Report on the Sustainability of the Falling Program in BC

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Appendix A

Report on the

Sustainability of the

Falling Program in BC

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Executive Summary

At the November 2011 Program Committee meeting, the committee directed staff to prepare a report that outlines a plan for the future sustainability of the BC Forest Safety Council (‘BCFSC’ or ‘Council’) falling program. This report outlines the plan, which includes program enhancements designed to support the Council’s overarching goal of preventing injuries and fatalities in the forest industry. Pages 2-4 are the executive summary of pages 8-19 that provide more detail on the recommendations.

Program enhancements

• Supporting the process of certifying falling supervisors.

• Implementing faller data tracking (data tracking is an integral part of the falling supervisor certification process and the quality assurance program).

• Initiating enhanced Council quality assurance to ensure that the falling supervisor is adhering to the falling supervisor certification standard. • Supplementing BCFSC existing new faller training program with industry

partnerships.

• Revisiting the Industry Training Authority as a potential option to administer new faller training.

• Working towards obtaining ownership of the BC Faller Training Standard. Summary of Recommendations

Staff recommends that the Council implement the above program enhancements at a cost of $350,000. In order to fund these enhancements, staff recommends maintaining the annual faller fee of $150, plus increasing the levy to rate group DR by $350,000. The current levy would need to be increased by approximately $ .05 per hundred dollars of payroll.

The implementation of the proposed enhancements would bring the total annual funding amount to approximately $1,062,000 to administer the falling programs. The additional funding amount of $350,000 could be phased in over the next year and a half and would be fully utilized by January 1st, 2014. For the plan to be effective, all of the components of the plan need to be implemented together as they are inter-dependent and form the system.

The program enhancements will require increased resources. This may include FTEs, consultants or contractors.

Staff recommends maintaining the current cost recovery policy on falling related training courses.

3 Council staff recommends continuing to expedite partnerships with industry for

delivery of new faller training to meet the projected training demands. The results of the pilot will be used to develop models for new faller training delivery into the future.

Implementation Schedule: 2012 (Q3/Q4) – Initial steps

• Industry roundtable on falling program direction

• Develop policy for faller certification and de-certification

• Develop policy for falling supervisor certification and de-certification • Develop standardized audit

• Implement data collection system

• Certify falling supervisors using existing resources

• Implement quality assurance visits using existing resources • Begin listing faller status on the Council website

2013 – Phase in of process

• Initiate collection of audits for the data repository • Implement enhanced quality assurance under new plan • Certify falling supervisors under new plan

• Test effectiveness of quality assurance process

• Initiate process for discussion to bring BC Faller Training Standard to Industry

2014 – Full Implementation of “Falling Program Sustainability Plan”

• All components of the new falling program are operational • Ownership of the BC Faller Training Standard is underway.

• Industry feedback and any required adjustments to the plan have been reviewed and implemented

Support

Excerpts from the Falling Program Sustainability report have been distributed to the Falling Technical Advisory Committee, the Contract Fallers Association of BC and to members of the falling community at large. These groups include representation from different licensees, associations and contractors predominately on the Coast. Initial feedback indicates general support for the changes, however they want to ensure the application of the process will not create added bureaucracy. Follow up will continue with both Coastal and Interior stakeholders as to effectiveness of the program and any required adjustments to the process throughout the roll-out period and after industry has had a chance to utilize the new program in 2013.

4 Liabilities and Constraints

• Support from industry on increased faller fee or draw from HSA to support the future state falling programs

• Application of the proposed falling program in the Interior

• Support from industry to implement program changes in advance of expected regulation changes to the BC Faller Training Standard (“The Standard”)

• Timing and approval from WorkSafeBC to facilitate regulatory changes to “The “Standard”

• Willingness of WorkSafeBC to consider transferring the ownership and administration of “The Standard” to the Council

• The mechanism, timing and frequency industry uses to submit monthly faller audits; SNAP, electronic, paper copy mail in and the impact on processing time / resources.

• The inability to enforce policy for faller certification and falling supervisor certification until the certifications and currency requirements are made mandatory, or Industry owns the BC Faller Training Standard.

