Forest operations steps and main working systems for roundwood harvesting. The environmental characteristics which influence forest operation. Health and safety in forest operations. Forest infrastructures: function, classification and planning. Management and logistic planning.
Hippoliti G., Piegai F. (2000) - Tecniche e sistemi di lavoro per la raccolta del legno - Casa Ed. Compagnia delle Foreste, Arezzo.
Regione Toscana, Indirizzi Operativi Regionali, Sicurezza e Salute nei cantieri forestali (available pdf on line)
Filiera Bosco Legno Energia elementi di sicurezza sul lavoro: cippatrici, gra a cavo ed harvester.
(available pdf on line)
Learning Objectives
Students will acquire the main knowledge both on forest logging technology, management and planning
Prerequisites
Suggested: Forest botany, Forestry resources
Teaching Methods
Lectures and field/laboratory practical activities
Type of Assessment
Project of forest harvesting and oral examination. The evaluation criteria includes: acquisition of an appropriate terminology, logical ability and critical reasoning; skills in forest operation planning and management.
Course program
Forest operations steps and main working systems for roundwood harvesting. The environmental characteristics which influence forest operation. Health and safety in forest operations. Main features of forest machineries and tools used in felling, processing, extraction and transport. Time consumption and output. Steel wire ropes. Forest infrastructures: function, classification and planning.
Timber assortments.
Management and logistic planning for roundwood harvesting. Workers management. Forest operation management.
Impacts of forest operations.