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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.

Presentations are mostly downloadable below, with recordings and Q&A also available:

  1. HSE Inspection focus chainsaw & FWM competency; responsibilities as detailed in (GMHSF) – Kathy Gostick (HSE)
  2. FISA ‘FWM Competency Framework’ – Chris Pike (Tilhill)
  3. FISA ‘Chainsaw Competency System’ – Calum Duffy (Safe Forestry)
  4. Site specific Risk Assessment (RA) and FWM competency – Mike Yerbury & Joey Oliver (Egger)
  5. Contractor competence – Matthew Whitehead (NRW)
  6. Worked chainsaw competency example - Andy Sloss (FLS)
  7. Chainsaw champions - Tina Ambler (Tilhill)
  8. EdApp example – Mark Tansley (Euroforest)
  9. MySafety App competency logging - Stephen Bartlett (Mysafety)
  10. Safe Forestry - Calum Duffy (Safe Forestry)
  11. Recording your competence, your own record = your choice - Iain Calvert (Scottish Woodlands)
  12. Q&A

This event can be used as part of your own recorded CPD.

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