Forest harvesting, sawmill and pellet mill safety topics that have appeared in the media in BC include:
- Truck Logger BC Winter 2019: Managing fatigue for log-hauling truck drivers. BCFSC Director of Transportation, Dustin Meierhofer talks about the issue. See page 23: http://www.tla.ca/sites/default/files/tlbc_winter_2019_v9_lores_p1-80_fnl_web_1.pdf
- Truck Logger BC Fall 2018: Should you have a crisis communications plan? BCFSC program development manager, Gerard Messier, shares his views: http://www.tla.ca/sites/default/files/tlbcfall2018_crisiscommunicationsplan.pdf
- BCFSC annual 2017 life time achievement safety award winners, Kerry Douglas and Ed Wilcock, profiled in WorkSafeBC's Jan/Feb 2018 magazine: https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/newsletters/worksafe-magazine/worksafe-magazine-janfeb-2018/worksafebc-updates-forestry?lang=en
- Truck Logger BC Summer 2017 articles related to safety: 1. Streamlining safety program administration with quotes from BCFSC Director of SAFE Companies, Cherie Whelan: www.bcforestsafe.org/files/16 and 17.pdf; 2. ILA Conference and Trade Show includes safety seminar content: www.bcforestsafe.org/files/21-23.pdf and 3. Update on 9-axle developments includes comments from BCFSC Transportation Director, Dustin Meierhofer, RPF: www.bcforestsafe.org/files/46 - 48.pdf
- July 2017 CFI/Biomass:Dust management wrap up on sawmill and pellet mill initiatives and achievements includes column by BCFSC CEO, Rob Moonen: https://www.woodbusiness.ca/sawmilling/health-safety/dust-safety-week-2017-is-a-wrap-4319
- ABCFP's BC Forest Professional magazine, March/April 2016 edition, page 22: Improving Safety Related to Road Construction Landslides, by BCFSC Director of Transportation and Northern Safety, Dustin Meierhofer, RPF, on behalf of the forest industry's Construction Initatied Slides Working Group.
- Truck Logger BC Winter 2016 edition includes a safety column by BC Forest Safety Council Director of Training and Programs, Russel Robertson, on hiring and developing competent supervisors: 2016winter_truckloggerbccompetentsupervistors
- Woodland Almanac 2016 safety column by the Woodlot Licence and Community Forest Agreement Safety Committee: www.bcforestsafe.org/files/WoodlotAlmanac2016WinterSafeyColumn.pdf
- Truck Logger BC Fall 2015 edition includes a safety column by BC Forest Safety Council CEO, Reynold Hert -- A Culture of Safety: Challenging to Build, Easy to Undermine: http://www.tla.ca/sites/default/files/news_policy/2015fall_truckloggerbc_acultureofsafety_hert.pdf
- National Forest Week 2015, September 20-26 radio placement (two stations) to pay tribute to forestry workers and to thank and support wildfire fire fighting teams, reminding the public to not toss cigarette butts: MP3
- Vancouver 24 Hours on faller certification research, quoting Chair and CEO of the BC Forest Safety Council, Reynold Hert, September 1, 2015
- Truck Logger BC, Summer 2015: Faller Certification: Does certification mean qualifcation? www.tla.ca/sites/default/files/news_policy/2015summer_truckloggerbc_fallercertification_girvan.pdf and The cost of injured workers: www.tla.ca/sites/default/files/news_policy/2015summer_truckloggerbc_thecostsofinjuredworkers_macneill.pdf
- Woodland Almanac Spring 2015 edition: Spotlight on Safety Column covers launch of Woodlot Licence and Community Forest Agreement Safety Committee to address unique neeeds of its members, page 11.
- Winter 2015 Truck Logger BC page 44: column: "Reducing risks in the woods: smart for business".
- Jan/Feb 2015 Association of BC Forest Professionals' publication: BC Forest Professional, is an edition dedicated to safety. Content includes pieces from BC Forest Safety Council (BCFSC) board members, Darshan Sihota and John Betts; BCFSC Chair and CEO, Reynold Hert; BCFSC training and development manager, Gerard Messier; and BCFSC training manager, Pam Jorgenson. Read the whole edition here: http://www.abcfp.ca/publications_forms/magazine.asp or download: bcforestsafe.org/files/JanFeb2015Fullmagazine.pdf
- Getting Ready for Winter, by Dustin Meierhofer, BC Foresty Safety Council Director Transportation: page 7, Fall 2014, The Woodland Almanac.
