Safety
Is Your Health and Safety Plan a System or Just Information?
Jordan Tesluk, work place researcher and auditor, says some company safety plans are largely layers of information lacking any coherent pathway to action. But better health and safety plans put their information into a system where roles and reporting flows are clearly defined ensuring that practices are effective. This article is based on a presentation … Read more
Flooding Advisory: Driving Safety Alert
Rollover Advice: Driving Safety Alert
WSCA Rumour Mill Update – 11 October 2007
Proposed resource road radio protocols, provincial frequency reduction and programmable radio use: Last month resource road truck drivers and government officials met in Prince George in response to a B.C. Coroner’s recommendation that the BC Forest Safety Council establish standardized resource road radio protocols for the province. The WSCA represented the silviculture industry which contributes … Read more
New Requirements for Vehicles of 5000 kgs GVW
Safety Update: Young or New Worker Orientation
Best practices and safe operating procedures for 15-passenger vans in the silviculture workplace
Last month’s fatal collision in the Lower Mainland involving the transportation of agriculture workers has brought attention to the use of 15-passenger vans in the silviculture sector. The WSCA has issued previous warnings to the industry regarding the vehicles’ tendency to steer poorly and their propensity to roll over in certain circumstances. The WSCA reminded … Read more
Reports Outline Forestry Workforce Safety and Productivity Trends-Some Good, Some Not
WSCA Conference: Forestry Ombudsman Roger Harris aptly titled his recently released report on the forest sector workforce “Not out of the Woods.” The fatalism of that title points to a situation where Harris says he can see logs not harvested or milled because of a disappearing forestry workforce. He attributed that discouraging trend to an … Read more
Health and Safety in the Tree Planting Industry
A study that examines shifts and trends in the tree planting industry and its workforce between 2004 and 2006 has been completed. The report, completed by Jordan Tesluk, looks at workforce demographics, health and safety performance, and job satisfaction. A number of recommendations have been made regarding health and safety practices and workforce development. Read more