Healthy Trees Need Healthy People

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.

Trees and woodlands won't thrive without the dedicated people who work across all aspects of forestry to keep them healthy. The forestry sector has a duty of care to these people to keep them healthy, happy and safe. As our physical safety record in forestry operations continues to get better and better, it's high time we took urgent action to address the important issues relating to Mental Health in our industry. 

Representatives from the Forestry Contracting Association, the Royal Forestry Society, the Forestry Commission, Cumbria Woodlands, the Forest Industry Safety Accord, the Confederation of Forest Industries, the Institute for Chartered Foresters, Rowellian Environmental Consulting and Iwan Meirion Consultancy are working together to help identify the Mental Health issues facing our sector and provide useful tools to help prevent and alleviate problems.

You’ll hear more about this over the coming months as well as at the RFS stand at the Royal Welsh Show (21 to 24 July).