Operations Pre Commencement Record

• Site name

• Location
  Address

• Contract name

• Landowner role

• FWM/FWS role

• Main Contractor role

• Is the contractor on the approved contractors register?

  Yes

  No

  NA

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Attendees

• Are warning signs in place?

  Yes

  No

• Add images of warning signage

  Media

• When will they be erected?

  Date

• What is the forest road condition?

  Select Good Fair Poor

  • Good
  • Fair
  • Poor

• What needs to be done to improve the safety of the road?

• Add images of road defects

  Media

• Add images of road condition

  Media

• What is the forestry operation?

  Select Direct Harvesting Standing sale Harvesting Ground Preparation Planting Civil Engineering Chemical spraying

  • Direct Harvesting
  • Standing sale Harvesting
  • Ground Preparation
  • Planting
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical spraying

• Has a transport route map been issued?

  Yes

  No

• When will this be issued?

  Date

• Has a Site Assessment been issued covering all relevant site hazards and emergency response details?

  Yes

  No

• Has an operational site map been issued?

  Yes

  No

• Are there any site specific arrangements which need to be clarified (e.g. third party access, timber stacking, water crossing points)?

  Yes

  No

• Detail agreement discussed on site

• How often will the FWM/FWS visit the site?

• How often will FWM/FWS provide site monitoring notes?

  Fortnightly (high risk sites)

  Monthly (low risk sites)

• Has the FWM provided a competent Risk Assessment covering all site specific and generic hazards?

  Yes

  No

• Has the FWM provided certificates of competence and EFAW +F for all site operators?

  Yes

  No

• Harvester operator(s)

• Forwarder operator(s)

• Chainsaw operator(s)

• Other machine operator(s)

• Site safety coordinator role

• Has a Standing Sale contract been issued and signed by both parties?

  Yes

  No

• Has the felling licence and FSC number been provided?

  Yes

  No

• Do operators have a personal First Aid kit?

  Yes

  No

• What is the expiry date?

  Date

• Do operators have the appropriate PPE for the task?

  Yes

  No

• Will lone working procedures be required?

  Yes

  No

• What are the procedures?

• Is there an agreed area for fuel storage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has appropriate machinery been selected for the operation?

  Yes

  No

• Is there any watercourses/drains onsite

  Yes

  No

• Are the operators aware of buffer zones around watercourses?

  Yes

  No

• 

• Has a contract map showing work area and site hazards been issued?

  Yes

  No

• Has a COSHH assessment and ESRA been issued?

  Yes

  No

• Has a site assessment including emergency response information been issued?

  Yes

  No

• What is the welfare arrangement for this site?

• Are there any unmapped watercourses on site?

  Yes

  No
• Where is the watercourse?
  Address

• How will the operators deal with the watercourse(s)?

• Add an image of the watercourse

  Media

• Are there any historical features on site?

  Yes

  No

• What is the feature?

• How will the feature(s) be protected during the operation?

Wildlife

• Red squirrels

  Yes

  No
• Location
  Address

• Is the location of the dray on the operations map?

  Yes

  No

• Why not?

• Add images

  Media

• Badgers

  Yes

  No
• Location
  Address

• Is the location of the sett on the operations map?

  Yes

  No

• Why not?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Add images

  Media

• Nesting birds

  Yes

  No
• Location
  Address

• Is the location of the nest on the operations map?

  Yes

  No

• Why not?

• Images of the nest

  Media

• Aquatic wildlife

  Yes

  No
• Location
  Address

• What is it?

• Is it on the operations map?

  Yes

  No

• Why not?