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FISA Summit 2025

Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Rheged, Penrith

Come and join us and participate in our safety focussed annual event - Registration now OPEN

Forestry Safety Day

21st October 2025

Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells. 10am - 3pm

Open to anyone working in forestry operations in Wales.

What are the Competency Frameworks?

Free Webinar - 16th September 2022 at 3pm

The webinar included a live Q&A following presentations of how real worked examples from industry are being implemented as part of the FWM & chainsaw competency frameworks.

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Inspection of Work Equipment & Machines

This Technical Note will only focus on the requirements in relation to inspection of equipment and machines. But it is the responsibility of the employer to familiarise themselves with the other elements of Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) / Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998) (LOLER).

January 2023 - Chainsaw PUWER Checklist added.

December 2022 - sample machine daily and weekly inspection records now available which can be adapted to your own situation.

 

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