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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
> August 25, 2008 - Press Release: BC Forest Safety Council Urges Driver Safety (pdf) - LINK
> August 21, 2008 - Serious Injury and Fatality Statistics Updated - LINK
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 Forest Safety News - Vol 3. Issue 5 (pdf) - LINK
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 August 19, 2008 - SAFE Companies Update Newsletter (pdf) - LINK
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 July 31, 2008 - TruckSafe Rumblings: Issue 83 (pdf) - LINK
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BC Licencing and Reporting Requirements Overview (pdf) - LINK
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 Safety Bulletin - Don't get caught with an empty tank (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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Tanner Elton
CEO/Executive Director
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 Suzanne Christensen
Senior Director, Operations
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 Karen Zukas
Corporate Secretary and Director of Communications
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 Christina yee
Senior Administrative Assistant
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 Kevin Armstrong
Program Officer
RECENT REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS TRAINING, CERTIFICATION
AND MEMBER SERVICES
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 BC Forest Safety Ombudsman Progress Report 2007 (pdf) - LINK
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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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 Individual Owner Operator SAFEty Course - LINK
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 External Auditor Training (BASE Audit) - LINK
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 Internal Auditor Training (BASE Audit) - LINK
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 Small Employer Occupational Health and Safety Training (SEBASE Audit) - LINK
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 New Faller Training - LINK
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 Supervisor Training Courses- LINK
 
 
 
 

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