Rick Viventi, Director of Safety for Arrow Transportation, returns as new Chairman of the Board.
Langley, BC, April 13, 2011:
The Trucking Safety Council of BC, a not-for-profit organization that works with management, employees and owner/operators in the B.C. trucking industry to strengthen safety performance and reduce the number and severity of workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities, is pleased to announce the election of its new Board of Directors and the appointment of Rick Viventi as Chairman of the Board. The 2011 Board was elected at the Trucking Safety Council of BC’s Annual General Meeting and Management Safety Conference.
Viventi is Director of Safety at Arrow Transportation Systems. Under Viventi’s directorship, Arrow has established a firm commitment to workplace health and safety with facilities and over-the-road safety records among the best in the industry.
With funding assistance from WorkSafeBC, the Trucking Safety Council of BC was created to address the high personal and economic costs of work-related injury and death in the trucking industry. The TSCBC is the WorkSafeBC approved Certifying Partner for the trucking industry Certificate of Recognition (COR) program.
The TSCBC is governed by a Board of Directors representing all aspects of the trucking industry. These members include employers, safety representatives, industry union members, local police and representatives from government agencies such as ICBC and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The Board of Directors are committed to the TSCBC mandate of reducing the number and severity of workplace injuries and fatalities in the trucking industry in B.C.
The balance of the TSCBC Board of Directors for 2011 is as follows:
Jack Bandstra, Bandstra Transportation System Ltd.
Rod Blackburn, Teamsters Local Union 31
Ken Davey, Accord Transportation Ltd.
Lynn Kearney, Tenold Transportation
Vic Martin, Excel Transportation Inc.
Kevin Martyn, Williams Moving & Storage BC Ltd.
Greg Rogge, Clark Freightways
Suki Singh, BST Management
Elton Smith, Northwest Tank Lines Inc.
Colleen Tieman, Purolator Courier
Tony vanHengel, CLAC
The Board of Directors also includes non-voting, industry-aligned members Paul Landry (BCTA), Allan Roberts (RCMP), Gary McLeod (NBCTA), Sean Kelly (Delta Police), Fiona Temple (ICBC) and Stephen Haywood (CVSE).
More information about the TSCBC, including the 2010 Annual Report, can be found on our website at www.safetydriven.ca.