S-2.1, r. 12.1 - Regulation respecting health and safety in forest development work

Section 1 Disposition versions

2021-12-23

1. In this Regulation,

“back cut (felling cut)” means a cut made with a saw on the backside of the tree, i.e. the opposite side from the direction in which the tree is to fall; (trait d’abattage)

“BNQ” means the Bureau de normalisation du Québec; (BNQ)

“brush cutting” means a silvicultural treatment consisting in the removal of undesirable herbaceous and woody vegetation by manual or mechanical means; (débroussaillage)

“CSA” means the Canadian Standards Association or the Association canadienne de normalisation; (CSA)

“EN” means a European standard issued by the European Committee for Standardization; (EN)

“felling area” means an area having a radius equal to at least the length of the tree to be felled, but not less than 22.5 m; (zone d’abattage)

“forest development” means an activity related to timber felling and harvesting, the operation of a sugar bush, the construction, improvement, repair, maintenance or closure of infrastructures, the carrying out of silvicultural treatments, including reforestation and the use of fire, fire protection, the suppression of insect epidemics, cryptogamic diseases and competing vegetation, and all similar activities that tangibly affect forest resources; (aménagement forestier)

“forest first-aider” means a first-aider within the meaning of the First-aid Minimum Standards Regulation (chapter A-3.001, r. 10) who has completed the training provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of section 51.4 of this Regulation;

“forest road” means any road used during forest development work; (chemin forestier)

“forestry machine” means any self-propelled vehicle used for forest development work, such as a feller, delimber, slasher, log loader or skidder; (machine forestière)

“hauling (skidding)” means the transporting of whole trees, roundwood or logs from the cutblock to a landing; (débardage)

“ISO” means the International Organization for Standardization; (ISO)

“log” means a piece of round wood resulting from the slashing of a roundwood; (bille)

“roundwood” means a trunk or section of trunk of a felled tree after limbing, with or without bark; (grume)

“skidder” means any forestry machine designed for hauling operations, such as a cable, grapple or tracked skidder, a forwarder or a loader-transporter; (débardeur)

“snag” means a standing dead tree; (chicot)

“undercut” means, in manual felling, a notch cut into the trunk of a tree to control the direction in which the tree is to fall; (entaille de direction)

“whole tree” means a felled tree separated from its stump. (arbre entier)

O.C. 499-2013, s. 1; O.C. 1488-2021, s. 1.

2013-06-13

1. In this Regulation,

“back cut (felling cut)” means a cut made with a saw on the backside of the tree, i.e. the opposite side from the direction in which the tree is to fall; (trait d’abattage)

“BNQ” means the Bureau de normalisation du Québec; (BNQ)

“brush cutting” means a silvicultural treatment consisting in the removal of undesirable herbaceous and woody vegetation by manual or mechanical means; (débroussaillage)

“CSA” means the Canadian Standards Association or the Association canadienne de normalisation; (CSA)

“EN” means a European standard issued by the European Committee for Standardization; (EN)

“felling area” means an area having a radius equal to at least the length of the tree to be felled, but not less than 22.5 m; (zone d’abattage)

“forest development” means all activities related to timber felling and harvesting, the establishment, improvement, maintenance or closure of infrastructures, the carrying out of silvicultural treatments, including reforestation and the use of fire, the control of insect infestations, cryptogamic diseases and competing vegetation, and any other activity that affects the productivity of a forest site; (aménagement forestier)

“forest road” means any road used during forest development work; (chemin forestier)

“forestry machine” means any self-propelled vehicle used for forest development work, such as a feller, delimber, slasher, log loader or skidder; (machine forestière)

“hauling (skidding)” means the transporting of whole trees, roundwood or logs from the cutblock to a landing; (débardage)

“ISO” means the International Organization for Standardization; (ISO)

“log” means a piece of round wood resulting from the slashing of a roundwood; (bille)

“roundwood” means a trunk or section of trunk of a felled tree after limbing, with or without bark; (grume)

“skidder” means any forestry machine designed for hauling operations, such as a cable, grapple or tracked skidder, a forwarder or a loader-transporter; (débardeur)

“snag” means a standing dead tree; (chicot)

“undercut” means, in manual felling, a notch cut into the trunk of a tree to control the direction in which the tree is to fall; (entaille de direction)

“whole tree” means a felled tree separated from its stump. (arbre entier)

O.C. 499-2013, s. 1.