TRESPASS AVOIDANCE

Don’t pass through the boundary!

2024

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Why continue to discuss trespasses?

• It’s happening more than it should:

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Causes of trespasses

MAIN reasons:

• Operator not following STOP WORK procedures
• Ribboning in the field does not match the map
• Poor ribboning
• Digital map not engaged or visible while operators working.

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Our goal is to REDUCE the number of trespass incidents

WHY?

** Unauthorized harvest can cause significant environmental damage

** It’s illegal, fines can be levied and can go on record

ENSURE awareness of factors involved in trespass avoidance

COMPLETE thorough reviews of field & digital data submissions

STOP and ASK questions if something doesn’t make sense

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What are we doing to reduce trespasses?

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What Canfor Staff NEED TO DO

• Complete a thorough and detailed prework
• Review final layout packages and digital data submissions
• Complete harvesting preworks in the field
• Review and discuss the plan for the block thoroughly
• Review the need to Stop Work immediately
• Ensure all permits are approved before preworks are conducted
• Deliver Trespass Avoidance Training to all contractors
• Check contractor training records to ensure operators, layout consultants, new hires receive training
• Minimize working in the dark
• NO boundary cutting in the dark

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What Contractors NEED TO DO

• All Bunchers and Cats constructing roads MUST have a GPS unit
• Utilize the Avenza app to upload the LP map.
• Must be visible (mounted), and “on” while actively working
• Operators to ensure start locations are verified prior to cutting / road building
• Emphasize the Contractor and Supervisor SWP
• STOP WORK if it does not match the plan to all workers
• All Buncher operators and Cat operators complete Trespass Avoidance Training
• Complete the prework at the block
• focus on start areas and high-risk areas
• confirm that ribbons are still visible
• ensure everyone understands the plan
• review access / RP roads
• Retain ribboned trees

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STOP WORK !

How do we define “Stop Work”?

• STOP WORK and REPORT IMMEDIATELY to your supervisor if you:
• Have done or seen something that is not specified in the plan or related procedures;
• See something that has potential to cause or is causing damage to the environment:
• See a site condition or resource feature that is not identified in the plan;
• Believe that the Plan will not work (e.g., cannot achieve required results);
• See excessive sediment entering a water body; and
• Are causing excessive site disturbance.

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When you don’t know where you are in relation to the boundary or can’t

see any more ribbons – STOP !!

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Ribbon Standards

General ribboning practices:

• Ribbons will be hung:
• So two ribbons can be seen in either direction (max 5m apart)
• Above eye level
• On bole of the tree and not obscured by branches
• With tails facing in towards area to be cut
• “Barber poles” will be hung
• 15m to one side of centerline where laid out road crosses boundary
• Along existing road edges, all corners, junctions, & block edges
• On block boundaries along existing roads and/or plantations
• Barber poles will contain written information (block/ road/ stream name, crew and date).
• Any access road that can’t be travelled on by pickup will be ribboned. Make sure direction at junctions is clear.

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Ribbon Standards

• Double ribbon: Boundary corners & major change of direction
• 3 of each ribbon type at intersections of ribbon lines
• Increased ribbon to 2m between each ribbon for a distance of 10m.
• If there is any potential for confusion along common boundaries, brush patches or other features, ribbon will be hung along these areas.
• All extra ribbon will be removed within the block and any ribbon within 100m of the block will be removed.

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Ribbon Standards

Ribboning standards vary by Division so please review with your Canfor Supervisor.

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Layout contractors need to follow the ribboning standard and procedures but also to verify the spatial data submission. Winter layout is often changed as a result of features being confirmed in snow-free conditions; such field changes must be followed with updated spatial so that the cutting permit is submitted for approval with correct data.

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Barber Pole Examples

Barber Poles should identify the block and road name if known.

It should be clear and legible for an operator to read.

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Trespass Example 1 – GOV501

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Root Cause:

• Side road had pink ribbon that should have been removed during layout
• Cat operator was using Avenza but did not look at the Avenza map once he thought he was on the correct road.

Key Learnings from the event:

Tear down Road Ribbon that is not needed.

Operator should have stopped work when he got to the start of the road and confirmed that he was on the correct road using the Avenza map.

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Root Cause:

• Foreman did not provide operator with the second avenza map for the access road on 1:10000 scale that was provided at the Canfor prework.
• Buncher operator started cutting knowing he was off the avenza map extent instead of stopping work and contacting foreman
• Side road had fresher pink ribbon that should have been removed during layout

Key Learnings from the event:

Operator should have stopped work when he got to the start of the road and was not on his georeferenced avenza map

Foreman and buncher operator should have done prework handoff at the start of the road and confirmed ribbon starting point. This would have triggered the foreman that the 1:5000 block map didn’t show the access road outside of the block and that the buncher operator would also need the access road map on his avenza.

Tear down Road Ribbon that is not needed.

Trespass Example 2 – DOJ010

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Buncher was cutting out boundary and noticed the orange boundary line did not match his digital map. Made decision to continue cutting before informing his supervisor. Bunched the area inside the blue boundary.

1.Field Ribbon and Map did not match the plan.

2.Operator failed to stop even after realizing the boundary line did not match his digital map.

If the plan cannot be achieved, or does not match your map, stop and ask for direction. Continuing to work resulted in an even larger area being cut.

Trespass Example 3 – SGT034

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Red line indicates road that was built.

Purple line indicates road that was pinked in.

Brown line indicates road that was permitted.

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Road builders were following old existing road and did not check Avenza until after they were close to the second bridge and realized they were not in the right location.

1.Field Ribbon, Map and on the ground did not match.

2.Operators failed to check Avenza.

3.When the first bridge was installed it should have been communicated that it was not in line with the mapped road.

Key Learning: If the plan does not match what is on the ground, stop work and contact the Canfor Supervisor. Continue to check and watch Avenza as you move to ensure you are on the correct path.

Trespass Example 4 – MCG043 A24 Access Road

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