2014-2015 - BC Forest Safety Council

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2014 Annual Report
Safety is good business
Y E A R AT A G L A N C E : 2 0 1 4
DIRECT HARVESTING STATISTICS
Four fatalities in woods in 2014 versus 10 in 2013.
INJURY RATES
2014 injury rates slightly down, according to early estimates.
2014 small employer (1-19 employees) injury and serious injury
rates are 36% and 55% higher than medium (20-99 employees)
and 77% and 80% higher compared to large (100+ employees)
employers, according to early estimates.
FALLING
Two of the four fatalities in 2014 were fallers. The falling department underwent a detailed review and overhaul in 2014
to improve processes to better support fallers.
SAFE COMPANIES
BASE audit tool Version 4 approved for SAFE Certification and
COR. New tool developed and supported by industry to reduce
paperwork, bureaucracy and actually focus on high risk activities for better safety and performance outcomes.
85% of forestry employers in harvesting classification units including log hauling and silviculture have 5 or less employees.
90% of SAFE Certified employers are small employers (1-19
employees).
TRAINING & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
New training courses designed by industry experts were developed and rolled-out: Basic Incident Investigation, Advanced
Incident Investigation and Forest Supervisor (three modules:
basic, leadership and communications.)
1,105 seats of training across 133 courses were delivered.
CONTENTS
Year at a glance
Message from the Chair/CEO
Governance
Membership
Getting to Zero
Training & Program Development
Transportation Safety
Supporting the Falling community
SAFE Companies
Financials
Statement of financial position
Statement of operations
Industry initiatives members
Forest safety principles
Contact us
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TRANSPORTATION
Industry achieved a reduction in log truck rollovers of about
10% year over year and there was a 20% reduction in high profile log truck incidents on provincial highways.
Over 900 attended Anatomy of a Rollover sessions.
INDUSTRY INITIATIVES
Industry committees, advisory groups and working teams continued to develop and grow to focus on specific areas of high
risk activities in their areas of operation/expertise.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Clean financial audit. Industry benefited from spending reserve
funding to roll-out additional safety initiatives across the
industry.
Photo credits: Cover photograph and top photograph on page 15:
replant.ca. All other photos taken by BC Forest Safety Council staff,
trainers or consultants.
BC Forest Safety Council 2014 Annual Report
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR/CEO
Industry achieves the lowest fatality
rate on record in 2014
2014 was a productive year overall. Still, four workers
lost their lives in direct harvesting fatalities, each incident preventable.
Two of these fatalities were fallers; one was a chokerman;
and one was a forestry worker in a single vehicle incident
on a resource road.
While any death is one too many, 2014 did mark a milestone for the forestry industry, having achieved the lowest
number of fatalities in woods in forestry’s history in British
Columbia. Industry has come a long way from an average of
22 fatalities a year between 1999 to 2005; an average of 14
fatalities in 2005 to 2008; eight a year on average between
2009 and 2014; to four fatalities in 2014 (down from 10 in
2013). Everyone in industry, unions and workers, as well as
associations and industry working groups should all be
proud of this achievement, and remain focused on how to
maintain this new low record and improve even further, to
get to zero.
No time for complacency
It is a concern to note that so far in 2015, as at the middle
of May, we have had two fatalities — a young logging truck
driver who rear-ended another loaded logging truck in
whiteout conditions; and a worker who stepped out of his
vehicle on a resource road and was struck by another vehicle travelling behind him.
Many comments in SAFE Company audits continue to indicate that vehicle and road safety issues remain a critical
concern for them. Some encouraging results, however,
have been seen in 2014 where logging truck safety has
been specifically targeted through industry initiatives via
the Trucking Advisory Group. Industry members have seen
an average 10% percent reduction in incidents. Rollovers
continue to be the major type of logging truck incident reported.
Following industry’s feedback on Anatomy of a Rollover
sessions in 2014 with over 900 attendees across the provBC Forest Safety Council 2014 Annual Report
ince, a further 20 sessions have been
planned for rollout in
2015 to increase industry awareness of
the issue and provide
Chair and CEO, Reynold Hert.
the tools and
knowledge to loader operators, log truck drivers and managers on the key factors influencing incidents. With understanding and continual reinforcement through engagement, industry can continue to reduce these incidents,
which have a significant financial and human impact on all
those involved. Rollovers also often negatively impact small
communities whose highways are blocked for hours at a
time.
Combustible dust mitigation & management for mills
In addition, mid-way through the year, the BCFSC was
called upon by the Manufacturers’ Advisory Group (MAG)
to provide comprehensive support to the sawmill industry
on combustible dust control and mitigation at no cost to
industry.
A total of 36 mills participated in the initiative at a cost of
$143,000 that was fully funded by WorkSafeBC. These mills
were provided with one-on-one access to industry experts
in dust control for confidential audits, reviews and advice.
In addition, 42 members of the Independent Wood Processors Association of BC also attended four combustible dust
risk assessment sessions. A combustible dust audit was also
developed with the Wood Pellet Association of Canada and
BC pellet producers for wood pellet mills.
MAG with the BCFSC selected, trained and oversaw the
team of industry advisors made available to sawmills from
July to December 2014. The BCFSC provided secretariat
support to the initiative.
Upon completion of the initiative, outcomes achieved included improved safety protocols, processes and general
awareness in sawmills across BC.
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR/CEO
Outlook in 2015
What is qualified? Industry has identified that it needs to be
able to ensure that going forward all forestry jobs have
qualified standards to ensure both prudent risk management as well as support efficient operations with suitably
trained workers.
By the end of 2015, industry plans to have defined what
qualified means and the training and standards needed to
measure qualified for the following four forestry jobs:
yarder operator, landing man, hook tender and supervisor.
This is a significant undertaking requiring best practice input
from industry to establish competencies, standards and
measurement tools. Extensive work already done by industry on supervisor skills and training will help shape the supervisor standards.
On the falling side, following the recent release of the
Deloitte Report commissioned by WorkSafeBC and supported by the BC Forest Safety Council, we anticipate some
changes in both the BC faller standard and how the falling
program is strengthened. Going forward we will see a modularized approach to ensure consistent application of qualified training to meet the in-woods challenge of different
terrain and conditions. We are encouraged that the proposals will help support better faller safety outcomes where
they matter — in the woods.
continued
If you have any questions or concerns about any aspect of
safety discussed in this annual report, or our performance
as forestry’s health and safety association, please do not
hesitate to contact me directly or any member of your BC
Forest Safety Council team (contact details on the back
page.) We work for you.
Thank you
Finally, I would like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to all staff, contractors, trainers and the countless
members of industry who give tirelessly of their time, expertise and experience to make a difference in our industry’s
safety performance and our communities.
Thank you for your commitment to safety.
Reynold Hert
June 2, 2015
Honouring our lost colleagues
In closing, on behalf of the Board and staff, I extend our
sincere condolences to all those families, friends and coworkers affected by work-place fatalities and injuries.
Every worker deserves to go to work each day knowing that
he/she will return home safely after work.
