best team performance. BC, ho S.M. SIMPSON SAWMILL Operations Team winners of the S.M. Simpson Safety Shield awarded for the : Safety Briefs . Rules Of Slope For Skiers ' An appellate court in Karlsruhe, Germany, has ruled that,a 16-year-old “hot rod” skier who injured an older i man in a skiing accident last year must pay the equivalent of $1,000 in medical costs and lost time, plus court costs. ; The skier, the court said, must control his speed at all times within limits which permit him to stop within the clear distance ahead, and must take extra precautions in , areas where beginners are practicing and where trails cross. an. ; In Case Of Emegency Military and trucking industry representatives have 7 signed an agreement outlining a mobilization plan to be : used in the event of war or national emergency. The ¥ agreement provides for close liaison on national and regional levels. : Now It’s “Velocititis” The newest ailment of our high speed age is } “velocititis”.— a condition arising from sustained high speed, According to Dr. James L. Malfetti, director of the ’ Safety Research Institute of Columbia University, those afflicated with it lose the concept of speed and space so ; that 60 m.p.h. feels like 45, and slowing to 25 for an exit ramp gives the impression that the engine is stalling. Device To Reduce Fumes } Automobile manufacturers have begun production engineering and tooling on a new device for their 1961 x models that will eliminate substantial portions of hydro- carbon emission. The relatively inexpensive device will 1 make it possible to feed crankcase fumes back into the engine to be burned in the cylinders. It will be installed ' on all domestically built cars produced for sale in Cali- fornia, where air pollution and smog are serious problems. 4 Just Like In Russia . Michigan experienced its worst fall road construction : season in recent history last year. Conditions got so bad F that at least one enterprising contractor rented a team of sure-footed oxen and a board scraper to work on a j project in the western part of the state. home town and was describing the experience to her best friend: “Every time I thought I heard Time Out : Mary: “So you bought a new opportunity knocking,” she said, A fur coat after all, I thought you| “it was just another wolf at the NB said your husband could not af- door.” + ford it this year.” ig dean: “So 1 did but we had a : stroke of luck. My husband broke his leg and the insurance company paid him $300.” * * * What causes highway accidents? Well, experts all conclude: The gasoline is too refined. The driver much too crude. * *x * “I’m getting a divorce — my wife called me an idiot.” “That's no grounds for di- “vorce,” ; Boaters Cause Concern Concern at the number of ex- plosions on pleasure boats along the coast was voiced at a meeting of the B.C. Safety Council water safety section recently. The section may ask the De- partment of Transport to expand its safety inspections of pleasure craft causes of the explosions. Most of the trouble lies in bad ventilation, Gas vapor from leaking fuel systems is often allowed to gather in enclosed spaces round the engines, the section points out. The smallest spark is enough to touch off an explosion, Coast Guard The coastguard problem also raised at the meeting. A flotilla of boats which could well bé used in emergencies was tied up during the weekends, one member said. These are the 45-odd boats be- longing to various government departments which are used along the coast. Ready Made If standby crews could be ar- ranged for during these weekends B.C. would have a ready-made coastguard fleet. The Red Cross water safety section reported to the meeting that during the summer it con- ducted swimming instruction classes at eight centres — result- ing in 150 new instructors and 12,000 persons receiving certifi- cates for various phases. of swim- ming. was to cover the most common | LUMBER WORKER _ |$.M. Simpson Company =|Holds Annual Banquet Annual Safety Banquet of the S. M.. Simpson Company, Kelowna, held in the Aquatic Club January 23, drew over 400 safety enthusiasts to hear the guest speakers and watch the presentation of the various awards, Chief speaker at the Banquet was Mr. A. C. Bickerton, Safety Representative for the Safety Supply Company, whose theme was “The Chain of Islands.” Other speakers included LWA Regional Secretary - Treasurer, George Mitchell and Regional Safety Director, John T. Atkin- son. During the year 1959, with a total of 464,704 man hours ex- posure, the Company suffered only 21 temporary lost time acci- dents, Seventeen of these accidents were compensable. The total time lost was 272 days. To instill the spirit of safety in their 250 employees and cut down on the number of accidents, the Company has instituted a Safety Club, The Sawmill Division Oper- ations are divided into teams of approximately thirty men, Once fae = Ce an employee is assigned to. a Team he remains there for a full year. The purpose of this is so that each of the Teams can compete with each other for the numerous trophies awarded at the Annual Safety Banquet at the end of the year. The awards are as follows: The S. M. Simpson Shield for the best year’s Safety performance by any Team. The H. B. Simpson Shield for the year’s best individual Safety performance. Recognition for past service of committees and also welcome new members. This year’s winners were the Sawmill Operations Team who won the S. M. Simpson Safety Shield and Art Kretchmer who was awarded the H. B. Simpson Shield for the best all-round safety performance. : Presentations were made also of silver certificates to team Captain Jack Welder of the Box Factory. and Team Captain Bill Moonen of Transportation by the British Columbia Safety Council. / 4 ge | ; 4 i } L j =f i pe i y A SES TEAM CAPTAIN of the S.M. Simpson Box Factory, Jack Welder, receiving a silver certificate of the B.C. Safety Council from A. D. MacDonald, Secretary Manager of the Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association. Simpson Transpo rtation Team, i —< agri from the B.C. Safety Council which was also Bill Moonen, receiy- va