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:

See the amended sections of the OHS Regulation and the corresponding OHS Guidelines.

BC FOREST SAFETY COUNCIL.

BC Forest Ssafety Council has a wide range of materials to help you do your job safely – in all areas of forestry. Visit their website and resource section for downloadable documents.

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?

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