Provincial Training Seminar

BC Timber Sales

General Information

BCTS CertificationMandate

The Scope

• 12 Business Areas make up the provincial BC Timber sales network– Certify all 12 Business Areas by early 2006 to the ISO

14001 standard– Some BA’s are currently or will be participating in SFM

certification partnerships with other Licensees

• Peace Liard Canfor

• Kamloops Weyerhauser

Business Areas – TSO’s

• Peace Liard• Prince George• Stuart Nechacko• Babine• Skeena• Caribou-Chilcotin• Kamloops• Okanagan-Columbia• Kootenay• Chinook• Strait of Georgia• Seaward-Tlasta

• Dawson Creek• Prince George• Vanderhoof• Burns Lake• Terrace• Williams Lake• Kamloops• Vernon• Nelson• Chilliwack• Campbell River• Port McNeill

The Structure

• Each BA will obtain individual registration– Provincial document templates are used to promote

continuity among the Business Areas– Variations will occur by BA

• Significant Aspects• Objectives and Targets• Roles and Responsibilities• Some operational controls

• Each BA will have its own web site complete with current Business Area EMS documents

The Process

• BA Certification Standards Officers (CSO) and their EMS committees will move the process forward on a local level

• A Provincial Coordinator and Working Groups will assist in guiding the process on a province-wide level– Certification Working Group– Document Review Working Group

Registration Dates

• Peace Liard• Prince George• Stuart Nechacko• Babine• Skeena• Caribou-Chilcotin• Kamloops• Okanagan-Columbia• Kootenay• Chinook• Strait of Georgia• Seaward-Tlasta

• February 2005February 2005• November 2005November 2005• December 2005December 2005• August 2005August 2005• October 2005October 2005• January 2006January 2006• September 2005September 2005• March 2005March 2005• February 2006February 2006• CertifiedCertified• CertifiedCertified• February 2005February 2005

Overview of Training Requirements

LPC Training Requirements

• BC Timber Sales has training requirements for LPC that remain relatively uniform throughout the province

• Exceptions sometimes occur when some BA’s may have embraced other forms of certification which require additional training components

Types of Training

• EMS System Training (required)– Fundamentals of ISO and EMS– Procedural awareness

• Compliance Training (optional)– Key provincial & federal forestry - related requirements

• Practices Training (optional)– Field demonstrations– Emergency Response practicum

Certification Training

Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation

Systems Training

BCTS EMS

• EMS LPC Level 3 – Management/Supervisor*– General awareness of ISO 14001 and EMS– Review ISO elements and provide an overview of the

BA EMS Manual– Review EMS procedures and checklists/forms– Review EOP’s and EFP’s– Review non-conformance & non-compliance and

corrective action– Review responsibilities under the EMS– Review SFM awareness issues

* A classroom module provided by Provincial Trainers and cards issued (training is acceptable throughout the province for BCTS activities)

BCTS EMS

• EMS LPC Level 3 – Detailed Worker Training*

– General awareness of ISO 14001 and EMS– Review of EMS procedures and overview of checklists– Review EFP’s, ERM, and the ERP– Review non-conformance/non-compliance & corrective action issues– Review SFM awareness issues

• EMS Level 3 – Basic Worker Training*

– EMS and SFM awareness– Introduction and review of applicable EFP’s– Introduction and review of the ERM and ERP

** Classroom or field training provided by a Licensee/Contractor staff who holds a card issued by a Provincial Trainer (training is acceptable only while working for the LPC who provided the training)

* A classroom module provided by Provincial Trainers and cards issued (training is acceptable throughout the province for BCTS activities)

CSA & Other Initiatives

• Future potentials (check w/ BA)– CSA (Canadian standards association)– SFI (sustainable forest initiative)– FSC (forest stewardship council)

• Key highlights– Fundamental SFM training provided in Provincial

Training Modules• Basic awareness• Application to Licensees & Contractors

Key Points for Training

• Identify WHAT is being managed

• Show the PATTERN or STRUCTURE to the system

• Highlight the KEY POINTS that will affect the workers

It’s all about RISKRISK

E1. Identify the basic groupings that

encompass all my activities

2. Identify the primary operational activities that exist within these groupings

3. Identify impacts that could result from poor practices related to the activities

•Planning•Harvesting•Roads•Silviculture

•Field layout•Falling•Deactivation•Planting

•Failure to meet targets•Trespass •Erosion•Excessive mortality

It’s all about RISKRISK

M1. Identify what adverse component of our

activity we are trying to manage

2. Develop controls to help us avoid these components and prevent the impacts

•The “altering or influencing of”…riparian areas•The “production of”…smoke particulates•The “spillage of”…fuels and oils

