UKWAS - UK Woodland Assurance Standard

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	Main legislation, regulations, guidelines and codes of practice referred to in the UKWAS Introduction Sections Availability INTRODUCTION The main legislation, guidelines and codes of practice relevant to the UK Woodland Assurance Standard are shown here. These are correct and as complete as possible as at April 2006 but should not be treated as an exhaustive list. It is important at all times to refer to the most recent and/or new documents and relevant websites should be checked frequently. The main documents have been referenced in the text as follows: MP Management Planning Examples of a process and structure for developing management planning documentation are made available on the UKWAS website. The examples posted are not definitive and following them provides no guarantee of achieving certification. BAP Biodiversity Action Plan Refer to the relevant Habitat Action Plans (HAPs) or Species Action Plans (SAPs) of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. See www.ukbap.org.uk. FRM Forest Reproductive Material Regulations These are given in the following publication: 2003: Forestry Commission Information Note 53: Recent Changes to the Control of Forest Reproductive Material It is available from the Forestry Commission, and details of the arrangements in Northern Ireland may be obtained from the Forest Service. Main Reference Document Refer to the relevant documents in this Appendix. The key main documents are listed below and the other main documents under the eight section headings of the standard. KEY LEGISLATION 1967: Forestry Act 1967 (as amended) 1967: Plant Health Act 1967 1982: Forestry Commission Bye-laws 1953: Forestry Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 KEY FORESTRY COMMISSION PUBLICATIONS 2004: The UK Forestry Standard – The Government’s Approach to Sustainable Forestry (Second Edition) 2003: Forests and Water Guidelines 1998: Forests and Soil Conservation Guidelines 1995: Forests and Archaeology Guidelines 1994: Forest Landscape Design Guidelines 1992: Lowland Landscape Design Guidelines 1992: Forest Recreation Guidelines 1990: Forest Nature Conservation Guidelines Note: The Guidelines series is being revised from 2006 and any changes will be advised on www.forestry.gov.uk/publications. Information on forestry grant schemes and regulations applicable to England, Scotland and Wales may be obtained from the Forestry Commission, and to Northern Ireland from the Forest Service. Guidance on environmental regulations is provided for small businesses at www.netregs.gov.uk.
	Introduction Sections Availability SECTIONS 3. WOODLAND DESIGN: CREATION, FELLING & REPLANTING 3.1 Assessment of environmental impacts Legislation 1999: The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 1999: The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 2000: The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 Forestry Commission website downloads 2004: Environmental Impact Assessment of Forestry Projects 2001: Undertaking an Environmental Assessment in Forestry and Preparing an Environmental Statement 3.2 Location and design Forestry Commission Guidelines 1991: Community Woodland Design Guidelines Forestry Commission Guideline Notes 2000: No. 1, Forests and Peatland Habitats Forestry Commission Practice Guide 1998: No. 12, Forest Design Planning – A Guide to Good Practice Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) 1993: The DARD Statement on Environmental Policy 3.3 Species selection Forestry Commission Bulletins 2001: No. 124, An Ecological Site Classification for Forestry in Great Britain 2002: No. 125, Climate Change – Impacts on UK Forests Forestry Commission Practice Guide 2004: Creating New Broadleaved Woodlands by Direct Seeding Forestry Commission Practice Note 1999: No. 8, Using Local Stock for Planting Native Trees and Shrubs 3.4 Silvicultural systems Forestry Commission Information Notes 2004: No. 40, Transforming Even-aged Conifer Stands to Continuous Cover Management 2002: No. 45, Monitoring the Transformation of Even-aged Stands to Continuous Cover Management 1999: No. 29, What is Continuous Cover Forestry? 4. OPERATIONS 4.2 Harvesting operations Forestry Commission Guidelines 2003: Forests and Water Guidelines 1998: Forests and Soil Conservation Guidelines 1995: Forests and Archaeology Guidelines 1990: Forest Nature Conservation Guidelines Forestry Commission Practice Guides 1995: No. 9, Forest Operations and Badger Setts 1997: No. 11, Whole-Tree Harvesting – A Guide to Good Practice Forestry Commission Information Notes 2004: No. 40, Transforming Even-aged Conifer Stands to Continuous Cover Management 2002: No. 45, Monitoring the Transformation of Even-aged Stands to Continuous Cover Management. 