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Chainsaw Operator – Broken Leg

A chainsaw operator working on one of our sites suffered a broken leg, when he slipped/tripped on a moderate slope. At the time he was not carrying anything other than his saw and appears to have been returning to his refuelling point. The weather conditions were poor...

Serious Haulage Incident

A serious near miss was recently recorded on dash-cam footage from a following vehicle – a timber wagon contracted to Euroforest lost a piece of 3 metre round-wood onto a busy main road narrowly missing both following and on-coming vehicles – All hardwood...

Haulage Safety Breach

Two lorries were loading sawlogs on a Sunday afternoon when a family of cyclists approached. As directed they waited until they were invited to pass by the hauliers, as they came alongside the second lorry the driver began operating the crane. We do not believe the...

Management of Hauliers

There have been several issues in the last two weeks relating to our contract haulage provision. I have been made aware of three separate PIN security issues, three cases of PPE non compliance and one serious safety breach involving a family of cyclists. These have...