# Vygard Forestry — Chainsaw kickback SOS, BS 8484

> Chainsaw kickback SOS, BS 8484 (iPhone/iPad app by Simon France.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vygard-forestry/id6773917553 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Simon France](https://appshunter.io/developer/1566716414)
- Category: Business, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vygard-forestry/id6773917553/reviews.md

## What is Vygard Forestry?

Vygard Forestry is the lone-worker safety platform built for chainsaw operators, tree surgeons and forestry contractors working alone in the woods.

CHAINSAW KICKBACK AUTO-DETECT (Apple Watch)
Turn on Chainsaw Mode and your Apple Watch listens for the chainsaw vibration signature, then watches for the violent jerk a kickback produces. If you don't dismiss the 3-second haptic alert, Vygard fires the full SOS escalation cascade — push, SMS, WhatsApp, voice — to your duty manager, ARC partner, and the nearest available responder ranked by distance and role.

Works two ways:
• PAIRED MODE — Apple Watch + Vygard Forestry iPhone app. Watch sends events via the phone, phone routes to dispatch. Watch face shows who's signed in, shift state, and inbound alerts.
• STANDALONE MODE — cellular Apple Watch posts directly to the Vygard API when your phone is out of range. Solo crews working a remote felling site can leave the phone in the truck.

FORESTRY-SPECIFIC SAFETY
• Pre-shift toolbox talk acknowledgements
• Chainsaw + brush-cutter + climbing + chipper PPE checks
• What3words location every check-in
• Buddy map across crews on the same job
• HSE-ready audit log, HMAC-signed for tribunal evidence

DISPATCHER + DUTY MANAGER
• Live worker map with cell-tower fallback when GPS drops
• AI-ranked nearest responder dispatch on every SOS
• Multi-channel cascade (push → SMS → WhatsApp → voice) with ack tracking
• 14-day free trial, no card required to start

STANDARDS
• BS 8484 (Lone Worker Devices)
• FISA 304 (Lone Working in Forestry)
• HSE INDG73 (Working alone)
• GDPR / UK DPA compliant

AVAILABLE TO ANY FORESTRY BUSINESS
Vygard Forestry is a commercial subscription service open to any forestry, arboriculture or land-management business — not a single company. Start a free 14-day trial at https://vygard.com/sectors/forestry: self-serve, no card required, no invitation needed. Once your business has an account you sign in here and add your lone workers. Subscriptions are billed online per worker — there are no in-app purchases.

SUPPORT
hello@vygard.com — UK support 9-5 Mon-Fri, on-call escalation 24/7 for paying customers.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.27 — 2026-08-14

New: off-grid safety. Lose signal and your SOS still counts — the alert and your last location are saved on the device and sent automatically the moment coverage returns, timestamped for the audit log.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-20

No release notes.

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All apps by Simon France: https://appshunter.io/developer/1566716414

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