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The following links provide information on hazards and controls for many topics associated with sawmill operations. The actual hazards encountered will depend on an evaluation of the operation in question.
What types of injuries and illnesses can occur in the Wood Products Industry? The following data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) characterizes injuries and illnesses for selected SIC codes from the Wood Products Industry. Visit the BLS Safety and Health Statistics page for more information.
  • Table R1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by industry and selected natures of injury or illness, 1997.
  • Table R2. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by industry and selected parts of body affected by injury or illness, 1997.
  • Table R3. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by industry and selected sources of injury or illness, 1997.
  • Table R4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by industry and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 1997.
  • Table R5. Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers by industry and selected natures of injury or illness, 1997.
  • Table R6. Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers by industry and selected parts of body affected by injury or illness, 1997.
  • Table R7. Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers by industry and selected natures of injury or illness, 1997.
  • Table R8. Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers by industry and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 1997.
Health Hazard References:

Heat Stress
  • Protecting Workers from the Effects of Heat. OSHA Fact Sheet, 22 KB PDF, 2 pages.
  • Heat Stress. OSHA Publication 3154, (2002). Also available as a 23 KB PDF, 2 pages.  
  • Working Outdoors in Warm Climates. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2005, September), 25 KB PDF, 2 pages.
  • Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety. Centers for the Control and Prevention of Disease (CDC).
  • Working in Hot Environments. US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 86-112, (1986, April).
  • OSHA Technical Manual (OTM). OSHA Directive TED 01-00-015 [TED 1-0, 15A], (1999, January 20).
  • Rom, William N. "Hot and Cold Work Environments." Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 3rd Edition. London: Lippincott - Raven, 1998, 1389-1395.
  • Wald, Peter and Greg Stave. "Hot Environments." Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994, 93-111.
  • Zenz, Carl, O. Bruce Dickerson, and Edward Horvalt. "Physical Work and Heat Stress", Occupational Medicine, 3rd ed., St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby, 1994, 305-333.

Cold Stress

Diesel Exhaust

Chemical Hazards

Lyme Disease

Sun Exposure
  • Protecting Yourself in the Sun. OSHA Publication 3166, (2003). Also available as a 38 KB PDF, 2 pages. A 42 KB PDF (Spanish version) is also available.
  • Staying Healthy in the Sun. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (1998, March). Contains both general sun safety tips as well as specific health advisories for each UV Index level.
  • Skin Cancer Alert. University of Kentucky Health Service.
  • Sun Safety. The American Cancer Society.
    • Sunlight and Ultraviolet Exposure. Indicates that in addition to skin cancer, the sun's UV radiation also increases the risk of cataracts and certain other eye problems, and can suppress the immune system.
    • Skin Cancer Facts. Reports that most of the more than 1 million cases of non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosed yearly in the United States are considered to be sun-related. Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, will account for about 62,190 cases of skin cancer in 2006 and most (about 7,910) of the 10,710 deaths due to skin cancer each year.
  • Questions and Answers on Skin Cancer Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Also available as a 97 KB PDF, 5 pages.
  • Guidelines for Outdoor Workers. The Skin Cancer Foundation.  
  • Sun Exposure: Precautions and Protection. Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet. 

Noise

Vibration

General Resources
  • Rosenstack, L. and Cullen, M. Textbook of Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2004.
  • Wald, Peter H., and Gregg M. Stove.  Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994.
  • Zenz, Carl, Dicherson, O. Bruce, and Horwoth, Edward P. Occupational Medicine. 3rd ed. Mosby: St. Louis: Missouri, 1994.
  • Parmeggiani, Luigi, ed. Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety. 4th ed. Geneva: International Labor Office, 1998.
  • Raffle, P.A.B., P.H. Adams, Peter J. Baxter and W.R. Lee. Hunters Diseases of Occupations. 8th edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1994. 
  • Peter H. Wald, and Greg M. Stove. Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994.
  • Carl Zenz, O. Bruce Dickerson and Edward P. Harvath Jr. Occupational Medicine. 3rd edition. Mosby: St. Louis, Missouri, 1994.
  • William N. Rom. Environmental and Occupational Medicine. 3rd edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1998.
Dermal Exposure
  • Dermal Exposure. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
  • Armstrong, W.P. and W.L. Epstein. "Poison Oak: More Than Just Scratching The Surface." Herbalgram 34  (1995):36-42.
  • Lee, N.P. and E R Arriola. "Poison ivy, oak and sumac dermatitis." Western Journal of Medicine 171.5-6(1999, November-December):354-355.
  • Poison ivy: How to identify and control. Missouri Department of Conversation. Also available as a 80 KB PDF, 3 pages. 
  • Stehlin, Isadora. Outsmarting Poison Ivy and Its Cousins. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Consumer Magazine, (1996, September). Discusses how to treat and prevent poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac.
  • Hauser, Susan Carol. Outwitting Poison Ivy. Guilford: The Lyons Press, 2001.
  • Fisher, A.A. "Poison ivy/oak dermatitis. Part I: Prevention - soap and water, topical barriers, hypersentization." Cutis, 57.6(June, 1996): 384-6.

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