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Safetree delivers health and safety initiatives to the forestry industry. It is operated by the Forest Industry Safety Council, a partnership of workers, industry and government.
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Contractor Certification
Find out how to become a Safetree Certified harvesting or silviculture contractor, which provides independent confirmation of good H&S practices.
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Safetree Contractor Register
See the Register of Safetree Certified harvesting & silviculture contractors. Contractors can login to the Register to manage their registration.
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Safetree Worker Certification
Find out how you, or members of your crew, can become Safetree Certified Workers. Certification is available for fallers and breakers-out.
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Safety Alerts
Safety Alerts are a great way to share information and experiences around the industry. See the latest Safety Alerts. If your business has an Alert, send it to info@safetree.nz and we'll share it.
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Industry Stories
In these videos forestry businesses share their experiences and lessons, including how they've engaged with workers and used innovation to create a safer workplace.
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Statistics
Here you will find Safetree's Health and Safety Performance Dashboard for forestry, IRIS reports that collect incident information from some forestry companies. and other reports.
Tailgate meetings
Safetree's tailgate meeting resources include a template for running a tailgate meeting and factsheets that can be used at meetings to support good H&S discussions with crews.
Read moreSilviculture
Browse Safetree's information for silviculture businesses and crews. These include a set of factsheets specifically for silviculture that can be used at tailgate meetings.
Read moreTree-Faller Game
Use this game to practice for the Safetree Worker Certification assessment. Only very experienced Fallers can make it through all the levels. Available for desk-tops, Apple and Android devices.
Featured resources
Dealing with windthrow trees
Cyclone Gabrielle left considerable windthrow in forests. Here is information on how to manage the hazards presented by windthrow trees.
Read moreWinch-Assisted Harvesting BPG
At the industry’s request and with funding from ACC and WorkSafe, Safetree has developed a Winch-Assisted Harvesting Best Practice Guide.
Read moreRepairs & Maintenance
See this guide by Rayonier Matariki Forests to safe systems of work for mobile plant repair & maintenance. It includes two short videos with key safety messages.
Read moreSmall scale forestry
Browse Safetree's information for small scale forestry operations, including info for landowners, managers, crews and workers.
Read moreLatest news
ACoP Review
In this newsletter:
- Joe's blog - parts of new ACoP for your feedback
- 2025 forestry forecast: 3 people dead, 150 seriously injured
- Certification update
- Getting ready for working in hot weather.
Courses
Hauora Safety Leadership Course
These courses are specially designed for new and emerging leaders in forestry.
Register for a course: info@safetree.nz