Page Six B.C. LUMBER WORKER : August 17, 19 six-point safety program \ ‘No Accident? Weeks Urged To Boost Safety Program By Michael A. Skuzanski, District Safety Director \ Let us review the set-up of Safety (Joint) Committees and their duties. Plant Safety Committee The chairman should be a fore- man or superintendent of the plant. The secretary should be an TWA man. Other members are to be selected in accordance with our master agreement or (which are the same) with the Workmen’s Compensation Board Regulations. There is equal representation from management and the Union. Duties of Committee 1. To make a regular monthly inspection for unsafe conditions and practices and to submit to the committee chairman a written report of its findings. 2. To instruct and warn fellow workers of dangerous practices. 3. To investigate all serious ac- cidents. or near accidents, and submit reports and recommenda- tions. 4. To help improve the co-op- erative spirit between manage- ment and employees in safety work. 3s Meetings Meetings should be held once each month on company time. Special meetings may be called by the chairman or a majority of the members of the committee. Program Visual aids should be encour- aged and followed up. This in- cludes posters, bulletins, motion pictures and sound films, safety lectures, safety messages on cheques. Contests and competi- tions should be encouraged. Other activities that should be folowed and carried out when op- portune are suggestion schemes (which ‘provide an incentive); classes in first aid (persons quali- fied in St, John’s First Aid usu- ally have a high degree of safety consciousness); and special cam- paigns, such as “No Accident” weeks, etc. Summary Draw up a plan and follow it. Don’t expect results too soon, but be sure that progress is being made. Don’t expect the company to do PACKED SPEEDERS PROBED AT CAMP 3 Job safety committees are the foundation of any safety program. When functioning properly, the causes of’ acci- dents can be steadily elminated. The minutes of the commit- tee should record the results at- tained, as well as all decisions and recommendations. Other safety committees may find those of Camp 5, Bloedel’s of interest as shown below. The regular monthly meeting of Camp 5 Safety Committee was held on July 24, 1950, with a roll call vote showing 14 members present, eight from the Union and six from the company. The meeting was called to order by Bro, Epp at 4:45 p.m. M/S/C minutes be adopted as read. Discussion concerning hy- something until you have indi-|drants, fireextinguishers,a cated the need and made a con- structive suggestion tactfully to the person best qualified to take necessary action. Last but not least, Union repre- sentatives should see that copies of their monthly meeting min- power house fire. Supt. Challen- ger reports that when new power house is built, that fuel tank will be placed across the tracks and fuel will be piped to the motor. That Safety Committee inform householders to use 15-watt fuses, utes reach their Local Safety|and explain danger if not used. Council regularly each month. Keep your good “looks”! WEAR GOGGLES on every eye- hazardous job. Be safe— not sorry. Report by Supt. Challenger that company is considering a wire pay telephone for Camp 5. It will probably be installed this year. Transportation, _ overcrowding in speeders to be looked into by R. Daines. No. 408 to have new 1950 Conet Logging hecudonie- ' voomsticK moveD To FOOT OF incLINE, oUT OF Sl6WT OF mooKTENDER, DECEASED raEsumAccy cuca INe voww BAVINT To HOOK (0% SICOND LOG, sTRUCK. BY FIRST Loe woeH IT Fouis ano swinas, Occupation: Chokerman. Age: 18. Experiénce: One year. Date: June 1; 1950. ° A six-man crew were operating a cold decker in steep.and rough DECEASED GREK By SWINGING —| steps installed. Fallers and buckers. Reported |by Bro. Epp, a faller going to work without hat. Reported by M. Sharpe that some of rigging terew are using hard hats. First Aid Kits — reported in good condition by M. Sharpe. Bulletin boards and posters — decided by Safety Committee that present distribution of posters is satisfactory. Reported by H. Parker that safety booklets are being distributed to new employ- ees. M/S/C — That warning sign, not to pass under trestle when train is in motion, is to be posted at No. 4 dump. Worn dogs on hand winches to be replaced. Compensable Cases: M/S/C—That members at gen- eral meeting be warned to behave themselves when living in camp on compensation, liable to jeop- ardize case, as well as being gen- eral nuisance. Next meeting will be held Aug. 21, 1950. Meeting adjourned at p.m. Secretary R. Bellis. HUMAN toes are sensitive—as you will vividly realize if you recall the last time you stubbed your toe against the fur- niture! Z And yet: A 1400-pound casting dropped onto” the toe of a safety-shoed worker and caused only a slight bruise. A two-ton section of dredge pipe hit the toes of two men, with no injury to either. Both wore safety shoes. Worth wearing, aren’t they? JULY_12 ditions in the as well. Talked with Joe Morris, 2nd vice-president of the District, and Tom MacKenzie, International Board Member, who have been in the interior these last few weeks. They tell me that con- ills and camps are appalling, so far as accident prevention goes, and I gather so far as a lot of other conditions I hope they reach a point of near 100 percent organization be- cause the only way to improve conditions is to be able to do it yourself. If the boys in the In- terior will stand up for enforce- ment of accident prevention regu- lations, sanitary facilities in camps and mills, proper bunk- houses, etc., the District Safety Council will be right behind them as they have been on the coast. Gus Skuzanski tells me that he hopes the Interior will perk up some. with