A systems design for managing workplace safety in Newfoundland forest operations

dc.contributor.advisorRickards, Jeremy
dc.contributor.advisorJeremy, Richards
dc.contributor.authorPike, Joshua
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T20:35:10Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T20:35:10Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractForestry has long been recognized as one of the most dangerous industries to work in. In 1984, the Canadian forest industry experienced a rate of 161 lost time accidents per 1000 workers (Egan, 1998). SafetyNet is a research institute from Memorial University of Newfoundland interested in improving workplace safety in the Newfoundland forest industry. Phase 1 of the research involved identifying problem areas in the Newfoundland forest workplace. The crown corporations responsible for managing workplace safety in Canada are the workplace compensation boards. Each maritime province has a similarly structured compensation board with distinct individual attributes. The Newfoundland forest industry has unique issues that make managing workplace safety challenging. This report proposes a systems design for improving the management of workplace safety in the Newfoundland forest industry. A variety of sources have been examined including literature from compensation boards in the Atlantic Provinces, various journal articles pertaining to health and safety, and personal interviews of both personnel in the Newfoundland forest industry and the Newfoundland Provincial Government. Keywords: forestry, Newfoundland forest operations, workplace safety, SafetyNet
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.description.notePike, Joshua (2004). A systems design for managing workplace safety in Newfoundland forest operations . (Engineering Senior Report no. TFEM-415 2004). Fredericton : University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Engineering TFEM-415 2004 1882/15319
dc.description.noteUniversity of New Brunswick. Faculty of Forestry.
dc.format.extentvi, 42 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/34620
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineForest Engineering
dc.titleA systems design for managing workplace safety in Newfoundland forest operations
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineForest Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Forest Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.F.E.

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