• The development of internal systems and processes to deliver just in time card status reporting capabilities

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Contents

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Program Enhancements ... 8

1. Falling Supervisor Certification ... 8

2. Data Tracking System to Support Program Enhancements ... 10

3. Council Field Quality Assurance ... 13

4. Industry Partnerships for New Faller Training ... 14

Future Options - Ownership of BC Faller Training Standard by Industry ... 17

Implementation Plan ... 18

Conclusions ... 18 Attachment 1 – 2012 Faller Certification Budget

Attachment 2 –Requirements of a Certified Falling Supervisor Attachment 3 – Ongoing Additions to Current Work plan

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Introduction

At the November 2011 Program Committee meeting, the committee directed staff to prepare a report that outlines a plan for the future sustainability of the BC Forest Safety Council (‘BCFSC’ or ‘Council’) falling program. The primary goal of the falling program is to prevent injuries and fatalities. This report outlines a number of enhancements, which are designed to support this goal.

The Council is currently under contract from WorkSafeBC to administer faller

certification. This includes 2219 fallers that are in good standing with the Council (Good

standing means they hold a valid Council Faller certification card and are current with their annual fees), as well as another 1508 fallers that are not in good standing with the

Council. Not in good standing means, not being current with their annual fees, or having a suspended card. Currently there is no formal process for suspending a card.

Benefits to industry on the current program include a focus on leadership and improvement of faller safety. Some of the program accomplishments include:

development of Basic Chainsaw Operator training, new faller training, falling supervisor training and faller safety advocacy. Council staff have also participated in faller related inquests & inquiries and management of special industry projects.

Costs of the existing program including salaries, admin, overhead and project development are approximately $712,000 annually (Attachment 1). In 2011,

approximately $393,000 was paid in faller fees and assessments to support the program and the remainder was paid from the Council’s Health and Safety Association (HSA) funding of 2.2 million dollars.

In the current Falling Programs model, there is no support mechanism, such as remedial training or quality assurance, for the certified faller and there is no formal process to ensure that the certification standard is being upheld. Additionally Industry is not fully supportive of the current system.

Serious incidents and fatalities have continued. In addition to the human cost of fatalities, there is a financial reason to prevent the incidents. 1

1 _{WorkSafeBC claim portion of cost for fatality claims. 15 fatality claims related to fallers since 2007: Minimum $9,000, Maximum} $1,800,000 and Average $575,000

Of the fifteen fatality claims relating to fallers since 2007, an average of $575,000 per claim has been paid out. This is a significant expenditure in some years (Chart on the following page).

7 The gaps are addressed in this report. The overarching focus of the plan in this report is to prevent injuries and fatalities in this sector of the forest industry and move the BCFSC falling program into the future. Staff has developed a phased-in approach from 2012 to 2014 to address the issues with the system. The existing program will be maintained, while phasing in changes, which include: certified falling supervisors, data tracking, funded enhanced quality assurance, new faller training partnerships and the intent to discuss ownership options of the BC Faller Training Standard.

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Program Enhancements

1. Falling Supervisor Certification

Background

Falling supervisors have specific training, not only on the requirements for supervising workers in the woods, but also on the special needs and challenges faced by fallers in the forest industry. Safety forms the backdrop for every element of their training. Certified falling supervisors are evaluated to ensure they

understand the requirements for meeting safety standards in the field.

Falling Supervisor Certification has been piloted throughout 2011 and is ready to launch. The process includes a one day field assessment and certification is achieved through demonstration of competencies as a falling supervisor

(Attachment 2). Staff is proposing that the process be available to industry at no direct charge to the falling supervisor and be recovered through the operational cost of the falling program. The process will be phased in from 2012-2014, similar to the original faller certification process.

Recommendations

Staff is proposing that the process be available to industry at no direct charge to the falling supervisor and be recovered through the operational cost of the falling program. The process will be phased in from 2012-2014, similar to the original faller certification process. (Attachment 3)

Why Does Industry Need Certified Falling Supervisors?

Following are some of the key issues surrounding falling supervision:

• WorkSafeBC and industry as a whole have different opinions on what defines a qualified falling supervisor.

• There is no method in place to re-certify fallers.

• Fallers need to be supported in quarter management by trained and qualified falling supervisors.

• Certified falling supervisors are a requirement for the New Faller Training partnerships with industry.

• A higher level of oversight for trainee fallers is required during their ‘up-to-180 days’ period.

9 Benefits

Following are some of the benefits associated with certified falling supervisors: • It will create a clear industry standard with provisions to assure industry

that a certified falling supervisor is qualified.

• Certified falling supervisors will have the ability to re-certify fallers through the submission of faller audits to the Council.

