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Fiona's blog In forestry we work hard to keep people safe and well. But accidents can happen, and the nature of forestry work means these accidents can involve serious injuries. That means it’s essential that forestry businesses have...
Read postFiona’s blog I’m pleased and proud to announce that Wade Brunt, one of Safetree’s Toroawhi, has been named a finalist in the NZ Workplace H&S Awards for a wellbeing programme he ran last year while still working for Gisborne forestry...
Read postFiona’s blog I expect that a hot topic of conversation at the rescheduled Safetree Conference on 19 & 20 November will be how forestry people have adapted to what’s been an extraordinary year for the industry and New Zealand generally.
Read postFiona's Blog It’s now a month since forestry went back to work and the signs are looking good that the Covid-19 virus has stayed under control. It has been great to see the industry working together to develop and implement the industry...
Read postFiona's Blog On Thursday May 14 New Zealand moves to Covid-19 Alert Level 2. For forestry-related operations, the main differences between Levels 2 and 3 are a slight easing of physical distancing requirements and the ability to travel to...
Read postFiona's Blog As forestry prepares to get back to work next week, this email clarifies what sorts of activities can be done while we are still at Covid-19 Alert Level 4, and as we get ready to start at Level 3. It also gives more details on...
Read postSafetree, FISC and FICA want to support you while our country goes on its ‘stay home’ journey. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting interesting and entertaining videos and other resources on social media. These aim to help you and...
Read postFiona’s blog As you will be well aware, New Zealand will move to a level 4 Covid-19 response at midnight tonight and all non-essential industries will shut-down for at least a month, including forestry. This move is being taken to contain...
Read postAs many of you will understand these decisions are not easy to make butcollectively, we confirm that FISC & FICA have decided to postpone theSafetree Conference until later this year, in light of COVID-19 pandemic andfocus on public events.We...
Read postFiona’s blog This is a stressful time for people working in forestry. The slowdown caused by Covid-19 (Coronavirus) is hitting people in harvesting particularly hard. I am working closely with FICA to pass on information ‘from the...
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