Our shared commitment always must be to get to zero. In
this way we best honour those lost.
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GOVERNANCE
Board Chair & Chief Executive Officer
Reynold Hert
Board Committee Chairs
Lead Director and Governance Committee Chair
Reid Hedlund
Audit & Finance Committee
Anne Mauch, Chair
Human Resources Committee
John Betts, Chair
Program Committee
Bill Sauer, Chair
Committees of the Board
Audit & Finance
Committee
Governance
Committee
Human Resources
Committee
Program
Committee
Provides oversight
responsibilities relating to
the annual Workplan
budget, financial
information and policies,
internal control systems
and the audit process
Advises the Board on
governance matters
including Board effectiveness and Council membership, along with
setting the process for
recruitment, appointment
and ongoing development
of Directors
Helps the Board meet
its human resources
obligations covering
senior management
recruitment, compensation and succession
planning
Gives the Board advice
and recommendations on
issues related to the
effectiveness of Council’s
certification, training and
other safety programs
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GOVERNANCE
continued
Board members and their years of service to the Board
Name
Title / Organization
Years Served
John Betts
Executive Director, Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association
11
Reid Hedlund
Chairman, Interior Logging Association
7
Anne Mauch
Director, Regulatory Issues, Council of Forest Industries
6
Tom Jensen
Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Forests, Lands
and Natural Resource Operations
2
Vice President, Strategic Forestry Initiatives, Interfor Corporation
(INTERFOR)
Less than 1
Don Banaksy
President, Truck Loggers Association
Less than 1
Darshan Sihota
President, Island Timberlands
1.5
Robert Matters
Chair, United Steelworkers Wood Council
1.5
Donald Demens
President & CEO, Western Forest Products Inc.
1.5
Ian Fillinger
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MEMBERSHIP
The BC Forest Safety Council had 62 voting members, as at December 31, 2014:
Akehurst and Galvani Reforestation Ltd.
Apex Forest & Wildfire Services Ltd.
BC Community Forest Association
BC Timber Sales
Blue Thunder Contracting Ltd.
Boom Bay Contracting
Brinkman & Associates Reforestation Ltd.
C.A.S. Forest Care Ltd.
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Forest Management
Group (Canfor)
Carney’s Falling Ltd.
Cecil Hill Contracting Ltd.
Coast Forest Products Association
Contract Falling Association of BC
Copcan Contracting Ltd.
Council of Forest Industries
D/T Blasting Ltd.
Daniel Boyd Fretts dba Windfall Enterprises
Falltech Logging Ltd.
Federation of BC Woodlot Associations
Folklore Contracting Ltd.
Frost Lake Logging Ltd.
Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd.
Greenpeaks Resource Management Ltd.
Helifor Canada Corporation
Hytest Timber Ltd.
I. Crosby Contracting Ltd.
Independent Wood Processors Association (IWPA)
Interior Logging Association (ILA)
Interior Lumber Manufacturers’ Association (ILMA)
Interfor Corporation (INTERFOR)
Island Timberlands (ITLP)
Joe Dowe Enterprises Ltd.
Keith Barendregt & Kathy Barendregt dba Keila Contracting
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Namgis First Nation & Atli Resources Corporation
Newco Logging Ltd.
North West Loggers Association (NWLA)
P.L.R. Log Contracting Ltd.
Sladey Timber Ltd.
Smokey River Holdings Ltd.
Spectrum Resource Group Inc.
Stones Bay Holdings Ltd.
Strategic Natural Resource Consultants Inc.
Summit Reforestation & Forest Management Ltd.
Superior Selfloading Ltd.
TDB Consultants Inc.
Timberline Reforestation (2004) Ltd.
TimberWest
Topknot Timber Co. Ltd.
Trevor Bennett Trucking Ltd.
Truck Loggers Association
Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation
United Steelworkers–IWA Council
Van Isle Falling LTD.
W and E Services Ltd.
W.D. Moore Logging Co. Ltd.
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Western Fallers’ Association
Western Forest Products
Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited
Zanzibar Holdings Ltd.
How is membership determined?
The Council’s membership includes forest industry organizations(1)
representing workers, employers, government and Crown Corporations.
(1): “Forest industry organization” means any firm, corporation,
agency, governmental authority, society, other person, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, which, as its primary purpose,
participates in, regulates or provides services to the British Columbia forest industry; including forest sector companies that financially contribute to a classification unit(s) that support the BC Forest Safety Council activities. For more information go to:
www.bcforestsafe.org/members.html
The forest industry pays for the Council through a request to
WorkSafeBC by industry to assess a fee to the Classification units
(CUs) that make up the “in woods forest industry”. Any company
that supports the Council through this industry assessment is eligible to become a voting member by sending a notice to the Council
which is reviewed by the Governance Committee.
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GET TING TO ZERO
Industry is committed to getting to zero, understanding that every incident and fatality is preventable. It starts with leadership as an industry and
from the heads of all forestry companies, whether
large or small: safety has to be the number one
priority because there is no greater moral or operational imperative than working hard to get everyone home safe at the end of every shift.
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*Note: There were four fatalities in woods in 2014. Further, WorkSafeBC tracks fatalities by the year in which
they accept the claim. WorkSafeBC has accepted three of the four fatalities from 2014 in 2014, and is reviewing
the fourth which occurred later in the year and will likely accept it in 2015. WorkSafeBC has also accepted four
fatalities from prior years during 2014. Some of these occurred in 2013, and some occurred much earlier. We
use WorkSafeBC data of accepted claims for trends purposes. Although it may not specifically indicate current
year fatalities, it is the only long term data base available for comparative purposes.
In 2014, the following four in-woods fatalities occurred:
Dec. 7, 2014 — A faller was fatally injured while bucking a tree at a helicopter logging operation on
Vancouver Island. When the faller cut off the top section of the tree, the root wad section shifted and
pinned the faller to the ground.
Sept. 10, 2014 — While driving to work, the worker’s vehicle went off the resource road on southern
Vancouver Island which resulted in fatal injuries.
Sept. 2, 2014 — A faller was fatally injured while falling four limb-tied trees in the Seymour Inlet area.
The faller lost control of all four trees, with all of them falling towards him.
May 26, 2014 — A chokerman was fatally injured in the Kootenays when a skyline cable contacted a
leave tree in the block and caused it to fall and strike the worker.
The BC Forest Safety Council extends its sincere condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of the
deceased. May we remember and honour them by always seeking and supporting the best safety outcomes.
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Photos above: One of the many National Day of Mourning ceremonies held across British Columbia and Canada to
honour and remember all workers who died on the job. This ceremony was in Nanaimo on April 28, 2014.
NOTE: Serious injuries are defined as a worker being off work longer than 50 days.
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Getting the how & why to where the boots hit the ground
In 2014 the BC Forest Safety Council’s training and
program development department worked to provide a variety of programs and resources to industry.
The department worked under the direction of the
2014 workplan, and was also able to respond to other specific industry requests. All activities addressed
the Council’s goal of supporting industry to eliminate
fatalities and serious injuries.
Training programs
Across 133 courses Council delivered 1105 seats of training. Approximately 40% of participants attended Safe Companies training; the remainder were in incident investigation, supervisor, and chainsaw training. Notably, forest supervisor had very high attendance, with 270 individuals
taking part – over three times the number of attendees in
2013.
Council also offered new programs in 2014. These included
the Advanced Incident Investigation course, Light Truck
Resource Road Driver Training, and External Auditor training, a course which hadn’t been run since 2009.
