B.C. LUMBER WORKER Page Seven of others suffered injuries in union and country, and y e highest of any industry in British Columbia, and y attempt to institute one in the past, ncil No. 1, set up a District Safety Council and instruct the the following program as adopted by regularly consti- ict, January 14th, 1949, lling to aid, present a brief to ‘orkmen’s Compensation hen they revise the tion Act this year. “That the District Safety ouncil draw in from all Local ‘Safety Councils and Safety Com- mittees information pertaining to safety education and Accident cted ... ION IS A The IWA Safety Program, _ promoted through the columns of gins ublication with the support of the Union, the Workmen’s Co) ation Board and Forest Ind 1 Relations Ltd., on be- half the employers, points to sensible job action for safety. Job action for safety rests on the informed activity of labor- management accident prevention committees on every operation. Intelligent job action by the workers, as provided for in this program, will ensure safer con- ditions of work. The establish- ‘ment of safety standards by agreement is the surest protec- tion against pressure to take un- safe risks. District Council IWA (CIO-CCL) vide the framework for the safe performance of work. Employers cannot forever deny the intelli- gent demands of their employees ures pay off for both parties. realize the desired results unless the industry in 1948 with re- Prevention and publish same in “B.C. Lumber Worker”. “That District Safety Council meet not less than once every three months- with full Safety Council meeting to meet with District Executive Board one day prior to Convention each year.” NSWER Management can and must pro- on this question, for safety meas- Though management may order safety, a safety program will not the workers on the job, under- stand, accept and actively en- force team-work to provide them- selves with the shield of job ac- tion for safety. The conscientious work of the members of the District Safety Council deserves the unqualified support of all IWA-members. A handsome prize will be awarded the IWA member who submits for publication the best description of cause and cure in reporting an actual accident in the lumber indus- try. The Editorial Board of the B.C. Lumber Worker, acting on the advice of the IWA District Safety Council will announce the condi- tions of the contest in the Nov. 17 issue. At the same time, it is ex- pected, information may be avail- able regarding the International Worth Lowery Award, for which provision was made by the Inter- _ national Convention. This will be ve peacted to the Local with the est safety record for the year. As an illustration of the type | of material suggested for the B. PRIZES FOR ‘CAUSE & CURE’ IDEAS trict Safety Council Secretary Bill Gray reports the following accident . which occurred in a Vancouver mill. Falling Lumber . CAUSE: A loader - mobile piled one by sixes, fifty-four inches high, Some weeks later when the pile was taken down by the loader-mobile, the out- side row fell, striking and in- juring the helper on the ma- chine, Serious . injury was avoided because he was wear- ing a “hard hat”. CORRECTION: The load should have had at least three sets of strips when being built on the carrier blocks at the green chain. The top set of strips should have been not more than six layers from the | ©. Lumber Worker contest, Dis- top of the load. ing will kill a safety program This consultative supervision is nothing new in labor organiza- tions. It is the principle of mak- ing sure that no one, from the bottom up, is ignored in those things about which he thinks he has a right to be consulted. All Haye Voice Among things that union mem- bers on the job like most of all, is to be “in the know” concern- ing the safety conditions of their jobs, and factors relating to it. They also want to have a voice in’ job safety matters, and in changes in safety improvements that may affect them. To management, accident pre- yention programs should be def- inite—active— have dignity, and above all should have the respect of all employees. Keep publicity and advertising up to date. Safety signs should be kept clean and bright. New employees should be instructed NOT to do anything of which they are not sure. Plan Activity Just as planning plays an im- portant part in other phases of business, so planning for safety plays an important part in the problem of satisfied employees. Activity in safety planning should be geared to achieving the desired objective. It is not an easy job. To put over a good job Safety Program top Management will have to have the tact of a head waiter, the perseverance of a beaver, the courage of a lion, and the zeal of a missionary. In a Delaware chemical plant: “If you insist on smoking, please tell us where to send the ashes,” GUS LECTURES COUNCIL Michael “Gus” Skuzanski, chairman of the IWA District Safety Council, presented the views of organized labor on safety supervision at the monthly meeting of the B.C. Safety Coun- cil, Oct. 