SAFETY SKILLS & COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT

• MANAGING SAFETY DOCUMENTS
  
• LEARNING & BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE
  
• PLANT & EQUIPMENT
  
• SAFETY SKILLS & COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT
  
• FOREST HAULAGE
  
• ELECTRICITY & UTILITIES
  
• WORKSITE MANAGEMENT
  

SAFETY SKILLS & COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT TITLE:

DEVELOP AND LAUNCH AN INDUSTRY AGREED CHAINSAW OPERATOR REFRESHER TRAINING PROPOSAL

OBJECTIVE OF THE GROUP:

Original NPTC chainsaw certification has been in existence for almost 20yrs. It is recognised, and promoted in the AFAG guides that best practice should include some form of training refresher either on a 3 or 5 year cycle. The group has provided a FISA Chainsaw Refresher Course.

CHAIR PERSON OF THE GROUP:

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP:

Graeme Hodgson - GPE Forestry
Alyson Kacedan - GPE Forestry
Simon Wallis - Euroforest
Fiona Angier - Confor
Gillian Clark (support) - FISA CEO

GROUP TARGET:

Continue to implement Refresher training Programme and further develop course categories.

RESOURCES &/ FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:

Ongoing Trainer standardisation costs
Publishing Training programme

KEY ACTIONS:

Priorities and Action Plan 2017-19

Continue with FISA refresher, supervisor and FWM training courses. These to be reviewed on a regular basis and updated when needed.

Monitor trainer resource capacity, competency and availability

Contribute towards course content with training providers to ensure adequate training is available to the industry.

Liaise with other groups on subjects that cross interests

Liaise with Chairman.

ACTIONS COMPLETE

Provision of FISA Chainsaw Refrersher Course