Jordan Tesluk
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Jordan Tesluk conducts health and safety audits under the BC SAFE Companies Program and Alberta Partners in Injury Reduction. As Safety Advocate, he meets with employers to assist them adapting health and safety resources to improve their workplaces, and serves as a liaison among regulatory agencies, workers, and employers.
About
Jordan Tesluk
Jordan started his career in foresty in 1992 when he set out tree planting in Northern BC. He worked as a tree planter and first aid coordinator while attending university, with his Masters research focusing on health and safety regulation in silviculture. During this time, he sat on various industry committees and presented on various health and safety topics at annual WFCA conferences. In 2007, Jordan joined the BC SAFE Companies Program as an external safety auditor, and expanded his work into other areas of industry, including harvesting, foresty and industrial consulting, marine and aviation operations related to forestry, and agriculture.
In 2018, Jordan began his work as the Forestry Safety Advocate with the goal of sharing resources from the SAFE Forestry Program more widely among employers in Western Canada. This work took on a more centralized communication and coordination role during the COVID-19 pandemic to develop safe operating guidelines and secure access to services.
Forestry Safety Advocate
Origin
Vancouver Island
Current Location
Squamish, BC
External Auditor, BC SAFE Companies Program
External Auditor, Alberta Partners in Injury Reduction
Ph.D. in Sociology, Univerisity of British Columbia (2014)
MA and BA in Criminology, Simon Fraser University (2006, 2004)
Postdoctorate, Core for Neuroethics, University of British Columbia (2014-2016)
Member of Strategic Action Committee (BC SAFE Forestry Program) since 2007
Member of SAFE Companies Advisory Committee (BC Forest Safety Council) since 2010
Site Contributions
Top Ten Tips for a Safe Trip to Work
Each spring, convoys of workers head off across Canada and into the north to plant trees and pursue other jobs in the woods. Often this involves driving routes they’ve never travelled, taking their first trip down a logging road, and dealing with conditions that can test the range and reliability of their vehicles.
