DECEMBER 2007 DECEMBER IS SAFETY MONTH

Safety on our timber harvesting sites is an on going concern. Logging and truck driving are both high risk occupations that require a person to pay attention. At Fort Mountain Trucking and J.C. Eames Timber Harvesters we take the safety of our landowners and crew seriously. An accident on the job can have long reaching consequences for all involved.

Each December we hold our annual safety seminar to address safety issues relevant to our business and to re-certify the crew in First Aid & CPR. Dana Hinckley of Logger Rescue will spend the day with the crew reviewing and upgrading safety protocols and procedures to follow when there is an accident and someone is injured. We would like to extend an invitation to all of you to attend our annual safety seminar on December 14 at our Allenstown, NH base. This is an all day event starting at 7:30 a.m. and finishing around 4 p.m. Dana will be teaching a CPR and First Aid class. Please contact him at 603-752-5442 to sign up for the CPR & First Aid certification class and to arrange payment. If you do plan to attend, please dress accordingly, part of our seminar will take place outdoors.

Last December, along with the New Hampshire Timber Owners Association, we held a drill to review safety and evacuation procedures to about 20 people. The focus of the drill was on a single logger that was injured by a falling tree; "he" had to be found, first aid had to be administered on the spot, and "he" had to be evacuated. Rescue drills such as this are a good way to learn procedure and to discuss what was done correctly and what needs to be improved. The more review and practice of rescue skills one has the better they will be able to handle a real life situation if it happens.

Dana has reviewed with the crew a safety checklist and we are sharing it with you today.

Dana's Safety Checklist