B.C. LUMBER WORKER Page Seven TTEE for the year was held a report on accidents reported for the last month, sn the year before. Even so, it worked an hey Defoe one-third of the men receive first-aid agreed that it was a situation we should accidents in order were: (1) Struck Caught between objects. that we can figure out some means of mendations, things got pretty hot. piles in the yard limited to three to d for under the WCB regulations. was agreed to refer the matter to jor to come out and advise what ade Safer Bie done by the boom erew during the ‘ be careful with the powder and caps, MMoimittee had found things not so Bae boom shack. mr storage, and caps and powder were kept real hazard. wir efforts the conditions were made safer. = afety programs than I ever imagined, and teling of accident prevention committee in panies organized in the B.C. Lumbermen’s (They're bringing a top-notch safety engi- Wwith a brand new safety diploma, and not ‘Til hope for the best, and anyway discus- | ARY 23 today that the company is applying another mill on Vancouver Island is that ideas about accident prevention are ‘afely is coming into its own. Shows what ting last Sunday, and what do you think hol the Local Safety Council. lietion on such matters as safety, as well | oH 6 IERLY COUNCIL meeting last. weekend. guncil reported on their meeting held just fely program, because they’ve been getting € Was noticeable that the boys from the {them were able to prove that their work Weent, They take pride in the saving of Gir of 8 program this year, and are even ll Round if Blay safe on the job, we should also din our homes, taining on the job is the best way to get ‘interest in Workmen’s Com) i = pensation mat. Yt public hearings of the Board to amend Prevention. This they will present Sure put a lot of work into it. hearings when they are on. It will Hem, it wilt be a big boost for the IWA u interesting things today. It sure Principles of first aid. Never can arrives. Struck his head against an angle about half a mile to the doctor’s ¥ found that his skull was fractured. with a blow on the head, even if it or stand up, Get a stretcher. He e is starting which may this because they were short of stor- | on the whole question of Workmen's | Cause And Cure BOOBY-TRAP in wartime A traps in industry, as I learned 1 walked right into one. I was lucky. Nothing happened. If it had happened, I would probably be fitting myself with an artificial leg. It made me decide to remem- ber the danger, and not over- vate my luck. The Near-Accident During the below-zero wea- ther last winter we were using blasting powder on the boom to free logs from the ice. A certified powder-man was preparing the charges, but every man on the 12-man crew was using them, when he felt neces- sary. Someone left a stick of “20 percent” with cap and fuse at- tached on the snow, where it became partially buried. When leaving the boom, later in the day, I realized that I had stepped on an object, that shouldn’t have been in’ that spot. On investigating, I found that I had stepped on the stick of blasting powder, and that the caulks on my boot had punc- tured the waterproof wrapping some distance into the stick. Carelessness Sets. Deadly Booby Traps By Frank Courneyeur, Local 1-357, IWA. was one of the deadly tricks of the enemy. Carelessness can set just as deadly booby- recently. An inch the other way, and the chances are that the caulks would have detonated the cap, and then—wham! The Cure The powder-man was not to blame. The company had taken reasonable precautions. We must admit that on the crew we had grown careless, careless enough to set booby-traps for ourselves. After talking it over, we de- cided to adopt safer procedures. My recommendation was that only four men on a crew of 12 should handle the blasting, to avoid any confusion. They should be carefully instructed in the routine of handling charges and specialize in that work. There’s much to be said for the recommendation of our Dis- trict Safety Council, that all men using powder on the boom- ing grounds should hold blast- ing certificates. We don’t need mine detectors to find the booby-traps—only common sense and reasonable care. Sure, accidents only happen to | the other guy. But who is that) other guy? | HE IS: ... The guy at the machine who seems bored with strict safe practices and so restless to do something beyond his routine op- erations that he must make hasty adjustments and putter with the machine while it is running. You shudder when you think what might happen to him. (But does it ever occur to you that you yourself are heading for harm when you do the same things?) HE IS: ... The guy who doesn’t think he’s really working unless he loads everything in sight, includ- ing the fioor, with tools, scrap and a general mess. You think he’s an accident-maker, don’t you? (But do you think it's okay to leave one tool where it shouldn't be or one oil spot on the floor, or one piece of scrap in the uisle—forget- ting that it takes just one mistake | to cause an accident?) HE IS: ... The guy who thinks that accidents are always caused by the other guy and only happen to the other guy. He thinks that every worker but himself is that | accident-making guy. He accuses | others and excuses himself. (He is the gny who sneaks up to take your job away from you some- times, if you don't look ont for him, and keep him from getting inside your own skin.) DON’T BE THE “OTHER GUY”, ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN FASTER THAN YOU CAN ACT BUT YOU CAN KEEP AHEAD OF THEM BY THINKING DON’T GOGGLE | AT GOGGLES What was the most exciting thing you ever saw? What was the funniest thing? The most heart-warming? The most mystifying? The bravest? The most unusual? The most picturesque? The sweetest? The most remarkable? The most rememberable? Think about them. Are such things worth using goggles and constant caution to protect your eyesight? When a man gets too old to set a good example, he starts giv- ing good advice. INQUEST REPORT leg was part way round the shaft. nasal passages and throat. RIDER: ing time repairs are being made. Safely Guarded for Years... Unsafely exposed for a few hours Deceased had stepped over the shaft and his pant leg cuff caught on the unused revolving sprocket. Clothing on left side was stripped off to the waist. His left Death was due to concussion of the brain, shock and asphyxia from blood in the We recommend that all exposed parts of machinery be adequately guarded dur- Accidents take a greater toll of people’s working years than does any disease. Accidents to persons up to 65 years of age are the greatest destroyer of working years. THE BEST DEFENCE AGAINST AN ACCIDENT IS NOT TO BE THERE WHEN IT HAPPENS Material on these pages is the lumber industry, tion Board. Three-way Safety Cooperation published to stimulate interest in the need for all-round co-operation to prevent accidents in The pages of the B.C. Lumber Worker devoted to safety topies actually represent labor-management-government co-op- eration, for the common purpose of better accident prevention, and are continued with the support of the employers through Forest Industrial Relations Ltd., and the Workmen's Compensa- “EYES RIGHT” Ever notice how many people there are who squint or have headaches, fumble or stumble, but won't break down and get an check-up? Some are too proud to admit that they need glasses. Some are too stubborn, some too cranky, some too tight. A few, maybe, honestly don’t realize the seriousness of vision defects until the situation gets --- SEE SAFELY pretty bad, them off. or somebody tips Sure, he can see the shop wall, or the next tree at ten steps. But he shouldn’t take it for granted that his eyes are okay. There are a lot of dangers smaller than a wall or a tree. How long since you had your eyesight checked?