Revisions and updates were made to several other programs, including the Basic Forest Supervisor course, which
shifted from a single two-day program into a more flexible
three module format. This course was piloted in Decem-
ber, is now running as a regular offering in 2015 and includes leadership and communication components. In each
case revisions were made with industry and subject matter
expert input.
Council staff offered a range of workshops and special
presentations. Prime Contractor workshops were delivered
for private clients and at industry conferences, and
presentations on safety awareness took place at Vancouver Island University and College of New Caledonia. Custom training was also completed for a number of private
groups who requested Basic Incident Investigation, Basic
Forest Supervisor and Small Employer training.
Resources to ensure alignment with industry
needs
The training department developed a range of resources
and worked with industry groups to improve nutrition and
hydration practices through the Fit to Log project. Additional programs were implemented that addressed mental
alertness, fatigue and improving the identification of hazards through degraded imagery training. Staff also built
booklets and posters focusing on these topics.
Phase congestion was another focus, and staff worked with
industry to develop a Phase Congestion Assessment tool,
video and infographic.
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Outlook for 2015
In 2015 training will continue to deliver Council standard programs like supervisor, incident investigation and
SAFE Companies training. A revised Small Employer program will be piloted in the spring. Staff will also be working with industry in the Interior to help spearhead a Northern BC Safety Conference to be held on May 30th in
Prince George.
The training department will also be responding to industry’s request for competency standards for specific jobs.
A rigorous process will be developed that helps identify what key skills individuals need to be deemed competent,
and how an employer can assess the individual or find the needed
training for him.
Photos: Page 10, bottom left: A 2014 training session on incident investigation held in
Vernon;. Bottom right: In-woods orientation. Page 11, above: New Forest Supervisor
training in Nanaimo. Below: Kamloops session to determine supervisor skills requirements
for the new Forest Supervisor course. Top right: Human behaviours training re 3-point
contact in Prince George. Bottom right: Faller supervisor training in Campbell River.
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continued
Key measurable objectives and our 2014 performance
Workplan item
Objective
Actual Performance
Comments
Deliver Basic Forest Supervisor and Falling Supervisor
training
Offer 100 seats in Basic Forest Supervisor and 80 in Falling Supervisor courses. Revise both courses for new
prequalification details and
business case.
Basic Forest Supervisor: 270
Both courses exceeded targets for participation. Both
courses revised in 2014.
Deliver SAFE Companies
training
Offer 80 Individual Owner
Operator-Refresher (IOO-R),
160 Small EmployerRefresher (SE-R) seats; 80
Individual Owner Operator
(IOO) and 250 Small Employer (SE) seats; 20 Internal
Auditor seats. (Includes
Computer Based Training
(CBT) seats).
Refresher: 8
Guided by an industry group
identify components of
Safety Leadership Training.
Develop and pilot two key
components, e.g. Soft Skills.
Piloted three new supervisor
programs in December 2014:
Develop safety management
training course to improve
safety leadership on the
front lines
Falling Supervisor: 85
Small Employer Refresher: 78
Individual Owner Operator: 104
Small Employer: 252
Internal Auditor: 37
External Auditor: 13
Module 1: Due Diligence
Module 2: Communication
Module 3: Leadership
Develop Fit to Log Program
Work with the Coast Harvesting Advisory Group
(CHAG) to develop 'fit to
log' (diet & hydration; personal awareness training;
fatigue; degraded imagery).
Design the program and delivery model to make information available to all active
fallers.
Refresher training fell below anticipated attendance.
and Small Employer training met targets.
Internal and External
Auditor training exceeded
targets.
Two industry working
groups helped identify key
program components.
Feedback from programs
indicates that they met
objectives.
Workshops, info booklets and
manuals completed to increase
nutrition awareness. Fatigue
Science readiband program implemented with active fallers.
Switchback personal awareness
training sessions completed.
Degraded imagery module created for new faller training.
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T R A N S P O R TAT I O N S A F E T Y
Steady progress made in improved logging truck safety performance
Early 2014 saw an increase in log truck incidences
throughout the province. Fortunately this trend did
not continue into late 2014 or early 2015. In fact,
there were no direct log hauling fatalities in 2014 and
WorkSafeBC (WSBC) short term and long term disabilities claims decreased by 5% when compared to 2013.
2014 saw a 10% reduction overall in on-highway incidents
involving logging trucks among Trucking Advisory Group
members and there was a 20% reduction in high profile log
tuck incidents on provincial highways.
Transportation Safety (TS) will continue to focus on aiding
industry in reducing serious injuries and fatalities through
these efforts in concert with those identified in the 2015 2016 workplan.
Vehicle Identification Numbers Project (VIN)
2014 saw the continued roll-out of the VIN project: key initiatives were related to improving the look, feel, functionality,
accessibility and system tools (phone and web-based). Continued support to interested organizations to integrate the
program to their operations (resources, communications,
and promotions) was provided, with key industry leaders
such as Tolko integrating the program into their operations.
Log Truck Technical Advisory Committee (LTTAC)
LTTAC continued its work on development of an industry-led
training standard that works for owners, contractors and
drivers. The intent of the standard being to provide a suitable and effective training standard for new log haulers beyond class 1 licence and air brake training which addresses
key knowledge requirements and promotes safety. In addition, certification formats that enable practical and efficient
means to enhance availability of competency-based training
for existing log haulers is being driven forward by the group.
Natural Resource Road Act (NRRA)
Transportation Safety remained active in the sole remaining
working group – the Safety Framework Group. This group
continues to develop recommendations as to which safety
elements should be included in the NRRA legislation currently being drafted.
OUTLOOK FOR 2015
Transportation Safety has been provided a mandate by the
BCFSC Board to focus and expand on current activities that
relate directly to improving the safety performance of log
hauling within the province. In addition to continuing to
work and develop many items from 2014, Transportation
Safety activities will also include the areas listed below.
Data Acquisition and Analysis
Transportation Safety’s goal is to have a clear and ongoing
understanding of the causes and conditions that are contributing to fatalities and serious injuries in the forestry transportation sector. Work in 2015 will include the further defining of requirements, access, availability, and priorities related to safety data, expansion of Memorandums Of Understanding with data sharing partners, the acquisition of fatality and other incident investigation reports, related data and
other information (from WSBC, Coroner, ICBC, Licensees
etc.) and analysis.
Trucking Advisory Group (TAG)
Work will continue with the Trucking Advisory Group to provide direction and support to both industry and Transportation Safety initiatives. The key objectives for 2015 being to
continue to refine overweights programs, expand Anatomy
of a Rollover and Standard of Care training sessions, table
current LTTAC initiatives, define and evaluate log hauling
safety issues, solicit recommendations and feedback from
group, establish and initiate relevant actions to improve log
hauling safety.
Log Truck Driver Training
Based on the standards developed by the LTTAC next steps
will see the finalization of the standard and associated tools
required for implementation, and the development of industry partners to establish training projects.
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T R A N S P O R TAT I O N S A F E T Y
continued
Anatomy of a Rollover sessions
in 2014:

945 attendees

Across the province

Focusing on five major causes
of rollovers and how to avoid.
Right: At one of the sessions, presenter,
Grant Aune (centre) of Advantage Fleet
Services, talks with Island Timberlands’
contract manager, Mike Reagon (left) and
Ron Riddel, of Bayline Trucking.
Whether on the Coast (above right and left) or in the
Interior (right), logging truck incidents are all preventable. A major initiative in 2014 was the roll-out of training
sessions across the province called “Anatomy of a Rollover” to help support better understanding of rollover
conditions and help ensure every load is delivered safely.
Inset: The VIN logo represents a program that has over
1,000 forestry vehicles participating across the province.
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Workplan item
Objective
Actual Performance
Comments
Log Truck Driver Training
Take a lead role in the dialogue,
development and establishment
of log truck driver training standards and facilitate broad availability of suitable training programs.
Compiled and evaluated existing
training programs.
Met objectives.
Developed Standard aligned
with industry needs.
Developed tools to support implementation of the Standard.
Investigated funding options and
developed partnerships.
Trucking Advisory Group
Establish a Trucking Advisory
Group to provide direction and
support to Transportation
Safety (TS) initiatives.
Established Group.
Met objectives.
Defined terms of reference.
Set meeting dates, initiated and
attended.
Tabled current LTTAC initiatives.
Solicited recommendations and
feedback from group and established relevant actions.
Data Acquisition and
Analysis
Have a clear and ongoing understanding of the causes and conditions that are contributing to fatalities and serious injuries in the
forestry transportation sector.
Define requirements, access,
availability and priorities related
to Transportation Safety data.
Met objectives.
Develop Memorandums of Understanding with data sharing
partners. Continue to implement
and improve data analysis and
related output.
Research additional info resources (safety alerts, Notices of
Incidents, Coroners, ICBC) to
capture further related data.
Compile / analyze / report out.
Use outcomes to guide work
plans, initiatives.
Road Safety Management Committee (RSMC) Support
Position Council’s Transportation
Safety group as a resource knowledgeable of broad, specific and
best practices, regulatory requirements, solutions and contacts
among Road User Groups.
Provide useful information and
support to assist in development
and sustainment of RSMCs.
Attend each group at least once
annually; target 14 meetings.
Met objectives.
Investigate why some groups do
not exist or are not very effective.
Determine how BCFSC can best
support RSMCs.
Develop standard information
package for RSMC meetings.
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S U P P O R T I N G T H E FA L L I N G C O M M U N I T Y
Two fallers died in 2014 in remote locations
In 2014, the BC Forest Safety Council’s falling department focused on two key areas:
through 228 field visits to fallers, supervisors and QS/Ts.
Recommendations were made to assist supervisors and falling
companies in achieving best practice. Users of this program
— industry led program development initiatives; and
tell us that the Falling Safety Advisors are an invaluable re— supporting fallers and falling supervisors in the field source that helps everyone increase their knowledge and levto help industry achieve its objectives to further reduce el of practice.
serious injuries and fatalities among fallers.
Updated Qualified Supervisor/Trainer course
WorkSafeBC conducted a review in 2014 of all of the BC faller
certifications done since 2004. As at April 2015, this review
had resulted in a small number of fallers being required to be
retested in field to verify their certification. This was in no
way the fault of the fallers or their employers, but rather the
identification of human administration error that led to inconsistency of results and simple mathematical errors in calculating final scores.
The BCFSC received approval from WorkSafeBC for the Qualified Supervisor/ Trainer (QS/T) program in 2014. The QS/T
course is designed to prepare experienced fallers to teach the
BC Faller Training Standard program and to certify fallers. The
course length is nine days and can accommodate up to six
participants, with two instructors.
Faller Training in industry
In 2014 WorkSafeBC has approved an Industry Training Partnership Model for new faller training through the BCFSC.
Falling Programs shaped by Falling Experts
Companies with active falling can apply to be considered as
The Falling Technical Advisory Committee (FTAC), a group of
an industry training partner with the BCFSC. To ensure faller
experienced fallers and falling supervisors from across the
safety and to meet regulatory requirements, there is a rigorprovince, continued to provide vision and guidance on how to
ous process to be involved for industry training.
best affect change for faller safety. The role of this committee
is to provide direction and technical expertise to support faller safety. The FTAC, which met four times in 2014, makes recommendations to the Council’s Program Committee, or to
other groups that can affect change, such as the Coast Harvesting Advisory Group.
In 2014 they recommended that the CHAG address phase
congestion and road debris. Their concern has been heard
and working groups have been created to enact solutions.
The FTAC also recommended improvements to the BC Faller
Training Standard that WorkSafeBC is currently reviewing.
Falling Safety Advisor presence makes a difference
Falling Safety Advisors are an industry resource to help support fallers, falling supervisors, contractors, licensees and others with any aspect of falling operations. In 2014 Falling Safety Advisors addressed industry requests and concerns
Above: 3-D degraded imagery training program is tested by industry experts (left to right): Dave Weymer, DT Blasting; John Shearing, TimberWest; Jack Miller, USW Local 1-1937; and the BCFSC’s Gerard Messier.
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Photo above: Some of the 24 new fallers trained in BC by the BC Forest Safety Council in 2014 at Sointula, with their trainers.
Left to right: Dominic Gagnon, Steve Telosky, Paul McCaffrey, Harry Cole, Darrell Pearson, Reagon Mayo, Matthew Murray,
Korbyn Dunn, Corey May, Zack Burleson, Kurtis Peppy and Daniel Klint.
Outlook for 2015
Upon recommendation of the FTAC, the BCFSC will expand Falling Safety Advisor support to fallers and falling
supervisors in the field to assist industry in ensuring production needs are met in the safest, most cost-efficient
manner.
In addition, the falling department will:

Support FTAC to develop improved emergency response plan capabilities and seek to support industry in
accessing Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ repeater towers

Support FTAC to develop Faller/Mechanical harvesting safe work procedures

Support FTAC to develop Falling Supervisor safe work procedures
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Continue efforts to train new fallers in industry and through BCFSC training programs

Continue certifying falling supervisors

Update the QST examination process and train more QS/Ts to address the needs for training and certifying
fallers — in response to feedback from the 2014 QST course

