...is celebrated on 28 April to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally.

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

November 2024 - FISA 808 Feedback Q&A (V1) 20.11.24

October 2024 - FISA 808 Annex 1 amended to show CDM not required for Forwarder Track (Brash & Stump) - see p8.

September 2024 - This new guide provides a summary for the Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations 2015 and how they apply to forestry-related construction work. 

Draft Minute of the FISA 2020 AGM - 29^th September 2020 at 2.30pm

A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental principle and right at work.

This FISA document sets out guidance on how to work safely. It gives practical considerations of how this can be applied in forestry operations.

FISA wins the category of Best Regional and National Woodland Organisations.

Storm Eowyn and Darragh updates

FISA have recently received several queries seeking advice on the issue of how to approach retrieving trees or timber out of rivers or other water bodies.

Recovery Planning Guidance and Webinar

September 2025 - the TN has been updated with higher quality photos; updated text around ‘when not to use a tree-jack’; and updated QR codes on final page

Advice from the Chainsaw Working Group aimed at Operators is summarised in this document. These are general guidelines and set out advice at the date of issue; they may not be relevant to your situation or site and it is necessary to use common sense when applying them. A full glossary of terms used is found at the end of the document.

10^th of September, is World Suicide Prevention Day and in Scotland there is a major campaign being launched to tackle this called “United to Prevent Suicide”.

Travis Perkins has been fined £2m after timber fell off one of its lorries and onto a car in Sussex, killing the driver.