Setting the standard
Recognising forest contracting businesses that demonstrate safe, environmental and sustainable business practices within the forest industry.
The ForestFit Certification development that has been underway for NSW has now expanded to Queensland. As part of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) move to adopt a work health and safety (WHS) standard with supporting due diligence and assurance processes.
Participate in this exciting
development opportunity
for the forest industry
EOI due 19 July (Mon)
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QLD IRG inception meeting
30 July (Fri).
ForestFit certification objectives
- Promote continuous improvement and sustainable business, safety and environmental practices.
- Create efficiencies in compliance and auditing of business, safety and environmental performance.
- Provide assurance to the forest industry and regulators of best practice implementation and risk management.
Currently as part of the ForestFit Training and Certification project, working jointly with industry and NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), industry led design provides continuous input into the development of the certification framework:
- Criteria feedback session (19 July 2021)
- Criteria design session (01 Jul 2021)
- Criteria design session (30 Jun 2021)
- Criteria design session (07 Jun 2021)
- Industry briefing session (17 and 25 May 2021)
- Certification blueprint design session part 2 (03 May 2021)
- Certification blueprint design session part 1 (22 Mar 2021)
- Research insights report (09 Mar 2021)
- Industry briefing session (04 Mar 2021)
Please contact us if you would like to participate in our industry engagement sessions.
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