On January 30th, a worker at a Kelowna sawmill drowned after the boom boat he was operating sank. read more »
This review was undertaken as part of the mandate of the BC Forest Safety Ombudsman, specifically as part of the Office’s responsibility to “identify and make recommendations read more »
On November 13th, a log truck driver was fatally injured when he was run over by another log truck in a maintenance yard. read more »
This fall has seen an unusually high amount of rainfall in most coastal regions of BC.
As a result, ground conditions are saturated to maximum levels.
A special falling safety alert was mailed out to all fallers earlier this month. This is the content it contained: read more »
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WorkSafeBC explains how insurance rates are determined: Please see their brochure WorkSafeBC: Understanding insurance rates
| Worker run over by large pickup truck | Summit Reforestation Ltd. |
| Pickup truck caught in landslide | BC Forest Safety Council |
| Saturated ground fails during road construction | Pilot Point Forest Consultants |
| Log truck spills load, loaderman suffers broken knee cap | CANFOR |
| Driver outside cab struck by log during loading of his truck | CANFOR |
| Machine Tips Over During Beaver Dam Removal | CANFOR |
| Pressure Washer Incident | Walter Neufeld Contracting Ltd. |
| Risks with changing Resource Road Radio Frequency signs | BC Forest Safety Council |
| The importance of keeping your rig clean: Log truck inspection reveals bunk mount failures “hidden” under road grime | Fearless Contracting Ltd. |
| 9-1-1: What you need to know when working in remote locations | Capacity Forest Management Ltd. |
