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The Woodlot Safety Program outlines four steps using a Safety Plan, forms and safe work procedures. To be a successful program, there must be a commitment by the Woodlot Holder to maintain the safety system by following the program of safety meetings, inspections, assessments, documentation and safe work procedures. read more »
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104-2666 Queensway 1-877-324-1212 / 250-562-3215 |
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“Tim had been a foreman with Salmon Logging for 10 years now and he often said that there was no problem that he couldn’t fix. Until now. Over the last few years, Bob had become one of the best and most dependable drivers in the fleet. Cheerful, never late and always with a good idea for making things a bit safer or more efficient. Lately though, something was wrong with Bob. Tim chalked it up to problems at home but with the repeated missed days and fights with the loaderman, there had to be something more. A few of the other truckers had made some jokes about booze and drugs. Tim started to think that there may be something to it and now he had to find out what was going on….
This tool has been developed to help employers in the forest industry create and implement an effective program to deal with alcohol and drug issues in their workplace. Many of us recognize the potential for serious safety incidents that can result from the abuse of alcohol and other drugs, but there is uncertainty on what the next step is in developing policies and procedures to deal with the problem. read more »
Our mission is to support industry to eliminate all fatalities and serious injuries.
Going through SAFE Companies took our safety plan to another level – corrective action logs, other things we hadn’t done before that made us realize the effectiveness of the change. We became a better company.
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A short log truck driver with 25 years’ experience had his trailer spill 1 kilometre south of Beaverdell on Highway 33. The location of the incident was on a straight stretch of road. The weather was clear and the road was dry.
A log came off a loaded logging truck and was suspended by the binders outside the stakes. To remove the log, the rigging charge hand decided to buck the log to free it from the load.
An employee parked a vehicle at the back end of a block where the company had been decking wood since road restrictions were imposed in February. He went for a short (20 minute) walk down to an area that had recently been skidded and then back to the truck.
