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February 2022 Monthly Safety Alert – Hand Tool Safety
Hand tools are used on a regular basis for many tasks like using a jack to change a tire or an axe to blaze a tree. Often, we don’t think… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Filing Room New Employee Training
An untrained employee was assisting two other employees to cut saw bands on the shear cutter in the filing room. When the newly cut end of the saw band got… Read More
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Worker seriously injured in fall when tree broke at base
The base of a tree broke, and a worker fell with the tree to the ground. Proper instruction and training would likely have prevented this incident. Learn more in this… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Mobile Equipment Pedestrian Interface
Recently there were two similar incidents involving workers being struck by forklifts. Both incidents could have been much worse and thankfully didn’t result in serious injury. MAG – Safety Alert… Read More
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TAG Safety Alert – Trailer Hoist Failure
A log truck driver was lowering the log trailer down onto his truck when the trailer hoist tipping hook failed, breaking in half. The trailer fell approximately three (3) feet…. Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Lockout Hidden Stored Energy In Radicon
Interactions with Gear Reducers/Radicons have been responsible for many serious injuries within the forest products manufacturing industry. When a conveyor gets plugged up or jammed, the Radicon or Gear Box… Read More
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TAG Safety Alert – Loader Assist Injury
A log truck driver was injured when he was struck by the loader grapple. The driver was taken to the hospital where medical treatment was required. TAG Safety Alert – Loader… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Lockout Babbitt Mold
An employee was in the process of making Babbitt plates in the filing room and had completed a number of mold pours. A countersink pin for the mold had fallen… Read More
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Industrial traffic and private vehicle close encounter
A forestry worker was travelling down an unpaved road in the Boundary region (east of Beaverdell, BC) and encountered a pickup towing a camper trailer. The worker ended up in… Read More
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Fatality Alert – Jan 24, 2022
Preliminary Information: On January 24, 2022 in the Sunshine Coast area, a faller was fatally injured when the tree he was falling broke and he was struck by a piece… Read More
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January 2022 Monthly Safety Alert – Helicopter Long Line Safety
Helicopters are an important part of many forestry operations. One of their functions is using long lines to move equipment or cargo. The following alert features some safety precautions for… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Lifting Trailer Drop
A Contract log truck driver had raised their trailer to the yellow skirting. The driver let go of the hoist control pendent and moved toward the truck cab to back… Read More
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Fatality Alert – January 24, 2022
Preliminary Information – On January 24, 2022 in the Sunshine Coast area, a faller was fatally injured when the tree he was falling broke and he was struck by a… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Hazardous Materials System Failure
The dust extraction system for the planer was turned off during a power reset which resulted in a backdraft of fine dust into the planer. Upon investigation it was identified… Read More
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Fatality Alert – Jan 10, 2022
Preliminary Information: A sawmill worker was fatally injured after being impacted by a bucket loader at a Lower Mainland mill log yard on January 10, 2022. Read more
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MAG – Safety Alert – Fire – Edger Motor Mount
A Hot Work permit was issued for welding on an edger motor mount. The permit issuer failed to inspect the work area to ensure all combustibles were removed prior to… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Fall from Elevation Loader
An engine overheating alarm prompts the loader operator to exit the cab to check the turbine. MAG Safety Alert: Fall from Elevation Loader MAG Safety Alert: Fall from Elevation… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Fall from Elevation – Hot Work
A contractor was welding on some head rig infeed jump chains. A fire developed underneath the infeed chains. The Fire Watch and Welder were unsuccessful in extinguishing the fire from… Read More
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December 2021 Monthly Safety Alert – Managing Stress and Preventing Burnout
The impact of the global pandemic has forced many of us to adjust to new working environments and conditions. This safety alert reviews stress information and suggests good practices for… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Engulfment Hazard
A worker was in the process of cleaning in the Auxiliary Shaving Bin when an adjacent pile sloughed, engulfing the worker. MAG – Safety Alert – Engulfment Hazard
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MAG – Safety Alert – Conveyor Jam Up
An employee had just cleared a full length jam up at the strip station. The work required three different lockout points. MAG – Safety Alert – Conveyor Jam Up
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Log intrusions into cab of machines
Logging is dangerous work, and equipment operators are at risk too. Protective structures can mean the difference between a dangerously close call and a far worse outcome. Companies in New… Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Fuelling Skidder Fatality
A grapple skidder operator parked his machine close to a fuel truck and prepared to refuel it. The fuel truck was parked in gear with the parking brake engaged. MAG… Read More
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November 2021 Monthly Safety Alert – BC’s Floods and Resource Road Risk
With the amount of work that needs to be done on highways, public infrastructure and in communities, many resource roads across BC have not yet been assessed for safe use…. Read More
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MAG – Safety Alert – Brazing Hydraulic Line
Employee was brazing a 1/2 inch x 6 foot steel line from a forwarder in a parts trailer. He had repaired the line on one side and as he turned… Read More
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MAG – Weekly Safety Alert – Crane Hoist Hook
Operator of a crane hoist was traversing the empty hook from one end of the shop to the other. The hook had caught on something and when it unhooked, started… Read More
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Loose tire chain disconnects brake line
An icy resource road prompted a worker to install tire chains on his pickup, in order to descend a hill. One chain became loose and disconnected the brake line. Learn… Read More
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Close calls increasing on Highway 95 due to closure of Trans-Canada Highway in Kicking Horse Canyon
Numerous close calls have been reported involving vehicle incidents since the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy 1) in eastern BC. Learn more in this submitted alert from the Columbia… Read More
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Log shifts while bucking
A worker was bucking a large diameter Spruce on an uneven slope when the log shifted, resulting in a back injury. This safety alert provides an overview of the incident… Read More
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November 2021 Monthly Safety Alert – Log Truck Incident
On November 2nd, 2021, a school bus was struck by logs from a log truck in Barrhead, Alberta. The media reports indicate overhanging logs on the back of the trailer… Read More