The cost to register your company in SAFE Companies is dependent on your company size:

• $132.50 - Independent Employer:  1 - 2 employees, including the owner, principal, and/or dependent contractors
• $636 - Small Employer:  3 -19 employees, including dependent contractors
• $1272 - Large Employer:  20+ employees, including dependent contractors

Registration can be completed on-line at: http://www.bcforestsafe.org/safe_companies/registration.html, or you can mail/fax in a completed registration form to the Council. Registration forms can be downloaded or one can be mailed to you by contacting 1-888-632-0211.

All companies that register receive a Safety Toolkit, which is a comprehensive resource that is designed to help companies develop a health and safety program, or check that their program meets current sector safety standard. A hard copy of the Safety Toolkit is mailed to your company once your registration is complete. The package also includes a CD of safety forms, templates, and sample policies that you can use to develop and improve your company’s safety program.

Small employers also have access to the services of a Safety Advocate. Safety Advocates are people with many years of experience in the BC forest harvesting sector.  They have on-the-ground experience in developing, implementing or managing health and safety programs for forest companies.  They are trained by the Council to review the programs of small employers and provide advice on how to develop or improve those programs or provide assistance with the final stages of your small employer audit submission. The service is free of charge, provided you and your company meet the required criteria.  The criteria are as follows:

1. Be registered in the SAFE Companies Small Employers program and have paid the registration fee
2. Sent at least one of your employees to the Small Employer OH&S Training Course.  This is a two day course that is required by all small employers and is offered on a regular basis in many cities and towns throughout the province. 

Additionally, in some other Certificate of Recognition (COR) program, when a company submits an audit, whether it is a certificate or maintenance audit, a review fee is required. There is no Audit Review Fee for SAFE Companies’ audit submissions.

Finally, part of every registration fee supports the administration of the program, which includes development and maintenance costs. It is important to note that the Council is not-for-profit organization and all of the fees at the Council are in accordance to our Fiscal Policy Guidelines and approved by the Council’s Board of Directors.