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LUMBER WORKER

Page Seven

Year, safety’s horizons have been ex-
w, I understand your Organization is
on an ®"l-out effort to arrest industrial

the” ving Industry. A milestone
cher
this ucit admission that there is

| to be aone. There is technical know-
Ncoyered; inspiration to be gained; and

» more and better ways of working to-
discovered.

Accidents Bring Misery
together for safety is a road to a better
Waste in any form is deplorable, but
na beings through preventable acci-
ica
‘isery as a daily diet is wholly inconsis-
ilized living. Death, permanent disabil-
orary loss of productive time are com-
through natural causes and must not
d through human failure.

The Challenge

e great challenge that lays before us
are not willing to accept the challenge
your Safety Campaign, you will have
p faith with your fellow workers. If
_ another milestone will have been
x0 forward—join the Attack on Acci-
‘y front. I promise you this men—you
rewarded.

Jim Forrest, President,
B.C. Safety Council.

IWA Opens Campaign For

All-Out Safety Teamwork

‘THE ghastly toll of dead and

injured in the B. C. lumber
industry demands remedial ac-
tion that is sane and effective.
It demands a vigorous and
thorough - going safety cam-
paign to enlist the support of
every person in the industry,
from labor and management
alike, to wipe out unnecessary
hazards.

A careful examination of the
evidence’ heard by coroners’
juries this year indicates clearly
clearly that too often tragedy
has followed in the wake of ne-
glect of ordinary safety pre-
cautions.

The IWA has been campaign-
ing consistently in the interests
of safety. We must now cam-
paign more aggressively. Com-
mencing with this issue of the
B.C. Lumber Worker, we in-
tend to bring the IWA safety
program more forcibly to the
attention of all our readers.

‘THE IWA safety program

outlined by the District
Convention stipulated that co-
operation should be sought
with management and Govern-
ment in all phases of accident
prevention. We have accord-
ingly asked for and been prom-
ised this’ co-operation.

The accident prevention
clauses in our agreements with
the employers provides the me-
chanism by which we may act
together to our mutual advan-
tage. We must act as a team}:
to save life and limb.

We haye proven that co-op-
eration on the job in observance
of safety ‘precautions, and the
cultivation of instinctive safety
habits lowers the accident rate.

EVERY lumber, worker can
back the safety campaign

a

- A JOINT RESPONSIBILITY

“To secure for the employees—to the utmost extent
possible, the safety and physical welfare of the em-

ployees.”

and add to his own safety by
taking the following steps:
Help organize, and actively

co-operate with, the accident} =

prevention committees on every
operation as provided for in
the IWA agreements.

Learn the safety rules for

the job; stick to them and alert
others. Attend accident pre-
vention classes when possible.
Listen to the voice of experi-
ence.

Cultivate
safety habits.

Help organize for prompt
first aid.

Carelessness is a crime
against ourselves and our fel-
low-workers.

George Mitchell,

Secretary-Treasurer,
B.C. District Council, IWA.

self-discipline in

Canada’s Price

For Accidents

In 1948 almost $64,000,000
was paid in compensation for
industrial accidents in this
country by provincial work-
men’s compensation boards.
The Industrial Accident Pre-
yention Associations reported
that the1948 payments for all
benefits provided by work-
men’s compensation Acts
were 16% higher than in
1947. The number of reported
accidents in 1948 totalled
442,8423% higher than the
previous year. More than
one thousand of these acci-
dents were fatal.

Indirect Cost

This record reveals that
accident in industry, in addi-
tion to causing humand suf-
fering, are responsible for a
very large economic loss to
the nation. The indirect’ costs
of occupational accidents
cause an even greater finan-
cial toll. They are repre-
sented by such items as
spoiled material, property
damage, increased labor turn-
over and decreased produc-
tion. These less direct fac-
tors are often overlooked and
accident losses estimated by
compensation premium pay-
ments. However, the indirect
costs of industrial accidents
are estimated to be, on an
average, four times the dir-
ect cost.

—Excerpt from Forest Industry Master Contract

terest in many problems affecting the welfare of work-
real interest that employers associated with Forest
t prevention campaign now being initiated by the In-
e officers of the Union are to be Geriueaiuetad on
port all concerned.

A

ot, znee and, human nature being what it is,
ccident prevention there can only be complete agree-
. do our utmost to protect our fellow workers. This is
en in all walks of life.

jon measures, require not only top-level co-operation
velopment of an increasing sense eS Ry arohoe among
1@ to stimulate this individual consciousness should be
>a, CIO, in throwing its great influence behind a cam-
s industries, has embarked on a crusade that cannot

workers employed in these industries and to their de-
I in its operations.

the support of its clientele towards the at-
tion of accidents in the industry.

