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Chainsaw
Pamphlet
- Chainsaw Safety (PDF 334 KB)
Hazard Alert
- Hazard Alert 99-07 Test your chain brake at least once per shift
Video
Safe Chainsaw Handling (WorkSafeBC)
Information about the correct upkeep maintenance of all major components including: mounting the guide bar and chain, filing the chain, and transporting the chain. Available for loan from WorkSafeBC Library Services.
Fall Protection
Booklet
- An Introduction to Personal Fall Protection Equipment BK60 (PDF 545 KB) (Updated: September 2005)
* Available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Punjabi, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Hazard Alert
- Fatality 08-10 Worker dies after slipping on frost and falling from roof (PDF 599 KB)
- Injury 06-10 Serious injury after fall from mobile home (PDF 282 KB)
- Injury 04-11 Worker falls while dismantling log home (PDF 137 KB)
Video
- Young construction worker dies from fall 3 min 1 sec
- Fall Protection 11 min 42 sec
See Also:
OH&S Regulation, Part 11, Fall Protection
Accident Alert Falls from Heights in Construction - September 8, 2003
Forklift
StartSafe Safety Tips
A series of posters providing safe work practices for forklifts.
Hazard Alerts
- Warning 08-18 Use blocking when working on elevated machinery or equipment (PDF 164 KB)
- Fatality 05-05 Forklift tips over, crushing operator (PDF 134 KB)
- Fatality 03-13 Worker crushed by forklift (PDF 219 KB)
- Fatal 98-04 Forklift operators - Move cautiously when vision obstructed (PDF 580 KB)
- Fatal 98-03 Never work between an unsecured forklift mast and frame (PDF 48 KB)
- 98-03 Use extreme caution when charging batteries (PDF 54 KB)
- Fatal 95-02 Use caution when backing down inclines (PDF 91 KB)
Video
- Fields of Vision: Pedestrian Safety Around Forklifts 12 min 20 sec
- Forklift crushes worker 2 min 59 sec
- Forklift tips over, crushing operator 1 min 52 sec
Publications
Printed copies of the following publications are available by:
Email:
Phone: (604) 214-6912 or
(604) 276-3100 in the Lower Mainland or 1-888-621-7233, toll-free in BC
Pamphlet Safe Operation of Lift Trucks (PDF 88 KB)
Booklet Safety Infogram -- Forklift Trucks (Published by CCOHS)
Online
Safety for Small Business: Powered Industrial Truck Safety
(PDF 233 KB) Published by Oregon OSHA
Ladders
Hazard Alerts
- Fatal 99-09 Follow manufacturers' instructions when using ladders (PDF 70 KB)
- 99-09 Is your mobile ladder stand safe? (PDF 90 KB)
- 99-01 Do not take extension ladders apart (PDF 118 KB)
- Fatal 91-15 Construction Fatal -- Roofer (PDF 1 KB)
- 89-08 Secure and set ladders at proper angle! (1 KB)
- 88-03 Secure ladders against movement! (PDF 1 KB)
- Injury 01-20 Worker falls while attempting to change fluorescent lights (PDF 149 KB)
Video
You're a Pro: Falls from Ladders 2 min 0 sec
Ladder Safety 13 min 26 sec
StartSafe Safety Tips
A series of posters on using ladders safely in the construction industry.
Toolbox Meeting Guides for Ladders
Topics include: Job-built ladders, Setting up a ladder, and Safe ladder use
Ladder Safety
"The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published new free guides to help raise awareness of the risks associated with ladder use and to give advice on how to use ladders safely. The guides are aimed at all users of ladders and their employers and have been published as part of HSE's campaign to reduce falls from height."
- Safe use of ladders and stepladders: An employers' guide (PDF 318 KB)
- A toolbox talk on leaning ladder and stepladder safety (PDF 300 KB)
- Top tips for ladder and stepladder safety (PDF 38 KB)
See also:
OH&S Regulation, Part 13 Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms
Personal Protection
Booklets
- An Introduction to Personal Fall Protection BK60 (PDF 545 KB) (Updated: September 2005)
* Available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Punjabi, Spanish, and Vietnamese. - Breathe safer: How to use respirators safely and start a respirator program (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Hear for good: Preventing exposure at work PH9 (PDF 257 B) (Updated: May 2006)
- WHMIS at Work (PDF 928 KB)
Hazard Alerts
- Injury 08-07 Worker struck when cutting wheel shatters and grinder recoils (PDF 562 KB)
- WS 08-03 The dangers of exposure to asbestos in vermiculite attic insulation (PDF 2 MB)
- WS 07-03 Exposure to flour dust at work can cause asthma (PDF 242 KB)
See also:
OH&S Regulation, Part 8 Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
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