The BC Forest Safety Council would like to offer its sincere condolences to those affected by the recent tragedy in Burns Lake at the Babine Forest Products Mill. Those who have been lost or injured, their families, and the workers of Babine Forest Products will experience the aftermath of this disaster for some time to come. read more »
During the Falling Supervisor Workload Analysis conducted in 2010, a recommendation to conduct a Falling Supervisor survey was made. Thank you to the 102 falling supervisors that participated. We will be using the results to improve faller safety in our programs and training. Click here to view the Full Version or Abbreviated Version. read more »
This page contains the Frequently Asked Questions relating to ongoing training requirements for SAFE companies. Click here for a pdf version of this document for printing.
SAFE Companies is a Certificate of Recognition (COR) program. The refresher training is a WorkSafeBC (WSBC) requirement for all COR participants. read more »
Our mission is to eliminate all fatalities and serious injuries in the forest sector.
SAFE Companies will raise the bar for all BC forestry operations. This province-wide initiative has had a huge impact on our company. Now we involve every employee and contractor in workplace safety.
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A crew member was walking up a slope, slightly stumbled and fell/walked into a tree limb face first. The limb was dead and broken, forming a blunt end. Facing the tree limb straight on, the branch blended in with the tree behind. The worker did not see the branch and when she slipped, her face smashed the branch with force under the right eye. Swelling and scratches occurred.
A Front End loader had just started to unload a logging truck when the front passenger side stake fell over, causing wood to fall off the truck. After the load had been removed from the truck the stake was inspected by the truck driver.
A self-loading log truck had shown up later in the day for a load of logs. The driver had been in contact with a second truck that had passed by, regarding road conditions and the number of chains being used earlier in the day.
