The BC Forest Safety Council
420 Albert Street V9R 2V7 Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Forestry Supervisor Training March 9th through 23rd: BCFSC training, offered at funded rates by local colleges in Salmon Arm https://okt.to/vitW60, Quesnel https://okt.to/p7BsPU and Terrace https://okt.to/svZdp2. Click on the community of your choice for details on dates and how to register. Sessions begin in Salmon Arm on March 9th (followed by Quesnel and Terrace).

Read the latest safety initiatives amid the pandemic. https://okt.to/dn1GsZ #canadianbiomassmagazine #bcforestsafetycouncil #workerhealthnsafety #WPAC

Manufacturing Safety Alert of the Week - Serious Injury to a New Worker - Access this week's MAG safety alert and review & share within your operation. https://okt.to/FsaRY7 #bcforestsafetycouncil #magsafetyalert #workerhealthnsafety

CREW TALK OF THE WEEK - Is there Complacency In Your WorkPlace? Use it at the beginning of your crew or JOSHC meetings. Request the weekly CTS by EM at [email protected] or go to https://okt.to/Bvj2Os #bcforestsafetycouncil #workerhealthnsafety

Enjoy your Family Day Long Weekend! Stay safe and stay healthy. See you Tuesday.

Truck drivers and supervisors describe their experiences with electronic logging devices replacing paper logbooks and the positive impact that the ELDs had. https://okt.to/vx5afR #bcforestsafetycouncil #workerhealthnsafety

CREW TALK OF THE WEEK - Significant Incident Failure Potential (SIFp) Electrial. Use it at the beginning of your crew or JOSHC meetings. Request the weekly CTS by EM at [email protected] or go to https://okt.to/v9liN7 #bcforestsafetycouncil #workerhealthnsafety

Manufacturing Safety Alert of the Week - Confined Area- Access this week's MAG safety alert and review & share within your operation. https://okt.to/RSCjav #bcforestsafetycouncil #magsafetyalert #workerhealthnsafety

COVID-19 Update: New Provincial-Wide Order With the current spike in COVID-19 cases throughout BC, the Public Health Authority announced on November 19th that new province-wide restrictions will be implemented to help reduce the spread of the virus effective from midnight, November 19 to midnight, December 7, 2020. What do these new restrictions mean for BC Forestry? Review the new restrictions and access resource links from our latest Safety Alert to help you adjust and plan accordingly. https://okt.to/ZQCGm3 #bcforestsafetycouncil #workerhealthnsafety

BC Premier John Horgan announced during an address on this morning that non-essential travel within BC will be prohibited for two weeks. When it comes to travel, non-essential travel is prohibited in British Columbia and it will remain that way for the next two weeks at least, he said. COVID-19 is everywhere in British Columbia and people should take it seriously, wear masks and limit their social circles as cases soar. ... To hear the entire address, visit https://youtu.be/aaAZjqHV8LE

Join us, Wednesday, December 16th from 11am - 12pm (PST) for our BCFSC webinar, SIFp, So Now What? Refining SIFp Principles Into a High-Risk Activities Program hosted by Marla Nicol, Safety Supervisor and Kristen Stinson, Vice President & General Manager, Corporate Services from Conifex Timber Inc. Marla and Kristen will provide practical guidelines to adjust broad-based SIFp principals into a safety plan that works for your company using insights from Conifex’s own integration plan. Click here to register: https://okt.to/4WIUmN

Did you know that almost 28 percent of all work-related crashes resulting in time-loss claims occur in the higher risk months of Nov-Jan? Learn how to prepare yourself and your vehicles: https://okt.to/BkLdH3 #ShiftIntoWinter #bcforestsafetycouncil #workerhealthnsafety

Trucking and Harvesting Advisory Group Safety Alert - Skidder Brake Failure Access this week’s TAG safety alert and review and share within your operation. https://okt.to/FdRHXg #bcforestsafetycouncil #tagsafetyalert #workerhealthnsafety

