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The Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) is a non-profit association representing companies that manufacture wood products in Alberta.
Physical Demands Analyses (PDA)
The Alberta Forest Products Association is committed to helping employers and workers reduce losses through workplace injury by providing quality information and resources to the forest products industry.
PDA is a process of establishing what a job is . . . in its entirety . . . and is used to determine compatibility between a worker and a specific job. WCB Alberta suggests that PDAs may help to minimize your company's time-lost claims by helping to identify possible modified duties.
Each PDA is a systematic procedure to quantify and evaluate the physical and environmental demands of all essential and non-essential tasks of the job.
The videos that accompany the documented PDAs are intended to visually represent the physical stressors of the various tasks conducted for any given position.
The following PDAs were designed with every effort to include the most up-to-date, accurate information possible at the time of publication, but no guarantee or warranty is implied from their production or use. Neither the Alberta Forest Products Association, its employees, officers, agents, directors, or members will be responsible for any loss, damage, or injury caused due to the use, misuse, interpretation, or misinterpretation of the information contained within.
Pulp and Paper Physical Demands Analyses
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Back Tender | Back Tender (YouTube) Back Tender |
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Chemical Off-Loader | Chemical Off-Loader (YouTube) Chemical Off-Loader |
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Electrician | ||
Fibre Line/Recaust Operator (YouTube) Fibre Line/Recaust Operator | ||
Laboratory Technician (YouTube) Laboratory Technician | ||
Millwright | Millwright (YouTube) Millwright |
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Paper Machine Operator | Paper Machine Operator (YouTube) Paper Machine Operator |
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Pipefitter |
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Pulp Machine Utility | Pulp Machine Utility (YouTube) Pulp Machine Utility |
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Recovery Field Operator (YouTube) Recovery Field Operator |
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Scaffolder | Scaffolder (YouTube) Scaffolder |
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Shipper / Receiver / Stores | Shipper / Receiver / Stores (YouTube) Shipper / Receiver / Stores |
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Tin Smith | Tin Smith (YouTube) Tin Smith |
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Utilities Operator | Utilities Operator (YouTube) Utilities Operator |
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Warehouse | Warehouse (YouTube) Warehouse |
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Warehouse Operator |
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Winder Operator | Winder Operator (YouTube) Winder Operator |
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Wrapline | Wrapline (YouTube) Wrapline |
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Solid Wood Physical Demands Analyses
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Back Hoe Operator |
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Butt'N Top Loader Operator |
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CAT Operator |
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980 Chip Pad Loader operator |
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Heede Crane Operator |
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Inside Forklift Operator |
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Kranco Crane Operator |
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966 log loader operator |
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Mechanic |
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Prentice Loader Operator |
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Stores Technician |
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Tally Wrap Operator |
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Waste Truck Operator |
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Woodroom Booth Operator |
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Planer Mill |
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Continuous Lumber Tester (CLT) |
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Planer Flat Car Loader |
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Infeed Forklift Operator |
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Lumber Grader |
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Planer Feeder |
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Stacker |
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Stacker Helper |
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Strips |
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Tilt Hoist Operator |
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Sawmill |
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Board Edge Operator |
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Canter Booth Operator |
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Conveyor Operator |
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Cut-Off Saw Operator |
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Electrician |
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Inside Log Flow Coordinator |
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J-Bar Attendant |
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Millwright |
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Outfeed Forklift Operator |
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Outside Log Flow Coordinator |
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Sawfiler |
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Stacker |
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Trimline Operator |
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Solid Wood | Pulp and Paper | ||||
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| Chip Dozer Operator | Chip Dozer Operator (YouTube) |
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| Machine Operator (Paper) |
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| Control Room Operator (TMP) |
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