8 August 2018 | Conference
9 August 2018 | FISC Workshop
Rotorua, NEW ZEALAND
14 August 2018 | Safety Workshop
15 August 2018 | Conference
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
The Forest Industry Safety & Technology conference showcases new practices, systems and tools for improving forest safety – focused on local and practical outcomes.
Event Details
#1 People and Culture
People and culture are a strong driver of safety improvement. Our keynote speakers focused on how CEOs need to initiate and own changes in safety attitudes. The major theme was what drives culture change and how everyone in the workplace can benefit from learning from incidents in a informative and positive way.
#2 Technologies and Systems
At the same time as software is making safety administration easier, machinery technologies are changing fast at the leading edge of primary and extraction industries. Our focus was to bring the leaders with relevant experience In exciting new technologies can help us in forestry. Technologies from within (think Waratah’s developments on chainshot) and autonomous control from outside (think Rio Tinto’s Mine of the Future at Pilbara) was showcased. Many of these innovations, which have already been successfully adopted by the industry, were highlighted throughout the event.
Event Dates & Locations
Rotorua, NEW ZEALAND
8 August 2018 | Conference
9 August 2018 | FISC Workshop
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
14 August 2018 | Safety Workshop
15 August 2018 | Conference
Who Attended?
- Forestry contractors
- Forestry managers
- Forestry owners
- Forestry consultants
- Health & safety leaders
- Harvest planners
- Transport operators
- Government representatives

Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
The Forest Safety 2018 Conference offered a tremendous opportunity for companies involved in forest safety to maximise their exposure to New Zealand and Australian forestry companies. This is a major event for this regions forestry sector.
Exhibition spaces for these events are at a premium. FIEA has a well-deserved reputation of providing both sponsors and exhibitors with a unique platform for promoting their products and services to the industry in BOTH New Zealand and Australia.
For a full range of sponsorship opportunities, for future Forest Industry Safety & Technology events, or upcoming FIEA technology programmes, please contact Gordon Thomson, Sponsorship Manager.
Gordon Thomson, Sponsorship Manager, (+64) 7 921 1384 or (+64) 27 275 8022, gordon.thomson@fiea.org.nz.