Australian forestry Standards and certification schemes
The general requirements of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) 9001, 14001 and 45001 were utilised to ensure the ForestFit™ criteria were developed with a risk based approach for management systems and further contextualised for forest contracting businesses suitability.
ForestFit™ Certification standards and criteria were also developed to align with the principles of Responsible Wood and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards utilised within the Australian forest industry. ForestFit™ has a 'deemed to comply' relationship with Responsible Wood and is working with FSC to establish a similar relationship.
Assurance across Australian forestry supply chain
Accessing professional contracting businesses (outsourced providers) with the experience, expertise and resources to undertake active forest management operations is integral to the Growers’ supply chain. Utilising certified outsourced providers assures appropriate risk allocation of business, safety and environmental due diligence requirements and that industry standards are met.
What people are saying...
Testimonial
“Our experience was very fruitful from an overall business perspective. It allowed us to work on areas we hadn't placed adequate resource or focus and create a more rounded Management System.”
Certification pilot participant
“The GAP analysis allowed our business to proceed with things with assurances around them and the support of the process. These things were more efficiently prioritised and processed ensuring swift action and application.”
Certification pilot participant
“ForestFit Certification is a holistic process for contractors to refer to and undertake. Consistency is something the industry is constantly looking for and Forest fit addresses these issues.”
Certification pilot participant
Resource Centre and Certified Register
The ForestFit Resource Centre has been established to provide guidance, factsheets and templates to support forest businesses in achieving certification. Where practicable guidance, templates documents and evidence have been developed to support documentation and evidence requirements of the standards. These have been categorised by standard.
The Certification Standards that applicants are certified against will be listed on their ForestFit certificate and the ForestFit Certified Business Register. The latest version of the certification standards and criteria can be found on the ForestFit portal.
