Contents

  • Cover
  • Front matter
  • Introduction
  • Identifying and managing risk
    • Risk overview
    • Working smart and efficiently
    • Starting the job – be prepared
    • The job is not finished until it is signed-off
  • Basics
    • Roading terms
    • Basics about soil
  • Good construction
    • A well-constructed road
    • A well-constructed landing
  • Earthworks
    • The right machine for the task
    • Clearing and stripping
    • Cut and side cast construction
    • Cut and bench fill construction
    • Full bench construction with end-haul
    • Earthworks compaction
    • Landing construction
    • Forming road corners and in-bends
    • Final grading before metalling
    • Stabilising cut/fill slopes
  • Water control
    • Water control overview
    • Ditches
    • Road drainage culverts
    • Berms and cut-outs
    • Flumes
    • Silt traps and soak holes
    • Silt fences
    • Single culvert river crossings
    • Ford crossings
    • Bridges
  • Applying aggregate (metalling)
  • Repairs and maintenance
    • R&M overview
    • R&M common to new construction
    • R&M of road formation
    • R&M during harvesting operations
    • R&M of river crossings
  • Assisting loggers and harvesting rehab
    • Installing deadmen
    • Installing debris traps
    • Harvesting track rehabilitation (rehab)
    • Harvesting track rehabilitation – cut-outs
    • Landing rehab
  • Want to learn more?
  • Glossary

NZ Forest Road Engineering Manual: Operators Guide

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Front matter

© Copyright 2012

All enquiries regarding copyright should be directed to the publishers, The New Zealand Forest Owners Association Incorporated (FOA).

The Operators Guide is a companion publication to the New Zealand Forest Road Engineering Manual. The objective of both publications is to ensure roads, water crossings and related infrastructure in New Zealand plantation forests are fit for purpose and meet high environmental standards. The Manual and the Guide may be copied or downloaded from the FOA website by those who own, manage or work in New Zealand plantation forests, and their advisers.

The Manual and the Guide may not be republished for sale, or used for promotional or other commercial purposes, without the permission of the publisher and the copyright owner.

NZ Forest Owners Association (Inc)
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PO Box 10986, The Terrace
Wellington 6143
New Zealand

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October 2012, updated February 2020

Acknowledgements

The FOA thanks all those involved in the revision and publication of the Operators Guide, including:

Brett Gilmore (Project Leader), Glen Mackie and Kelvin Meredith (2012), as well as acknowledging contributions and reviews by Rien Visser, Kristopher Brown and Simon Fairbrother, School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, and Peter Weir, Ernslaw One Limited.

The Operators Guide is published by the NZ Forest Owners Association and is supported by the Forest Growers Levy Trust and the NZ Farm Forestry Association

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