Industry Code: 03902
This classification addresses those activities carried on as a separate business within the forest industries, outside of logging or log processing. Employers in this industry do no logging, trucking of logs, sawing or handling of logs, nor do they use any equipment or tools of any significant size.
Operation Details:
Planting seedlings is performed with a variety of hand tools designed to punch a hole in the ground into which a seedling is placed. Check plots are performed on recently planted areas as a visual inspection to determine the effectiveness of the planters' work.
Regeneration surveys are the inspection of logged areas to determine natural stocking levels. The cut block is divided into a grid pattern of equal spacing. Each point in the grid is inspected in an effort to locate natural regeneration (seedlings). Unstocked blocks will require planting or seeding. The only tool used in regeneration surveys are small hand rakes for clearing tall grass and debris.
Timber Cruising is a method of determining tree stand volumes, types and condition. Performed in pairs, timber cruisers follow predetermined compass bearings to arrive at numerous randomly selected plots. At the plots, the timber cruisers use a variety of hand held measuring instruments to measure and record information needed to formulate harvest plans.
Block Layout is the marking of cut block boundaries. Performed in pairs, this activity involves following predetermined compass bearings or natural stand boundaries while marking trees with seismic ribbon or spray paint.
Cone Picking is the manual gathering of cones to be used for seed. Cone picking often takes place in recently logged areas where cones are readily accessible in the remaining branches of the harvested trees.
Log Scaling is a method of determining volumes of harvested trees. Log scalers often work at the unloading deck of a mill but may scale logs at the individual cut block landings. Using a calibrated measuring stick and a can of spray paint, the scaler considers diameter, length and wood rot to determine wood volumes.
Stand Tending is a process where competing vegetation is removed from immature stands to allow for optimum growing conditions. Small trees and vegetation are removed at predetermined spacing using brush cutters. This is a pre-commercial form of thinning. Brush cutting, on the other hand, is a form of land clearing and is classified under industry 40604.
Underwriting Considerations:
Generally, timber management employers will be contracted to mills or to the Alberta Government. Mills that perform cut block layout or regeneration surveys do not require this additional industry. Such activities are incidental to the overall operation of woodlands administration conducted by the mills.
Employers with industry 03100, Logging, do not qualify for an additional industry if timber management activities are performed under the same contract and related to their timber harvesting operation.
The planting of seedlings and/or picking of cones only may be referred to as a silviculture activity and is classified within this industry. Silviculture activities performed in conjunction with scarification (the clearing/cleaning of land already logged by using heavy drag equipment) is also classified in industry 03902. We do not allow an additional classification when these activities are done in conjunction with the other, as these activities are common within the industry. Scarification, also known as site preparation, is classified in industry 40604, Mobile Equipment Operations, when performed separately from other logging activities such as timber management.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Block Layout
Cone Picking
Log Scaling
Timber Cruising
Timber Management
Reforestation
Regeneration Surveys
Scarification Combined with Silviculture
Seedlings, Planting of
Silviculture (as a separate business)
Stand Tending
Rate Group History:
In 1994, industry 03902, Timber Management, was moved into the same rate group as Logging. Timber management employers work in the same areas, under similar conditions and for identical principals as loggers.
This classification addresses those activities carried on as a separate business within the forest industries, outside of logging or log processing. Employers in this industry do no logging, trucking of logs, sawing or handling of logs, nor do they use any equipment or tools of any significant size.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Block Layout
Cone Picking
Log Scaling
Timber Cruising
Timber Management
Reforestation
Regeneration Surveys
Scarification Combined with Silviculture
Seedlings, Planting of
Silviculture (as a separate business)
Stand Tending
Operation Details:
Planting seedlings is performed with a variety of hand tools designed to punch a hole in the ground into which a seedling is placed. Check plots are performed on recently planted areas as a visual inspection to determine the effectiveness of the planters' work.
Regeneration surveys are the inspection of logged areas to determine natural stocking levels. The cut block is divided into a grid pattern of equal spacing. Each point in the grid is inspected in an effort to locate natural regeneration (seedlings). Unstocked blocks will require planting or seeding. The only tool used in regeneration surveys are small hand rakes for clearing tall grass and debris.
Timber Cruising is a method of determining tree stand volumes, types and condition. Performed in pairs, timber cruisers follow predetermined compass bearings to arrive at numerous randomly selected plots. At the plots, the timber cruisers use a variety of hand held measuring instruments to measure and record information needed to formulate harvest plans.
Block Layout is the marking of cut block boundaries. Performed in pairs, this activity involves following predetermined compass bearings or natural stand boundaries while marking trees with seismic ribbon or spray paint.
Cone Picking is the manual gathering of cones to be used for seed. Cone picking often takes place in recently logged areas where cones are readily accessible in the remaining branches of the harvested trees.
Log Scaling is a method of determining volumes of harvested trees. Log scalers often work at the unloading deck of a mill but may scale logs at the individual cut block landings. Using a calibrated measuring stick and a can of spray paint, the scaler considers diameter, length and wood rot to determine wood volumes.
Stand Tending is a process where competing vegetation is removed from immature stands to allow for optimum growing conditions. Small trees and vegetation are removed at predetermined spacing using brush cutters. This is a pre-commercial form of thinning. Brush cutting, on the other hand, is a form of land clearing and is classified under industry 40604.
Underwriting Considerations:
Generally, timber management employers will be contracted to mills or to the Alberta Government. Mills that perform cut block layout or regeneration surveys do not require this additional industry. Such activities are incidental to the overall operation of woodlands administration conducted by the mills.
Employers with industry 03100, Logging, do not qualify for an additional industry if timber management activities are performed under the same contract and related to their timber harvesting operation.
The planting of seedlings and/or picking of cones only may be referred to as a silviculture activity and is classified within this industry. Silviculture activities performed in conjunction with scarification (the clearing/cleaning of land already logged by using heavy drag equipment) is also classified in industry 03902. We do not allow an additional classification when these activities are done in conjunction with the other, as these activities are common within the industry. Scarification, also known as site preparation, is classified in industry 40604, Mobile Equipment Operations, when performed separately from other logging activities such as timber management.
Rate Group History:
In 1994, industry 03902, Timber Management, was moved into the same rate group as Logging. Timber management employers work in the same areas, under similar conditions and for identical principals as loggers.