“… promoting workplace safety” for 10 years annual general meeting 2015
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“… promoting workplace safety” for 10 years
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING2015
AGENDA – 2015 AGM
• Welcome / Intro’s / Call to Order• Agenda & materials review• President Message (M. Sully)• Treasurer Report (W.Cook)• “Employer Safety Planning Toolkit” (WSBC) • “Qualified Person” training proposal (TAC)• Exec. Director Report (J. Preston)• WorkSafeBC Message (D. Schouten)• New Business / Q & A (All)• Election• Lunch
President’s Message (Mike Sully)
• 10 Years of BCARC - brief recap• Code of Conduct - brief review of guiding principles • Progress Review - does BCARC bring value?• Acknowledge - our outgoing Board of Directors
2005
• BCARC is born – as a non-profit Health & Safety Association (HSA)
2006 • BCARC applies for interim funding to study accident causation
2007 • Long-term funding plan is agreed with WSBC • Base Rate levy begins to show early improvement thru 2006/07
2008• Exec Director appointed (Oct.); brings ‘independent’ mgmt.
2009• Tech. Advisory Committee (“TAC”) created• CCOHS selected as our e-training partner• Island and Northern reps elected to BCARC Board
2010• CCOHS & BCARC provided > 1,000 safety courses through 2010 • BC Interior joins BCARC Board – now all regions represented
2011• www.bcarc.ca website launched – a continual work-in-progress • TAC develops Site Safety Assessment (“SSA”) program – the true
cornerstone of all BCARC training
2012 • BCARC adds new programs - Bio-Hazards, Sewage Discharge• BCARC speaks to American Industrial Hygienists AGM – “SSA” program • CCOHS safety course usage approaching 3,000 mark• Industry Base Rate levy improves...to lowest level in a decade
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2013• BCARC speaks at BC Construction Safety Conference – our “SSA”
program • BCARC Board runs BCARC “like a business” – strong planning,
budgeting• safety education flourishes – 5,000 CCOHS / BCARC safety course have
been taken by 2013
2014• Board pre-funds another 2,000 safety courses for our workers • BCARC is a maturing industry safety association• Base Rate levy shows slight uptick, for first time since BCARC
Plans
2015• BCARC/WSBC relationship continues to grow steadily, with some few
differing views• Base Rate levy – improvement returns for 2015, after a dip in 2014
2016• Business Plans and Budgets completed• Funding request to WSBC submitted• new Exec Dir appointment search underway
The B.C. Association of Restoration Contractors will conduct its activities in a manner that, at all times:
• respects every worker’s right to a safe workplace• promotes workplace health & safety • honours all our agreements, in particular, our Agreement of October
2007 with WorkSafe BC (and successor agreements)• avoids matters not related to Health and Safety in the workplace • supports access to the best available H & S training and materials in
our industry for all industry member firms • is based upon honesty and fairness in all our dealings
Code of Conduct
Does BCARC add value?
2005• BCARC firms assessed $7.18 / $100 • General Construction $5.19 / $100
2015 • BCARC is now $3.53 (- 51%)• General Construction is now $6.10 (+
18%)
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BCARCGeneral Const.
Board of Directors – 2014/15
Chris Brown Warren GroomWill Cook Cory LesstrangeJay Dargatz Cam McLeodJoe Deangelis Keith StuttersGraham Dick Dave TorranceAndrew Edwards Mike Sully...a sincere “Thank you” to you and your firms
Treasurer Report (Will Cook)
• Financial Statements highlights
• Review of 2016 Budget
• Q & A
Financial Highlights
2014 • ended last year with a small deficit of $6,658 (first
time deficit)• Deficit is funded from our reserves
2015• Current bank balance is $ 111,738.48 (as at Oct 15,
2015) • A year end surplus is projected • BCARC is in sound financial shape
2016 Budget
• Follow-along…a copy is in your AGM book • 2016 Revenue – slight increase to $146,000 • 2016 Expense - similar pattern as in prior
years• BCARC and WSBC will agree on Actual 2016
funding in coming weeks
Treasurer – Q & A
Q] How is BCARC funded?
Q] Who determines our annual budget?
Q] Does BCARC have adequate controls on our bank account?
Q] Is BCARC fiscally sound?
WorkSafeBC’s
“Employer Safety Planning Tool Kit”
• What is it?• How does it work?• What are the benefits?• Q & A
Technical Advisory Committee
“Qualified Person”
• Training Program proposal• Presented by the members of our Technical
Advisory Committee (TAC)• Q & A
Executive Director Report • 2016 Business Plan – key points• CCOHS – benefits to BCARC members;
how to register• TAC team
1. Site Safety Assessment - renew the message…it all starts here 2. Exposure Control Plans - the ECP library is built…let’s open it up3. Hazardous Materials - deliver ‘Qualified Person’ training4. CCOHS Participation - expand curriculum and usage rate5. BCARC Safety Calendar - continue the tradition in 2016 (3rd year)
And…• Report Injury Rate results to members• Improve Communications to all members
2016 Business Plan – High level review
(BCARC selected CCOHS to be our on-line safety training partner for our B.C. restoration workers.)
BENEFITS to BCARC workers and employers:• Access - 24/7/365 access to quality safety training• Cost - No additional fees to worker or employer • Ease of Use - registration (1-time) takes 5-10 minutes
CCOHS – the benefits
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
Gary Bird** BelforDennis Maloney Downs Alex McGrory ProClaimTrevor McLaughlin C J BDaniel Norman CanstarJim Short** OnSide
The industry thanks our TAC volunteers, and their employers, for the time and energy that each commits to improving and promoting workplace safety.
(** denotes a TAC Founding Member)
WorkSafeBC
Mr. Don Schouten
Manager – Industry and Labour Services
New Business, Q&A
The Board and management invite:• any point of new business• any questions from members
After the above, AGM will terminate (by Motion) followed by the election of board of directors for the 2014-2015 term.
“… promoting workplace safety”
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING2015
Duties of a Director
Q] I am considering “running for office” as a Director of BCARC. What is involved in this role?
A] The “Terms of Reference” document provided in the meeting booklet (and as posted on the www.bcarc.ca website) summarizes these duties.
Election Ballot – 2015/16 Term
Candidates for Island, North and Interior regions (select 1 from each region):
LESSTRANGE, Cory (ISLAND) ProPacific (Nanaimo) BROWN, Chris (NORTH) NCR (Prince George) STUTTERS, Keith (INTERIOR) Stutters (Kelowna)
Lower Mainland / Fraser Valley (select 9 candidates in total from other regions) COOK, Will BelforDARGATZ, Jay CanstarDEANGELIS, Joe First On SiteDICK, Graham GenesisEDWARDS, Andrew WinmarGROOM, Warren ServicemasterMcLEOD, Cam Paul DavisSULLY, Mike On SideTORRANCE, David Barclay_______________________ (write in)_______________________ (write in)