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 holder you have multiple
responsibilities?
How many hats did you wear today? Did you know that as a small licence holder you have multiple
responsibilities?
Everyone in the forest industry needs to be qualified to do their work safely. This includes anyone doing the work of being a prime contractor.
Employer includes every person or company having under contract of hiring, written or oral, express or implied, a person engaged in work in or about an industry.
Are you an employer?Employer OHS Responsibilities Updated 21_Final
There are legal obligations attached to your role as a director, officer or board member of the organization (e.g. First Nation, private company, municipality) that holds the tenure. There are two main sources – occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation and the Criminal Code.
Health and Safety Responsibilities of Directors and Board Members
Worker – A person who has entered into or works under a contract of hiring, written or oral,
express or implied, including:
i) Those persons undergoing training or probationary work specified or stipulated by the employer
as a preliminary to employment
ii) an independent operator
Worker OHS Responsibilities Updated 21_FinalDo you instruct, direct and control workers in the performance of their duties? If yes, then you are a
supervisor.
What are the responsibilities regarding the safety of workers, volunteers, visitors and learners
for Community Forest Agreement holders on their licence?
Information on additional considerations when working on land that has been affected by wildfires.
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 the creation of documents by BC
Hydro. These documents support discussions with forest companies/ harvesting contractors to
ensure obligations to identify the hazardous areas associated with harvesting near powerlines are
addressed.
Trails in BC have a valuable role in our heritage, livelihoods and recreation. Users range from school
kids, tourists, hikers, bikers and skiers to hunters and berry pickers. Question: If one of those users is
injured while using a trail that’s on your woodlot or community forest, will the licence holder be
held liable?
Wrap up Report including a great piece on “Health and safety with the brain in mind” BC Forest
Safety Council September 29, 2018
Vancouver Island Safety Conference
Managing Risk—empowering good decisions
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 on a community forest or woodlot license area. This table summarizes those responsibilities. Be aware that you can have more than one set of responsibilities (e.g. be both owner and the employer).
Safety ResponsibilitiesSafety Responsibilities Wrap-Up Updated 21_Final