• It will improve the quality of work instruction and direction given to fallers.

• Industry will be able to partner with the Council and implement new faller training program at their operation.

• Certified falling supervisors will have a level of training and qualification that allows them to interact with other phases, as well as the prime contractor.

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2. Data Tracking System to Support Program Enhancements

Background

Since the WorkSafeBC regulation to certify all hand fallers was implemented in 2004, the industry has certified approximately 4000 people. The Council has performance data on the original faller certifications. However, the majority of these evaluations were conducted over 5 years ago.

Data tracking involves the submission of faller audits by certified falling supervisors to the Council. The information will be used to re-certify fallers on a continuous basis; identify poor workmanship; determine who is actively falling in industry and to recognize industry trends for targeting faller safety initiatives.

Recommendations

Staff recommends working with industry to develop a standardized audit that will be submitted by falling supervisors. There will be various submission options, including by mail, i-pod, or via ruggedized handheld unit. The type of submission is up to industry. Council is encouraging electronic submission of data.

Applications of Data Tracking System

The data tracking system involves the submission of faller audits by certified falling supervisors to the Council. The information will be used to re-certify fallers, to identify poor workmanship, to determine who is actively falling in industry and to recognize industry trends for targeting faller safety initiatives.

Certified falling supervisors will audit their fallers on a determined frequency. They will send the audits to the Council either electronically or by mail. The Council will then collect and review these audits. If they meet the standard, Council will store the audits in the data repository with each faller’s file marked by a certification number. If a problem is identified, the Council will notify the employer and put a plan in place to deal with the issue. It could be as simple as a site visit and a discussion of the faller’s work or something more serious, such as the need for remedial training to improve skills in a certain area. The plan proposes that remedial training will be conducted by Council field personnel at no direct cost to the faller. In the worst-case scenario, it could lead to the Council not renewing the faller’s card.

At the annual card renewal time, if the Council has not received any audits or has received an insufficient number of audits, the Council will contact the faller.

11 Why Does Industry Need a Data Tracking System?

The reasons that Industry needs a data tracking system, are as follows:

• Industry does not know how many fallers are active in the forest industry. • There currently is not a method for re-certifying fallers and falling

supervisors.

• There is no way to identify and deal with fallers who have poor work practices.

• There is no cost efficient way of upgrading a faller’s card.

• The voluntary reporting system in place today is not reliable (A supervisor or contractor may or may not call the Council when there is a concern) .

• There is no method to identify transient workers.

• There is no ability to identify trends for faller safety improvement initiatives. Benefits

Implementing a data tracking system will benefit the forest industry in a number of ways. The key benefits are as follows:

• The Council will have current faller performance data on active fallers. • Certified falling supervisors will conduct monthly evaluations and have the

ability to automatically re-certify fallers based on successful audit submissions.

• The data repository will develop a history on each faller. (If poor work practices are identified, the Council can initiate Council quality

assurance/remedial process.)

• The industry will have the ability to automatically apply level upgrades based on current audit submissions.

• Improved workmanship and increased awareness of safety requirements by completing monthly audits that are tracked by a third party (The Council). • Regular reports from the performance tracking system will identify trends so

appropriate safety initiatives can be developed.

• Having a performance history and tracking of transient fallers who move from company to company.

Costs

The handling of these audits is estimated to take 10 minutes per audit. It is anticipated that the number of audits being submitted will increase over time. Initial projections are that in 2013 - 1100 fallers will be captured by the process and by 2014 - 1500 fallers will be captured through the monthly audit process. The

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implemented, administrative support will be needed as the databank exceeds existing staff capacity.

Certified falling supervisors will submit audits electronically or by mail. There are two options for the electronic submissions. One option uses a rugged handheld unit with a supporting licensed computer. The second option uses an iPhone, with no submission costs. The paper costs for both options are minimal. The costs for both options are outlined in the table below.

Options For Electronic Submission

Option #1 - Rugged Handheld Unit Option #2 - iPhone

Electronic Submission with internal reporting capability – i.e. the sender maintains the ability to keep the data and manipulate internally

Electronic Submission with no internal

reporting capability – i.e. once the information is submitted to the Council, the information is no longer available to the sender

Initial Hardware Cost

$1800 One-Time

cost Purchase of an i-phone

Annual Cost (License on laptop allowing for full reporting) $650-975 depending on the

length of commitment Annual Cost (No access to personal reporting but can submit to the Council) $0 Constraints

The current performance tracking system utilizes proprietary software. It may be appropriate for Council use, but other options, including inexpensive and web applications, need to be available for industry.

