Western Forestry Contractors’ Association
Here are the summary slides from the key presentations from our Western Forestry Contractors’ Association 2019 Conference & AGM held in Victoria, BC, January 31 to February 1, 2019:
Training for Safe and Injury-Free Work
Presented by Jordan Tesluk, BC Forestry Safety Advocate; Jonathan Clark, Folklore Contracting
Emergency Response Drills – Preparing Forestry Crews for the Unexpected
Presented by Jordan Tesluk, BC Forestry Safety Advocate
TEAAM – Technical Evacuation Advanced Aero Medical
Presented by Miles Randell, TEAAM Founder and ALS Paramedic at British Columbia Ambulance Service
Marine Transportation Update
Presented by Timo Scheiber, Brinkman and Associates
Why Report? A review of injury and incident reporting requirements, and tools to help employers and industry learn from experience
Presented by Jordan Tesluk, BC Forestry Safety Advocate
Total Physio Premiering a new video for tree planters and new direction in injury prevention and management
Presented by Mike McAlonan and Jared Lalik, Total Physio
Plenary Panel: The Landscape, Communities and People: Adapting to Natural Disasters in BC as the “New Normal”
Presenters / Panelists Included: Dr. Paul Hessburg Sr., USDA Forest Service, Research Landscape Ecologist; Bob Simpson, Mayor of Quesnel; Dr. Robin S. Cox, Royal Roads University, School of Humanitarian Studies
Overview of Workforce Trends and Forecasts for BC
Presented by Chris Holling, Director, Forecasting at BC Labour Market Information Office
Compentency-Based Training and Certification for Wildland Fire Fighting
Presented by Russel Robertson, Catalyst for Change
Sexual Harassment: Early interventions and taking action in the live-where-we-work environment
Presented by Robin McCullough, Chair, BC Safe Forestry Program
Banquet and Keynote Address
Presented by George Abbott, Circle Square Solutions; co-author of the 2018 Government Report, Addressing the New Normal: 21st Century Disaster Management in British Columbia
The BC Government Professionals Reliance Review: Implications for Policy and Practice
pdf copy here
Presented by Christine Gelowitz, CEO, Association of BC Forest Professionals