B.C. Accident Toll

—Records of the Workmen’s
Compensation Board disclose 37
deaths and 4,705 injured in B.C.
lumber industry from January 1
to August 31, 1949, as a result
of accidents.

Worth bowen
Safety Award

The life-and-death impor-
tance of safety to the workers
in mills and camps was fully
realized and acted upon by the
13th convention.

As a spur to holding effective
regional and district safety con-
ferences in the years ahead, the
convention decided to set up a
special award for the local with
the best safety record of the year,

This award will be known as
the IWA’s late president, who
made an outstanding contribution
to the advancement of safety in
the lumber industry.

AREA TALKS

instructed to arrange, with the
Research Department’s assist-
ance, comprehensive and effect-
ive safety programs by the me-
dium of the regional and district
conference,

Specific action included a plan
to ask the federal government to
establish special accident preven-
tion programs for the woods in-

dustry, as in vogue for U.S. min-
ing industry.

International officers were also | °

Death in
Dump Truck

Death struck twice on Vancouver Island when dump bodies came

position.

down, pinning victims between box and fram of truck, Safety Rule
—Always block the body of a dump truck when it is in a raised

Families Attend Gala Day
Justead of Funerals at Ebuane

A gala day was held recently in the Marpole Theatre for the
employees and families of Eburne Sawmills (Local 1-217, TWA).
The event was a drawing to reward the efforts of the men in a

month’s accident free period.

A grand time was had by all,
and a vote of thanks was tend-
ered Norman’ Merkle for his fine
job as M.C.

Among the speakers were. A.
Francis, Compensation , Board;
Scotty Allison, Safety Director,
B.C. Lumber Mfrs. Association;
Bill Jenkins, Safety Director, B.
C.L.M.A., and James Roughton,
Safety Director, B.C. Loggers’
Association.

Floyd Williamson, former IW-
A member, and now yard fore-
man afternoon shift, won an el-
ectrie fireplace, but asked that it
be given to the next drawer.
That is the kind of foreman the
men appreciate.

The company has a new plan
whereby each month a prize will
be drawn for, providing no time
lost accident occurs during the
month, If there are one or more
compensable accidents during
that period the prize is with-
drawn, and a new prize put up
the following month. September's
prize is a beautiful combination
radio-phonograph.

Following is a list of prize-win-
ners at the Marpole Theatr:

C. Stewart, Sunbeam Mix Mas-
ter; C. Seidel,( flatware (silver-
ware); A. Chapotelle, radio
clock; K. Martin, dinner service;
A. Baker, Electric fireplace; R.
Darrah, pop-down toaster; A.
Engen, pressure cooker (10-quart
size); J. Pearce, club bag; J.
Fowlie, Revere pressure cooker;
W. _E, Smith, electric shaver; A.
L, Frame, mantel radio; F. Mor-
ris; waffle iron; M. Cloutier, el-
ectric kettle; G. Lee, carving set;
S.. Dewey, pop-up toaster; W.
Handburg, lawn mower; A. Do-
ree, electric clock; G. Paton, tri-
light lamp; J. Bukowicki, torchier
lamp; B. Mazimuk, boudoir lamp
(pair); A. McGonigal, electric
steam iron; K. Oxley, table lamp.

Youbou Men
Share $650
For Safety

Siice August 1, 1949, cash
awards have been distributed to
10 departments of the sawmill of
B.C. Forest Products Ltd., You-
bou, for completing accident-free
periods ranging from 10 to 25
weeks, according to the number
of men in each team.

The distribution is part of the
“plan-for-safety” campaign.

The following teams each re-
ceived a $50 award, the division
of which was decided by the team
members, and each safety team
captain received a $15 award,
states Mr. William F. Pinckard,
company safety supervisor:

Mr. S. Robertson, team captain,
yemanufacturing department, 10
accident-free weeks.

Mr. A. McKay, team captain,
cranes, carriers; 15 accident-free
weeks.

Mr. J. Harness, team captain,
sawmill; 10 accident-free weeks.

Mr. F. Roach, team captain,
green chain; 10 accident-free
weeks.

Mr. C. Ashdown, team captain,
planers; 10 accident-free weeks.

Mr. R. Turner, pony mill night
shift; 15 accident-free weeks.

Mr. N. Henderson, dry kilns;
15 accident-free weeks,

Mr. R. Barnes, team captain,
boom; 25 accident-free weeks.

Mr. E. Laker, team captain,
millwrights; 25 accident - free
weeks.

Mr. E, Orr, team captain, con-

struction; 25 accident-free weeks.

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Bill Gray (right), Secretary, IWA District Safety Council discusses

safety problems with delegate John T. Atkinson, Safety Chairman,
Local 1-80, at International Convention.

Two IWA Safety Champs

—Photo by Parodi and Bohl,