Health & Safety

Health and Safety in forest operations is extremely important. Whether you are a timber grower or purchaser, forester, contractor or subcontractor (operator), you have legal duties to fulfil in order to ensure that people’s safety and health is not put at risk during forest operations.
The law requires that during the planning and carrying out of forestry operations, a number of safety and health duties be fulfilled, including:
As the Forestry Works Manager, Western Forestry Co-op has the competence to discharge the duties associated with the landowner role and ensure that Health and Safety in Forest Operations is strictly adhered to.