| Topic |
Standard |
| High-visibility clothing |
- AS/NZS 4602 (Class D,D/N,N) or AS/NZS 1906 (Class 1,2,3) or
- New Zealand Forestry Guidelines for High-Visibility Clothing
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| Leg protection for workers using a chainsaw |
- AS/NZS 4453.3:1997 Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws, Part 3, Protective Legwear or
- any other Standard that has the same or more stringent criteria
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| Protective toe caps for footwear |
- AS/NZS 2210.1:2009 Safety, protective and occupational footwear Part 1 or
- any other Standard embodying the same or more stringent criteria
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| Safety helmets |
- AS/NZS 1801:1997 Occupational protective helmets or
- ATV–NZS 8600:2002 or
- any other Standard embodying the same or more stringent criteria such as EN 397
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| Hearing protectors |
- AS/NZS 1270:2002 Hearing protectors or
- any other Standard embodying the same or more stringent criteria
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| Eye protection (not forestry-type mesh visors) |
- AS/NZS 1337:2010 Eye protectors for industrial applications, Amendment 1 Sept 1994: Amendment 2 Oct 1997 or
- any other Standard embodying the same or more stringent criteria
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| Gloves |
- NZS 5812:1982 Industrial protective gloves Reconfirmed:1989 or
- any other Standard embodying the same or more stringent criteria
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| Respiratory protective devices |
- AS/NZS 1715:2009 Selection, use and maintenance of protective respiratory devices and 1716:1994 Respiratory protective devices, Amendment 1 Feb 1996 or
- any other Standard embodying the same or more stringent criteria
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| Seat belts and seat harnesses |
- ISO 6683:2005 Earth-moving machinery – Seat belts and seat belt anchorages Performance requirements and tests
- SAEJ386: 2022 Occupant restraint system for off-road work machines
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| Safety harnesses, belts and lanyards used in silviculture, harvesting and seed collection |
- AS/NZS 1891.1:2007: Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices – Harnesses and ancillary equipment and AS/NZS 1891.4:2009: Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices – Selection, use and maintenance or
- any other Standard embodying the same or more stringent criteria
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| Helmets for ATVs (for all persons operating, or riding as a passenger) |
- NZS 8600:2002 All-terrain vehicle helmets
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| Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) |
- ISO 8082.1:2009:Self-propelled machinery for forestry – laboratory tests and performance requirements for roll-over protective structures. Part 1
- ISO 8082.2:2011 Self-propelled machinery for forestry – laboratory tests and performance requirements for roll-over protective structures. Part 2
- AS/NZS 4024 (series) for machine guarding
- AS 5327:2022 for safe access or AS/NZS 1657 for fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders
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| Falling object protective structures (FOPS) |
- ISO 8083:2006 Machinery for forestry, falling object protective structures, laboratory tests and performance requirements
- ISO 3449:2005 Earth-moving machinery – Falling-object protective structures – Laboratory tests and performance requirements
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| Operator protective structures (OPS) |
- ISO 8084:2003 Machinery for forestry, operator protective structures, laboratory tests and performance requirements
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| All load-bearing wire rope used in forest harvesting work should have an independent wire rope core or a wire strand core |
- BS/NZS 302: Part 5:1987 Specification for ropes for hauling purposes or
- any other Standard embodying the same or more stringent criteria
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| Traction aid winches |
- ISO 19472.2:2022 Machinery for forestry – Winches – Part 2: Traction aid winches
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| Cranes, hoists and winches |
- AS/NZS 1418 – Cranes, hoists, and winches
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| Steel wire rope |
- AS 2759:2004 – Steel wire rope – Safe use, operation and maintenance
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| Ladders |
- AS/NZS 1892.1:1996 Portable ladders
- any other Standard embodying the same or more stringent criteria
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| Petrol containers |
- AS/NZS 2906:2001 Fuel containers – Portable – Plastics and metal
- ASTM F-852-99e1 Standard specification for portable gasoline containers for consumer use
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