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Abstract
The forest and wood industry is a multibillion dollar economic sector in Kentucky that provides
59,300 jobs. The state is the leading producer of hardwood sawlogs with annual harvests over
700 million board feet and 1.2 million tons of pulp wood. Timber harvesting activities are
conducted throughout the state mainly by local contractors operating ground based
equipment. Logging is consistently ranked at the top of the most dangerous professions
Under regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), loggers are
required to complete first aid training. Many loggers are in need of this training and we have
identified a deficiency in awareness and competency of the nationwide "Stop the Bleed"
training campaign (www.stopthebleed.org). With this pilot we plan to conduct two training
programs- one in the eastern portion of the state (Clark County/Winchester) and one in the
western portion of the state (Marshall County/Benton) to provide needed training for Kentucky
Master Loggers to increase first aid response as well as assess the loggers change in knowledge.
We will limit the program to 80 participants’ total- 40 at each program. This proposed Stop the
Bleed first aid training offers the potential to save lives during crucial moments for severely
injured persons. Each participant will receive a Stop the Bleed kit to take with them and put in
their truck or equipment with their first aid gear.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 9/30/22 → 9/29/23 |
Funding
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
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Projects
- 1 Active
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Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention
Sanderson, W. (PI), Browning, S. (CoI), Christian, J. (CoI), Jones, K. (CoI), McNeill, S. (CoI), Montross, M. (CoI), Palli, S. (CoI), Sampson, S. (CoI), Vincent, S. (CoI), Winter, K. (CoI) & Mazur, J. (Former CoI)
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
9/30/22 → 9/29/27
Project: Research project