- Keeping your head in the game: Pages 44-48, Logging and Sawmilling Journal, June/July 2014, with comments and photos from BC Forest Safety Council falling team members and Coastal Harvesting Advisory Group's Steve Venus talking about Phase Congestion and other safety matters
- Spotlight on Safety Column: What are my safety responsibilities on the woodlot? The Woodland Almanac, Summer 2014, page 7
- Transportation Safety gets boost from new Trucking Advisory Group story, Truck LoggerBC Summer 2014 pages 14-15
- Woodland Almanac Spring 2014 edition: Spotlight on Safety column focusing on Injury Management/Return to Work obligations and Truck Loggers Association/WorkSafeBC/BC Forest Safety Council joint initiative
- Clipping of article in Ferns & Fallers magazine, June 2014, pages 41-42, Saving lives through safety: 100 years of change, submitted by the BC Forest Safety Council
- Article in WorkSafeBC's WorkSafe March/April 2014 edition: "3D-thinking designed to keep BC fallers safe" (PDF, 2 pages), quoting Gerard Messier, Manager Training and Program Development.
- Woodland Almanac Winter 2013 edition: Spotlight on Safety column by BC Forest Safety Council on the value of refresher training for all drivers for all road conditions, quoting Stacey Sproule, Safety Advisor.
- Rob Moonen, Director SAFE Companies, BC Forest Safety Council, is quoted in a TruckLoggerBC Winter 2014 article announcing a joint 2-year pilot project between the Council, the Truck Loggers Association and WorkSafeBC to get people back to worker quicker and reduce insurance rates.
- The BC Forest Safety Council's Transportation Director, Dustin Meierhofer, talks about resource roads and driver preparation in the January 9, 2014 edition of the Tumbler Ridge News.
- Gerard Messier, Manager Training and Program Development for the BC Forest Safety Council gives his first hand account on resource road driver training in the Fall 2013 edition of Silviculture magazine.
- First Nations Drum November 2013 edition story on need for more fallers in BC and training available.
- Spotlight on Safety column, Woodland Almanac Fall 2013 edition, by BC Forest Safety Council safety advisor, Terry Chow.
- Reynold Hert, Chair and CEO of the BC Forest Safety Council discusses changing the culture of safety in forestry in the October/November 2013 edition of the Canadian Forest Industries magazine.
- MaryAnne Arcand, Executive Director of the Central Interior Logging Association and Board Member of the BC Forest Safety Council, talks with CBC radio, BC Almanac program on October 24, 2013 about logging truck safety. (Aired Oct 24, 2013)
- Reynold Hert, Chair and CEO of the BC Forest Safety Council, is interviewed by CBC radio after the logging truck incident on Highway 99 near Whistler. A 65-year-old motorcyclist died. (Aired Oct 21, 2013)
- WorkSafeBC approves 2011 amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation Effective Feb 1, 2012 (November 17,2011)
- Workers Compensation Act expands mental stress coverage (November 3,2011)
- Proposed changes to the 2012 Worksafe regulation (October 28,2011)
- BCFSC CEO preaches economic benefits of safety education (October 30, 2009)
- SAFE Foresters Lauded (October 6, 2009)
- Leading on Safety (September 2009)
- Pencils and Pine Combine in Children's Art Competition (September 23, 2009)
- Interview with Reynold Hert (September 17, 2009)
- Due Diligence and Readiness in Fire Season (Summer 2009)
- The Right Answer to the Burning Question (Summer 2009)
- Forestry TruckSafe Takes Responsibility (August 6, 2009)
- Fallers Taking Deadly Risks (July 9, 2009)
- Lack of hazard idenitifcation cited in faller fatality review (July 6, 2009)
- Safety Yields Bigger Returns (March 15, 2009)
- BC Timber Sales Sets Safety Certification Standard (June 19, 2008)
- Treeplanters to Celebrate 6th Billionth Tree Across BC (June 5, 2008)
- Help Silviculture Workers Survive Resource Roads (May 2008)
- Province-Wide Standarized Radio Calling Procedures Survey Results & Analysis (Spring 2008)
- Changes to WorkSafeBC’s Forestry Regulations Take Effect May 1, 2008
- Paying Tribute to Forest Workers Killed on the Job (April 28, 2008)
- Better Road Safety (Spring 2008)
- Reducing Risk on Resource Roads (April 2008)
- Getting Tree Planting Fit (February 2008)
- Forest Safety (February 2008)
- Winner of the Council's 2008 TLA Draw
- Log Haulers Reminded to Use Radios for Safety's Sake (January 18, 2008)
- Exporting our Expertise (Winter 2007-08)
- Time for Action on Crucial Resource Roads Issue (Winter 2007-08)