Focus on strengthening the Faller Certification training and certification process and start to implement
the recommendations of the Deloitte Report into falling and the faller certification standard in BC.
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S U P P O R T I N G T H E FA L L I N G C O M M U N I T Y
continued
Photos: Top: Members of the Falling Technical Advisory Committee discuss safety issues at one of their
meetings during 2014. Below: Falling safety advisor, Glenn Hestnes , participates in a danger tree blasting
course in 2014.
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Workplan Item
Objective
Actual Performance
Comments
Train new fallers
Offer 25 new faller training seats
25 new fallers trained
through the BC Forest
Safety Council course
Met objective. 10 Trainees received funding through Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills
Training; the balance secured
own funding.
1 new faller trained in an
industry training – BCFSC
partnership
Certify falling
supervisors
Certify 30 falling supervisors to meet the demand
of the Coastal Harvesting
Advisory Group Dec 31,
2014 deadline and the
voluntary requests from
the interior
23 falling supervisors
were tested for certification.
Below objective. Generally, resources were available to certify falling supervisors upon request in 2014. The Dec
31/2014 deadline resulted in
some short notice requests
that were completed in early
2015.
Increase pool of
Qualified Supervisor/Trainers for
training fallers
Endorse minimum of 3
QS/Ts
12 QS/Ts trained
Exceeded objective. New
course curriculum was developed, piloted and approved in
2014. Further work on the examination process in 2015.
Falling Safety
Advisors conduct
Confidential Falling
Company reviews,
assist Falling Supervisors and general
support to Industry
for falling concerns
2 QF/Ts trained
228 field visits by safety
advisors to fallers, supervisors and QS/Ts
Met objective.
21 confidential company
reviews
Advocacy for dangerous
tree faller blasters
Remedial training
Quality Assurance visits
Photo, bottom right: The readiband research project aimed at creating better awareness, identification and management of fatigue among fallers was a key project undertaken in 2014.
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S A F E C O M PA N I E S
Implementing the redesigned SAFE Companies Program
SAFE Certified Companies know that good safety systems make good business sense. By keeping workers
injury free, operations run more smoothly, predictably and with better bottom-line results. Most major
licensees and the government are laying the groundwork to require that all of their contractors, as well
as companies bidding on work, be SAFE Certified.
Timber harvesting operations of all sizes and types also become eligible for WorkSafeBC premium incentives through
the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program by passing
annual SAFE Certified audits to confirm they meet safety
standards set by industry.
Throughout 2014, industry continued to lead the overhaul
of the SAFE Companies prequalification system to ensure
the standard remains relevant, practical and meets the
needs of licensees and contractors.
The review of the prequalification standard was started two
years ago in response to industry feedback to eliminate bureaucracy and unnecessary paperwork and make the safety
audit system more practical, accessible and reflective of
actual performance rather than a paper-filing exercise. Dur-
ing this time, steering and working groups along with input
and feedback from diverse stakeholder groups and individuals in forest harvesting operations have helped shape the
new revised audit standard.
In 2014, the revised audit standards were successfully piloted with 20 companies (of all sizes, geographical location
and nature of operations) to confirm if the changes met
industry’s needs and achieved all the desired outcomes.
In December of 2014, the Board of the BC Forest Safety
Council approved the proposed revised prequalification
standards. In addition, the industry-led revamp of the SAFE
Companies audit tools reached another milestone with the
approval for COR of the new BASE Version 4 audit tool by
WorkSafeBC.
The revised audits for IOO, ISEBASE and SEBASE companies
have been approved for SAFE Certification by industry and
the BCFSC. For COR requirements, however, WorkSafeBC is
currently reviewing its requirements for all audits to include
interviews and observations. We are waiting to see how
this might affect small companies before moving forward
with any changes.
SAFE Certifications Achieved
Year End 2012
Year End 2013
Year End 2014
705
686
662
Small Companies
1714
1702
1701
Large Companies
241
262
275
86
83
94
2660
2650
2638
Individual Owner Operators
Forest Products Manufacturing
Total
Page 20
During 2014, a total of 254
verification audits and many
additional site visits were completed by BCFSC safety advisors. Additional outreach and
advocacy was completed at
industry conventions, training
sessions and mass audit submissions. Photos (top to
bottom): senior safety advisor
Martin Ridgway on booth duty
at the TLA annual convention.
Training and program development manager, Gerard
Messier takes contractors
through prime contractor responsibilities. Below, consultant/trainers, Kevin Bonnett
and Terry Baker participate in
an annual meeting of BCFSC
trainers to review curriculums.
Bottom right photo: safety
