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Male machinery operators at greater risk of injury

07 March 2025
Despite Safe Work Australia’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness on the importance of safety in the workplace, accidents still occur too frequently on a national scale. Source: Timberbiz In 2023 alone 200 Australian workers died from traumatic injuries at work, according to Safe Work
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Manual tree felling projects to support skills

07 March 2025
Two new projects run by Skill Insight and ForestWorks are underway to support skills development in manual tree felling with a chainsaw. Source: Timberbiz They follow the 2023-24 Tree Felling Project, which reviewed and updated three units for manual tree felling. During that project,
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More reduction burns are needed in regional Victoria

03 March 2025
More fuel reduction burns are needed across regional Victoria to ease the burden on rural firefighters, a former CSIRO division chief says. Source: The Weekly Times Retired forestry bureaucrat Glen Kile says Victoria’s ‘detection and suppression’ approach to bushfire management had fr
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Draft Code of Practice for transportation of logs – responses sought from industry

28 February 2025
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has published a new draft Code of Practice, to assist industry to improve safety outcomes in the transport of logs from forest to mill or port. Source: Timberbiz The new Log Haulage Industry Code of Practice (LHC) provides guidance for busin
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WA calls for assistance with Manjimup fires

21 February 2025
Seven Forestry Corporation staff members are deploying to Western Australia as part of a contingency of NSW fire specialists. Source: Timberbiz Western Australian fire authorities have issued an interstate call for assistance to boost firefighter ranks working to contain fires near Ma
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Opinion: John O’Donnell – Identifying key bushfire lessons

21 February 2025
Identifying and actioning key bushfire disaster economic, efficiency and accountability lessons and insights from across Australia. John O’Donnell considers that Australia and its towns and cities is inadequately prepared for bushfires and this has been outlined in other documents. ht
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Experimental research burns to test new theories on wildfire spread

19 February 2025
Scion is running experimental research burns near Christchurch from 3-14 March to test new theories on how wildfires spread under various conditions. This will help improve operational and community readiness for and response to future events and enhance firefighter and public safety.
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Australian design rules for trucks and heavy vehicles do the job

17 February 2025
Australia should keep its technical design rules for trucks and heavy trailers but completely harmonise its light vehicle rules with international standards, Australian Trucking Association Chair Mark Parry said today. Source: Timberbiz Mr Parry was releasing the ATA submission to the
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Mapping lightning strikes to prevent fires

14 February 2025
Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) collaborative study with NASA, IGNIS Project, has just completed its first round of aerial data collection which has used infrared cameras to analyse the terrain in Western Australia’s south-east region to select areas for a lighting mapping
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Charities benefit from Forestry Corporation awards

14 February 2025
Local organisations will benefit from the latest awards distributed through the Forestry Corporation as it works with its partners and stakeholders on a key safety program that is engaging the timber industry in the Snowy Valleys. Source: Timberbiz The safety space is so important and
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