1999: No. 29, What is Continuous Cover Forestry? Forestry Commission Technical Notes 2002: No. 2, Planning Controlled Burning Operations in Forestry 2000: No. 3, Forest and Moorland Fire Suppression 2000: No. 4, Burning Forest Residues Roundwood Haulage Working Party 2003: Road Haulage of Round Timber Code of Practice. 3rd Edition Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) 1999: Northern Ireland Forest Service, Environmental Guidelines for Timber Harvesting 1993: The DARD Statement on Environmental Policy 4.3 Forest roads Forestry Commission Guidelines 2003: Forests and Water Guidelines 1998: Forests and Soil Conservation Guidelines 1995: Forests and Archaeology Guidelines 1994: Forest Landscape Design Guidelines 1992: Lowland Landscape Design Guidelines 1992: Forest Recreation Guidelines 1990: Forest Nature Conservation Guidelines Roundwood Haulage Working Party 2003: Road Haulage of Round Timber Code of Practice. 3rd Edition 5. PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE 5.1 Planning Forestry Commission Practice Notes 1999: No. 6, Managing Deer in the Countryside 1998: No. 1, Nearest Neighbour Method for Quantifying Wildlife Damage to Woodland 1998: No. 2, The Prevention of Rabbit Damage to Trees in Woodland 1998: No. 3, Prevention of Mammal Damage to Trees in Woodland Forestry Commission Information Notes 2000: No. 35, Natural Regeneration in Broadleaved Woodlands: Deer Browsing and the Establishment of Advance Regeneration 2000: No. 36, The Impact of Deer on Woodland Biodiversity Forestry Commission Guidance Note 2001: No. 11, Deer and Fencing Forestry Commission Technical Guide 2006: Forest Fencing The Deer Initiative 2004: A Guide to Writing Deer Management Plans 2004: Deer Management Plan Template Deer Commission for Scotland 2003: Best Practice Guidance 3.2.1 Deer Management Plan 1999: Collaborative Deer Management, Guidelines for a Deer Management Plan 5.2 Pesticides, biological control agents and fertilizers Legislation 1986: Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 (COPR), as amended by the Control of Pesticides (amended) Regulations 1997 (COP(A)R) 1987: Control of Pesticides Regulations (Northern Ireland) (COPR NI) 1987 1985: Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (Part III) 2002: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 2002: Waste Management (Duty of Care) Regulations 2002 1996: Waste Management Regulations 1996 1994: Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (plus various amendments) 1990: Environment Protection Act 1990 Forestry Commission Guidelines 2003: Forests and Water Guidelines 1998: Forests and Soil Conservation Guidelines Forestry Commission Bulletin 1995: Forest Fertilisation in Britain Forestry Commission Field Book 1995: No. 8, The Use of Herbicides in the Forest 1996: No. 14, Herbicides for Farm Woodlands and Short Rotation Coppice Forestry Commission Practice Guide 2004: No. 15, Reducing Pesticide Use in Forestry Forestry Commission Practice Notes 2003: No. 4, Controlling Grey Squirrel Damage to Woodlands 1988: No. 2, The Prevention of Rabbit Damage to Trees in Woodland 1988: No. 3, The Prevention of Mammal Damage to Trees in Woodland British Crop Protection Council 1999: The British Crop Protection Council (BCPC) Guide British Crop Protection Council and CAB International 2006: The UK Pesticide Guide 2006 Forest Stewardship Council 2002: Chemical Pesticides in Certified Forests Interpretation of the FSC Principles and Criteria. FSC-POL-30-601 2005: List of Highly Hazardous Pesticides Pesticides Safety Directorate 2005: Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Plant Protection Products Local Environmental Risk Assessment for Pesticides Soil Association Technical Guides 2002: Organic Weed and Scrub Control on Nature Conservation Sites 2003: Woodland Management on Organic Farms 5.4 Fencing Deer Commission for Scotland 2003: Best Practice Guidance 3.2.1 Deer Management Plan Forestry Commission Technical Guide 2006: Forest Fencing 5.5 Pollution Legislation 2002: Waste Management (Duty of Care) Regulations 2002 1996: Waste Management Regulations 1996 1994: Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (and amendments) Forestry Commission Field Book 1995: No. 8, The Use of Herbicides in