In this BCFSC SIFp (Serious Injury or Failure potential) webinar, Marla Nicol, Safety Supervisor and Kristen Stinson, Vice President & General Manager, Corporate Services from Conifex Timber Inc. provide practical guidelines to adjust broad-based SIFp principals into a safety plan that works for your company using insights from Conifex’s own integration plan.
December 16, 2020 Webinar with Marla Nicol and Kristen Stinson of Conifex Timber Inc.
As part of the Serious Incident & Fatality Potential (SIFp) Campaign, BCFSC is hosting a series of webinars by industry leaders who are implementing processes in their organizations aimed at drawing attention to events that have the potential to cause serious injuries or fatalities but which may be overlooked by the Medical Incident Rate or Recordable Rate bench-marking stats. By pooling and collectively analyzing SIFp data, trends and opportunities for fundamental program changes can be implemented.
October 20th, 2020 with Troy Withey of West Fraser Webinar
Along with the new Workplace Alcohol and Drug Resource Package, this webinar will provide you with the necessary information to build an effective Workplace Alcohol and Drug Program for your company. This webinar is designed for company owners, managers, supervisors, safety coordinators and joint OH&S committee members.
Topics that will be discussed are: Testing, supervisor responsibilities and what to do when you suspect a worker has a problem. The webinar will be two hours in length with plenty of time for questions. This will be a great opportunity to get expert advice that will work for your company.
The presenter for this webinar is Barb Butler, a nationally recognized expert on this topic. Barb has been assisting governments, industry and labour associations in dealing with the issue of workplace alcohol and drug use since starting her business in 1989. She has worked with organizations in a wide variety of sectors across the country to help them develop and implement alcohol and drug policies.
More information on Building a Workplace Alcohol and Drug Program.
Have you ever wondered how your WorkSafeBC assessment rate is set?
Gerry Paquette, Manager in the Certification and Rate Modification Dept. at WorkSafeBC and a former tree planter, will take you through the process to show how your rate is determined.
No previous knowledge is required. This is great information for company owners and management, supervisors, safety coordinators, office managers and other interested participants.
Join the BC Forest Safety Council for an informative one and a half hour webinar that covers strategies for building and maintaining an Injury Management/Return to Work (IM/RTW) program. An effective program to rehabilitate workers after an injury helps reduce costs and downtime.
This webinar covers:
2013 Injury Management/Return to Work Webinar
Viewing this webinar does not meet the training requirement set out in SAFE Companies Audit, Question I-6. Additional training is required.
Do you have a bad back? This webinar is for you!
This one hour webinar will use examples from tree falling, log truck driving and silviculture operations to explain what overexertion injuries are, and how they occur.
A focus of the presentation will be to introduce tools that you can use in your company’s operations to prevent these injuries. In addition to sprains and strains, heat stress injuries such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Read more about the Injury Prevention Webinar : Overexertion
Join the BC Forest Safety Council for an informative one hour webinar where we will discuss:
The framework for this discussion will be the new Prime Contractor Guide produced by the Council and now available to the forest industry.
More information on Prime Contractor
These free sessions cover strategies for managing slips, trips and falls injuries. Material covered includes the mechanics of gait; effective pre-season preparation; ergonomic considerations; simple field-based observations and coaching techniques for reducing front-line worker slips, trips and falls. These webinars are designed for crew bosses, supervisors, safety coordinators, joint OH&S committee members and company managers.
Read more about the Injury Prevention Webinar : Slips Trips And Falls
It’s sled season again! Are you and your crews prepared? Join us for a lively two hour session on snowmobile safety for forestry contractors to learn about pre-trip planning for remote field locations, the right equipment for your work area, safe handling skills (including getting unstuck), safe transport of sleds and much more.
This session is a great introduction for field workers new to snowmobile use and an ideal refresher for staff. There will be lots of discussion and opportunities to share your experiences and knowledge with other forestry workers.
More information on Snowmobile Safety
Supervising For SafetyMeeting your workplace safety obligations and becoming a more effective supervisor
This free course offers you 24-7 access to high-quality safety materials. It also allows you to select the topics you want to explore and proceed at your own pace.
Hosted on the www.supervisingforsafety.com website.
