August 12, 2008
INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUE: Salvage Permits on Woodlot Licenses
During the recent Regulatory Review conducted by the Ministry of Forests and Range an issue was identified relating to the issuance of Blanket Salvage Cutting Permits for small areas of scattered windthrow on woodlot licences. Specifically woodlot licensees have a concern over the cost and need of creating an electronic spatial submission for areas of scattered salvage (i.e. windthrow, fire, insects, etc.) where no free growing obligations are created. Spatial submissions are currently required first to create a blanket salvage cutting permit and second, when each area (block) is exempted/approved.
SOLUTION:
The district office will produce the initial spatial information and initiate the blanket salvage cutting permit in those instances where no free growing obligations are created. Where free-growing obligations are created the normal cutting permit initiation protocols would be followed.
A paper only submission and exemption/authority letter should be utilised for those areas where no free growing obligations are generated.
CONTACTS:
If there are any questions about this bulletin, please contact:
Ron Greschner
Senior Timber Tenures Forester
Resource Tenure & Engineering Branch
(250) 371-3794
Ron.Greschner@gov.bc.ca
Dave Haley
Woodlot Licence Forester
Resource Tenure & Engineering Branch
(250) 387-8317
Dave.Haley@gov.bc.ca
March 19, 2008
FRR: Managed Forest Land & Cut Timber Values Regulation
FRR: Innovation & Adaptive Management
FRR: One Cutting Permit per Woodlot Licence
FRR: Cut Control
FRR: Cutting Permit Postponement Regulation
FRR: Merging Two Woodlot Licences
FRR: Exchange of Private Land at Transfer
FRR: Woodlot Licence Surrender
FRR: Person Acquiring or Dealing in Timber Responsible for Payment (Forest Act, S.131)
FRR: Utilization Standards & Waste Billings
FRR: Waste & Residue Assessments
FRR: Excessive & Unnecessary Administration & Information Requirements
FRR: Post-beetle WL AACs & Cut Control
FRR: Unless Exempted
FRR: Private Land
FRR: Promoting Poor Management
FRR: Command & Control
FBCWA Safety Program (March 9, 2008)
A safety program was developed in response to a resolution that was put forward and passed at the 2006 Annual General Meeting. It is intended for use by woodlot owners and licensees who are independent owner/operators (IOO), as categorized by the BC Forest Safety Council.
All woodlot owners and licensees should register with the BC Forest Safety Council. Questions about which category a licensee belongs should be directed to Krista Bax, Director, SAFE Companies, at Bax@bcforestsafe.org or 604.696.3955.
DISCLAIMER
This safety program is provided by the Federation of BC Woodlot Associations (FBCWA) as a tool to assist woodlot licensees and landowners to achieve improved safety performance. Each woodlot licensee and/or landowner is responsible for ensuring their operations meet WorkSafeBC regulations and/or SAFE Companies certification. The FBCWA, its contractor or agents, assume no responsibility or liability with regard to the use of the information and materials provided.
The program is intended to assist woodlot licensees and owners comply with WorkSafeBC regulations. The next step in the program’s development will be to address the requirements to achieve SAFE Companies certification. An updated program will be released in due course.
The program can be viewed in 5 parts:
- The General Safe Work Procedures and Best Practices Guidelines outline what a woodlot owner and/or licensee needs to do to operate safely.
- Background information which includes the Safety Policies booklet and the “Handi-Guide to British Columbia’s OH&S Regulation” The booklet is provided however licensees and landowners will have to purchase a copy of the Handi-Guide, which available from www.carswell.com at a cost of $44.95
- Checklists and Safe Work Procedures.
Checklists: The Checklists booklet is a compendium of templates addressing the various aspects of woodlot operations. A licensee will either want to review these checklists themselves or ensure their designated principle contractor has done so.
Safe Work Procedures: A booklet is provided for each of the operators typically working on a logging or road building operation. Please note that there is no booklet for “Fallers” since fallers require a separate and distinct certification! Log Truck Drivers should also see the Trucksafe section of the BCFSC website.
- Log Books: An example of a monthly log book is provided. Licensees and landowners should consider the use of daily log books or at the very least ensure they document all safety visits to a work site and discussions with those doing work on the woodlot, whether it be an employee or contractor.
Questions about the use of this program should be directed to:
Kevin Nichol, CRSP at: kevinn@kalesnikoff.com or crsp@live.ca
Alternatively, Kevin can be contact at:
1739 Highway 3a, Castlegar BC V1N 4R8
Desk Phone 250 399 4248
Fax 250 399 4249
Cell 250 304 4473
If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the FBCWA safety program for woodlot licensees registered as Independent Owner Operators (IOO), please contact Cathy McClary.
Protection of Secondary Structure (July 9, 2008)
Effective July 25th, 2008 there will be a change to the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation requiring the protection of secondary structure in mountain pine beetle killed lodgepole pine stands (in some areas and subject to certain circumstances).
These regulation amendments do not apply to woodlot licences.
When these amendments were being developed, and consideration given as to whether or not they should apply to woodlot licences, the Chief Forester agreed with the Federation that understory retention is the normal course of business for most woodlot licensees and so the Woodlot Licence Planning & Practices Regulation need not be amended to include secondary structure retention.
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