Safety in Forestry Operations

Provide a safe workplace for yourself, employees and contractors with these resources to help identify, assess and control hazards in forestry operations.

Farm Forestry OH&S

• Farm Forestry OH&S Checklist 

Specific hazard control strategies

• Soil Preparation
• Tree Planting
• Weed Control and Fertiliser Application
• Tree Pruning
• Thinning and Harvesting
• Firebreak Establishment and Maintenance
• Portable Saw-Milling

WorkSafe Victoria

• Forestry Industry Page
• Safety in Forest Operations (Harvesting and Haulage) Industry Standard
• Working Safely with Trees
• Fatigue Management Guidelines for the Forestry Industry

Training

• TAFE and Training Course Directory (enter search eg ‘chainsaw’)
• Industry Registered Training Organisations
  

Other resources

• ForestWorks
• Tree faller’s manual
• Chainsaw operator’s manual
• Forest Industry Safety Tool (from NSW)