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The British Columbia Forest Safety Council (the Council) was created in September 2004 as a not-for-profit society dedicated to promoting forest safety in the sector. It includes all of the major forestry organizations and is fully supported by WorkSafeBC and the government of British Columbia. >>Mission Statement

WHAT'S NEW WHO WE ARE
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 May 8, 2008 - Forest Safety News - Vol 3. Issue 3 (pdf) - LINK
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 SAFE Companies - COR Rebates section added - LINK
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 Safety Bulletin:
Changes to Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
Part 26 – Forestry Operations and Similar Activities (pdf) - LINK
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Changes to WorkSafeBC’s forestry regulations take effect May 1, 2008 (pdf) - LINK
 
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 Full Regulations (external link to WorkSafeBC)
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 April 29, 2008 - TruckSafe Rumblings: Issue 76 (pdf) - LINK
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 April 29, 2008- SAFE Companies Update Newsletter (pdf) - LINK
DAY OF MOURNING
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 Paying Tribute to Workers Killed on the Job (pdf)- LINK
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 Backgrounder (pdf) - LINK
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 Fact Sheet (pdf) - LINK
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 Radio ad (.mp3) - LINK
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 Ceremonies in B.C. mark Day of Mourning - External Link
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 Good Mourning BC - External Link
   
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 April 23, 2008 - Serious Injury and Fatality Statistics Updated - LINK
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 April 4, 2008 - 8 New Safety Alerts posted - LINK
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 Individual Owner Operator (IOO) SAFEty Log now available online - LINK
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Tanner Elton
CEO/Executive Director
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 Suzanne Christensen
Senior Director, Operations
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 Ann Hansen
Director, Finance and Administration
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 Karen Zukas
Corporate Secretary and Policy Coordination
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 Kevin Armstrong
Program Officer
RECENT REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS TRAINING, CERTIFICATION
AND MEMBER SERVICES
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 Resource Roads Review - "No Longer the Road Less Travelled" (pdf) - LINK
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 Jan 23, 2008 - Auditor General's Report Released - "Preventing Fatalities and Serious Injuries in BC Forests: Progress Needed" (pdf) - LINK
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 Jan 23, 2008 - Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (pdf) - LINK
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 FREP: Worker Safety Impacts Associated
With Legislation, Policy, Planning and Implementation of Forest Harvesting Activities in British Columbia (pdf) - LINK
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 NEW DATES! Individual Owner Operator SAFEty Course - LINK
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 NEW DATES! External Auditor Training (BASE Audit) - LINK
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 NEW DATES! Small Employer Occupational Health and Safety Training (SEBASE Audit) - LINK
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 New Faller Training - LINK
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 NEW DATES! Supervisor Training Courses- LINK

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