| rool f B.C. LUMBER WORKER Page Seven < 4 i = SN) VAN vy Three-way Safety Cooperation . Ten Commandments of Safety 1, Thou shalt avoid all care- lessness. , 2. Thou shalt never remove any safeguard or safety sign. & 8. Thou shalt not use equip- ment without authorization, nor undertake any job unless in- structed to do so. | 4. Remember always to follow safe procedure; if in any doubt about the safest procedure, ask and thoughtlessness are the ts of much misery and suffer- both to thyself and others. 6, Thou shalt report to thy si sor any unsafe condition y, thou shalt neglect und, 10 matter sy bes get first aid ~ Charcoal Pots Are Killers Because of recent accidents, the Workmen’s Compensation Board has isued the following warning with regard to the use of Charcoal Pots and Sala- manders, for heating. A case has recently come to our attention where a workman was rendered unconscious while loading fruit into a box car. Two charcoal burners were being used to heat the car. Such heaters produce Carbon Monoxide in ma- jor quantities and their use co stitutes an unsafe practice. Car- bon Monoxide accounts for many deaths each year, particularly in | the winter when ventilation is in- adequate. It gives little or no | Material on these pages is published to stimulate interest in the need for all-round co-operation to prevent accidents in the lumber industry. The pages of the B.C. Lumber Worker devoted to safety topics actually represent labor-management-goyernment 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- tion Board. warning of its presence. “Your attention is called to Rule No. 44 of the Workmen's Compensation Board “Accident Prevention Reg- ulations”, as follows: “44, No coke-pot, salamander or similar device shall be used where the products of combustion which will contaminate the air are allowed to disperse in a closed working-place. In such places, this equipment shall be fitted with a metal hood with vent-pipe of sufficient size to effectively re- move the contaminating elements from the workroom.” Will you please see that this unsafe practice is not carried on in your operation? Just For A Laugh ‘THE census-taker viewed Mandy and six tots of varying ages around her with a puzzled frown. Looking especially at the squirming infant in her arms, he said, “I thought your husband | died six years ago.” “Yes, Sir,” she replied empha- tically, “He died, but I didn’t.” “Shucks, Sunday school again,’ grumbled Willie. “I .bet Pop never went to Sunday school when he was. little.” “Yes he did too,” said Willie’s mother. “He went regularly.” “O.K.,” agreed Willie reluct- antly, “but I bet it won’t do me no good either.” G7I7O RWOWEGETTER .. YOURE 0 LONG TNE DEAD “AMOTRITS A FACT. WAP HUEY SOUR MO KUT OM LWSREE RTP