Question 17054 — work accidents and occupational diseases

Summary

Mr. Hubert Ott draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Sovereignty to the alarming situation of the working conditions of loggers and to the absence of a national prevention plan adapted to this profession. Logging remains one of the most dangerous professions in France, presented by trade union organizations in the sector as the second cause of death at work behind construction and public works, with an accident severity rate much higher than the average for other activities covered by the Mutualité sociale agricole. The Doubs illustrates this persistent loss experience: the Mutualité sociale agricole has recorded thirteen logging accidents there in 2024, or more than one per month, leading to more than a thousand days of work stoppage and several serious accidents, sometimes fatal, have still occurred there. in 2025 and 2026. This situation is partly explained by global warming, which increases the presence of trees weakened by drought, parasites or diseases and makes their felling more unpredictable, as well as by the increasing use of subcontracting and stakeholders whose qualifications are not always verified when public forestry contracts are awarded. However, the indirect cost of these accidents for the community, which can represent several times the sole cost of daily allowances and annuities paid by the Mutualité sociale agricole, pleads for increased investment in prevention, each euro devoted to this making it possible to avoid much higher expenses linked to prolonged stoppages. Strengthened recognition of the lumberjack profession therefore appears necessary, through better information on risks, the establishment of a regularly updated mandatory qualification, stricter supervision of subcontracting and a reminder of their responsibilities to order givers. Also, he asks what measures the Government intends to take to develop, with the entire timber industry, a national occupational health plan dedicated to this sector, to better regulate forestry subcontracting and to strengthen the prevention of occupational risks worsened by climate change.

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