advisor, Lisa Reichel receives
and reviews an audit submission from Kevin Chau of Cabin
Forestry Services Ltd. of
Vernon at the ILA annual convention in 2014.
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S A F E C O M PA N I E S
continued
Workplan item
Objective
Actual Performance
Comments
Transitioning to
revised SAFE Companies prequalification
system.
Industry to lead the overhaul
of the SAFE Companies
prequalification system for
harvesting to ensure the
standard remains relevant,
practical and meets the
needs of licensees and contractors.
The revised audit standards were piloted
with industry clients.
BCFSC Board of Directors approved the
revised audit standards for large and
small employers for SAFE Companies
certification.
WorkSafeBC has approved the BASE V4
audit standard for Certificate of Recognition (COR).
WorkSafeBC is currently reviewing its
requirements for all small employer
audits for COR.
Partially met
objectives: the
BCFSC is waiting to
see how a
WorkSafeBC review
may affect small
companies before
moving forward with
any changes.
More face-to face interactions with clients. Measured by
increased mandate
and activity by Advocates and in field
BCFSC staff.
Improved quality assurance,
interaction and feedback established with clients.
254 certified SAFE Companies received
an onsite verification audit by a Council
representative. This exceeded the established target of 197 onsite verification
audits.
Exceeded objectives.
Introduce alternative
maintenance audit
requirements to support revised prequalification system.
Flexible, accessible maintenance audit process for all
users, minimizing cost and
paperwork while maintaining
safety standards.
A two year pilot program was successfully completed with large employers. A
final report on the two year pilot program has been completed and provided
to WorkSafeBC in 2014 recommending
that this process be permitted as a
maintenance year option for large employers.
Partially met objectives: the BCFSC is
waiting for WorkSafe
-BC to make a final
determination on
permitting alternative maintenance
audits in maintenance years for COR.
Develop database
modules for SAFE
Companies, Audit Review, Training and
Falling.
Improved turnaround time.
More accurate information.
Reduced administrative
costs. Diverse source of
quantitative information provides avenue for improved
safety.
The completion of the database modules
is approximately one year behind schedule.
Objectives not met
for scheduled completion.
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FINANCIALS
Statement of financial position
The BC Forest Safety Council is in a good financial position. The Council increased program spending in 2014 with the intent
to draw down excess reserves resulting in the reserve decrease year over year. The Council had a clean audit from external
auditor, Meyers Norris Penny, with no follow ups required.
As at December 31, 2014
As at December 31, 2013
$
$
Assets
Current
Cash
1,981,493
2,614,355
Accounts Receivable
16,653
66,280
GST receivable
21,056
29,309
Prepaid Expenses
68,492
119,244
6,730
6,049
Deposits
Externally restricted cash
498,900
-
2,593,324
2,835,237
Capital Assets
319,827
295,070
Internally restricted cash
376,116
820,470
Total Current
Total Assets
Liabilities
Current
Accounts payable and accruals
$
3,289,267
$
3,950,777
$
219,248
$
300,619
Deferred revenue
631,267
692,675
WorkSafeBC – COR
434,223
430,030
Deferred contribution – WorkSafeBC Projects
498,900
-
Deferred contribution – Capital Assets
80,000
80,000
1,863,638
1,503,324
Unrestricted Cash
729,686
1,331,913
Invested in Capital Assets
319,827
295,070
Internally Restricted Reserves
376,116
820,470
1,425,629
2,447,453
Total Liabilities
Net Assets
Total Net Assets
______
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
$
3,289,267
$
3,950,777
Page 23
FINANCIALS
continued
Statement of operations
2014
2013
Revenues
WorkSafeBC & Industry Assessment
Interest and other
$
4,192,989
$
4,002,414
50,626
60,095
1,123,716
1,438,096
5,367,331
5,500,605
Advertising
45,486
87,481
Amortization
64,666
71,991
Bank charges and interest
17,925
20,222
Books and supplies
83,550
77,331
Communication
83,417
16,959
977
1,592
Consultants
191,632
210,850
Contractors
953,125
825,569
70,640
81,822
118,081
130,505
Dues and memberships
21,663
10,834
Facilities and catering
94,464
112,688
Insurance
17,691
14,934
Legal
9,874
27,980
Office
165,567
150,859
14,580
11,398
Project development
875,288
473,028
Rent
114,433
110,270
21,460
19,427
2,815,478
2,591,950
54,901
56,018
6,016
2,894
548,241
399,993
6,389,155
5,506,595
(1,021,824)
(5,990)
Program fees
Expenses
Computer support
Conventions and conferences
Directors and committee meetings
Professional fees
Repairs and maintenance
Salaries and benefits
Telephone
Training
Travel
Excess of revenues over expenses
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I N D U S T R Y I N I T I AT I V E S
Supporting the principle that injury prevention is most effective when the overall industry owns and leads the
change, the following industry-led groups continue to tackle specific safety issues related to their areas of
operation or expertise. The BC Forest Safety Council provides administration support to each of the groups
and facilitates coordination of information sharing between groups and the rest of industry as well as providing
access to technical or other experts as needed.
COAST HARVESTING ADVISORY GROUP
Steering Team:
