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Why safety training is crucial during an economic downturn

info@tirionsafety.com (Tirion Safety Ltd) — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:12:14 GMT

During economic downturns, organizations are often required to make challenging decisions regarding operational costs and resource allocation. Workforce reductions, streamlining, and budget adjustments are frequent outcomes.

In these circumstances, safety training is sometimes viewed as a discretionary expense, at risk of being deprioritized despite its critical role in safeguarding people, ensuring compliance, and maintaining operational continuity.

However, this view could be short-sighted, it introduces serious risk to both workers and organizations. Safety training is not a discretionary expense; it is a critical operational requirement, especially in periods of economic pressure. Reducing safety investment exposes workers to harm, increases organizational liability, and leads to spiralling long-term costs.

Pre-trip inspections

info@tirionsafety.com (Tirion Safety Ltd) — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:09:08 GMT

Light to medium duty vehicles, typically pickup trucks, are regularly used in forestry and especially on resource roads across BC. As road surfaces change, moving from paved to unpaved roads, these vehicles experience high mechanical stress throughout their lifecycle.

Adjusting your speed

info@tirionsafety.com (Tirion Safety Ltd) — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 06:27:05 GMT

Driving a vehicle safely is part of an ongoing commitment to good safety culture both in, and outside the workplace.

Resource road driving tips for light to medium duty vehicles

info@tirionsafety.com (Tirion Safety Ltd) — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 06:07:46 GMT

Resource road driver training: increasing operator awareness and safety

info@tirionsafety.com (Tirion Safety Ltd) — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 03:47:30 GMT

The BC Forest Safety Council's Resource Road Driver Training program offers two course options that train participants through a combined 2-3 hours of classroom studies, and 7-14 hours of hands-on driving experience.

Winter driving safety

info@tirionsafety.com (Tirion Safety Ltd) — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 01:23:31 GMT

It won’t be long before winter is upon us again, creating often-challenging driving and road conditions. In this article, we’ll share some tips for driving in these conditions, dispel a few myths and remind everyone of some ways to safely negotiate while driving resource roads and highways.

Winter driving requires the same safety attitude as it does when driving in any other season. Right from the outset, it’s important to approach any driving activity in a methodical and considered manner following safe operating protocols set out by your company and WorkSafeBC. As a driver, you need to take responsibility for your vehicle, its occupants, its load, other road users and the environment - no matter the driving task or season.

Winter brings unique challenges including cold temperatures, fewer daylight hours, more challenging conditions for the vehicle’s mechanics, less traction, longer stopping distances, less distance travelled due to slower speeds, equipment requirements such as chains and so on. These challenges are not the only limits to winter driving but should be highly considered as we approach the winter season.