Here is the latest Forest Safety News, December 2019 edition (pdf format, 20 pages).
On November 14, 2019, a 19 year-old worker was fatally injured when he was struck while working in proximity to a piece of heavy equipment on a logging block near Creston, BC.
Thank you to all the participants, sponsors, speakers and presenters who attended the 14th annual Vancouver Island Safety Conference. This year’s conference “Succeeding in Today’s Evolving Work Environment” focused on how the effects of shifting work environments and changes in mindsets and perceptions can positively affect change in the workplace as well as in our day-to-day lives. For more information about VISC 2019, please read our post-conference summary.
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| Worker's Hi-Vis PPE catches fire while pile burning | Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. |
| Faller struck by overhead hazard | INTERFOR |
| Blocked fuel tank ventilation system led to explosion, injuring worker | WorkSafeBC |
