Such difficulties can be overcome with the aid of work science. The training of forest workers is also an important contribution to the social progress of forest workers, and this importance is highlighted by the mechanization of logging and other forest work, and the increasing number of permanent forest workers. Many countries have already organized training satisfactorily but in others it is still only in the planning stage. As was said at the beginning of this paper, social progress in forestry is faced with more and greater obstacles than in most other industries. But this is no excuse for foresters or forestry employers to let forestry remain underdeveloped in this respect.
Foresters are responsible for the social progress of forest workers.
If they are unable to cope with this, they are not fully competent foresters.