Announcing FISA Electrical and Utility Awareness Events in Wales
We are excited to announce two upcoming FISA Electrical and Utility Awareness events in Wales, aimed at enhancing safety and awareness for those working near electrical and utility lines in the forestry sector.
Organised on behalf of FISA, these events will provide invaluable training on identifying electrical hazards, understanding safe working practices, and preventing accidents.
These events are free to attend, but please ensure you have registered by booking your place via the links below.
Event Details:
Date: Friday, 4th October 2024
Time: 13:00 - 16:30
Location: Lantra, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, LD2 3WY
Date: Thursday, 3rd October 2024
Time: 13:00 - 16:30
Location: Lantra, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, LD2 3WY
This half day event is a good way to gain competence development and an e-certificate of attendance will be issued. We will cover overhead, surface based and buried services; all are a significant worksite hazard and constraint across many forestry work types and work phases:
Planning
Mobilisation
During operations
Servicing, maintenance, material, and equipment supply
Wood product onsite processing works
Timber haulage
The attendance event has been created to raise awareness of the key issues, outline industry standards in reference to the principal roles and responsibilities.
Attendance by FWM’s may be used as a demonstration of CPD with the FISA FWM Framework for Competence.
Who should attend?
The event is aimed to help engender a mutual understanding of the hazards, constraints and the respective roles and responsibilities and is suited to all personnel from across the industry:
FWM’s
Supervisors
Harvesting
Forest Road Building and Maintenance
Ground preparation, drainage, and peat restoration.
Machine Servicing
Forest Haulage, including timber haulage, machine low loader, equipment and material delivery.
Fencing
Survey
DNO forestry liaison personnel
For more information, please contact us by emailing info@focusonforestryfirst.co.uk.
