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Crane Safe Assessment Prep Course
The next upcoming Crane Safe Assessment Prep Course is being offered by the VRCA in partnership with CSABC and the CSN.The course will cover the following:
• Information as to what happens during the CraneSafe assessment
• Hand signals used during crane operations
• Instruction on reading and understanding rigging capacity charts
• Instruction on reading and understanding crane capacity charts
• Written exercises on determining rigging and crane capacities to reinforce understanding of the material presented.
This course is designed to assist incumbent operators when challenging the CraneSafe assessments.
Who can take these courses?
An incumbent operator who has registered with the BC Association for Crane Safety (BCACS – www.bcacs.ca ) before July 2007.
Note:
If you operate or own a crane, WorkSafeBC regulation 14.34.1 states that after July 1, 2007, a mobile crane, tower crane or boom-truck must be operated only by (a) by a person with a valid operator's certificate issued by a person acceptable to the Board, and (b) in accordance with any conditions stipulated on the certificate by the issuing person.
Crane operators in the province of British Columbia have until February 28, 2011 to be assessed. In order to assist you with preparing for the assessment, VRCA, in partnership with the Construction Safety Association of BC, is offering an 8-hour course designed to assist incumbent operators when challenging the CraneSafe assessments.
Next scheduled courses are June 8 and June 9 in Prince George, BC and June 17 and 24 in Abbotsford, BC. To register online visit: www.vrca.bc.ca/page/calendar.aspx and click on course date.
Merger means better construction safety!
The Construction Safety Network (CSN) is making a major move that will benefit safety throughout our industry — merging with the Construction Safety Association of BC (CSABC).
This was a joint decision that the two organizations made late last year. Now we’re working together to complete the merger by June 2010.
The ultimate goal is stronger safety programs for all. After progressing on separate but parallel tracks for the last decade, we are uniting to create a whole greater than the sum of its former parts.
The new organization will build on past successes, bringing greater focus and clarity to industry-wide efforts to make construction workplaces safer and more productive.
Meanwhile, it’s business as usual. All of our existing safety programs and initiatives remain available to the industry and its workers.
CSN continues serving employers and workers from our existing location and with established phone, email and website contacts.
To learn more about the CSN programs and services please visit our website at www.safetynetwork.bc.ca
CNIB Eye Safety Workshops
Book an Eye Safety workshop for your employees by visiting: http://www.cnib.ca/en/your-eyes/safety/at-work/eye-safety-workshops.aspx
Crane Safe Assessment Courses
Crane operators in British Columbia have until February 28, 2011 to hold a certificate proving competency in crane safety. On July 1, 2007 WorkSafeBC enforced a new regulation (14.34.1) requiring all operators of boom, tower, and mobile cranes in BC to hold a certificate proving competency.
To help you prepare, The Construction Safety Network in partnership with the VRCA and the Construction Safety Association of BC, is offering two courses that will assist incumbent operators when challenging the crane safe assement. Read more about the crane safe courses...
Living the Green Dream
The Construction Safety Network sponsored BC’s new Green Dream EQuilibrium™ Demonstration Home. By providing safety training and resources to workers the Construction Safety Network made sure the home construction was not only green, but safe.
The initiative brings together the private and public sectors to build homes and communities designed to be healthy, energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly, resource-efficient and produce as much energy as they consume on an annual basis.
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SLOW DOWN - My daddy works here
The CSN is a proud supporter of the "Slow Down" campaign and would like to remind drivers to reduce their speed and pay close attention to traffic control directions as they pass through worksites. Click here more information on the "Slow Down" campaign
H1N1 - What you need to know as an employer
The CSN is dedicated to construction safety and as forecasts indicate there may be a resurgence in the H1N1 flu virus the CSN wants to make sure your workers health and safety is protected.
Public health authorities advise you to continue your regular activities, but if you display flu-like symptoms stay home until they resolve. This could take seven to 10 days. Limit contact with others to keep from infecting them. If you are concerned or have any questions (ie. whether you should seek medical attention) please call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1.
For more information and resources on prevention and treatment visit the Public Health Agency of Canada website http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine-porcine/faq_rg_swine-eng.php and the Canadian Red Cross website http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=31458&tid=001.
For additional information on precautions you can take visit Fight Flu at http://www.fightflu.ca/index-eng.html or Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) at http://www.iapa.ca/Main/documents/pdf/2005_faq_avian_influenza.pdf
