A study funded by WorkSafeBC is questioning the effectiveness of a certification program tree-fallers in B.C. have been required to pay for and obtain for nearly a decade, suggesting the certification process has had no effect to reduce injuries.
Lead author Chris McLeod, an associate professor in the University of B.C. School of Population and Public Health, examined injury rates among manual tree fallers — those who use chainsaw equipment to take down trees — between 2003 and 2008.
Michael Mui – 24 Hours Vancouver –Â September 1, 2015.
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