Despite the introduction of highly mechanized working systems in Italy, in forest utilization and especially in coppice harvesting the risk of injuries for the operators is still high.In Italy coppice are mainly harvested to produce firewood and, in this activity, the most important risk factors are mainly due to the use of chainsaws in felling and processing and also to the operations of wood extraction, loading and transport from forest to the further processing industries. The traditional working systems in firewood production is based on the cut to length systems (one meter length assortments) and the harvesting cycle begins with motor-manual felling and ends when firewood is loaded onto truck. The wood extraction may be carried out, depending on slope and accessibility by animals, chute, tractor and trailer and tractor with bins.The final step of the process in forest is the firewood manual-assisted loading onto trucks by two or three operators standing on the truck while a loader lifts the firewood to be stacked. This work phase is one of the most dangerous of the whole process and the risk to slip or to fall is very high. At present according to the new legislation on work and safety, (Legislative decree 81/2008), that forbids the modus operandi just described for truck loading, the Tuscany Region is investigating on the alternative methods for a safer load of trucks.This study wants to analysed the use of a firewood baler that allows to produce firewood bales at the landing improving the safety of truck loading that is made exclusively by a loader. The firewood baler is mounted on three-point hitch of a tractor and the compaction is carried out by two couples of mobile arm pushed down by hydraulic cylinders. After compaction the bales are fastened with twine or iron wire. This methods is also compared to the traditional use of tractor with bins in terms of productivity.

New technologies in firewood harvesting: safety and productivity / Enrico Marchi; Francesco Neri; Fabio Fabiano; Martina Cambi; Francesco Talluri. - ELETTRONICO. - (2013), pp. 1-1. (Intervento presentato al convegno FORMEC 2013: Techniques for sustainable management tenutosi a Stralsund (Germany) nel September 30th – October 2nd, 2013).

New technologies in firewood harvesting: safety and productivity

MARCHI, ENRICO;NERI, FRANCESCO;FABIANO, FABIO;CAMBI, MARTINA;
2013

Abstract

Despite the introduction of highly mechanized working systems in Italy, in forest utilization and especially in coppice harvesting the risk of injuries for the operators is still high.In Italy coppice are mainly harvested to produce firewood and, in this activity, the most important risk factors are mainly due to the use of chainsaws in felling and processing and also to the operations of wood extraction, loading and transport from forest to the further processing industries. The traditional working systems in firewood production is based on the cut to length systems (one meter length assortments) and the harvesting cycle begins with motor-manual felling and ends when firewood is loaded onto truck. The wood extraction may be carried out, depending on slope and accessibility by animals, chute, tractor and trailer and tractor with bins.The final step of the process in forest is the firewood manual-assisted loading onto trucks by two or three operators standing on the truck while a loader lifts the firewood to be stacked. This work phase is one of the most dangerous of the whole process and the risk to slip or to fall is very high. At present according to the new legislation on work and safety, (Legislative decree 81/2008), that forbids the modus operandi just described for truck loading, the Tuscany Region is investigating on the alternative methods for a safer load of trucks.This study wants to analysed the use of a firewood baler that allows to produce firewood bales at the landing improving the safety of truck loading that is made exclusively by a loader. The firewood baler is mounted on three-point hitch of a tractor and the compaction is carried out by two couples of mobile arm pushed down by hydraulic cylinders. After compaction the bales are fastened with twine or iron wire. This methods is also compared to the traditional use of tractor with bins in terms of productivity.
2013
Proceedings of 46th FORMEC: Techniques for sustainable management
FORMEC 2013: Techniques for sustainable management
Stralsund (Germany)
Enrico Marchi; Francesco Neri; Fabio Fabiano; Martina Cambi; Francesco Talluri
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