April 2021 - reference to helicopter landing sites has been removed. The decision on a helicopter landing site will always need to be made by the pilot and therefore is removed from FISA 802 emergency plan.

October 2020 - FISA 802 has been amended and there is now a template form available online meaning it can be filled in and printed for use on site.

This guide is vital to ensure that those out on site have the key information they require.  

This guide is kindly sponsored by Trackplot.

This leaflet covers the safe practices to be followed when operating large goods vehicles (LGVs) in the forest. 

This guide is kindly sponsored by Volvo.

This leaflet covers the safe work practices to be followed when harvesting and extracting trees on steep or difficult ground. 

This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be followed when operating tracked 360 excavators and walking excavators in forestry and other tree work. 

This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be followed when recovering machines that have become bogged down during forestry and other tree work.

This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be followed when using all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). ATVs are sit-in vehicles that are designed specifically for off-road use.

This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be adopted when using a sit-astride all-terrain vehicle ( ATV), often known as an ATV quad bike. These are most commonly four-, but can be three- or even six-, wheeled vehicles designed for off-road use.

This document provides guidance on the safe working practices to be followed when operating tree shear and grapple saw equipment.

July 2022 - FISA 608 updated to version 4; Alongside this a suitable training course has been scoped and outlined, this outline will continue to be reviewed in line with the guidance.

This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be followed when using firewood processors. It covers machines with a cutting device (either circular saw or chainsaw types) and a splitting ram and includes advice for electrically powered, power take-off (PTO) shaft or petrol-engine-driven machines.

This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be adopted when carrying out mechanical roadside processing in forestry and other tree work.