Overlapping work activities are one of forestry’s most complex safety challenges; without proper controls, phase congestion can pose serious hazards to workers. However, with proper management, forestry operations can achieve safe, efficient phase integration. …Phase congestion occurs when multiple harvesting phases overlap in the same or nearby area, often due to insufficient time or distance between phases. It often builds gradually and can go unnoticed until a serious incident occurs. When phases aren’t properly coordinated, workers face greater risks of being struck by or caught between equipment, or missing other hazards. In 2019, a young worker was fatally injured after being caught between the counterbalance of a log loader and the cut slope beside the road. WorkSafeBC’s investigation found that four phases of work were happening simultaneously in an area less than 90 metres long. …Safe phase integration begins before work starts. Daily activities must be planned with separation in mind.