BC Timber Sales Steep Slope Roles and Responsibilities Guide for









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224363 BC Timber Sales Steep Slope Roles and Responsibilities Guide for

June27,20161

BCTimberSales

SteepSlopeRolesandResponsibilitiesGuideforGroundBased

Equipment

Purpose

ThisdocumentisintendedtodefineBCTimberSalesstaffrolesandresponsibilitiesforgroundbased equipmentplannedandoperatingonsteepslopes forTSLholdersandcontractors.Thisguidanceistobe implementedduringplanningandoperationsofallgroundbasedequipmentactivities.Steepslopespresenta hazardtogroundbaseequipmentandworkers. ApplicableWorkSafeBCOccupationalHealth&SafetyRegulation

26.16SlopeLimitations

(3)Ifthemanufacturer'smaximumslopeoperatingstabilitylimitforloggingequipmentisnotknown,the equipmentmustbeoperatedwithinthefollowinglimits: (a)arubbertiredskiddermustnotbeoperatedonaslopewhichexceeds35%; (b)acrawlertractor,fellerͲbuncher,excavatorandothersimilarequipmentmustnotbeoperated onaslopewhichexceeds40%; (c)anyotherforestryequipmentspecificallydesignedforuseonasteepslopemustnotbeoperated onaslopewhichexceeds50%.

(4)Despitesubsections(2)and(3)butsubjecttosubsection(5),loggingequipmentmaybeoperatedbeyondthemaximumslopeoperatingstabilitylimitsspecifiedinthosesubsectionsif

(a)aqualifiedpersonconductsariskassessmentofthatoperation,and (b)awrittensafeworkpracticesacceptabletotheBoardaredevelopedandimplementedtoensure theequipment'sstabilityduringoperation. (5)Despiteanythinginthissection,loggingequipmentmustnotbeoperatedinaparticularlocationor mannerifitsstabilitycannotbeassuredduringthatoperation.

TimberSaleLicenceActivities

PlanningStage(PreͲTSLAward)

Whenslopesover35%existinaproposedproject,BCTSstaffandorplanningdevelopmentcontractorswill dothefollowing:

1. Identifyknownslopesandrelevantsiteinformationsuchas:

Longpitchesofcontinuousslope

TerrainStabilityFeaturese.g.fracturerockformation

GroundRoughnesse.g.hummocks,depressionssteep,ravines SoilConditionse.g.soildepth,exposedrock,loosegravelsorsoftmud.

Timbersizeandquality

Slopesorbencheslessthan35%butlocatedaboveareasofgreaterslope

2. Identifyloggingsystem(s)thatwereconsideredinthedesignofeachprojectareae.g.overheadcableandgroundbased.

3. Slopeinformationtobedocumented/communicatedonapplicableprojectplanmaps(HP),TSL

June27,20162

safetyhighlightsandor18Ͳ1.

TSLAwardandOperationsStage

1. DuringpreͲworksBCTSstaffshoulddothefollowing:

CommunicatesteepslopeinformationtoTSLholder(ReviewTSLSafetyandHighlights,18Ͳ1). RemindTSLholderofWSBCsteepsloperequirements26.2(completedriskassessmentandsafe workprocedures).

Documentdetailsofitemsdiscussed.

2. Duringinspections,

ifstaffobservesgroundbasedequipmentexceedingslopelimitations,theyshould askthesitesupervisorifasiteriskassessmenthasbeencompleted,andifsafeworkpracticeshave beendeveloped.BCTSdoesnotrevieworapprovethesiteriskassessmentsorthesafework practices.Staffonlyasksif theyareinplaceforeachcutblock.Wecanasktoseethem,butonlyto provetheyexist,nottodeterminetheiradequacy.Documentyourobservationsusingappropriate checklists.

3. Despiteacompletedsiteriskassessmentandablockspecificsafeworkpractice,ifstaffobserves

operationsoccurringthat appeartoputworkersatrisk,weshouldreportanddocumentpotentially unsafeactsandorconditionstothesitesupervisor.Iftheclientdisregardsourconcernsand continuestoputtheirworkersatrisk;wehaveanobligationundersection3.10toreportthisto

WorksafeBC.

ContractActivitiese.g.mechanicalsiteprep,mechanicalfelling.

Planningstage(PreͲcontractAward)

Whenslopesover35%existinaproposedproject,BCTSstaffandorplanningdevelopmentcontractorswill dothefollowing:

1. Identifyknownslopesandrelevantsiteinformation,suchas:

Longpitchesofcontinuousslope

TerrainStabilityFeaturese.g.fracturerockformation

GroundRoughnesse.g.hummocks,depressionssteep,

ravines SoilConditionse.g.soildepth,exposedrock,loosegravelsorsoftmud.

Timbersizeandquality

Slopesorbencheslessthan35%butlocatedaboveareasofgreaterslope. Note,wherepossibleutilizeexistingsteepslopeinformationcollectede.g.TSL/HPmaps.

2. Slopeinformationtobe

documented/communicatedonapplicableprojectplanmaps,informationto biddersandor19Ͳ1.

ContractAwardandOperationalStage

1. DuringpreͲworksBCTSstaffshoulddothefollowing:

Communicatesteepslopeinformationtocontractor(ReviewInfotoBidders,19Ͳ1). RemindContractorofWSBCsteepsloperequirements26.2(completedriskassessmentandsafe workprocedures).

