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.

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

FISA Technical Notes can be found here.

Categories: Safety Guides, Site Safety

FISA 701

Quads & All-Terrain Vehicles

Refreshed February 2026 - emphasising the importance around the legal requirement for employers to provide adequate training for employees who use work equipment, such as ATVs; assess the effect of the site and weather conditions, choosing a vehicle suited to the conditions.  You need to also manage lone working and avoid overloading.

This guide covers the safe working practices to be followed when using sit-astride all-terrain vehicles (Quad Bikes) and side-by-side all-terrain vehicles (ATV). All-terrain vehicles are vehicles that are designed specifically for off-road use.

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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.