Labor for Forestry Operations - Issues for the 1990s

The forestry workforce is facing significant challenges in the 1990s. Review of past trends in employment, labor productivity, and safety performance suggests that the number of loggers will continue to decrease and the remaining loggers will become more efficient. Safety will improve because of increasing mechanization and increasing production from southern operations. Areas for future investigation in forest workforce issues will include the effects of mechanization and individual worker performance on safety and productivity