Reckless ‘amateur Lumberjacks’ doing more harm than good
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has urged amateur lumberjacks who are venturing in to forests to cut up windblown trees to stay at home and leave the job to the…
Burnout build-up’: manual labour employee exodus warning, as demand for burnout support soars by 200%
Findings come alongside reports that nearly half of employees have suffered from excessive stress over the last year, leading 1 in 10 to leave their jobs. Experts warn of risks…
STIHL Launches Updated S3 Safety Boots
STIHL has launched an updated set of breathable and comfortable safety boots, designed to support and protect wearers when undertaking gardening and landscaping jobs. Enhancing its current footwear range, STIHL…
Tackling Ash Dieback
Tackling Ash Dieback with Westtech Woodcracker Tree Shears – Hymenoscyphus fraxineas – Ash Dieback – is a fungal disease causing leaf loss and crown dieback in affected ash trees and…
Keeping Timber Hauliers Safe
The stereotypical logging truck driver is a super tough guy, he can of course handle the big rig, the rough roads, long hours, work in all weathers and still jump…
Deere Begins Production Of Protective Face Shields for Health-Care Workers
Deere, in collaboration with the UAW, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association has joined a number of organizations and companies across the country to produce…
Personal Protection Screen For The Pfanzelt Moritz
Pfanzelt Maschinenbau GmbH had a large display and demonstration area at Austrofoma and were demonstrating the manoeuvrable and versatile four-wheel drive special Felix forwarder, PM Trac, Logline and S-Line trailers,…
Promoting safety in the workplace
It is not possible to eliminate chain shot, but there are simple steps that can be taken to reduce the risk. Chain shot is the high velocity separation and ejection…