•Increased training and awareness•Targeted monitoring of risk•Modification of strategies•Implement more effective practices

It’s all about RISKRISK

S1. Roll the controls into a system that is

designed to ensure their success

2. Implement the system

3. Monitor the system for improvement

Plan

DoCheck

Respond

etc…

The EMS Cycle

Plan

DoCheck

Respond

etc…

•PLAN – Core components (Policy, Aspects, etc)

•DO – Operational Controls (Procedures)

•CHECK – Monitoring and Inspections

•RESPOND – Corrective Action (Action Plans, ITS)

The BEFORE

TIMBER SALE LICENSES

CONTRACTS

EXISTING SYSTEMS

And the AFTER

EMS

Contract TSL SystemsElements

Compliance Training(Key regulatory/legislative training issues)

Fuel Products

• Fuel storage, handling, & transport– Field Guide to Fuel Handling, Transportation & Storage

(provincial)• http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/epd/epdpa/industrial_waste/petro

chemical/piw.html

– WCB requirements (provincial)• www.worksafebc.com

– National Fire Code• Forest/EnviroViews or,• Order at the following site • http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/catalogue/nfc1.html

– TDG requirements (federal)• http://www.tc.gc.ca/tdg

Fuel Products

• Field Guide Key Elements– Small containers

(<230L)– Small TDG tanks

(<450L)– Large TDG tanks

(>450L)– Fixed aboveground

storage tanks (>230L)– Marine Facilities– Secondary

containment and collision protection

– Spill ResponseFuel Examples

Fuel Products

• WCB Requirements– Workers Compensation deflects the majority

of issues to the applicable legislative requirements (ie. TDG and Fire Code)

– Key issues affecting fuel

• Safe access to fueling facilities

• Handling and labeling of hazardous

materials (WHMIS)

• Fire extinguisher availability

Fuel Products

• BC/National Fire Code– Targets stationary and

permanent dispensing stations

– Key Issues• Certified tanks• Purging if moved• Pumps, hoses, nozzles• Fire safety, fuel procedures

Fuel Products

• TDG requirements– Targets mobile tanks of all shapes and sizes– Key issues

• Certified tanks

• Securing and marking

• Training

• Documentation

Forest Range & Practices Act

• Forest Code/FRPA– FRPA came into force as of January 1, 2004– An arrangement is in place until January 1, 2006 to allow for the

transition from Forest Development Plans (FDP) to Forest Stewardship Plans (FSP), at which time all development plans will expire and be replaced by their new counterpart

– A complete website is set up for training information (FRPA Links\Home Page - FRPA Training Website.htm)

FRPA

• Key issues for LPC’s:– Highlights of what is different about FRPA vs. FPC– Changes that could affect the way a Licensee,

Permittee or Contractor conducts their business

Other Regulatory Training

• WHMIS (BCTS training requirement)– What’s acceptable for training– Employer’s responsibility

• Fire Suppression S-100 (BCTS training requirement)

• H2S Alive (in applicable areas)

Practices Training

Emergency Response

• Spill Response (BCTS)• Fire Response (BCTS)• Medical Response• H2S Response (areas prone to high concentration of

sour gas)

• Natural Disaster Response (areas prone to landslide, avalanche, or earthquake)

• Tests and Drills

Supervision

• Due Diligence

• Environmental/Health & Safety

• Documentation & Record Keeping

• Crew Training

Forestry Practices

• Concepts of Due Diligence and worker responsibility

• Key FPC concepts– Resource features– Watercourse management issues

• Field methods and practicum

Training Considerations

System Training Highlights

• Do not alter the basic training modules designed by BCTS

• Custom shows may be created within PowerPoint

• Certificates you will be issuing on behalf of BCTS are for Systems Training

• Before training within a Business Area, please contact the Certification Standards Officer for local document and/or system changes that may affect your presentation

Compliance or Practices Training

• Key Considerations– While BCTS can support additional regulatory or

practices training, it cannot validate its effectiveness or content

– The trainer cannot use the BC Timber Sales training certificate to validate this type of training

– The trainer should be content knowledgeable in these types of training lest increasing amounts of misinformation be introduced to the forest sector

Training Documentation

• Training Rosters– Use the form supplied on the CD– Copies to maintain

• One to the Licensee/Contractor

• One retained by the Trainer

• The Trainer will issue the certificates on behalf of BCTS

Wrap Up

• Following the course, participants will receive:– CD containing training modules and additional

information– Exam scores– Approved Trainer certificate– BCTS contacts