THE Australian Forestry Contractors Association will host free safety workshops for forestry workers next week.
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has joined forces with AFCA, providing funding for the forestry logistics safety program under the Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative.
NHVR stakeholder manager John Gilbert said it was imperative Australia’s forestry workers have a safe environment and the training is providing much-needed support and advice.
“These workshops provide crucial information on load restraint, key impacts on vehicle stability when transporting forestry products and emerging technologies in this high risk industry,” Mr Gilbert said.
AFCA has developed the workshop content in partnership with Engistics to address forestry-specific haulage challenges.
“The workshops provide information on legal obligations of securing loads, the stability of vehicles transporting forestry products and how to minimise truck rollover risk, identifying deficiencies in existing load restraint systems and emerging new technologies and their use,” AFCA general manager Stacey Gardiner said.
“It will also cover chain of responsibility and proposed changes to the law, recent load restraint research and testing, rollovers and incident investigation findings.”
The Mount Gambier workshop will be held on May 29 at Commodore on the Park at 8.30am.
Visit www.afca.asn.au/flst-info-rego to register.