19. The speaker stressed the re- sponsibility of management in safety supervision and training, and the importance of participa~ tion of the workers in safety planning. LOGGERS’ JURY PROBES DEATH Lake Cowichan, Oct. 24, to en- quire into the circumstances sur- rounding the death unloading a logging truck, was comprised of four logging truck drivers and two retired loggers. ence of Local 1-80, IWA, officials jury members ADVICE TO BOSS me ‘Consult Workers On Safety Plans By Michael A. Chairman, Safety Council, District No. 1, IWA TO ENSURE widespread participation in safety work, and create an interest in safety, a joint safety commit- tee is a must. (WARNING—Do not set up safety commit- tees and proceed to ignore their recommendations. Noth- Skuzanski quicker.) A coroner's jury sitting at of Arjan Singh, killed on Oct. 20, while This resulted from the insist- that accidental deaths in ‘the lum- ber industry should be heard by experienced in lumbering operations. John T, Atkinson, Safety Dir- ector of Local 1-80, was also in attendance. Witnesses were ques- tioned closely. The jury returned a verdict of “accidental death” with the rider “that a gin pole be used in unloading, so that it shall not be necessary for anyone to be on the dump side for any reason whatsoever.” ‘SOME, JOKE G . AT 1-357 “Accidents are caused. They don’t just happen.” Members of the Safety Com- mittee of Local 1-357, TWA, be- lieve this to be true. They also believe that a realization of this truth, with safety training, will cut down the number of accidents, and save loss of limb and life. For this purpose they have started an Accident Prevention course which is open to all mem- ‘bers of the Local. The first meet- ing was held in the Local Union Hall on Oct. 18, under the direc- tion of Fred Hockey, Local Safety Director. There was an encour- aging attendance, and the course promises to be a great success. COMPENSATION HEARING Numerous amendments to the accident prevention regulations prescribed for logging operations were proposed by representatives of the IWA District Safety Coun- cil at the public hearing by thé Workmen’s Compensation Board today. A public hearing to deal with sawmill regulations will be held at a later date, and preparations are being made accordingly by the IWA safety experts. Changes in the revised logging regulations as proposed by the Safety Council are indicated in heavy type below. Regulation 527, Rigging. All pins shall be securely fastened with a forelock. This equipment shall be given careful inspection by a rigger or woods foreman be- fore setting up. Regulation 585. Falling and Bucking. (New). Safety hats shall be supplied free of cost by the companies and worn by all workmen in the woods. Regulation 554, Loading. Where practicable in laying out log- landings or roll ways, the load- ing donkey shall be so placed that the donkey engineer has a full and un-obscured view of the op- erations. When visibility is im- paired, one man shall be respons- ible to give signals to the engin- eer. Regulation 578, Motor Truck Logging. Experienced and physi- cally fit drivers only shall be al- lowed to drive logging trucks and shall have a Class “B” chauf- feurs’ license. Regulation 580, Motor Truck Logging. Loaded logging trucks shall be snubbed by mechanical means on roads with grades of District Wants 11 Changes In Logging Regulations twenty-two (22) percent and over. Regulation 587. Motor ‘Truck Logging. Two binder chains shall be used on all logging trucks at all times. Regulation 606, General life- buoys equipped with lines shall be installed on floats, wharves, A- frames on floats, or other places where , workmen “are employed above water. In addition, the em- ployers shall provide suitable life belts, preseryers, or life-jackets for their workmen. Regulation 15, General. ‘This now provides for an accident-pre- vention committee on every op- eration employing twenty-five men or more. The amendment proposes that this be done if there are ten employees. The IWA amendment to the First Aid regulations propose that every employer shall be re- quired to maintain at each place where four to fifteen workmen (inclusive) are employed, a No. 2 First Aid Kit and a carrying stretcher which shall be in charge of a person possessing an Indus- trial First Aid Certificate. It is also-proposed that where from sixteen to fifty men are em- ployed, the employér shall pro- vide and maintain at such place of employment No. 3 First Aid equipment and shall have at all times in or about such place of employment a person possessing an Industrial First Aid Certifi- cate. Where workmen are engaged five miles or more from the cen- tral camp, a First Aid attendant should be stationed within five miles of the workmen for whom he is responsible. We don’t get uleers from what we eat, but from what is eating us. Traffic warning, New York State: “Go slow. This is a one- hearse town.” On a country road: “NO HUNTING”. Pencilled beneath: “You're tell- ing me.” Have you ever noticed that a knocker is outside the door.