3. What caused the spike?
Energy crisis
NYDEC fire wood regulation to
protect forests against non-native
insects
Prohibit imports
Restrict intra-state transportation
Use local source (50 miles)
Weather
4. NY FACE Previous Efforts in
Prevention of Logging Injuries
Two FACE reports
One FACE fact sheet
Dissemination of Logging Field
Guide (WV FACE) through New
York Logging Training
5. NY FACE Efforts
Developed Logging Safety-A Field
Guide
Partnered with New York State Office
of Parks Recreation and Historical
Preservation (NY Parks)
Pilot tested the Field Guide
Evaluate the effectiveness/usefulness of
the Guide
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Game of Logging
Developed in the 1960’s by Soren Eriksson, a
Swedish logger turned training instructor
Teaches safety, productivity, conservation and
cutting techniques
Instructor: Bill Lindloff
Train approximately 800 people annually
Employees and employers
Property/land owners
Loggers, landscapers, and forest workers
(public)
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9. Pilot-testing the Field Guide through NYS Parks
NY Parks provided its field
employees with GOL I and II
GOL instructor used the Field Guide
as classroom training material
NY FACE developed survey
questionnaires to assess the
usefulness/effectiveness of the Field
Guide
10. NY Parks Evaluation
Pre: n=61 and Post n= 73
39% reported being involved in a “near
miss” and 24% had tree work related
injuries
Trainees gained critical injury prevention
knowledge through the training
The Field Guide helped the trainees
understand the subject matter:
62% Strongly Agree
37% Agree
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12. Partner with GOL
800 trainees a year
Disseminate the Field Guide to the
trainees
Use the Field Guide as classroom
teaching material
Assist in evaluation
13. To Evaluate or Not to Evaluate?
Goals
Reduced fatalities
Reduced injuries
Behavioral changes *
Knowledge changes *
Field Guide being widely used *
15. Industry Characteristics
New York has the largest number
of ski centers (49) in the US
Seasonal employment of 16,500
(86% of the payroll in the winter
season) in New York
16. Work Force Characteristics
Younger
Seasonal
Part-time
Majority non-skiers or non-boarders
Both management and workers assume/
accept risk/ injury as part of the job
Suspicious about government regulations
17. Typical Operations in a Ski
Resort/Area
Ski school
Ski patrol
Lift operation
Lift maintenance
Snow making
Snow grooming
Cafeteria
Guest service
18. Occupational Hazards
Slips and falls on icy
Chemical exposures to
surface snowmaking additives
Frost bite/hypothermia
Compressed air
Logging hazards
Pressurized water
Muscle strains and sprains Electrical
Mobile vehicles Confined space
Trenching Overhead hazards
19. Fatal Cases in Ski Resorts/Areas
Two employees fell into a 20 foot cavity
over a volcanic fumarole that was covered
by snow and a third employee attempting
to rescue them died from lack of oxygen
(CA)
A worker was engulfed by water in a snow
making pit (CO)
A worker died after being severely injured
while working on a chair lift (Alberta,
Canada)
20. Fatal Cases in New York
In 2007, a 63 year-old employee at a ski resort
was killed after his clothing was caught by a
snowblower and pulled into the machine.
In 2008, a 44-year-old electrician accidentally
touched a high-voltage transformer and was
electrocuted at a ski area.
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22. Safety Regulations for
Ski Facilities
Chapter 296-59 WAC “Ski Area
Facilities and Operations” by
Washington State Department of Labor
and Industries :
Ski lift facilities and structures
Ski lift operations
Ski lift aerial work platforms
Ski lift machinery guarding
23. NY FACE Partner:
Ski Areas of New York (SANY)
Represents 41 (86%) ski facilities
in New York
Three are state facilities
Provides workers’ compensation
program for some of (approx. 80%)
the SANY members
25. Snowmaking Department
Snowmaking:
1,000 guns
200-300 guns on a run (every 10 ft.)
Two workers take care of a run
Compressor (nine 1930 models)
maintenance
Trail maintenance (tree work)
Building new trails/runs (excavating
and trenching hazards)
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36. Snowmaking Department Injury Data
(1998-2009)
Injuries by age groups:
< 30: 44%
30-39: 22%
40-49: 24%
50-59: 5%
> 60: 2 %
37. Snowmaking Department Injury Data
(1998-2009)
Injuries by Causes
Slip and fall: 38%
Lift/push/pull: 18%
Hit by: 15%
Motor vehicle: 11%
Injuries by Objects
Snowmaking equipment: 22%
Icy/snowy surface: 12%
Snowmobile: 10%
38. NY FACE-SANY Project
Conduct site visits
Review and analyze SANY injury data
Target specific operations/departments
Survey department managers
Develop operation specific safety recommendations, and
hazard alert
Develop comprehensive employee training manuals
Develop comprehensive safety programs for high risk
departments
Evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention