Safety Guides & Technical Notes

FISA Safety Guides are listed below and are all downloadable for printing direct. They are numbered in series groups for example Chainsaw Guides all numbered 300. Use the search bar and type in either the guide number or subject title.

FISA Technical Notes can be found here.

Wildfire

FISA Safety Bulletin

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

FISA Summit 2025

Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Rheged, Penrith

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

FISA 811

Drones in Forestry

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.

FISA 809

Managing Public Safety around Forest Operations and Tree Works

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.

FISA 603

Mechanical harvesting

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.

World Sleep Day - 13th March

Sleep plays a crucial role in supporting our wellbeing, helping us regulate emotions, concentrate, and cope with everyday challenges. When sleep is disrupted, our mental health can be affected in ways we don’t always notice straight away. This World Sleep Day, take time to reflect on how sleep supports your mental health.

Safety Guides

FISA Safety Guides are numbered in series groups for example Chainsaw Guides all numbered 300. Use the search bar and type in either the guide number or subject title.

  • 100s - Establishment
  • 200s - Maintenance
  • 300s - Chainsaw Use
  • 500s - Extraction
  • 600s - Processing
  • 700s - Vehicles
  • 800s - General Safety

Technical Notes

  • TN001 - Using Tree Jacks
  • TN002 - Planning Chainsaw Operations
  • TN003 - Inspection of Work Equipment & Machines
  • TN004 - Chainshot - Manage the Risk

Additional information

Aerial tree work guides from Arboricultural Association can be found here. 

A couple of AFAG guides can be found here. 

Bulk purchase of some of the FISA guides is available - please email technical@ukfisa.com for more detail.