Adverse Weather
This organization’s weather warnings should be monitored to prepare for extreme heat conditions before working outdoors.
What is Environment Canada
Employees who travel on bush roads must be familiar with these procedures and with these additional local requirements.
What are local road rules?
All employees who work in the forest must be familiar with these procedures to help prevent unsafe wildlife encounters.
What is the Encountering Wildlife Standard Operating Procedures?
The tracking feature on a communication device should be enabled to send location updates every how many minutes (or less).
What is every 15 minutes.
What provincial regulation standard must all PPE meet?
What is CSA Approved
Shivering (early), slurred speech, confusion, and drowsiness are all warning signs of this potentially fatal cold-weather condition.
What is hypothermia.
When entering a bush road, drivers must radio this information regardless of traffic volume or time of day.
What is the road name, kilometer location, and direction of travel
Employees unfamiliar with this common wildlife deterrent must receive training before using it.
What is bear spray.
When working alone under extreme weather conditions, using ATVs, or working far from crews, this is the minimum check‑in frequency required.
What is every two hours.
Hard hats typically must be replaced after this amount of time from the beginning of service, even if no visible damage exists.
What is five years.
When performing moderate work in temperatures over 27°C, the SOP recommends taking this many breaks.
What is one break per hour.
This type of vehicle always has the right of way on bush roads.
This type of vehicle always has the right of way on bush roads.
There are four rules help reduce the risk of a bear encounter by ensuring humans are detected before an encounter escalates, name three of them.
What are Be Heard, Be Smelled, Be Seen, and Be Aware.
This activity requires the most frequent check‑ins—every 15 minutes—when an employee is working alone.
What is working alone using a power saw.
If PPE is designated as mandatory but creates a safety risk, this must be completed to ensure other protections are in place.
What is a hazard assessment.
What are three appropriate treatment actions for a person suffering from frostbite or cold exposure?
- Preventing further heat loss by adding dry layers
- Providing fluids and energy (avoiding alcohol, caffeine, or tobacco)
- Adding indirect external heat
- Never rubbing the affected limbs
Bush roads rely on radios for awareness, but drivers must still assume other vehicles are present because bush roads are this.
What are radio-assisted, not radio-controlled roads.
During this time of year, male ungulates such as moose and caribou become most aggressive and dangerous.
What is rutting season.
What information does Replay require you provide them with, prior to you leaving for the bush.
• Employee name
• Location of field work
• Specify working with partner (name), or working alone
• Next check in time/End of day
This type of PPE designation means equipment must be worn at all times, regardless of perceived or assessed hazard.
What is mandatory PPE.
This rule of thumb estimates lightning distance, where every 3-second delay between lightning and thunder equals about one kilometer.
What is the flash-to-bang rule.
What do you do when entering an active worksite?
What is communicate with the Person of Authority as per posted signage
During this type of bear attack, the SOP instructs workers not to play dead and instead defend themselves aggressively.
What is a predatory bear attack.
In addition to having an effective communication system, employees working alone must ensure they carry this type of equipment.
What is necessary safety & survival equipment. e.g. first aid kit, survival kits
Name six kinds of equipment that are listed in the Personal Protective Equipment SOP.
What is hard hat, eye protection, hearing protection, footwear, high visibility vest, fall arrest protection, first aid kit, bear spray, vehicle survival kit, personal survival kit.