Safety Library

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.

Drones in Forestry

FISA Safety Guide 811

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.

Wildfire

FISA Safety Bulletin

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

FISA Summit 2025

Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Rheged, Penrith

Come and join us and participate in our safety focussed annual event - Registration now OPEN

Chainshot - Manage the risk

FISA Technical Note 004

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.