The refreshed 2019 FISA Guidance on Managing Health & Safety in Forestry (GMHSF), is now available to the UK forestry industry.

The guide provides a short brief outline of the key safety points; of note in this guide are the QR codes which can be scanned to give the user view of additional set up and safety information from guidance used in New Zealand and Canada.

October 2020 - Members have requested an editable Welfare provision form be added to this guide. Full leaflet with editable form and separate editable form can be downloaded below.

This leaflet is intended to help employers and the self-employed identify the training and, where necessary, the assessment requirements for tree-work operatives.

February 2021 - Queries raised on Underground services.

December 2020 - FAQs received by FISA post the recent update of FISA 804 Electricity at Work. 

This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be followed by those working on forest operations near overhead power lines (OHPLs) and underground electricity cables, who are not working for the Network Operator.

This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be followed when involved in forest or woodland firefighting operations as an individual or part of a team.

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 recovering machines that have become bogged down during forestry and other tree work.