Roadside Safety Week takes place between 19th November – 25th November 2025. It is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about road safety issues, including the prevention of accidents, injuries, and fatalities on the road.

The FISA Risk Zone campaign will address the ever-growing problem of public and operative encroachment into active forestry work areas.

FISA via the FISA Plant & Equipment WG will be feeding into the HSE Review of LOLER (& PSSR). 

PPE or A&E: the choice that is faced by people when they purchase a chainsaw.

Royal Forestry Society brings together leading voices from across the sector to tackle one of forestry’s toughest topics: mental health.

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.

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.

Mental Health & Wellbeing in Forestry - Animation