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Attention Business Editors
Continuous improvement in safety at TimberWest
NANAIMO, BC, Feb. 8 /CNW/ - TimberWest Forest Corp.'s commitment to
safety showed positive results for the fourth consecutive year with its
Medical Incident Rating (MIR) dropping from 2.17 in 2006 to 0.53 in 2009, a
decline of 88 per cent.
To view "Production Contractor Medical Incident Rating (MIR) 2006-2009",
please click on http://files.newswire.ca/852/TimberwestMIR.doc
"We are extremely pleased that our focus on safety has shown such
dramatic results," says Dave Whiteley, Vice President of Timberland
Operations. "The contributions of employees and contractors have made this
possible and we congratulate them for their efforts."
TimberWest attributes its success to making safety the first operating
priority in everything it does. Regular briefings, safety reviews and training
are a constant reminder of this focus.
MIR is a robust safety measure that takes varying levels of harvest
activity out of the equation so it is comparable year over year. TimberWest's
MIR goal for 2009 was .84, targeted as a 10% improvement over the previous
year.
TimberWest strongly supports the BC Forest Safety Council's SAFE
Certification program and has been SAFE Certified since the inception of the
program in 2007. In coastal BC, TimberWest is recognized as an industry leader
in contractor safety and requires that all timberlands contractors working on
its lands be SAFE Certified.
TimberWest Forest Corp. is uniquely positioned as western Canada's
largest private timber and land management company. The Company owns in fee
simple approximately 322,000 hectares or 796,000 acres of private land and is
in the business of selling timber products and real estate.
TimberWest has launched a redesigned website where you can learn more
about the Company and its safety achievements. Visit www.timberwest.com for
more information.
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/For further information: Sue Handel, (250) 729-3744,
handels@timberwest.com, www.timberwest.com/
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