Affiliations: Department of Human Resource Management, Massey
University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, and Logging Industry Research
Organisation (Liro Forestry Solutions), Rotorua, New Zealand | School of Human Services, Southern Cross University,
New South Wales, Australia
Note: [] Department of Human Resource Management, Massey University,
Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Tel.: +64 6 350 5799 (ext.
2387); Fax: +64 6 350 5796; E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: An industry specific rehabilitation programme was developed to cater
for the special requirements of the New Zealand logging industry. The aims of
the rehabilitation programme were to: reduce the amount of time lost due to
injury, reduce the number of lost time injuries, and overall, to reduce the
direct costs associated with logging injuries. The programme was field-tested
on a logging company. The rehabilitation programme was effective for reducing
the average amount of time lost due to injury and also for reducing the cost of
the injuries. Although there were a number of factors that may have had an
impact upon these results, this research provides evidence that this
rehabilitation programme was effective for reducing the severity and cost of
injury to the New Zealand logging industry.
