New FISA Safety Guide - September 2026

This is a new guide intended for anyone specifying, approving, managing or carrying out drone operations, including equipment operators, supervisors, contractors and those working in the vicinity of a drone.

This Bulletin provides guidance on what you need to consider before working on site with fire-damaged trees.

The refreshed 2019 FISA Guidance on Managing Health & Safety in Forestry (GMHSF).

Updated - September 2026

This Technical Note has been revised to redefine the chainshot risk/exclusion zone from a flat 70m minimum to the greater of 90m, the manufacturer's risk zone, or two tree lengths plus boom length, with slope now an explicit factor.

Updated July 2026 - carrying important information relating to the use of ATVs both in forestry and agriculture.
A summary of the updates is also available.

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.

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

June 2026 - FISA 808 Feedback Q&A (V2) June 2026

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. 

Mental Health Awareness Week is a reminder that preventing work-related stress is most effective when it is part of everyday work design and management.