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Heavy, wet snow poses unique challenges and threats in a winter storm: it can cause heart attacks in people shoveling snow, lead to power outages and roof damage, and cause hazardous conditions on ...
People with heart problems, musculoskeletal conditions and impaired balance are at higher risk for injury while shoveling snow. ... snow shoveling can be dangerous, and even fatal, to people with ...
Power outages, extensive tree damage and lengthy travel days will be a concern in the worst-hit areas. "Some places will have snow and ice then switch back to snow. That's a bad combination.
Tree spiking involves hammering a metal rod, nail or other material into a tree trunk, either inserting it at the base of the trunk where a logger might be expected to cut into the tree, or higher up where it would affect the sawmill later processing the wood. Contact with the spike often damages saw blades, which can result in injuries, or ...
Chainsaws, harvesters, and feller bunchers are now used to cut or fell trees. The tree is turned into logs by removing the limbs (delimbing) and cutting it into logs of optimal length (bucking). The felled tree or logs are moved from the stump to the landing. Ground vehicles such as a skidder or forwarder can pull, carry, or shovel the logs ...
Ill-health of trees can be diagnosed, and early treatment, pruning or felling to prevent the spread may result in timber stocks and amenity trees being saved. Tree owners and Arborists/arboriculturists need to be aware of the risk posed by hazardous trees. Construction projects sometimes avoidably damage trees.
Shoveling snow, a vigorous activity, can get dangerous for adults ages 45 and older or those with heart conditions. Here's how to keep safe. Shoveling snow, a vigorous activity, can get dangerous ...
Logging is a dangerous occupation. In the United States, it has consistently been one of the most hazardous industries and was recognized by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as a priority industry sector in the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) to identify and provide intervention strategies regarding ...