Occupational Health & Safety
Safety Talk for Helicopter & Snowcat Skiing Operators: Preventing Cold Stress
This safety talk describes some of the factors that can contribute to cold stress and provides do's and don'ts to help workers avoid cold stress.
Safety Talk for Helicopter & Snowcat Skiing Operators: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
This safety talk describes the signs of PTSD and provides information on how to get help.
Safety Talk for Helicopter & Snowcat Skiing Operators: Performing a Snow Profile
This safety talk describes do's and don'ts to consider when performing a snow profile to determine avalanche risk.
Safety Talk for Helicopter & Snowcat Skiing Operators: Operating a Snowmobile
This safety talk provides do's and don'ts to help prevent accidents while operating snowmobiles.
Safety Talk for Ski Areas: Knee Injury Prevention
At helicopter and snowcat skiing companies in BC every year, a number of workers are injured while skiing runs, commonly resulting in knee ligament injuries.
Safety Talk for Ski Areas: Safe Snowmobiling
This safety talk provides do's and don'ts to help reduce the number of incidents involving snowmobiles.
Safety Talk for Ski Areas: Lift Operators – Preventing Collisions
This safety talk provides do's and don'ts to help workers avoid being struck by equipment, machinery, and people in load/unload zones.
Safe Work Practices for Helicopter & Snowcat Skiing Operators: Tree Well Extraction
This document describes how to safely rescue someone who has become trapped in a tree well.
Safe Work Practices for Helicopter & Snowcat Skiing Operators: Slope Cutting
This document describes the legal requirements for avalanche risk assessment and safety tips for slope cutting.
Safe Work Practices for Helicopter & Snowcat Skiing Operators: Loading/Unloading Equipment into Snowcat Basket
This document describes how to safely load and unload a snowcat.