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Fatality Alert – January 17, 2025
On January 17th, a contracted worker was fatally injured while conducting maintenance work at a mill located in Quesnel, BC. Read more
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MAG – Safety Alert – Face Laceration / Line of Fire
Safety Alert During the replacement of a pinion adjustment cylinder on a track excavator, a mass of pressurized lubricant grease spewed from the nanometer into the worker’s face/ cheek, who… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Truck Driver Struck by Falling Chips – SIFp
Safety Alert A truck driver was preparing their trailer to be loaded with chips. They entered the trailer to set up a belly tarp on the floor. The loader operator… Read More
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2025 Interior Safety Conference, Thursday, May 1, 2025
The 2025 Interior Safety Conference is coming up on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre. Registration and conference details will be available in the… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Safety Innovation – Conveyor Systems
Safety Alert THE PROBLEM: At the lathe’s step feeder, employees manually cleaned debris multiple times per shift using a long-handled rake. The work was challenging and heavy, and the workers… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Fractured Laceration of Fingertip
Safety Alert On a Friday, just before the weekend, the knives on the top head of a planer machine were replaced. The following Monday morning, a Maintenance Planer crew member… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Lifting Rigging Serious Injury
Safety Alert Two millwrights were working on the accumulator of the Sharp Chain HPU (Hydraulic Power Unit). While lifting the accumulator onto the forklift forks, it slipped off, trapping one… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Scaffolding – Pin Dislodged – SIF
Safety Alert Inside the Digester, some scaffolding came loose. The trades in the area evacuated for safety. Upon inspection by the scaffolding company’s safety personnel and the Digester foreperson. they… Read More
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Fatality Alert – Dec 16, 2024
On December 16th, a log truck driver was fatally injured during an attempt to tow a log truck that had spun out on an icy road. Read more
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Machines Tip Over on Steep Slopes
A feller buncher and a hoe chucker tipped onto their side – both while negotiating steep slopes. Learn more in this submitted alert.
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MAG – Safety Alert – Over/Under Work (SIF) – Medical Aid
Safety Alert Workers were inside a recovery boiler’s confined space, removing debris and hardened smelt from the furnace floor. They were using a gin wheel with a two-bucket pulley system…. Read More
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Drone flight results in confrontation with home owner
A mapping crew had an unexpected encounter with a nearby homeowner. Learn more in this submitted alert.
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MAG – Safety Innovation – Lockout Safety Curtains
MAG – Safety Innovation A review of previous lockout violations revealed several preventable, low-risk incidents. Employees inadvertently entered locked-out areas that were unprotected from the removal of gates or guards… Read More
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Hoe Chucker Tip Over
Tracked machine slipped on shallow rock. Learn more in this submitted alert.
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Seat failure on log loader puts brake out of reach
Machine operator left unable to stop. Learn more in this submitted alert.
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November Alert of the Month – Steep Slope Logging Assessments
Operating heavy equipment on steep slopes is becoming increasingly common as timber supply challenges affect more operations throughout BC. Steep slope logging has specific legal requirements as outlined in Part… Read More
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December Issue of Forest Safety News Now Available
The December issue of the Forest Safety News is now available. Catch up on the latest news from the BC Forest Safety Council. Download a copy here.
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MAG – Safety Alert – Forklift Brake Failure
Safety Alert A planer infeed forklift operator was transporting sticks through the sawmill to load into the stick system. When the operator attempted to stop and lower the load, the… Read More
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Log Trailer Reach Failure on Railway Crossing
Learn more in this submitted alert.
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TAG Safety Alert – In the Bite
In the Bite A log truck driver climbed onto the trailer by placing his hand at the base of the stake (in the bite). The stake extension came down striking… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Serious Hand Injury
Safety Alert An employee sustained a serious hand injury while attempting to clear a blockage near the pin rollers behind the debarker. They were using the standard method of hoisting… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Pike Pole Incident
Safety Alert An employee was injured while using a pike pole on a sit and re-feed moisture sort. The employee used the pike pole to poke in the belts of… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Hoisting Incident
Safety Alert During routine maintenance, a sawfiler used a crane to lift a dull bandsaw to the filing room. As they lowered the cradle onto a handrail, slack developed in… Read More
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Back pain while operating a large drill
Workers were installing a log bridge at the time. Learn more in this submitted alert.
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October Alert of the Month – Driving in Sun Glare
In the fall and winter, the sun is lower on the horizon and drivers are often challenged by driving with the sun in their eyes. Read more
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MAG – Safety Alert – Beam Trolley Damage
Safety Alert An electrician was tying off to a beam trolley when it fell off the beam and struck them on the top of their hard hat. The quick-adjustable crane… Read More
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File handle “hack” leads to serious injury
Learn more in this alert from New Zealand.
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First Aid Webinar Recording Now Available
The recording of the BCFSC Webinar – First Aid Regulatory Changes – A Forest Industry Perspective hosted by Darcy Moshenko and Troy Lockhart from WorkSafeBC is now available. If you… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Lithium-ion Battery Explosion
Safety Alert On a hot day with an outside temperature of 33C, an employee was using an Icom IC-F1000S hand-held radio to communicate their distance to the log yard. When… Read More
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Faller pinned by root wad
Worker attempted to cut a blowdown root wad. Learn more in this industry-submitted alert.