The Safety Library holds a wide range of items. These can be filtered using the categories listing on the right-hand-side or bottom of the page.
Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Rheged, Penrith
Come and join us and participate in our safety focussed annual event - Registration now OPEN
CDM in Relation to Forestry
November 2024 - FISA 808 Feedback Q&A (V1) 20.11.24
October 2024 - FISA 808 Annex 1 amended to show CDM not required for Forwarder Track (Brash & Stump) - see p8.
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.
...is celebrated on 28 April to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally.
Draft Minute of the FISA 2020 AGM - 29th September 2020 at 2.30pm
Lantra launches new campaign to address trend in chainsaw accidents
PPE or A&E: the choice that is faced by people when they purchase a chainsaw.
NEW - Gone Foresting Episode
Royal Forestry Society brings together leading voices from across the sector to tackle one of forestry’s toughest topics: mental health.
FISA Technical Note 003
This Technical Note will only focus on the requirements in relation to inspection of equipment and machines. But it is the responsibility of the employer to familiarise themselves with the other elements of Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) / Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998) (LOLER).
January 2023 - Chainsaw PUWER Checklist added.
December 2022 - sample machine daily and weekly inspection records now available which can be adapted to your own situation.
FISA Technical Note 002
Chainsaw operations remain the highest risk activity within our industry.
The FISA Chainsaw Working Group has prepared guidance on the planning of chainsaw works, for those undertaking the works, Forest Works Managers and Landowners. This guidance has been in circulation as a working draft for comment; we now release as a final version.
Arboriculture & Forestry Fatalities
The HSE are sharing these notifications. Because the incidents are under investigation exact details will not be available and will not be provided with these notifications (either because the facts haven’t been established or release may prejudice enquiries).
April 2025 - AFAG Fatal Notification - Struck by an object (tree trunk)
Mental Health & Wellbeing in Forestry - Animation
Mental Health & Wellbeing in Forestry - Animation