Forestry Work - Guidelines for the Provision of Facilities and General Safety and Health in
The guidelines provide information to enable employers to comply with their duties under the HSE Act and HSE Regulations.
They should be read in conjunction with the codes of practice which have been developed after extensive consultation with the forest and associated industries.
Table of Contents
Foreword
About these guidelines
Content of the guidelines
Application of reference information
Definition of "forestry work"
Notifiable work
Part One: Amenities and facilities
1.1 Washing facilities
1.2 Toilets
1.3 Drinking water
1.4 First-aid equipment
1.5 Facilities for employees who become ill at work
1.6 Facilities for changing and storing clothes
1.7 Facilities for meals
1.8 Lighting
1.9 Emergency exit plan
1.10 Maintenance, cleanliness and access to facilities
Part Two: General safety
2.1 Working at heights of more than 3 metres
2.2 Work under raised objects
2.3 Earthworks and excavations
2.4 Harmful noise
2.5 Cleaning, maintenance and repair of machinery
2.6 Driver protection in mobile plant
2.7 Other plant
2.8 Duties of designers, manufacturers, suppliers and sellers of plant
2.9 Duties of designers, manufacturers suppliers and sellers of protective clothing and equipment
2.10 Restriction on the employment of young persons
Appendix: Contents of codes of practice for forest operations and tree work
