New FISA Safety Guide - October 2026

This is a new guide intended for everyone involved in the planning, managing, and carrying out of all forest operations and tree work in the forest environment.

Wednesday 25th November 2026 - register here.

The APF 2026 Show closed its gates with a clear sense of momentum across the forestry industry, marked by renewed collaboration, and a noticeable uplift in sector confidence.

Join us for the FISA AGM 2026 being held in person on Wednesday 25^th November at 11.00 am, Rheged, Penrith.

New FISA Safety Guide - September 2026

This is a new guide intended for anyone specifying, approving, managing or carrying out drone operations, including equipment operators, supervisors, contractors and those working in the vicinity of a drone.

This Bulletin provides guidance on what you need to consider before working on site with fire-damaged trees.

Updated - September 2026

This Technical Note has been revised to redefine the chainshot risk/exclusion zone from a flat 70m minimum to the greater of 90m, the manufacturer's risk zone, or two tree lengths plus boom length, with slope now an explicit factor.

Updated - September 2026

This leaflet covers the use of an excavator conversion or purposebuilt harvester for felling and processing trees in forestry and other tree work.