Other organizations offer safety-oriented training for forest workers.  The Council has endorsed the courses listed below as meeting several basic requirements, including:

• Input and direction from operational experts during the development of the course;
• Safety is recognized as a core value throughout the training, and safety issues and techniques are appropriately emphasized.
• The evaluation of participants includes appropriate weighting to their understanding and demonstration of good safety awareness and best practices.

This list will be updated as courses are submitted and endorsed by the Council.

Avalanche Workshop

This session covers what to look out for when working in avalanche terrain, what equipment you need and tips for staying safe in the woods during winter. The workshop is being presented by Carole Savage, a Registered Professional Forester and an Active Member of the Canadian Avalanche Association. Carole is experienced in both forestry operations/avalanche control and delivers the snowmobile backcountry avalanche workshops training for the Canadian Avalanche Association. WorkSafe BC will also be on hand to answer your questions about changes in the avalanche regulation (4.1.1 – Snow Avalanche Assessments).

 Read more about the Avalanche Workshop 

 Supervising For Safety

Meeting your workplace safety obligations and becoming a more effective supervisor

This free course offers you 24-7 access to high-quality safety materials. It also allows you to select the topics you want to explore and proceed at your own pace.

Hosted on the www.supervisingforsafety.com website.

ATV Operator Training

This course is directed at silviculture but is useful for other forestry operations where quads are utilized. For further information please contact the Western Silvicultural Contractors' Association training website at www.wscacourses.ca

NOTE:  The following courses are not Council-endorsed but are provided for information to assist employers in meeting their training obligations. The Council accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained on external links. 

CNIB Industrial Eye Safety Workshop

Hazards to eye safety and associated injuries are common in the forest industry. This CNIB workshop will provide you and your staff with information on how to eliminate the causes of injury to eyesight. To read more about eye safety, click here.

For more information on how to book a workshop at your company click here or contact: 

Brad Waghorn Manager, Industrial Eye Safety Program BC/YK  T: (778) 415-1702   Brad.Waghorn@cnib.ca

Wildlife Danger Tree Assessor's Courses

Three modules of the Wildlife/Danger Tree Assessor's Course currently exist. Each course is 2 days in length, involving a mix of classroom and field exercises, and qualifying exams.

All course modules are complementary to one another, consequently persons can upgrade between modules by completing a 1-day upgrade with a qualifying written exam for that particular module.

The following link will take you to the Wildlife Tree Committee's home page for course details www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/values/wildlife/wlt/training.htm

Further information about course pre-requisites and registration can be found at the University of Northern B.C. or Vancouver Island University (formerly Malaspina) websites.

Unendorsed Training

Bear Encounter Training course

Course outline:

• Bear Facts
• Bear Defence Mechanisms & Deterrents
• Bear Safety & Control Measures
• Bear Encounters/Attacks
• Field Training Session
  • demonstrate proper and safe use of bear mace
  • field simulation of 3 different styles of bear encounters/attacks

For more information contact Dan Nicholson, RFT at 1-250-233-8797 Dan.Nicholson@geoterra.net