Join us, Tuesday, October 20th from 11am - 12pm (PST) for our first BCFSC webinar, The Importance of Reporting Significant Incident Failure Potential (SIFp) Events with host Troy Withey, West Fraser’s Corporate Safety Manager for Canada/ US. SIFp events are near-miss events with a high risk of Serious Injury or Failure. Many near-miss incidents associated with high-risk activity have the potential for serious injuries and failures including fatalities. Some near misses are n...ot reported because no one was injured. However, reporting all near misses allows the operation to fully investigate the causes and develop controls to avoid these incidents in the future. Troy will address the importance of reporting near-miss SIFp events and how this SIFp incident reporting system can be easily integrated into your safety processes. Click here to register: https://okt.to/Fbr0W9

Hey everyone - we're inviting your little ones to enter our colouring contest for a chance to win a STIHL toy chainsaw! HOW TO ENTER: 1. Colour our Hand Washing Hero or make your very own drawing... 2. Take a picture of the artwork and email it with your child's name, age and your email address to [email protected] 3. Submit your entry by 4pm, Monday, Nov 2, 2020 4. Kids aged 3 12 are eligible. 5. All entries will be put into a draw and the winner will be contacted via their parent’s email address. See more

Take a look at WorkSafeBC's video on process safety in BC pulp mills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VS4SmI9UbU

BCFSC's SAFE Company Director, Cherie Whelan, spoke at the WPAC Virtual Conference last week talking about Critical Control Management. https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca//implementing-crit/

Check out MAG Committee Chair David Murray on DustSafetyScience's podcast talking about "Lessons Learned from Two BC Sawmill Explosions from 2012". https://dustsafetyscience.com/sawmill-explosions-david-mur/

Manufacturing Safety Alert of the Week - Tall Oil Sump Grating Access this week's MAG safety alert and review & share within your operation. https://okt.to/Sldhwe #bcforestsafetycouncil #magsafetyalert #workerhealthnsafety

Always wear a seatbelt that is properly adjusted and securely fastened. #BuckleUpBC #VisionZeroBC @RoadSafetyBC #bcforestsafetycouncil #workerhealthnsafety

Employers, make your safety expectations clear regarding driving for work in winter conditions with a winter driving safety policy. https://okt.to/DqEjbO for tools and resources to help keep your employees safe. #ShiftIntoWinter

CREW TALK OF THE WEEK - Making a Healthy Lunch Use it at the beginning your crew, pre-job/shift &/or JOSHC meetings. Request the weekly CTS by EM at [email protected] or go to https://okt.to/M3fYDm #bcforestsafetycouncil #workerhealthnsafety

If you see something, say something seems simple, but it can sometimes be hard to do. When you see an unsafe situation at work, does it feel a bit uncomfortable to bring forward? What stops you from speaking up? Check out our September Safety Alert of the Month: See Something, Say Something: Why this Advice Doesn't Always Work and How to Change That. ... www.bcforestsafe.org/node/3565

BCFSC has released our Avalanche Resource Package to assist forestry companies to identify and assess avalanche risks. https://okt.to/TAjl6w #bcforestsafetycouncil #workerhealthnsafety

#WorktoWellness & #BCMSA have partnered together to deliver a multimedia interactive platform with education, tools and resources to support the detection and efficient resolution of emerging and anticipated psychological problems. https://okt.to/ADdeO9 #COVIDToolKit

Manufacturing Safety Alert of the Week - Fall from Elevation - Hot Work Access this week's MAG safety alert and review & share within your operation. https://okt.to/DxHRdI #bcforestsafetycouncil #magsafetyalert #workerhealthnsafety

Do you have employees that drive for work? Ensuring their safety is your responsibility. Start preparing for winter now. Download our free Winter Driving Safety Tool Kit. https://okt.to/NdRxD7 #ShiftIntoWinter

CREW TALK OF THE WEEK - Powered Hand Tools Safety Use it at the beginning your crew, pre-job/shift &/or JOSHC meetings. Request the weekly CTS by EM at [email protected] or go to https://okt.to/o3WFVE #bcforestsafetycouncil#workerhealthnsafety