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.
At the recent Driver CPC/FWM haulage session in Inverness, a range of key safety points were raised in the discussion – all points that could help improve haulage safety on your sites:
Highlighting the risks of occupational asthma - HSE.
From 1 February 2021 Construction and Use Regulations will not allow tyres aged over 10 years old to be used on the front steered axles of HGVs, buses, coaches or all single wheels fitted to a minibus (9 to 16 passenger seats). So, if used it will mean a dangerous fail at annual test and a prohibition.
FISA Safety Bulletin
This FISA bulletin gives a list of what a chainsaw operator needs for your personal first aid kit.
Updated April 2022
The FISA Forest Haulage Working Group identified the need for an induction video (new HGV drivers into the forest) available since September 2021 and there is now a series of training videos to complement the CPC +F training course.
Scottish Woodlands - Health & Safety Toolbox Talk for Contractors
FISA Safety Bulletin
FISA received a query from an FWM responsible for a site with active felling of woodland adjacent to a trunk road.
The response outlines that site planning must take place to ensure that the tree works keep within the wood where possible, and the traffic management plan and roadside safety measures are developed and also put in place.
FTN article - Feb 2022