KWF test services

KWF - Your Partner
The forest engineering experts and the
specialized test facility for forestry
and manufactures of forest equipment
Current KWF test services
“Forest Machines”
Harvesters, forwarders, cable skidders, cable
winches, skid trailers, cable systems
Contact person: Dr. Günther Weise
Office: Birgit Benker (ext. -19)
“Forest Equipment and Tools”
Chainsaws, brush cutters, wood harvesting tools,
stand tending and pruning, electronic devices,
operating materials and marking paints
Contact person: Dietmar Ruppert
Office: Ingrid Wiesinger (ext. -10)
“Protective Equipment for Forest Work”
Protective apparel, head protection, protective
footwear, weather-resistant clothing, functional
underwear, forest worker personnel vehicles
Contact person: Jörg Hartfiel
Office: Jutta Loge (ext. -40)
Occupational safety assessment and tests (GS type
examinations) for all areas of forest engineering
Additional EC type examination for chainsaws and
personal protective equipment for forest work (saw
protection)
Contact person: Dr. Günther Weise, Dietmar Ruppert, Jörg Hartfiel
Office: Ingried Wiesinger, Jutta Loge (ext. -10 and -40)
Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik e.V. (KWF)
Spremberger Straße 1
D-64823 Groß-Umstadt
Telephone: 06078/785-0
Fax: 06078/785-39+50
E-mail: pruefung@kwf-online.de
Internet: www.kwf-online.de
Testing facility for machines, equipment, tools and safety wear
for the forest industry.
Member of the Deutschen Prüfstelle für Land- und Forsttechnik
DPLF, notified as a GS-test facility, with EU notification (No. 0363).
Member of ENTAM (European Network for Testing Agricultural
Machines) and the EuroTest-Cooperation.