Don Demens, Western Forest Products
David Elstone, Truck Loggers Association
Mike Falkiner, BC Timber Sales
Ian Fillinger, Interfor
Ken Higginbotham, Project Manager
Bob Matters, United Steelworkers
Darshan Sihota, Island Timberlands
Brian Baarda, TimberWest
Working Team:
John Bulcock, Western Forest Products
Ron Corbeil, United Steelworkers
Craig Fredrickson, Mount Sicker Lumber Company
Ralph Friedrich, Interfor
Ken Higginbotham, Project Manager
Don Holmes, TimberWest
Mark Leitao, Island Timberlands
David Murray, Interfor
Noel Poulin, BC Timber Sales
Steve Venus, Blue Thunder Contracting
CONSTRUCTION INITIATED SLIDES WORKING GROUP
Del Ferguson, Aztec Geoscience
Gino Fournier, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Clayton Gillies, FPInnovations
Tom Jackson, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Mike McCulley, BC Timber Sales
Andrew Meyer, Interfor
Mark Ponting, Ponting Logging
Jack Reynolds, Western Forest Products
TRUCKING ADVISORY GROUP
Nick Arkle, Gorman Bros.
Peter Baird, Canfor
Shawn Clerke, Gorman Bros.
Kerry Douglas, West Fraser Mills
David Elstone, Truck Loggers Association
Mike Falkiner, BC Timber Sales
Barry Gladders, Tolko Industries
Marty Hiemstra, LoBar Log Transport
Wayne Lintott, Interior Logging Association
Scott Marleau, West Fraser Mills
Jerry Moonen, Tolko Industries
Ken Pederson, Canfor
Larry Price, Interfor
Jason Stafford, BC Timber Sales
Vern Woods, Vern’s Ventures
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I N D U S T R Y I N I T I AT I V E S
continued
LOGGING TRUCK TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Dave Barden, Barden Contracting Ltd.
Peter Beuckert, J. Bueckert Logging Ltd.
Rick Bitten, Western Forest Products
Wes Dyck, John Dyck Trucking Ltd.
Ron Judd, WorkSafeBC
Jeff Monty, Commercial Vehicle Safety & Enforcement
Seamus Parker, FP Innovations
Allan Roberts, RCMP, EDiv. Traffic Services
Chris Schaap, Casco Holdings Ltd.
John Wiebe, John D. Contracting Ltd.
Vern Woods, Vern’s Ventures
FALLING TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Richard Banner, Bear Slashing Inc.
Gary Bauer, Interfor
Ted Beutler, Aggressive Timber Falling
Bill Boyes, Antler Creek Logging
Richard Butler, RIT Consulting
Neil Campbell, Wildfire Consulting Ltd.
Don Cleaver, Island Timberland LP
Glenn Erickson, Erickson Enterprises Ltd.
Pierre Gagnon, Wildfire Management Branch
Terry Greaves, Van Isle Falling Ltd.
Roger Harris, Forest Safety Ombudsman
Doug Harrison, Apex Forest & Wildfire Services
Tom Jackson, Ministry of Forests, Lands and
Natural Resource Operations
Norm Kempe, BC Timber Sales
Steve Kerrone, IPL
Wayne Lintott, Interior Logging Association
Jeff MacKenzie
Chris McAllister, Western Forest Products Ltd.
Bill McKay, Fedje & Gunderson
Jack Miller, United Steelworkers
TBD, I-85, United Steelworkers
Bjarne Nielson, WorkSafeBC
Tom Pawlowski, WorkSafeBC
Francois Sauve, Leader Silviculture Ltd.
John Shearing, TimberWest Forest Corp.
Mark Turnbull, Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada
Dave Weymer, D/T Blasting Ltd.
BULK HAULERS INJURY ELIMINATION TASK FORCE
Rod Banzer, Excel Transportation
Rory Brandner, Nikalain Holding Inc.
Brad Bryant, Arrow Transportation
Roy Dondale, Excel Transportation
Brad Evan, Excel Transportation
Kim Hess, WorKSafeBC
Rick Miller, Lomak
Jeff Postnikoff, WorKSafeBC
Dale Presley, Lomak
Rick Rienbolt, Lomak
Rick Walters, Road Safety at Work
Steve Williams, Arrow Transportation
PREQUALIFICATION STEERING COMMITTEE
Working team:
Steering Team:
John Bulcock, Western Forest Products
Ron Corbeil, United Steelworkers
Kerry Douglas, West Fraser Mills
Tom Jackson, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Otto Schulte, Interfor
Don Banasky, Tamihi Logging Co.
Randy England, West Fraser Mills
Doug Harrison, Interfor
Jeff Holland, KDL Group
Ed Ma, Tolko
Angelika Posselt, Tahtsa Group
Glen Williamson, Hytest Timber
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SILVICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chris Akehurst, A&G Reforestation
John Betts, Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association
Dave Cornwell, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Sylvia Fenwick-Wilson, Zanzibar Holdings
Carlo Galvani, A&G Reforestation
Jo Graber, Jokat Safety
Kerry Grozier, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Lisa Houle, WorkSafeBC
SILVICULTURE SUB-COMMITTEE FOR CHAG
Kevin Ashfield, Island Timberlands
John Betts, Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association
Roland Doering, BC Timber Sales
Roland Emery, Bivouac West
Cassandra Ennis, BC Timber Sales
Trish Kohorst, Spectrum Resource Group
Robin McCullough, Brinkman & Associates Reforestation Ltd.
Antoine Powers, Leader Silviculture
Alan Sidorov, Sidorov Advanced Driver Training
Neil Spendiff, Canfor
Tim Tchida, Summit Reforestation
Jordan Tesluk, Consultant
Crawford Young, Spectrum Resource Group
Jonathan Flintoft, Western Forest Products
Bill Grutzmacher, TimberWest
Joe Leblanc, Interfor
Timo Scheiber, Brinkman and Associates
Lonny Turnbull, BC Timber Sales
WOODLOT LICENCE AND COMMUNITY FOREST AGREEMENT SAFETY COMMITTEE
Mark Churchill, Woodlot Licensee/Vanderhoof
Bill Golding, Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corp.
Shawn Flynn, Woodlot Owner/Nanoose Bay
Gary Hanson, Woodlot Licensee/Smithers
Dave Lasser, Sunshine Coast Community Forest
TBD, Community Forest Association
FOREST SAFETY PRINCIPLES
OUR KEY BELIEFS:




