Royal Forestry Society brings together leading voices from across the sector to tackle one of forestry’s toughest topics: mental health.

Mental Health & Wellbeing in Forestry - Animation

As well as physical wellness, it is important to look after your mental wellbeing. There are lots of different life events that can affect your mental wellbeing such as bereavement, loneliness and money worries. Mental Health can affect anyone, for no apparent reason. It is important to know how to support yourself and who to turn to for additional help.

If you drive any type of vehicle for your living, or have responsibility for others that drive, you should ensure you are aware of the condition known as Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS).
More associated with HGV drivers who are driving long distances, the condition can also affect others who drive for long stints during the day too, such as harvester and forwarder drivers.

Sitting for long periods of time is bad for our physical and mental health.

The purpose of an Emergency First Aid at Work - Forestry +F first aid course is to ensure that the course content is forestry and remote worker specific.

FISA are delighted to join with other organisations from across the forestry sector to tackle the growing issues surrounding Mental Health in forestry through this new initiative.

April is Stress Awareness Month – a month dedicated to increasing awareness about the causes and management of stress.