A Wanganui logging manager says while the industry may say it is well regulated and monitored, it sometimes falls short of the mark.
Jason Ashworth, who has been involved in the industry for 25 years, works for Forest Management in its Wanganui office and he manages a crew of six men cutting out forests in the Wanganui region.
The company has similar managers working in Timaru, Christchurch, Blenheim, Nelson, Wellington and Napier.
"The rules are simple: no one should fell [trees] by themselves. That's the accepted rule," Mr Ashworth told the Chronicle.
He was asked to comment on training and safety standards within the forestry industry after the tragic death of 23-year-old Reece Joseph Reid, who was killed while working in the northern Wairarapa area on Tuesday.