As part of the process, annual maintenance requirements for faller cards need to be developed.

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3. Council Field Quality assurance

Background

In the past, full time quality assurance activities were not included in the Council’s ‘falling’ work plan. This plan proposes that BCFSC field personnel will conduct quality assurance on certified falling supervisors. The field personnel will also have the ability to provide remedial training for fallers when necessary.

Council representatives will conduct field visits and verify competency of certified falling supervisors to ensure that they are maintaining the standard to which they were certified to. Under this strategy, the Council, as part of the program costs will also provide remedial training and support for certified fallers and supervisors who have identified work practice deficiencies or need assistance in other areas such as building improvement plans or conducting quality assessments on their fallers. Recommendations and implementation

Staff recommends conducting quality assurance on falling supervisors, based on an average of two visits per certified falling supervisor per year. There will be 150 quality assurance visits in 2013 and 250 quality assurance visits in 2014

(Attachment 3)

Benefits of Council Field Personnel for Quality Assurance Activities

By having the Council engage quality assurance personnel, the following benefits will be realized:

• Providing support for the Certified Falling Supervisor and Faller

• The Council will have the capacity to conduct regular inspections of certified falling supervisors, which will include interaction with fallers, prime

contractors, and licensees. (This will ensure that the falling supervisor is adhering to the falling supervisor certification standard.)

• Dedicated availability and Council directed qualified individuals to complete quality assurance activities.

• Quality assurance activities will ensure standardized and consistent results • Due diligence is active and visible at the field level.

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4. Industry Partnerships for New Faller Training

Background

The Council is currently developing a partnership with the Contract Fallers Association of BC and a major licensee to work toward increasing new faller output (number of new fallers trained in a year). This is being trialed as a pilot. Once the process is finalized, other

companies will have the ability to implement the partnership training at their operation subject to a set of criteria, conditions and quality assurance. The Council will still

administer the standard and issue the annual faller certification cards. Industry trainers will be subject to training and quality assurance standards to ensure the quality and standard of the training is being maintained. The end result will be more flexibility for industry in how new fallers are trained, while maintaining quality and integrity.

Industry is predicting that in 2014 worldwide demand for lumber will increase, leading to greater competition for our wood products. At the same time, based on today’s attrition rates, it is expected that there will be a shortage of trained fallers. As shown in the graph on above, 29.2 % of all certified fallers that are current with the BCFSC are age 55 years and older. If we assume that most fallers will retire by age 57, because of muscular strain, accumulated injuries and the high level of physical fitness required for the occupation, there will be a significant shortage of hand fallers within the next few years.

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During the grandfathering process, there were 3286 certified fallers acknowledged. Since then, 664 additional fallers have been certified through new faller training and skills assessments, for a total of 3950 certified fallers. The majority of these were captured in the last half of 2006 and 2007. In all likelihood, these numbers are from late adopters of the faller certification process and therefore are skewing the number of entrants upward (see chart below). As of today, 2219 are current (pay their fee) and 1508 fallers are not maintaining their current status. Not current status could mean non-payment of fees or a suspended card. Non-payment of fees could indicate that these individuals have left the profession. The Council is only able to formally remove the numbers when officially notified that the faller has withdrawn from the certification program. The number of new people entering the industry has decreased over the last few years. In 2011, there were only 74 new fallers certified through the new faller training and skills assessment processes (see chart below). This is not enough to replace the reduction in current certified fallers.

Given the current predictions for 2014, we are headed for the perfect storm of people leaving the industry and increased demand for our wood products. We need to find ways to increase new faller output without compromising the quality and integrity of the training. One solution is to develop capacity to deliver new faller training. The intent is not to replace the Council’s existing training program, but to supplement the current process so we can increase new faller output.

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The proposal is to develop partnerships between the Council and industry to deliver new faller training. (This will be a regulated process.) The first step is to develop a pilot project with Western Forest Products (WFP) and the Contract Fallers

Association of BC (CFABC).

