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Western Silvicultural Contractors' Association
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Worksite Health & Safety
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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Study Decries Silvicultural Camp Conditions
Apr 9, 2004 - An exploratory study by an independent consulting firm specializing in remote work camps has found British Columbia silviculture camps “extremely poor” in terms of “quality of life” including quality of supervision, food, sleeping accommodation, pride in work, trust in management and trust between workers. Read More...
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Training Forestry Workers to Safely Fight Small Forest Fires
Jun 27, 2003 - Wildland fires are dangerous. Fighting such fires is a high risk business. For instance, based on US Forest Service statistics, the most common cause of fatal incidents in the 1990 to 2000 period was burnover followed by significant fatalities in aircraft related accidents, heart attacks, and vehicle accidents. Read More...
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Wildlife Tree Committee Explained
Mar 15, 2002 - What kind of link exists between tree retention, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, and forest worker safety? Find out more by reading about the work of the Wildlife Tree Committee of British Columbia. Read More...
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Are Some Silvicultural Camps That Bad?
Jun 16, 2004 - A private consultant's "exploratory study" of silvicultural camps reveals lackings in the quality of life provided for in all six camps surveyed. Is there a larger trend here? And if so should camps be certified to minimum standards to avoid being hazards to health and safety as the study suggests? Read More...
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WCB Notification of Project Widely Ignored
Jul 15, 2005 - The Occupational Health and Safety Regulation requirement that employers notify regional WCB offices of the commencement of a forestry operation appears to be widely ignored based on an ongoing survey by the BC Safe Silviculture Project. Read More...
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