A third of all fatal accident in agricultural involve cattle. HSE guidance for farmers and landowners.

Forest Research, Technical Development Report, TDJR201 February 2019

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.

Sites are seeing increasing numbers of wild boar, often in wooded areas. The Landowner needs to ensure that hazard information on and around forestry worksites are communicated to the FWM – including the more random hazards!

Lessons learned from a high lead winching incident in England have been shared with FISA.

FISA are receiving a number of enquiries regarding peat restoration projects and the highlighting of underground services. Some appear to be at the tendering stage. 

Underground services are encountered more frequently in forest operations due to urban forest activity and renewable developments in the rural setting.

Forestry pesticide users do need to be suitably trained and certified.