Ensuring Worker Safety During Wind Events
New Safety Resource The frequency and magnitude of fall and winter storms characterized by heavy rainfall and high winds seem to be increasing. A
Safe Tree Retention Guidance
The latest guidance from the Woodlots and Community Forests Safety Committee of the BC Forest Safety Council regarding safe tree retention in cutblocks. link
BC Forest Safety Council – COVID-19 Resources – Updated May 26, 2020
COVID-19 Resources – Updated May 26th, 2020 Information is changing rapidly and will be updated regularly. As challenges caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
Safety Responsibilities
Do you know what your safety responsibilities are? According to BC’s safety laws, different parties have different roles and responsibilities for work that occurs
BC Forest Safety Council December News
BC Forest Safety Council November 26, 2018 Time to tell us what you think—and win a gift card! Did you know: Forest Safety News (FSN) has
Vancouver Island Safety Conference: Managing Risk—empowering good decisions
Wrap up Report – Including a great piece on “Health and safety with the brain in mind” BC Forest Safety Council September 29, 2018
Trail Use in BC – Who is Liable?
From the Woodlot Licence and Community Forest Agreement Safety Committee Trails in BC have a valuable role in our heritage, livelihoods and recreation. Users
BC Forest Safety Council Newsletter
Increasing awareness about wildlife/dangerous trees for field workers April 16, 2018 The BC Forest Safety Council’s program development manager, Gerard Messier RPF… presentation on the
Logging Near Powerlines
Are you logging near powerlines? Recent incidents in BC’s forest industry, in which trees being felled have contacted energized transmission lines, have led to
Post Wildfire Operational Safety Bulletin
The Woodlot License and Community Forest Agreement Safety Committee with the BC Forest Safety Council has developed a resource of additional considerations when working
Licensee Liability
What are the responsibilities regarding the safety of workers, volunteers, visitors and learners for Community Forest Agreement holders on their licence? read more
Are you a Supervisor?
Do you instruct, direct and control workers in the performance of their duties? If yes, then you are a supervisor. read more
Are you a worker?
“Worker” includes: A person who has entered into or works under a contract of hiring, written or oral, express or implied, including: i) Those
Testimonial received about industry’s OH&S training:
An eye opener! By Mark Churchill, RFT Prior to attending the Small Employer OHS Training Course, I was probably like most people and thought
Woodlot Licence/Community Forest Agreement Safety Committee
Terms of Reference Communication Plan Work Plan
Safewoods Extension Note
Health and Safety Responsibilities of Directors and Board Members In practical terms, safety is about doing what you can do to make sure the
Safety Alert
Forestry consultant seriously injured in Mountain Pine Beetle stand read more
Safewoods Extension Note
Are you an employer? “Employer” includes every person or company having under contract of hiring, written or oral, express or implied, a person engaged
Safewoods Extension Note
Prime Contractor “prime contractor” means, in relation to a multiple-employer workplace, (a) the directing contractor, employer or other person who enters into a written
Safewoods Extension Note
Know your responsibility for safety as a small licence holder How many hats did you wear today? Did you know that as a small licence