It was lunch at the Granite Point Golf Club for Nelson Forest Region staff Sept. 22, to mark an amazing milestone: They have accumulated nearly 1.5 million work hours, between August, 1992 and March 2000, with no time-loss injuries.

The regional office earned its first Award of Excellence in 1998. Two years later, still time-loss-injury-free, they have two more awards.

"It’s the first time I’ve seen that level," said Bob Dalby, Occupational Health and Accident Prevention Co-ordinator for the Human Resources branch. "That’s a major performance achievement."

Bob handed out the awards at the lunch, including individual citations for five, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years of working safely.

The B.C. Safety Council considers the Nelson Region Office as a medium-risk workplace because about one-third of the staff work in the field. Their efforts to stay safe are a big part of the reason for the region’s award. For the staff who work in the office, Bob points out that a safety award like this is not to be taken lightly.

Nelson Forest Region
Work hours with no time-loss accidents

Individual safety awards for 1999

More information about safety can be found on the Intranet at:
wwwinternal.for.gov.bc.ca/hrb/ap_sec/ap_sec.htm