FISTA provides safety training and education to workers in forestry-related industries to:

• Decrease the number and severity of logging-related accidents;

• Improve productivity and professionalism; and

• Encourage environmentally sound practices.

Located in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Forest Industry Safety and Training Alliance, Inc. is a nationally recognized, non-profit safety training and education organization for the forest industry. FISTA is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization governed by a nine-member board of directors. FISTA has five full-time staff members. In business since 1991, FISTA is committed to providing quality training at a reasonable cost.

FISTA is most well known for its hands-on Chain Saw Safety Training Program, which has been conducted in hundreds of locations across Wisconsin and across the country. Chain Saw Safety Training is conducted for a wide variety of groups such as: loggers, foresters, landowners, highway departments, correctional facilities, conservation districts, municipalities, and many more.

In Wisconsin, FISTA provides Logger Training and Education and maintains a database of trained loggers and foresters for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®). All SFI® training is conducted in accordance with the annual SFI® Training Standard. SFI® Training in Wisconsin includes: Best Management Practices for Water Quality (BMPs) and annual Continuing Education requirements.

FISTA also:

• Conducts Sawmill Safety Inspections to provide consultation services on safety training programs for your business.

• Produces forestry-related and arborist safety videos and materials

• Coordinates three Loggers Conferences annually in Wisconsin

• Conducts Chain Saw Safety Training for high schools in Wisconsin. These workshops incorporate information on sustainable forestry as well as highlighting careers in the forest industry.

• Maintains a strong working relationship with many organizations such as: Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association, Wisconsin Forest Resources Education Alliance (WFREA), Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the Wisconsin SFI® State Implementation Committee (SIC), and many others.

FISTA
3243 Golf Course Road, Rhinelander, WI 54501
800-551-2656 (toll free), 715-282-4979, 715-282-7987 (fax)
email: info@fistausa.org, Website: www.fistausa.org