BC’s forest sector has made a firm commitment to training and supervision. The Safety Accord says:
“We understand the importance of workers being fully prepared for the work they do and the provision of competent supervisors who will insist on and enforce safe work practices. All workers on the worksite must be competent and fully trained and certified for the work they are performing.”
WorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation Part 26 identifies supervisors as workers who must receive training appropriate to their duties, and that training must be documented in a manner acceptable to the Workers’ Compensation Board.
Workers Compensation Act, Part 115 states that one of the duties of an employer is to provide”…to the workers the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary to ensure the health and safety of those workers…” Section 117 of the Act requires supervisors to be informed of their responsibilities and requires them to make the workers they are supervising aware of all known or foreseeable health or safety hazards in the area where they work.
Basic Forest Supervisor Course:
- May 26-27 - Courtenay
- June 5-6 - Williams Lake
- June 9-10 - Prince George
Faller Supervisor Course:
- May 28-30 - Courtenay
- June 11-13 - Prince George
BASIC FOREST SUPERVISOR COURSE
Basic Forest Supervisor training provides participants with knowledge of their responsibilities for compliance with WorkSafeBC regulations and practical experience in applying supervisory responsibilities in a forestry setting.
- Responsibilities of supervisors, employers and workers
- Supervisor leadership skills
- Creating and implementing a safety program
- Understanding due diligence
- Communication and safety meetings
- The defence of due diligence
- Hazard identification
- Hazard control
- Taking corrective action
- Conducting supervisor inspections
- Certification and qualification
- Preparing for emergencies
- Emergency situations
- Reporting incidents
- Investigating incidents
- Practical field experience
- A desire to become a competent and confident forestry supervisor
- An interest in understanding the responsibilities of a supervisor
- $420.00 (includes 5% GST)
- Course binder provided
- Lunch, coffee provided
- A refund is available if requested in writing 14 days before class begins
- If a course is cancelled, a full refund is issued
- Minimum enrolment 14, Maximum enrolment 20
- Appropriate personal protective equipment for the field (Hi-Vis, caulk boots, orange or red hardhat)
- Warm clothing
- Pen and paper
- Tape measure
- Calculator
- Clip board
- After completing the Basic Supervisor Course, participants will receive a letter stating attendance dates and location of training and a certificate of training will also be issued.
- Completion of the Basic Supervisor Course prepares participants to move onto the Faller Supervisor course if they choose to do so.
FALLER SUPERVISOR ENDORSEMENT COURSE
The additional three-day faller supervisor endorsement provides participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to comply with the Workers Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. It also prepares faller supervisors to evaluate certified fallers to the BC Faller Training Standard. The trained faller supervisor is responsible for making sure certified fallers are qualified to fall and buck timber at their worksite.
- Certification and qualification process
- How the BC Faller Training Standard Evaluation process is used to qualify fallers
- Identifying the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations that specifically apply to fallers
- Identifying good and poor falling practices
- Review and discuss falling scenarios and how to communicate effectively with fallers
- Discuss how to address concerns about a certified faller who has developed a pattern of poor workmanship
- What does a stump tell us?
- Does a stump tell us all we need to know?
- What does the stump not tell us?
- Complete an evaluation using the BC Faller Training Standard Evaluation Form
- Write an exam and review of course material
- Satisfactory completion of the two-day Basic Forest Supervisor Course
- $630.00 (includes 5% GST)
- Course binder provided
- Lunch, coffee provided
- A refund is available if requested in writing 14 days before class begins
- If a course is cancelled, a full refund is issued
- Minimum enrolment 14, Maximum enrolment 20
- Appropriate personal protective equipment for the field (Hi-Vis, caulk boots, orange or red hardhat)
- Warm clothing
- Pen and paper
- Tape measure
- Calculator
- Clip board
- Completion of the Faller Supervisor Endorsement course is the first step toward becoming a certified faller supervisor. Becoming a certified faller supervisor (bullbucker) will qualify you to perform re-evaluations on certified fallers. Details of this certification will be covered during the three-day Faller Supervisor course.
Please note: When both supervisor courses are offered as a combined 5-day session, the 2008 fee is $1,050.00 (5% GST included)
Program Information Contact
BC Forest Safety Council
#103 – 65 Front Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 5H9
Toll Free 1-877-741-1060
