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.

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FISA 808

CDM in Relation to Forestry

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

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

September 2024 FISA 808 CDM in Relation to Forestry provides a summary for the Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations 2015 and how they apply to forestry-related construction work.

The guide provides an interpretation of key terms and phrases used in CDM to help determine when the regulations apply, along with example forestry scenarios and templates.

We welcome your feedback to info@ukfisa.com and your comments will be fed back to the FISA Working Group and the guide will be reviewed in 18 months time.

Documents to download

FISA 808 CDM in Forestry (version 2) Oct 2024.pdf(.pdf, 1.07 MB)
FISA 808 Feedback QA (V1) 20.11.24.pdf(.pdf, 143.45 KB)
FISA 808 – Annex 1 Examples of Construction Type Works Being Undertaken in Forestry.pdf(.pdf, 689.21 KB)
FISA 808 – Annex 2 Client Landowner Agent Checklist.pdf(.pdf, 20.77 KB)
FISA 808 – Annex 3 Principal Contractor Contractor Checklist.pdf(.pdf, 18.81 KB)
FISA 808 – Annex 4 Client Pre-Construction Information (PCI) Example Document.pdf(.pdf, 16.53 KB)
FISA 808 – Annex 5 Construction Phase Plan (CPP) Example Document.pdf(.pdf, 26.06 KB)
FISA 808 – Annex 6 Health & Safety File Example Document.pdf(.pdf, 20.32 KB)
FISA 808 – Annex 7 Appointment of Principal Contractor – Example Letter.pdf(.pdf, 12.96 KB)
FISA 808 – Annex 8 Appointment of Principal Designer – Example Letter.pdf(.pdf, 13.02 KB)
CDM 2015 - QA Briefing (8 pdf) - An approach to interpreting the term Construction Work - September 2015.pdf(.pdf, 36.43 KB)

The Forest Industry Safety Accord

Safety Guides & Technical Notes

FISA 808

CDM in Relation to Forestry

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