Logging Terms - A -
A - FRAME: A structure made of two independent
columns fastened together at the top and separated by a reasonable width at the
bottom to stabilize the unit from tipping sideways.
AN OPERATION: Any place where logging or log related
activities are taking place.
APPROVED: Approved by the appropriate authority or
testing laboratory.
ARCH: An open-framed trailer or built-up framework
used to suspend the leading ends of trees or logs when they are skidded.
AUTHORIZED PERSON: A person approved or assigned by
the employer to perform a specific type of duty(s) or to be at a specific
location at a certain time(s).
AXE: A part of the faller's safety equipment which
serves many pounding and chopping functions. Can also be used to plumb the lean
of a tree and gauge the height of the tree.
