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.
The Council did a good job of making the independent operator program as simple as possible… giving procedures many people never had.
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It is with great sadness to advise you that the BC Forest Industry has experience their 2nd direct harvesting related fatality this year. On Monday January 30th, 2012 a faller in the Terrace area was fatality injured while carry out falling related activities.
On Monday, January 16, 2012 in the southern interior of British Columbia, an operator of a grapple skidder was fatally injured.
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.