June27,20161

BCTimberSales

SteepSlopeRolesandResponsibilitiesGuideforGroundBased

Equipment

Purpose

ThisdocumentisintendedtodefineBCTimberSalesstaffrolesandresponsibilitiesforgroundbased equipmentplannedandoperatingonsteepslopes forTSLholdersandcontractors.Thisguidanceistobe implementedduringplanningandoperationsofallgroundbasedequipmentactivities.Steepslopespresenta hazardtogroundbaseequipmentandworkers. ApplicableWorkSafeBCOccupationalHealth&SafetyRegulation

26.16SlopeLimitations

(3)Ifthemanufacturer'smaximumslopeoperatingstabilitylimitforloggingequipmentisnotknown,the equipmentmustbeoperatedwithinthefollowinglimits: (a)arubbertiredskiddermustnotbeoperatedonaslopewhichexceeds35%; (b)acrawlertractor,fellerͲbuncher,excavatorandothersimilarequipmentmustnotbeoperated onaslopewhichexceeds40%; (c)anyotherforestryequipmentspecificallydesignedforuseonasteepslopemustnotbeoperated onaslopewhichexceeds50%.

(4)Despitesubsections(2)and(3)butsubjecttosubsection(5),loggingequipmentmaybeoperatedbeyondthemaximumslopeoperatingstabilitylimitsspecifiedinthosesubsectionsif

(a)aqualifiedpersonconductsariskassessmentofthatoperation,and (b)awrittensafeworkpracticesacceptabletotheBoardaredevelopedandimplementedtoensure theequipment'sstabilityduringoperation. (5)Despiteanythinginthissection,loggingequipmentmustnotbeoperatedinaparticularlocationor mannerifitsstabilitycannotbeassuredduringthatoperation.

TimberSaleLicenceActivities

PlanningStage(PreͲTSLAward)

Whenslopesover35%existinaproposedproject,BCTSstaffandorplanningdevelopmentcontractorswill dothefollowing:

1. Identifyknownslopesandrelevantsiteinformationsuchas:

Longpitchesofcontinuousslope

TerrainStabilityFeaturese.g.fracturerockformation

GroundRoughnesse.g.hummocks,depressionssteep,ravines SoilConditionse.g.soildepth,exposedrock,loosegravelsorsoftmud.

Timbersizeandquality

Slopesorbencheslessthan35%butlocatedaboveareasofgreaterslope

2. Identifyloggingsystem(s)thatwereconsideredinthedesignofeachprojectareae.g.overheadcableandgroundbased.

3. Slopeinformationtobedocumented/communicatedonapplicableprojectplanmaps(HP),TSL

June27,20162

safetyhighlightsandor18Ͳ1.

TSLAwardandOperationsStage

1. DuringpreͲworksBCTSstaffshoulddothefollowing:

CommunicatesteepslopeinformationtoTSLholder(ReviewTSLSafetyandHighlights,18Ͳ1). RemindTSLholderofWSBCsteepsloperequirements26.2(completedriskassessmentandsafe workprocedures).

Documentdetailsofitemsdiscussed.

2. Duringinspections,

ifstaffobservesgroundbasedequipmentexceedingslopelimitations,theyshould askthesitesupervisorifasiteriskassessmenthasbeencompleted,andifsafeworkpracticeshave beendeveloped.BCTSdoesnotrevieworapprovethesiteriskassessmentsorthesafework practices.Staffonlyasksif theyareinplaceforeachcutblock.Wecanasktoseethem,butonlyto provetheyexist,nottodeterminetheiradequacy.Documentyourobservationsusingappropriate checklists.

3. Despiteacompletedsiteriskassessmentandablockspecificsafeworkpractice,ifstaffobserves

operationsoccurringthat appeartoputworkersatrisk,weshouldreportanddocumentpotentially unsafeactsandorconditionstothesitesupervisor.Iftheclientdisregardsourconcernsand continuestoputtheirworkersatrisk;wehaveanobligationundersection3.10toreportthisto

WorksafeBC.

ContractActivitiese.g.mechanicalsiteprep,mechanicalfelling.

Planningstage(PreͲcontractAward)

Whenslopesover35%existinaproposedproject,BCTSstaffandorplanningdevelopmentcontractorswill dothefollowing:

1. Identifyknownslopesandrelevantsiteinformation,suchas:

Longpitchesofcontinuousslope

TerrainStabilityFeaturese.g.fracturerockformation

GroundRoughnesse.g.hummocks,depressionssteep,

ravines SoilConditionse.g.soildepth,exposedrock,loosegravelsorsoftmud.

Timbersizeandquality

Slopesorbencheslessthan35%butlocatedaboveareasofgreaterslope. Note,wherepossibleutilizeexistingsteepslopeinformationcollectede.g.TSL/HPmaps.

2. Slopeinformationtobe

documented/communicatedonapplicableprojectplanmaps,informationto biddersandor19Ͳ1.

ContractAwardandOperationalStage

1. DuringpreͲworksBCTSstaffshoulddothefollowing:

Communicatesteepslopeinformationtocontractor(ReviewInfotoBidders,19Ͳ1). RemindContractorofWSBCsteepsloperequirements26.2(completedriskassessmentandsafe workprocedures).
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