the Forest Forestry Commission Forest Research Technical Development Report 1993: No. 7/93, Oil and Chemical Spillages 6. CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF BIODIVERSITY Legislation 2000: Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 2004: Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 1981: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) 1985: The Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (as amended) 2002: The Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 1995: The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (as amended) 1994: The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations 1994 6.1 Protection of rare species and habitats Forestry Commission Practice Guide 2000: No. 1, Forests and Peatland Habitats	6.2 Maintenance of biodiversity and ecological functions English Nature Research Reports 2001: No. 384, Natural Reserves in English Woodlands 2001: No. 385, A Provisional Minimum Intervention Woodland Reserve Series for England with Proposals for Baseline Recording and Long-term Monitoring Therein Forestry Commission Forest Enterprise Report 2002: Life in the Deadwood – A guide to Managing Deadwood in Forestry Commission Forests Quarterly Journal of Forestry 2002: There’s Life in that Deadwood by Kirby K, Currie F and Butler J. Q Jnl For Vol 96 No 2 European Forestry Institute Proceedings 2004: Deadwood as an Indicator of Biodiversity in European Forests: From Theory to Operational Guidance by Humphrey J W, Sippola A-L, Lemperiere G, Dodeline B, Alexander KNA and Butler J 6.3 Conservation of semi-natural woodlands and plantations on ancient woodland sites Legislation Forest Reproductive Materials Regulations (2002) Forest Reproductive Materials Regulations (Northern Ireland) (2002) English Nature Report 2000: Veteran Trees – A Guide to Good Management by Read H Forestry Commission Guidelines 1995: Forests and Archaeology Guidelines Forestry Commission Practice Guides 2003: The Management of Semi-Natural Woodlands: No. 1: Lowland Acid Beech and Oak Woods No. 2: Lowland Beech-Ash Woods No. 3: Lowland Mixed Broadleaved Woods No. 4: Upland Mixed Ash Woods No. 5: Upland Oakwoods No. 6: Upland Birchwoods No. 7: Native Pinewoods No. 8: Wet Woodlands No. 14: Restoration of Native Woodland on Ancient Woodland Sites Woodland Sites Forestry Commission Practice Note 1999: No. 8, Using Local Stock for Planting Native Trees and Shrubs Forestry Commission Information Note 2003: No. 53, Recent Changes to the Control of Forest Reproductive Material The Woodland Trust Report 2005: The Conservation and Restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites 6.4 Game management Legislation 1981: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (and Amendments) 2004: Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 Forestry Commission Practice Note 2004: No. 4, Controlling Grey Squirrel Damage to Woodlands 1998: No. 3, Prevention of Mammal Damage to Trees in Woodland Fishing, Hunting, Game and Shooting Codes of Practice A Code of Good Hunting, on behalf of the Masters of Foxhounds Association (www.mfha.co.uk), Association of Masters of Harriers and Beagles (www.amhb.org.uk) and the Masters of Deer Hounds Association 2003: Code of Good Shooting Practice, British Association for Shooting and Conservation (www.basc.org.uk) and the Game Conservancy Trust (www.gct.org.uk) 1994: Fox Snaring – A Code of Practice, British Association for Shooting and Conservation 2000, amended 2005: Code of Good Rearing Practice, Game Farmers’ Association 2003: Woodland Conservation and Pheasants, Game Conservancy Trust Capercaillie BAP Group: Avoiding accidental snaring of Capercaillie. BASC and GCT approved (www.capercaillie-life.info) Code of Welfare and Husbandry of Birds of Prey and Owls, Countryside Alliance Falconry Committee in association with the Hawk Board (www.countryside-alliance.com) Association of Stillwater Game Fishery Managers Code of Conduct (www.troutfisheries.co.uk) 7. THE COMMUNITY 7.2 Woodland access and recreation Legislation 2003: Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 2000: Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 – England & Wales English Nature 1998: Wild Mushroom Pickers’ Code of Practice Forestry Commission Practice Guide 1996: No. 10: Involving Communities in Forestry 7.4 Minimising adverse impacts Forestry Commission Guidelines 1995: Forests and Archaeology Guidelines Forestry Commission Practice Guide 2000: No. 13: Hazards From Trees: A General Guide Health and Safety Executive Managing Health and Safety in Forestry– see 8.1 below Roundwood Haulage Working Party 2003: Road Haulage of Round Timber Code of Practice. 