Introduction
Have you ever wanted to take a dream vacation with a best friend or your family?
What would you do first? Would you just leave town or would you make a plan? Most likely you would make a plan first. You would determine the time, location and activities you would accomplish during your vacation time.
The same is true of the forest industry. There are so many variables to working out in the forest including the topography, equipment, natural elements and the harvesting of trees. That plan has to be made to ensure that safety procedures and safety cultures are maintained during any forestry operation, just like you would not go on a vacation without making your plans first.
The forest industry has safety regulations a plan in place implemented through OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration that has created laws for the best practices to be followed to equip workers in the forest industry on best practices for safety.
Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Identify potential hazards in Alabama forests, including topographical hazards, stinging insects, venomous spiders and snakes, and poisonous plants.
Essential Questions
- What are some of the hazards faced by individuals working in forestry?
- What types of safety equipment do foresters use?
- What are the personal protective equipment (PPEs) utilized in the forestry industry?
- How can hazards be avoided by forest industry workers
Enduring Understandings
- Each job, career and profession has a set of preparation requirements, career exploration experiences and different opportunities for personal and professional growth and satisfaction.
- Personal actions today and tomorrow may have an effect on future employment.
- Taking proper precautions to minimize risk will protect individuals, as well as those around them in the forestry industry.
- Proper forest management is vital in creating a balance that not only protects forests and related habitats, but also allows for the use of renewable natural resources.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Career Tech: Forestry standard: 1, 1a, 2, and Foundational Standard 1.