representation on the District Safety Council. How about it, boys? JULY 18 Demand Training As the toll of killed, injured and maimed mounts in 1950, I wonder if the year 1949 was just one that luck played a large part } in cutting down on accidents? As I go over the diagrams of fatali- ties in the B.C. Lumber Worker, I see the lack of education in the work, or experience, if you wish to use that term, is a large fac- tome 3 . We are not allowed to drive a country. They had just finished lunch and there was only one log,| car till we have satisfied the au- a 66-foot boom stick, left at back line. Deceased left the crew to put| thorities that we can do so Stans the Junch buckets away and to be in a position to pull the strawline| erly. You cannot use dynamite when the road was changed. without instruction. There are ‘The hook-tender and chokerman hooked on to the remaining log| dozens of similar instances where and gave the “go ahead” signal. When the log moved, it plunged} you ‘are not permitted to en- down a very steep hill. The hook-tender stopped the rigging and|danger the lives of yourself and shouted to deceased, asking if there was another log nearby that} others through lack of experience they could pick up. Deceased said there was one just ahead of the| or training. Yet you can go out turn so the hook-tender gave the “go ahead slow” signal. The boom| in the woods, where there is con- stick fouled a stump. ‘The back end lifted and swung. Although the hook-tender could not see deceased because of the irregularities of the ground he saw the end of the boom stick swing through the aii “He stopped the rigging and went to investigate. Deceased had ev: stant danger, and without prior struction just go to work. If you get killed or crippled—well, it is tough, but there is always dently been struck by the log and was lying on the ground uncon-| someone to take your place. scious. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital two hours later. We spend millions of dollars in time of war to teach men how to ‘Death was due to a fractured skull and injury to the brain. _| kill und how to avoid being killed, and we pay them while training. But do we train men in the wood- working industry? Very little. What is being done is done monthly on a limited scale by in- dividual companies. Where this is done it has been successful to a large extent. Even then acci- dents will occur. It is our job as members of the IWA to demand training for men in the logging and lumbering in- dustry. We fight. for wages and hours. Why not fight for the con- ditions that will cut down to the ‘least possible level the number of accidents in the industry? AUGUST 6 I see where one IWA proposal to Chief Justice Sloan, during the hearing on the Workmen’s Com- pensation Act, has been taken up by one daily newspaper where they gave considerable space to the proposal. During the same week the B. C. Lumber Worker published a let- ter from the National Safety Council complimenting the IWA on its Accident Prevention Cam- paign. Recognition by this body is not given unless there is merit won deservedly. ¢ I see in one of our daily news- papers where a school is being es- tablished to train people in some branches of the logging industry. The number is woefully small, but it is a step in the right direction. Let's try and see if we can get it enlarged and expanded. Just a closing reminder to all. School opens soon and thousands of children will -he going back to school. Thousands more will jbe starting for the first time. Drive carefully at all times. BUT DRIVE VERY CAREFULLY at all times when near schools. euadat ‘ “What are the main fe your accident rate in the rt question directed by the B.C. safety committee, following | yr men’s Compensation Board. The opinions expressed menibers in other logging g successful development of a Safety men at North W confident that full labor-mani pay rich dividends. SAFETY In_summary, the main featw Millan Co., with participation by the | 1, Induction conference for new e 2. Safety films. a 3. Regular meetings job safety « 4, Job Safety Training Cour: 5. Prompt investigation of eac to each employee. 6. Right of each employee to pre NEW EM At least once a month, all new conference, that they may become fam the same time, they are informed | welfare. R As the labor turnover is low_iu | quently. It should be noted that@iin down the accident rate. K The men are invited by the co home. The balance of the evening is trative problems. Chairman is the personnel sup ector and the bullbucker in turn deal } employed to eliminate needless danget The employees are given the top officials with a complaint about Specific accidents that have o pared by the bullbucker. A discussion have been prevented. P During the evening several safe SAFETY CO) Initiative on the part of the stems from the joint safety commit Meetings are held regularly, at I Occasionally, the committee meml inclination to scoff at safety precautions poses and advantages of the work undert The safety committee is inform “chase” the supervisors, till accident haz z JOB S. Every employee in the operation i training. ‘This course is modelled afi during the war, but is adapted to the Usually the class is held in the: back to the job is provided, by the co If the training or safety work is in pay is made, If held outside the re} continued. DIAGRAM After every accident, whether set grave results, the bullbucker prepare: accident was caused. Copies of this diagram are imn ployee within 24 hours, [N' The ji safety committee or as possible. In addition, the compai vestigation and submit reports. This it sions of the committee. Re STF FT CERTIFICATE OF ME Ablett, Workmen's Con meister, H. Rt. MacM tion record in its classi (Left) B. M. Hoffmeis! missioner E, V. Abl SR FORE