Our safety vision is alive when we see:

• Leaders articulating our Safety Vision with passion, support and action.
• Employees and Students consistently demonstrating safe behaviors, acting to stop unsafe behaviors and seeking continuous improvements in our workplace.

Our safety vision is reflected in these guiding principles:

• Safety is the responsibility of everyone at BCIT.
• Workplace safety and safe behaviors are part of our lives.
• Identifying and reducing the risk of injury is expected with everyone.
• As an Institute, BCIT commits to listening, learning, communication and acting to reduce the risk of injury.

Parts, function and unique attributes of the Circular saw

Compound miter saw: Safe use and blade change

Fall protection: Inspection, put on and adjust the full body harness

Common features and safe use of the Portable Thickness Planer

Safe use of the Vertical Panel saw

Pneumatic tools: Safe use of the Coil nailer

Pneumatic tools: Safe setup of the Air compressor

These series of videos introduce pre-operational safety checks, safe working procedures, maintenance and potential risks associated with the thickness planer.

Safe use of the Planer

Planer: waxing the table

Planer: changing blades

These series of videos introduce pre-operational safety checks, safe working procedures, maintenance, accessories and potential risks associated with the Router.

Introduction to the safe use and setup of Routers

Routers: installing a bit

Router table

Router table: cutting a relish

These series of videos introduce pre-operational safety checks, safe working procedures, maintenance, accessories and potential risks associated with the Shaper.

Introduction to the safe use and setup of the Shaper

Shaper: Power feed

Shaper: Installing a cutter head

The table saw is a widely used and often misunderstood tool This series of videos introduce pre-operational safety checks, safe working procedures, maintenance, accessories and potential risks associated with the table saw.

Introduction to the Table saw

Table saw: rules for safe machining

Table saw: Choosing the correct blade

Table saw: Changing a blade

Getting to know the belt driven Drill Press

These series of videos introduce how to safely sharpen using two different types of Grinders

Benchtop Grinder

Wet Grinder

Safe use of the Jointer

Four sanders common to woodworking shops; Edge, Spindle, Disk & Stroke

Wide belt thickness sander

Cutting wood & steel pipe with a Hole Hawg Drill

Safe use of the Hydraulic torque wrench

Pipe wrenches: ergonomics and how to protect your body

What you need to know before using the Power drive

Safe setup of the Turbo Torch

Creating a Pittsburgh lock on a Lockformer

Preparing for successful Spot Welding

Safe use of Power rolls

Guarding, PPE and setup for the Power shear

Beginners guide to the Abrasive cut-off saw

Drilling holes in steel with a Mag-Drill

Safe use of the Rebar Bender

These series of videos introduce pre-operational safety checks, safe working procedures, maintenance and potential risks associated with the Track burner and the setup of the manifold system that provides gas for cutting.

Safe setup of the BCIT Manifold system

Safe use of the Track burner

Welding PPE

These series of videos introduce pre-operational safety checks, safe working procedures, maintenance and potential risks associated with the portable angle grinder.

Introduction to the Portable angle grinder

Portable angle grinder: Cutting wheel

Portable angle grinder: Wire wheel

These series of videos introduce pre-operational safety checks, safe working procedures, maintenance and potential risks associated with the Multimeter

Safe setup and guarding of the Multimeter

Safe use of the Multimeter

Hammer Drill and precautions around silica dust

Safe setup of the Lab-Volt Bench

Lockout for condo lab