Forestry work includes:
-
forming, developing and regenerating forests
-
obtaining forest products
-
loading, transporting and unloading forest products
-
assessing finished operations and establishing, maintaining and upgrading roads, tracks and log landings, and
-
associated activities including clearing, fencing, trenching and draining.
Forestry is dangerous work because of the:
-
physical demands of the job
-
use of heavy machinery
-
unpredictable conditions.
As a person conducting a business or undertaking you have a duty to keep workers and workplaces safe from the risks of forestry.