Industry needs to investigate ways to recruit good candidates to become fallers. There is a great demand on the labor force in Western Canada. As such, the forest sector needs to make our industry the preferred choice. To support this effort, training programs need to be both affordable and accessible. The Council is also connected into the Labour Market Partnership Program via the Truck Loggers Association. This program will drill into the faller supply/demand questions. Benefits

Partnering with industry to provide training will provide a cost-effective way of adding new fallers to the workforce, and will make programs more accessible. Costs

The costs of piloting industry partnerships for new faller training are in the

approved 2012 budget. We will use the results of the pilot to determine the future fiscal requirements, which will be brought forward in the 2013 budget. The

assumptions at this time are up to 7 days of funded QS/T time per industry trainer (up to 7 days X $1000 per trainee).

ITA

Staff has been asked to comment on the suitability of the Industry Training Authority (ITA) for the falling programs.

Initial findings are that to belong to the ITA, certified fallers would need to belong to an industry training organization (ITO). There are two options for the Council to align with. HortEducationBC has the Certified Utility Arborists and Resource Training Organization (RTO) has the Powerline Technicians. Initial conversations suggest that HortEducationBC may be the appropriate fit.

The ITA focus appears to be on bringing on new workers as opposed to maintaining the quality control of existing workers. An industry advisory group is part of the process; however a major concern is that the issues of certified fallers in forestry operations would not be a focus within that system. Staff recommends not pursuing the ITA at this time.

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Future Options - Ownership of the BC Faller Training Standard by

Industry

To effectively maintain the falling program, staff are recommending that the Council works with industry, ENFORM, and WorkSafeBC on how to more effectively

administer the BC Faller Training Standard (“The Standard), including discussions on ownership of “The Standard”. One approach may be to start discussions with WorkSafeBC on a phased in approach to transfer the ownership of the BC Faller Training Standard to industry over the next 2 to 3 years. Currently, there are two primary concerns that create in-efficiencies and constraints with the Training Standard being owned and administered by WorkSafeBC.

1) The length of time and process to apply for Regulation changes to the Standard itself, including implementing the changes to the application of the Standard. 2) WorkSafeBC would still be the only governing body to enforce the changes. If the

Council, on behalf of industry, owned the Standard, there would be coordination of efforts to expedite changes to the Standard and changes to the execution of the Standard. There would also be industry set guidelines in place to address non-compliance to the Standard.

Obtaining ownership of the Standard will provide the ability to add rigor and equity to Faller Certification, including the ability to enforce the requirement to remain current and in good standing with the Council.

Constraints

WorkSafeBC may decide not to release the Standard.

Other user groups such as Enform, Wildfire Management Branch and Arborists would need to be consulted.

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Implementation Schedule: 2012 (Q3/Q4) – Initial steps

• Industry roundtable on falling program direction

• Develop policy for faller certification and de-certification

• Develop policy for falling supervisor certification and de-certification • Develop standardized audit

• Implement data collection system

• Certify falling supervisors using existing resources

• Implement quality assurance visits using existing resources • Begin listing faller status on the Council website

2013 – Phase in of process

• Initiate collection of audits for the data repository • Implement enhanced quality assurance under new plan • Certify falling supervisors under new plan

• Test effectiveness of quality assurance process

• Initiate process for discussion to bring BC Faller Training Standard to Industry

2014 – Full Implementation of “Falling Program Sustainability Plan”

• All components of the new falling program are operational • Ownership of the BC Faller Training Standard is underway.

• Industry feedback and any required adjustments to the plan have been reviewed and implemented

Conclusions

The BC Forest Safety Council has successfully implemented its existing training programs and certification process. However, if we are to continue to achieve our goal of preventing injuries and fatalities, we must evolve with industry demands. In addition to the human cost of fatalities, there is a financial reason to prevent the injuries as well. 2

2_{WorkSafeBC claim portion of cost for fatality claims. 15 fatality claims related to fallers since 2007: Minimum $9,000, Maximum} $1,800,000 and Average $575,000

Of the fifteen fatality claims relating to fallers since 2007, $8,625,000 has been paid out.

