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JOB POSTING: The BC Forest Safety Council is recruiting a new Senior Administrative Assistant

Located in Nanaimo, this senior position handles all bookkeeping and executive administrative support for our busy organization, as well as helping to manage human resources and operational activities for the organization.  read more »

JOB POSTING: The BC Forest Safety Council is hiring a Business Manager

Based in Nanaimo as part of a small energetic organization, this position is responsible for business planning, communications management and project management for the Council.  read more »

Radio Communications Project – Stakeholder- Discussion Paper Feedback request

Now that the Pilot project is complete, the BC Forest Safety Council is soliciting feedback on all aspects of the discussion paper related to a provincial radio communications protocol on forest roads. People are encouraged to provide feedback on the various topics in the discussion paper, including perspectives on the challenges and opportunities associated with implementation.  read more »

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Mission Statement

Our mission is to eliminate all fatalities and serious injuries in the forest sector.

ForestQuotes

We’re working to make British Columbia a world leader in growing trees, and that leadership includes safety for its workers. This training will add to the broad range of actions we’re taking to promote a culture of safety right across the forest sector.

Pat Bell
Minister of Forests and Range

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Most Recent Safety Alerts

Alert of the Month February 2010 Black Ice

Location: 
Province of BC
Details of Incident: 

Black ice — dangerous for everyone

Black ice can send even the most experienced driver sliding on what seems like a dry road. The road looks bare, so the driver sees no reason, literally, to avoid normal driving speeds.

2010-01-14 Collision with Gate

Details of Incident: 

Many of us are driving through gates on a daily basis, including at times when light is poor, or other factors impede visibility.

This guy caught what looks like a partially open gate that may have been tough to see through brush and windy roads, and the visibility of the gate wasn't that great.

Please look at all four pictures to see how lucky this guy really was.

2009-03-07 Pickup slides on compact ice

Location: 
Northern BC
Details of Incident: 

Two researchers were driving back to town in a rented 4X4 pickup after spending the day in the field. The highway they were traveling on had sections of icy compact snow interspersed with areas of bare pavement. Driving conditions were compounded by strong gusty winds. At about 6:30 PM a combination of weather and road conditions caused the driver to momentarily loose control of the vehicle.

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