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BC Timber Sales (BCTS) is committed to continually improving forest safety and having safe worksites by demonstrating and promoting safe forest management practices and implementing a systematic approach to safety in all Business Areas.
BC Timber Sales subscribes to the Health and Safety Accord of the British Columbia Forest Industry, which states that all fatalities and injuries are preventable. Everyone working in the BCTS program is invited to provide input to the local timber sales manager of BCTS on ways to improve the safety program.
During 2007, BC Timber Sales:
- implemented an updated safety program for BCTS employees and registered to become a fully SAFE certified company with the BC Forest Safety Council (BCFSC);
- put in place a requirement for mandatory registration with the BCFSC
Safe Company program for all companies or individuals who wish to work on timber sales advertised for sale after April 1, 2007; and
- put in place requirements for mandatory registration with the BCFSC
Safe Company program for all companies who wish to tender applications for or work on contracts advertised or awarded by BCTS after April 1, 2007.
During 2008/2009, BC Timber Sales will:
- actively pursue establishing itself as a certified SAFE Company with the BCFSC;
- put in place requirements for mandatory SAFE Company certification for all Timber Sales Licences advertised after December 31, 2008. All parties wanting to employ workers or subcontractors on Timber Sale Licences or those intending to direct the on-site activities of workers or subcontractors on Timber Sales advertised after December 31, 2008 will need to be SAFE Company certified. Licensees that do not direct on-site activities will not need to be SAFE certified; and
- put in place a requirement for mandatory certification with the BCFSC Safe Company program for all companies who wish to tender applications for or work on contracts advertised or awarded by BCTS after April 1, 2007.
The BCTS safety program will continue to be a public document and provide access to important information about forest safety and links to other organizations also committed to improving the safety record of the sector.
Information for Licensees and Contractors
Safety Related Links
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