﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:53:28 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>UK FISA - Site Safety</title><link>https://ukfisa.com:443/Safety/Safety-Library/rss/category/440/site-safety</link><atom:link href="https://ukfisa.com:443/Safety/Safety-Library/rss/category/440/site-safety" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Angier]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[FISA 701]]></title><link>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/fisa-701</link><description><![CDATA[  Refreshed February 2026  - emphasising the importance around the legal requirement for employers to provide adequate training for employees who use work equipment, such as ATVs; assess the effect ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/fisa-701</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Angier]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Three Buried Service Incidents]]></title><link>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/three-buried-service-incidents</link><description><![CDATA[ These three incidents that occurred within a few weeks of each other. 

 
  Live Underground Powerline Struck and Damaged with a Machine Driven Post 
  Excavator tracked over and damaged live ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/three-buried-service-incidents</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Angier]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Roadside Safety Week 2025]]></title><link>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/roadside-safety-week-2025</link><description><![CDATA[ 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, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/roadside-safety-week-2025</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Angier]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[FISA Risk Zone campaign 2025-26]]></title><link>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/fisa-risk-zone-campaign-2025-26</link><description><![CDATA[ The  FISA Risk Zone campaign  will address the ever-growing problem of  public and operative encroachment  into  active forestry work areas . 

 Over the next 12 months, the campaign will tackle  ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/fisa-risk-zone-campaign-2025-26</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Angier]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Wheel loss]]></title><link>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/wheel-loss</link><description><![CDATA[ Loss of a wheel from a Toyota Hilux - occurred on the A83 in Lochgilphead, fortunately driving at approximately 10-15 mph at the time of the incident which helped prevent further damage or injury. ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:29:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/wheel-loss</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Angier]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Good practices for Use of MEWPs]]></title><link>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/good-practices-for-use-of-mewps</link><description><![CDATA[ Our contracting utility arborist were clearing the hedge row under the 11kv line during a shutdown. In the process of cutting from a MEWP (mobile elevated work platform), it slowly started to roll ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/good-practices-for-use-of-mewps</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Angier]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Roadside Working]]></title><link>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/roadside-working</link><description><![CDATA[ Following ongoing enquiries and concerns raised with FISA for roadside working we are moving forward with drafting new guidance to support the industry on the subject.  

 Thanks go in advance to ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/roadside-working</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Angier]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Responding to a Vegetation Fire - Timeline]]></title><link>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/responding-to-a-vegetation-fire-timeline</link><description><![CDATA[ The FWM was contacted around 6pm on Thursday night making him aware of a potential forest fire near Loch Maberry. Forty minutes later it was confirmed that a fire had broken out in the Barhill ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/responding-to-a-vegetation-fire-timeline</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Angier]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Site Security – Theft and Vandalism]]></title><link>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/site-security-theft-and-vandalism</link><description><![CDATA[ Site safe and fuel bund broken into and damaged. 

 Details of previous thefts from site shared.  

 Trying to stop theft and vandalism within forestry sites can be difficult due to the number ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/site-security-theft-and-vandalism</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Angier]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Eye Injury on Site]]></title><link>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/eye-injury-on-site</link><description><![CDATA[ A Forestry Works Manager suffered an eye injury when the Spruce branches, they were pushing through, slipped out of their hands, whipped back and caught them in the eye. The FWM did not have the ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://ukfisa.com/Safety/Safety-Library/eye-injury-on-site</guid></item></channel></rss>