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CAR #: 9/06 Reference Standard #: 4.2.1Non-conformance: Description of non-conformance: The use of the WCB approved riskMajor Minor rating system for operating equipment on steep slopes was not fullyunderstood by some of Tembec’s logging supervisory personnel. Aswell, since the risk rating doesn’t make any reference to either the needto operate within the specifications for each machine or the OHSAregulation, equipment operators may not fully understand the level ofrisk they are accepting when they sign off on these ratings. Duringinterviews, the team heard that some logging contractors felt intimidatedinto accepting potentially unsafe work on steep slopes.Corrective Action Request:CAR 9/06: By the end of Year 1 of certification, Tembec shall• incorporate the OHS regulation sections related to steep slope harvesting into the riskrating systems for ground skidding and mechanical falling on steep slopes to ensure thatcontractors and forest workers are aware that harvesting on slopes in excess of the OHSregulation is generally prohibited;• train staff, logging and harvesting supervision contractors and forest workers on theproper application of the risk rating systems for ground skidding and mechanical fallingon steep slopes;• ensure contractors are aware that, to operate on steep slopes, structures such as skidtrails must be constructed and other safe work procedures implemented to mitigatehazard;• ensure that forest workers are fully informed of the potential safety risks of groundbasedskidding and mechanical falling on steep slopes, and are provided full informationabout their right to refuse unsafe work without discrimination; and,• establish an annual review of the implementation of the steep slope assessmentprocedures and risk ratings to ensure the adequacy of the procedure and make changesas needed.Timeline for Conformance: By the end of Year 1 of certification.CAR #: 10/06 Reference Standard #: 5.1.4Non-conformance: Description of non-conformance: Neither the “Identification andMajor Minor Assessment of Environmental Aspects” process, nor the “DecisionSupport Tool” that are being developed by Tembec includes a specificprocess to set benchmarks for reducing costs that have been identified.In the absence of this process, benchmarks for reducing social andenvironmental costs are absent.Corrective Action Request:Tembec shall elaborate a process to set benchmarks for reducing environmental, social andoperational costs that have been identified.Timeline for Conformance: By the end of Year 1 of certification.Page 42 of 89
CAR #: 11/06 Reference Standard #: 5.3.1Non-conformance: Description of non-conformance: Tembec’s log quality parameters resultMajor Minor in useable logs that meet MOFR merchantability and utilizationstandards being wasted and left on site and in burn piles, beyond therequirements for coarse woody debris. This is not in compliance with theindicator requirement to minimize waste.Corrective Action Request:Tembec shall identify and implement measures to reduce the amount of wood meeting MOFRutilization standards, and not prescribed in site plans to be left to accommodate other ecologicalvalues, that is left on site and in burn piles as waste.Timeline for Conformance: By the end of Year 1 of certification.CAR #: 12/06 Reference Standard #: 5.6.1Non-conformance: Description of non-conformance: Tembec’s current timber supplyMajor Minor analyses and AAC determinations are not specific to its operating areasand do not account for Tembec’s management activities to meet FSCrequirements and the provisions of their SFMP, and thus, do not meet therequirements of the Indicator.Corrective Action Request:Tembec shall complete an analysis of the timber supply specifically for its operating areas inthe Kootenay Lake TSA and Cranbrook TSA. These analyses shall reflect the forest inventoryspecific to the area, and project a sustainable level of harvest from the area that is consistentwith implementing the land base reductions, management strategies and operational practicesthat are set out in Tembec’s SFMP.Timeline for Conformance: By the end of Year 2 of certification.CAR #: 13/06 Reference Standard #: 6.3.4Non-conformance: Description of non-conformance: Tembec cannot demonstrate at this timeMajor Minor that the habitat requirements for early seral dependant species are notcompromised by stand management activities, or that the amount of earlyseral habitat is compatible with natural disturbance regimes.Corrective Action Request:Tembec shall develop and implement a specific strategy to ensure that Tembec’s forestmanagement creates and maintains non-tree-dominated early seral stages in a manner that iscompatible with natural disturbance regimes and meets the needs of early-seral-dependentspecies.Timeline for Conformance: By the end of Year 2 of certification.Page 43 of 89
Page 1 and 2: Certified by:SmartWood Headquarters
Page 3 and 4: MWLAP Ministry of Water, Land and A
Page 5 and 6: 1. Scope of the Certificate1.1. Sco
Page 7 and 8: 2. ASSESSMENT PROCESS2.1 Certificat
Page 9 and 10: December 1-Jan 31,2006June 9, 2006
Page 11 and 12: The First Nations assessor (TL) wro
Page 13 and 14: During the assessment period, the a
Page 15 and 16: 3. ASSESSMENT FINDINGS AND OBSERVAT
Page 17 and 18: FSC PrincipleP3 - IndigenousPeoples
Page 19 and 20: FSC PrincipleP4: CommunityRelations
Page 21 and 22: FSC PrincipleP4: CommunityRelations
Page 23 and 24: FSC PrincipleComments from Interest
Page 25 and 26: FSC PrincipleP5: Benefits fromthe F
Page 27 and 28: FSC PrincipleP6: EnvironmentalImpac
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Page 31 and 32: FSC PrincipleP7: ManagementPlanP7:
Page 33 and 34: P10 - Plantations • Clearcut harv
Page 35 and 36: P5: Benefits fromthe Forestapproach
Page 37 and 38: P7: ManagementPlanP8: Monitoring& A
Page 39 and 40: Tembec shall complete a summary of
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Page 47 and 48: c) Clearly describes how monitoring
Page 49 and 50: In cases where the non-conformance
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Page 53 and 54: planning processes to resolve confl
Page 55 and 56: Sparwood and Creston - and a number
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Page 60 and 61: Government determines AAC, followin
Page 62 and 63: to local communities’ traditional
Page 64 and 65: 3 A19040 Fairy TBD3 A19040 Fernie A
Page 66 and 67: system category.Shelterwood systems
Page 68 and 69: Environmental protection measures,
Page 70 and 71: Forest Licence A20212: Harvesting m
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Page 74 and 75: Pre-condition #:1/06Non-conformance
Page 76 and 77: annual audit.Status: Met and Closed
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Page 84 and 85: Timeline for Conformance: By the en
Page 86 and 87: minimum 7 m machine-free zone along
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