The hazards that define the log yard A log yard or timber processing yard is a heavy industrial environment where the materials being handled are among the heaviest and most unpredictable in any industry. Logs are irregularly shaped, can weigh several tonnes each, and behave differently depending on species, moisture content, and how they're stacked. Heavy mobile plant in close quarters Log yards rely on heavy equipment: grapple loaders, skidders, excavators with log-handling
