SAFETY.
Safety is of the utmost importance to members of the Truck Loggers Association. Learn more about how we strive to ensure safe logging practices are carried out across the province.
WORKSAFEBC.
New first aid requirements in effect
Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation relating to occupational first aid took effect November 1, 2024. To assist employers in implementing these new requirements, the following resources are available:
- Backgrounder: Occupational first aid regulatory changes
- Changes to occupational first aid requirements: Frequently asked questions
- Workplace First Aid (video series)
See the amended sections of the OHS Regulation and the corresponding OHS Guidelines.
BC FOREST FIRES..
THANK YOU FIRE FIGHTERS!
- Thank you to all the forest workers who have taken their equipment and left their homes and families to help fight the forest fires in BC.
HOW CAN I STAY INFORMED?
- For BC Wildfire Service contacts, click here
- For the latest information on current wildfires, road closings and air quality advisories, visit B.C. Wildfire Service and Emergency Info BC. Also follow the hashtag #BCWildfire and these Twitter handles: @EmergencyInfoBC and @PreparedBC.
- Information about the location of hospital patients relocated due to fires is available at 1-877-442-2001.
- Evacuees can register with Red Cross by calling 1-800-863-6582.
- Individuals who have been displaced can go to any pharmacy in BC for refill or replacement prescriptions, according to a B.C. Pharmacare Policy.
HOW CAN I HELP THE PEOPLE AFFECTED?
- The government has published an information bulletin on how to donate effectively so your money goes where it is needed.
- Donate through the Canadian Red Cross’ British Columbia Fires Appeal webpageor call 1 800-418-1111.
- You can also text FIRES to 45678 to donate $10 to the Canadian Red Cross BC Fires Appeal.
- Several other organizations are partnering with the province to provide aid: CanadaHelps, FoodBanks BC, The Salvation Army, United Way, and BC Liquor Stores
WORKSAFEBC HIGH RISK STRATEGY.
WorkSafeBC’S High Risk Strategies identify and target industries and employers with a high risk of serious workplace injury and a significant contribution to the serious injury rate. Based on the incidence of serious injuries and work-related deaths, the High Risk Strategies include four industry sectors: construction, forestry, health care, and manufacturing.
Collectively, the High Risk Strategies are designed to reduce the serious injury rate through implementation of risk-reduction tactics directed towards high-risk work activities. The primary role of the High Risk Strategies is to identify categories of serious injuries and to develop planned approaches to effect change, thereby reducing the risk of serious injuries. Each strategy focuses prevention initiatives on identified areas of high risk in order to apply resources and effort where they will be most effective.
- Manual tree falling
- Log transportation
- Cable yarding
- Mechanized harvesting
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