A total of more than 80 experts: Experts: Interior from Austria, Germany and Switzerland come together at the Woodmaster 2025 specialist event to develop innovative techniques and practice -oriented solutions for safe forest work and to define prevention standards together.
Forest work is still one of the most risky activities in the world of work. Serious accidents of work, also with a fatal outcome, are repeatedly occurred in the industry. With the Woodmaster 2025, AUVA therefore focuses on accident prevention and safe work in the forest. Experts: Experts from teaching as well as research, forestry and accident insurance work together to develop new concepts and exchange ideas about existing Best Practices.
Secure felling techniques in focus
A central element of the event is practice -oriented further training. In the nearby forest of the Mateschitz forestry, various safe felling techniques are shown to the participants, including the use of battery -operated felling wedges and the cable wind -assisted felling. “The correct use of technical aids is crucial for the security of falling trees,” explains Siegfried blocks From the Federal Research Center for Forest, Fast Traunkirchen: “We show the offset support strip cut here and the professional cases with radio -controlled battery meal. Safe work is made correctly. “
In any case, the basis for a secure felling is also the safe tree assessment, leads Johann KönigPresident of the Salzburg Chamber of Agriculture, from: “False assessments, such as for example, for advanced or returning or to determine the backweight space, can lead to dangerous situations. In practical training, we therefore pay particular attention to the precise tree assessment. Even if the time takes time – it pays off. ”
Innovative research on tree assessment
Exactly on these problems from forest practice, the University of Natural Research (Boku) Vienna does innovative research work, such as Karl StampferHead of the Institute for Forestry, explains:
“Especially in the case of beech and oak, the focus and thus the best felling direction is often misjudged and the rope is not attached to the right place (if possible above the focus). We are tuned to precisely calculate the focus of trees with laser scanning and mathematical methods. This can precisely determine which minimized forces are necessary to bring a tree to fall. ”
Technical innovations and personal protective equipment (PSA)
The event also attaches great importance to the presentation of new technical aids and security equipment. In cooperation with Grube Forst, the participating new functions of modern PSA are shown. The importance of individually adapted work clothes, which does not borrow, but especially on the respective carrier: the respective wearer must be particularly emphasized.
Often endanger and violate falling tree parts such as branches, broken caps etc. The forest workers. Innovative security helmets with a rotary damping system as from MIPS aim to reduce the risk of injury. The helmets integrate a system that derives the energy of an impact through rotation and thus minimizes the risk of brain injuries.
Set standards together
A central concern of the event is the exchange of knowledge and experiences as well as the joint determination of security standards. It is agreed: “Occupational safety and economy must be compatible.” Through the dialogue between experts from different areas – from research to training facilities to forestry companies – one would like to give realistic impulses to improve occupational safety.
The participants also have the opportunity to discuss the latest developments in forestry in open discussions and to discuss solutions that enable a significant reduction in accidents.
Prevention and training as a key
It is clear to the AUVA: The basis for safe fortensive work is well -founded training and constant further training. “Anyone who knows the dangers in the forest can counteract them in a targeted manner. Prevention begins with knowledge, ”says seminar leader Manfred Keuschnigg Finally from the Auva.
With the Woodmaster 2025 event, the AUVA would like to take a further step towards a safe forest work and make a sustainable contribution to reducing work accidents in the industry. Further information on secure fortress work and practice -oriented further training opportunities can be found at auva.at.