3rd Edition. Timber Transport Forum Agreed Routes Maps for Timber Transport. See www.confor.org.uk 8. FORESTRY WORKFORCE 8.1 Health and safety Legislation 1974: Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (and Amendments) Health and Safety Executive (HSE) General publications, refer to www.hse.gov.uk/pubns Forestry publications, refer to www.hse.gov.uk/ pubns/forindex.htm HSE Leaflets Forestry Chainsaws at Work Farm and Estate Forestry Operations Managing Health and Safety in Forestry Tree Work Accidents: An Analysis of Fatal and Serious Injuries Establishment 102 Pre-planting Spraying of Container-Grown Seedlings 103 Planting 104 Fencing 105 Hand-held Power Posthole Borer Maintenance 201 Hand Tool Weeding, Brashing and Pruning 202 Application of Pesticides by Hand-held Equipment 203 Clearing Saw Chainsaws 301 Using Petrol-driven Chainsaws 302 Basic Chainsaw Felling and Manual Takedown 303 Chainsaw Snedding 304 Chainsaw Cross-cutting and Manual Stacking 306 Chainsaw Clearance of Windblow 307 Chainsaw Felling of Large Trees 308 Top-handled Chainsaws 310 Use Of Winches in Directional Felling and Takedown Work Off Ground 401 Tree-climbing Operations 402 Aerial Tree Rescue 403 Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPS) For Tree Work Extraction 501 Tractors Units in Tree Work 502 Extraction by Skidder 503 Extraction by Forwarder 504 Extraction by Cable Crane 506 Extraction by Horse Processing 601 Mobile Circular Saw Bench 602 Mobile Peeling Machine 603 Mechanical Harvesting 604 Wood Chippers 605 Mechanical Roadside Processing 606 Mobile Stump Grinders Vehicles 701 ATV Quad Bikes 702 All-Terrain Vehicles General Safety (800 Series) 802 Emergency Planning 804 Electricity at Work: Forestry and Arboriculture 805 Training and Certification 8.3 Workers’ rights The ILO Conventions represent the consensus by representatives of 170 member countries of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and all have been adopted and/or endorsed by the International Labour Conference or the Governing Body of ILO. They include Conventions and Recommendations which are formal legal instruments. ILO Conventions 1930: 29: Forced Labour Convention 1948: 87: Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Conventions 1949: 97: Migration for Employment (Revised) Convention 98: Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention 1951: 100: Equal Remuneration Convention 1957: 105: Abolition of Forced Labour Convention 1958: 111: Discrimination (Occupation and Employment) Convention 1970: 131: Minimum Wage Fixing Convention 1973: 138: Minimum Age Convention 1975: 141: Rural Workers’ Organizations Convention 1975: 142: Human Resources Development Convention 1975: 143: Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention 1981: 155: Occupational Safety and Health Convention 1989: 169: Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention 1998: 182: Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 1998: ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work 1970: Recommendation 135: Minimum Wage Fixing Recommendation Refer also to www.ilo.org/public/english/region/eurpro/london/country/ Note: Convention numbers 29, 87, 98, 100, 105, 111, 138 and 182 are Core Standards covered by the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its follow up. ILO member states are expected to promote and realise these principles, even if they have not ratified the Conventions. The ILO Code of Practice is not a legal instrument, but it provides authoritative guidance on forest work. The UK Government has ratified the 8 Core Standards and also the following ILO Conventions: 97, 141 and 142.
	Introduction Sections Availability AVAILABILITY The main documents are available from the following organisations: Various Legislation www.hse.gov.uk www.opsi.gov.uk British Crop Protection Council and CAB International www.bcpc.org Deer Commission for Scotland www.thedeerinitiative.co.uk www.dcs.gov.uk English Nature www.english-nature.org.uk/pubslink.htm Forestry Commission www.forestry.gov.uk/publications Forest Stewardship Council www.fsc.org www.fsc-uk.org Health and Safety Executive www.hse.gov.uk Northern Ireland Forest Service www.forestserviceni.gov.uk/publications/publications.htm Pesticides Safety Directorate www.pesticides.gov.uk Soil Association www.soilassociation.org UK Woodland Assurance Standard www.ukwas.org.uk