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Attachment 1 – 2012 Faller Certification Budget

Existing Budget

Assumptions

Total

Communication $6000 for communication with 4000+ fallers, $6000 for Conferences

12,000

Travel 85% Falling Manager travel expenses, 15% Falling Program staff travel expenses

39,400

Cellular Phones, Couriers, Dues & Memberships, Telephone

1 cell phone at $3300, $500 Couriers, $750 Association dues, $1200 for 1 landline

5,750

Office Supplies One laptop $2950 plus general supplies $2500 5,450 Faller Technical

Advisory Committee Meetings

Two FTAC Meetings; Mostly travel expenses and venue expenses, may include presenter fees

20,000

Licenses Software for Performance Tracking (SNAP) 3,000 Postage 2200 fallers @ 2 mailouts $1 (Invoices, information,

correspondence) + $4400 plus 2 mailouts on new issues, plus $1100 in general mail

10,500

Compensation 100% of Falling Manager, 100% of Falling Certification Coordinator, 100% of Training & Program Development Administrator (Falling), 50% of Program Coordinator, Admin help $1500/month (2 weeks/month)

308,100

Instruction &

Evaluation 15 skills assessments trainer rate $750 including travel time, 15 skills assessments trainer travel $500, Faller log books, info flips $1500, printing documents for newly certified fallers $2500

22,750

Project

Development Approved Projects (vary each year) 72,500 Overhead

Allocation Based on salaries

213,110

Total Expenses 712,560

Note: Faller Certification is currently funded through projected

revenue of faller fees from 2200 fallers (total $330,000), plus

$18,750 in skills assessment applications and 363,250 from

Health

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Attachment 2– Requirements of a Certified Falling Supervisor

QUALIFIED SUPERVISOR/Certified Falling Supervisor (Bullbucker) – (QS/FS) A QS/FS is fully responsible and accountable for all of the

requirements under the WC Act and OH&S Regulation. The QS/FS will be issued a wallet card and certificate from the BCFSC. The Council recognizes the competency of the QS/FS based on a Field Skills Assessment. The Council will recognize faller re-evaluations completed by a QS/FS.

Pre-requisites _{Duties/Responsibilities} Authorized Cost _Requirements Renewal Limits

Must complete the BCFSC Falling Supervision course (*refresher, supplemental or upgrading may be required). The QS/FS is in charge of falling. He or she may assign duties as long as all requirements under the WC Act and OH&S Regulation including documentation requirements are met.

Initial cost of evaluation is $1250 plus tax (fees are charged as per Council policy and are subject to change).

Must keep up with current

requirements set by BCFSC.

Must not take on duties that interfere with supervisory responsibilities.

Must hold a valid BC Faller Certification in appropriate timber type and terrain.

Includes all Chargehand

authorized duties. There may be a surcharge if extraordinary travel is required (i.e. ferries, planes, crew boats, helicopter or excess driving over 300 km highway travel). Pre-requisites

must be current. Not authorized to certify new fallers (this is a duty of a QS/T). Must pass a Falling

Supervisor Field Skills Assessment conducted by a Council endorsed QS/T (it is strongly

recommended that the applicant complete the Faller Supervisor (Bullbucker) Photo Assignment process prior to applying for the Falling Supervisor Field Skills Assessment).

Evaluates fallers to ensure they are qualified according to the BC Faller Training Standard. Evaluations are accepted by the BCFSC for faller re-evaluation purposes. On-site Quality Assurance at Council’s discretion (ongoing).

Must have an employer or contract holder endorsement.

Develops and plans for new faller trainees in their up-to-180 day program if applicable.

If required to repeat

evaluation, a fee will be payable; the fee could be partial or full depending on deficiencies. If required to conduct 3 assignments, the fee is $500 plus tax. Council reserves the right to revoke or not to renew a QS/FS designation or endorsements. Must adhere to code of ethics and conduct including proper Chargehand supervision. Code of ethics includes that a Chargehand must not be left in charge for more than 15 consecutive working days. Must have at least 500

days falling experience (saw in hand cutting down timber in the appropriate timber type and terrain).

May participate in the initial 30 days of the New Faller Training course under the direction of a QS/T. Minimum of 10 faller evaluations submitted over 5 years (average 2 per year). Coordinates falling

activity with Prime Contractor.

Attendance at update meetings as required by the BCFSC.

Must have at least 120 days of falling

supervisory experience.

Develops written falling

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Attachment 3 – Ongoing Additions to Current Work plan

Resources are required to support the proposed enhancements to the falling program. This may include FTEs, consultants or contractors. The cost of the enhancements is $350,000 once fully operational in 2014+. (see below).

2013 - Activities

• 150 Quality Assurance Visits • 90 Falling Supervisor Certifications

• Remedial training, other falling program training activities • Data tracking

• New Faller Training Partnerships with Industry

2014 - Activities

* 2 Field Personnel

• 250 Quality Assurance Visits

• Combination of: Falling Supervisor Certification, falling related training activities and remedial training

• Data tracking