“… 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 (+

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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)