General Safety & SMS
The 4 Basic Worker Rights include the Right to Know, Right to Participate, Right to Refuse Unsafe Work, and this.
Right to Protection Against Prohibited Action (PAPA)
This is often associated with a condition or activity that, if left unreported, can reasonably be expected to result in an injury or illness.
Hazard
Trucks are signed out in the vehicle book next to reception, ATVs and Sleds are signed out using this application.
SOSS
A radio check rating of “Five by Five” means the signal is coming in this and this.
Loud and Clear
(Volume and Clarity)
This is the active ingredient in Bear Spray, which causes a burning sensation.
Capsaicin
SIRP, which stands for this, now automatically creates the Employer’s Report of Injury or Occupational Disease (Form 7).
Safety Incident Reporting Portal
To find any previously recorded damage in a vehicle book, you should look for a sheet of this colour.
Yellow
The Prince George Fire Centre is one of this many Fire Dispatch Centres in BC.
6 (Cariboo, Coastal, Kamloops, Northwest, PG, Southeast)
A "remote workplace" means a workplace which an ambulance cannot travel to from its base within this amount of time.
30 minutes
A Motor Vehicle Accident involving a ministry vehicle must be reported within this many hours.
24 Hours
In the summer, it is mandatory for BCTS staff to load a Spill Kit and this equipment in their vehicle on field days.
Firefighting tools
(one per person)
If the LED on an InReach is flashing an alternating red and green light, it is in this mode.
SOS mode
When using a fire extinguisher, this method, abbreviated as PASS, should be implemented for best results.
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
Section 5 of the Staff Safety Competence Assessment Tool is mandatory only for this category of workers.
Young Workers (≤25)
According to the Sled & ATV Safe Work Procedures document, this PPE item is required for operating Snowmobiles, but not ATVs.
Hearing Protection (Earplugs)
The Radio Handbook (2026) describes three levels of distress calls; MAYDAY, SECURITY, and this.
PAN-PAN
The DMK Scent-Free Policy aims to eliminate the use of perfumes/colognes, reduce the use of heavily scented hygiene products, and reduce this in the workplace.
Heavily Scented Flowers
(Lilacs, etc)
The consequence ratings described in the Task and Hazard Analysis document start from “Insignificant”, the lowest rating, to this, the highest rating.
Catastrophic
In addition to the SAFE Driver Program, this Program ensures workers riding in fleet vehicles understand their responsibilities, risks, and expectations while travelling for work.
Professional Passenger Program
As of May 2025, the NRS Radio Network has removed Navy, White, and Lime from the repeater colour frequencies. This repeater colour has now been added.
Cyan