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See Bill
110
On June 5, 2002, Council approved By-Law No. 4
respecting the principles and standards of practice for the practice
of professional forestry. This by-law is further to the requirements
of the Professional Foresters Act 2000 (see Bill
110), which provides the opportunity for Council to pass by-laws
for this purpose. The by-law mirrors the principles and standards
that were approved by Council in June of 2001. The passage of this
by-law was necessary in order for the 'principles and standards'
to have status within the Association. The approved by-law is as
follows and members may wish to download this document for their
personal files.
BY- LAW No. 4
A By-law respecting the principles and standards of
practice for the practice of professional forestry.
BE IT ENACTED as a By-law of the Ontario Professional
Foresters Association (Hereinafter called the "Association")
as follows:
Professional Standards of Practice relate to how a
member of the Association goes about his or her work. They refer
to the application of professionally accepted methodologies and
procedures in both obtaining and interpretation of information.
They are applicable to professional conduct and action.
Professional Standards of Practice are distinct from
technical standards that may be imposed by legislation or specified
by an owner or employer. Silvicultural Standards and Guidelines
are examples of technical standards. These are associated with professional
activities and are the prerogative of the client.
Professional Standards of Practice flow from a series
of Principles of Professional Conduct. For the Ontario Professional
Foresters Association, these principles and associated professional
standards are as follows:
Principle 1
A member of the Association shall undertake activities
in conformity to all relevant legislation and regulations and in
consideration of all guidelines and shall ensure the client is informed.
Maintain familiarity with legislation, regulations,
and guidelines, which are relevant to the member's practice.
Principle 2
A member of the Association shall advocate and practice
forest land management consistent with ecologically sound principles.
Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant ecological
processes related to forest practices
Principle 3
A member of the Association shall undertake only such
work as he/she is competent to perform by virtue of training and
experience.
Principle 4
A member of the Association shall ensure that the
type, currency and reliability of information are suitable for the
intended purposes.
Use suitable, relevant information
Provide an analysis of methodology, risks and costs
of the information used to affect decisions as required
Principle 5
A member of the Association shall provide the client
with explicit and viable alternatives to meet stated objectives.
Inform the client of:
The forestry related social, economic and environmental
outcomes expected with selected alternatives
The effects of the planned activities in meeting stated objectives
The most probable spatial and temporal changes in the forest resulting
from activities
Principle 6
A member of the Association in prescribing actions
shall provide for a continuing evaluation of activities and assessment
of results, where appropriate.
Document the outcomes of planned actions so as to
provide useful benchmarks of their effectiveness
All of the Principles and Professional Standards
have been developed to meet certain criteria.
These are:
They must be capable of being measured in an objective
and measurable manner.
They must apply to all professional foresters independent of their
level or nature of employment.
They must be enforceable, for without they have no meaning.
They must be linked to and be consistent with the Code of Ethics.
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