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Just before Easter, WorkSafe sent out an important communication raising concerns about things it has seen on sites recently. Fiona’s blog – Growing our Safety Culture initiative nominated for award Safetree’s Growing our Safety...
Read postFiona’s blog:WorkSafe raises concerns about things it has seen on sites recently WorkSafe wants to bring to the industry’s attention concerns that have come to light during visits by Inspectors to forestry harvesting sites in recent months
Read postFiona’s blog: Managing health risks to make sure people are fit for work Safetree ran a project last year to find out about the health of forestry workers. The goal was to identify what health risks need to be managed to ensure forestry...
Read postThanks for attending the first Safetree Conference, Partnering for Change held by FISC and FICA in Christchurch last week. About 150 people registered for the event from across the industry. That made it a great opportunity to network and...
Read postFiona’s blog: A new kind of training is needed in forestry Training has always been important in forestry. But as the industry matures, the type of training that’s needed is expanding. We have a strong focus on 'training for task' and...
Read postTwo steps forward, one step back Last...
Read postDetailed programme - including speakers and topics FISC and FICA are proud to partner to get our foresters home safe each night. Below is a detailed programme for the Safetree Conference - Partnering for Change, Sudima Christchurch Airport...
Read postFiona's blog - focus areas for 2019 Late last year we held a joint WorkSafe/FISC summit, where people from the industry identified issues that have an impact on health and safety in forestry. They also identified who was best placed to deal...
Read postFiona's blog - it's about growing capability, not just audits It’s our first year of Safetree Contractor Certification and we're very close to having 100 certified contractors (92). I’ve had many discussions about why we have...
Read postFiona’s blog - where to from here? More than 50 people from across forestry attended the FISC/WorkSafe Forestry Summit on November 6, which aimed to identify what else we should be doing to improve our health and safety performance. The...
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