer USDA Forest Service–Natural Resources
Mark Fowler DLH Logging	Mike Lulay Standards & Technical Resources Section, Oregon OSHA	Jim Tussler Washington State Labor Council
Carri Gaines Stand Improvement Forester Quinault Indian Nation	Dwight Lunkley Safety Coordinator Soper Wheeler Company	Paul Uken Field Safety Representative Montana Logging Association
Tim Gammell Western Technical Division Forester Forest Resources Association	David Mahlum Labor Liaison Officer OSHA Region X	Richard Van Damme ACME Carriages
John Garland Professor & Timber Harvesting Extension Specialist Forest Engineering Oregon State University	Bruce Madsen President High Tech Sports Therapy Association & Cooperative	Ray Vickaryous A-1 Timber
Grant Gibbs Lite Logging	John Matteson Loss Prevention Specialist Liberty NW Insurance	Steve Villwock Willametie /Cascade Logging
Emil Golias Inspector OSHA Salt Lake Technical Center	Ian May VP, Health and Safety Council of Forest Industries	James Walls Columbia Pacific RC&D
Manny Gomes Program Manager Workers Compensation Board–BC	Patrick McCoy McCoy’s Logging	Fred Wedan Simpson Timber
Duane Grange Stelec Temps	David Mclay Mclay Logging Inc.	Jim West Washington Department of Labor and Industries
Mike Graves Lea’hcim Enerprises, Inc.	Timothy McLeod Hoke Logging Inc.	Chuck Whitlock Occupational Safety and Health Specialist USDA Forest Service
Wayne Green Reller Logging Co, Inc.	Bob Meyer Safety Officer Seattle Public Utilities	Christopher Wood George Wood LLC
Don Hanley Extension Forester UW College of Forest Resources	Dwight Midles Safety Director Simpson Timber Company

APPENDIX 4

FOREST SAFETY WORKSHOP ATTENDEES

Nitsa Allen Barash Epidemiologist UW Pacific NW Agricultural Safety and Health Center	Ben Harrison Bendory Enterprises	Charles Mason Rural Technology Program UW College of Forest Resources
Bob Banks Logging Safety Program Eastern Washington University	Scott Haviland Compliance Officer Oregon OSHA	John Matteson Loss Prevention Specialist Liberty NW Insurance
Steven Bao Ergonomist SHARP, Washington Department of Labor and Industries	Meredith Heilman Intertribal Timber Council	Phil McElroy Safety Specialist Ketchikan Pulp Company
Rick Barnes Chair Society of American Foresters– Oregon	Norman Herdrich Outreach Coordinator UW Pacific NW Agricultural Safety and Health Center	Bob Meyer Safety Officer Seattle Public Utilities
David Bassett Lead Forestry Technician Forestry Sciences Lab, USDA FS	Mike Heuer CREST, The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers	Dwight Midles Safety Director Simpson Timber
Jerry Bonagofsky Safety Director Washington Contract Loggers	Adrienne Hidy Manager UW Pacific NW Agricultural Safety and Health Center	George Miller Safety Director Associated Logging Contractors of Idaho
Russ Brown California Lumberman’s Accident Prevention Association (CLAPA)	Peter House Director Regional and Rural Education Research & Support UW School of Medicine	Sharon Morris Associate Director UW Pacific NW Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Debra Choromanski Occupational Injury Prevention Program Alaska Department of Health and Social Services	Don Hull Idaho Logging Safety Advisory	John Myers Statistician CDC/NIOSH/DSR
Ray Clouatre Evergreen Safety Council	Brad Husberg Occupational Safety and Health Specialist Alaska Field Station, CDC/NIOSH	Rick Neitzel Research Industrial Hygienist UW Field Research and Consultation Group
Marty Cohen Industrial Hygienist SHARP, Washington Department of Labor and Industries	Clifford Hustead Safety Enforcement—Lumber Products Alaska DOL, Labor Standards and Safety	Russ Poage Consultation Supervisor WISHA, WA Department of Labor and Industries
Pat Cummins Retired Instructor Green River Community College	Randy Ingraham Director of Training Associated Oregon Loggers	Winston Rall USDA FS–Mount Adams Wind River Work Station
Steve Deutsch Professor Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon	Rich Juntunen Safety Director Weyerhaeuser Company	Peter Schiess Professor of Forest Engineering UW College of Forest Resources
Dave Eaton Associate Dean for Research UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine	Matthew Keifer Co-Director UW Pacific NW Agricultural Safety and Health Center	Marilyn Schuster Manager Standards & Technical Resources OR OSHA
Richard Fenske Director UW Pacific NW Agricultural Safety and Health Center	Gary Kessler Safety Coordinator Potlatch Corporation	Jim Sedore Safety Officer Washington DNR
Steve Fluke Woodworkers District Lodge–IAM	Dave Kludt Logging Safety Program Department of Labor, State of Idaho	Tom Sjostrom Safety Engineer SHARP, Washington Department of Labor and Industries
Tom Ford Safety Specialist Logging & Forest Products WISHA, Washington Department of Labor and Industries	Steve Kreibel Medical Doctor Forks Community Hospital	Susan Skillman Center for Health Workforce Studies UW Department of Family Medicine
John Fox Chair Society of American Foresters– Alaska	Greg Kullman Project Officer National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health	Peregrin Spielholtz Ergonomist SHARP, Washington Department of Labor and Industries
Carri Gaines Stand Improvement Forester Quinault Indian Nation	Bobbi Leichty Executive Director Southeast Region EMS Council	Pat Thomas Occupational Safety Officer Workers Compensation Board–BC
John Garland Professor & Timber Harvesting Extension Specialist OSU College of Forestry, Forest Engineering	Keith Lile Ergonomic Solutions	Rick Toupin Regional Logging Engineer USDA FS–Natural Resources
Amy Hagopian Associate Director Program for Healthy Communities UW School of Medicine	David Mahlum Labor Liaison Officer OSHA Region X	Pat Wahl Dean UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Marcy Harrington Program Coordinator UW Pacific NW Agricultural Safety and Health Center	Jan Manwaring Safety & Environmental Health Specialist Alaska Field Station, CDC/NIOSH

PHOTO CREDITS

Associated Oregon Loggers	Washington Department of Natural Resources
Washington Department of Natural Resources IMSI’s Master Clips/Master Photos IMSI’s Master Clips/Master Photos Richard Fenske, UW PNASH Center	Associated Oregon Loggers
David Schwartz, Hyde Park Washington Department of Natural Resources	IMSI’s Master Clips/Maser Photos Collection Washington Department of Natural Resources
Associated Oregon Loggers	Washington Department of Natural Resources
Norman Herdrich, UW PNASH Center, Vaagen Brothers Logging	Washington Department of Natural Resources
Washington Department of Natural Resources	Washington Department of Natural Resources
Matthew Keifer, UW PNASH Center	Richard Fenske, UW PNASH Center Norman Herdrich, UW PNASH Center, Vaagen Brothers Logging
Associated Oregon Loggers	Norman Herdrich, UW PNASH Center, Vaagen Brothers Logging
MSI’s Master Clips/Master Photos Collection Washington Department of Natural Resources	Norman Herdrich, UW PNASH Center, Vaagen Brothers Logging
Nova Development Corporation, Art Explosion	Northwest MedStar
Washington Department of Natural Resources	Rick Neitzel, UW Field Research & Consultation Group
Adrienne Hidy, UW PNASH Center

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