All forestry fatalities and injuries are preventable.
The safety of forestry workers is an over-riding priority.
Safety excellence is key to the long-term success of our industry.
Injury prevention is most effective when the overall industry owns and leads the change.
SOME OF THE REASONS WHY SAFETY MATTERS:




Moral imperative. Safety is the right thing to do.


Excellence in safety means excellent operational performance.

Any job worth doing, is worth doing well.
Each of us is responsible for safety.
It is fundamental to industry’s social license to operate.
Top performing companies that perform well financially, are reputable and sought-after
partners, employers, suppliers and contractors, also have top performing safety records.
Safe operations mean fewer incidents and near misses; fewer costly lost production hours,
lower insurance premiums; and better risk management.
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C O N TA C T U S
NANAIMO HEAD OFFICE
SAFE COMPANIES
420 Albert Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 2V7
Switchboard 250-741-1060
Toll Free 1-877-741-1060
Fax 250-741-1068
Rob Moonen
Director
Phone 250-739-5163
[email protected]
Reynold Hert
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Phone 250-739-5178
[email protected]
Holly Barker
Chief Financial Officer
Phone 250-739-5174
[email protected]
Main email for SAFE Companies:
[email protected]
TRAINING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Russel Robertson
Director
Phone 250-616-4762
[email protected]
PRINCE GEORGE OFFICE
Main email for Training & Program Development:
[email protected]
104, 2666 Queensway
Prince George BC V2L 1N2
Phone 250-562-3215
Toll Free 1-877-741-1060
INJURY MANAGEMENT/RETURN TO WORK (IM/RTW)
HELPLINE: Phone: 1-855-234-6380
To order wallet cards or posters to support IM/RTW,
email: [email protected]
FALLER PROGRAMS
VIN PROGRAM
Web: www.bcforestsafe.org/vin
Phone: 1-877-741-1060
Main email for Falling:
[email protected]
INFORMATION & TOOLS:
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
Dustin Meierhofer
Director
Phone 250-562-3215
[email protected]
Main email for Transportation:
[email protected]
Website: www.bcforestsafe.org
Twitter: @bcforestsafety
Safety Alerts: http://bcforestsafe.org/safety_info/alerts_bulletins.html
Forest Safety News: http://www.bcforestsafe.org/newsroom/newsletters/
forest_safety_news.html
Rumblings: http://www.bcforestsafe.org/newsroom/newsletters/rumblings.html
Resources: http://bcforestsafe.org/safety_info.html
Produced by the BC Forest Safety Council 2015/06/pa
Peter Sprout
Manager
Phone 250-824-5190
[email protected]

2014-2015 - BC Forest Safety Council

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