Posts Tagged As: B.C. Occupational Health & Safety

Blog Post #115 – In the Logging Industry, Faller Skills to Get Tested

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

British Columbia’s forest industry is looking to bring faller safety up a notch with the release of a new program. Last December, officials for the British Columbia Forest Safety Council (BCFSC) announced plans to pilot a re-evaluation system to assess faller skills. The expectation is that the pilot will be completed this year and the re-evaluation program will be fully operational and mandatory starting in 2009.

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Blog Post #111 – Guidance for Aggregate Operations in B.C.

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

Improving worker health and safety in British Columbia’s aggregate industry has served as the driving force behind the release of a new guidebook.

The availability of “Health & Safety: A Practical Guide for Aggregate Operations” follows the death of four workers in 2007 in the aggregates industry. The accidents primarily involved gravel truck operators and quarry operations.

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