yent accidents

it be at work, at play, or in
Miichidanger plays little or no
nds 4 of restraint. At the. other
Jof ed by hazards that con-

4 common interests, the actions of
petween these-areas of Danger and
gree of hazard varies with the
egress lUpon individual

riness and vigilance.

parating safety and insecurity, cau-
consider is that this invisible
for one man may be danger-

, do as you please; in the area
rhe area of judgment each person
of his own actions.

will be safe only when
ty worker has safe habits.

ATION BOARD

W. PRITCHARD, Commissioner
LETT, Commissioner

All TWA Men Urged To Enrol

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

FIRST AID CLASSES RE-OPEN THIS MONTH
IN 12 COAST LOGGING OPERATIONS |

By W. M. Thompson,
First Aid Inspector
Workmen’s Compensation Board

First aid classes for loggers will be re-opened in several
Coast camps early in September, 1950. The familiar faces of our
travelling instructors have been missing in these camps since
last year. They have been engaged in instructing the boys of
Interior camps at such places as Prince George, Cranbrook, Cres-
ton, Fernie, Athelmere, Nelson, Slocan, New Denver, Burton,
Grand Forks, Greenwood and Midway, but beginning about
Sept 10, will again conduct classes in the camps of the Canadian
Forest Products Ltd., at Englewood, and in the following camps
in the Sayward area: Salmon River Logging Co., Dyer Logging
Co., W.B.C. Logging Co., Elk River Logging, Granite Bay Log-
ging Co. and Sam Brothers. At the same time, similar classes
will be conducted at Bloedel, Stewart & Welch Ltd., Camp 5,
Bloedel, B.C.

The instructor in the Sayward |
and Campbell River areas will be
Frank Mottishan, who is well and
favorably known in all of the
many camps where he has in-
structed.

In the Englewood area, a new
man will take over due to the pro-
motion of former Instructor Doug
Abrahamson. This man, W. A.
“Sandy” Carvell is also well and
favorably known up and down the
coast, where he has worked for
many years as a first aid man and

timekeeper.
Enroll

When these men arrive at the
camps designated, everyone
should enroll, as the program is |
for the benefit and protection of |
all. Therefore, if you are at all|
interested in your own safety and
self-preservation, you should co-
operate in this matter.

Why. you should do so must be
quite apparent. Safe practices in|
logging are of the utmost impor- |
tance, and in order to carry on
such safe practices, loggers must
first become safety conscious and
safety minded. It has long been
an accepted fact that there is no

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better way to inculcate these fac- |
tors than first aid training,
Men trained in first aid are

AID

COMPETITION, Powell
s Carson, Provincial President of St. John’s Ambulance Association.
much less prone to accidents than} C, Carson, Ray Norden (captain), Wm. Copeland, superintendent Beach Camp, and Bernie Soros.
others who have not received! Team members absent were Frank Wilfert and Hugh Huston.

FAMOUS ALIBIS

i gn ee

“T didn’t see the warning sign.”
(ae done it that way all my
life.”

“I don’t feel natural working
where everything’s so neat and
clean.”

“It’s quicker this way.”

“It didn’t seem so heavy.” -

“That doesn’t mean me.”

“I neglected to do that.”

“It’s a short cut.” °

er area, are presented with cup by Hon. E. C.!

(Left) Norman English, Hon. E.

such training. The truth of such}
a statement cannot be denied. | ests, by giving to them the
Training | prompt and efficient “on the spot”
This training is therefore most/ first aid services which are so
vital to all of you, as accidents | badly needed and often so essen-
do occur and will occur, and when | tial when a man is injured. As
the whistle sounds the emergency | the first 10 seconds are so often
call, the victim may be you or it
may be your best friend. In any
event, it will be a comrade or a
buddy. No matter whom it is,
everyone should be prepared to
do something to assist, rather
than to stand idly by and see a

man suffer and perhaps die for | s
lack of attention. That man who ; human bodies has any value.

suffers and dies may well be you,| WaluenProved
if no one is available to assist] 1,0 st any guch value? With-

Bete op eee ito) the oclaees 2nd) it mentioning -any names other
Segoe sen oaepeud telly) nictional ones) letime ask you

workmen with you.
There are no fees or costs in| A0W these men would reply w
| that question.

connection with these classes.
Everything is free, and no de-| No. 1—John Doe. Hit on up-
mands are made upon you except| per part of body by falling
for your time and ability. Surely| snag. Injuries: broken hip and
pelvis; broken ribs; torn

you can afford that in a cause
which is so important. muscles and ligament; ruptured
artery and other injuries. In

Remember that in the past
three years, 6,000 or mote men} opinion of the attending doctor,
Doe would have died within 10

like you took this training and
benefitted from it. If they could| minutes at the most, had he
not received immediate expert

do it, so also can you. These men
after becoming trained, were able| attention. This attention was
given by two of his fellow

many cases, the importance of
your ability to render these serv-
ices assumes tremendous impor-
|tance. You will agree with this,
|if you agree at all, that the sav-

vital, and are the deciding fac-|
tor between life and death in so}

|ing of lives and the salvaging of ,

to render invaluable services to
their fellow loggers in our for-| workmen trained under this

scheme and not by any highly
trained professionals.

No, 2—Joe Smith was thrown
from loading platform into the
salt chuck, hitting his head om
a log in the process. He was
pulled from the water, given
artificial respiration and other
treatment by his fellow work-
ers. Again the men who did this
were amateur first aid men
trained by our instructor. They
did a worthwhile job as they
undoubtedly jsaved Smith’s life.

No. 3—Fred Jones was en-
gaged in surveying a long dis-
tance from camp. When he did
not return at his usual time, an
enthusiastic group of trained
first aid men volunteered to
search for him. They found
him, seriously injured, and
after treatment conveyed him
to camp, and from there to a
doctor, whose report was to the
effect that if prompt and effi-
cient action had not been taken,
Jones could not: have survived
the night.

These are individual cases
which have an available history.
There are many more of a like
nature, some showing how a life
has been saved and others show- |

C7 7O KWOWEGETTER

ing how men had been saved
countless sours of suffering, pain,
misery, and loss of time by the
ready and skilled assistance they
had received from their comrades
at the time of their injury.

Again we ask you, has all this
any value. The answer is plain,
so plain that all who run may
read, and is nothing more or less
than the stark fact that this first
aid training now offered to you,
may be the determining factor in
the not too distant future, be-
tween life and death for yourself
or one or more of your friends.

Let us again stress the fact
that our first aid classes will open
for the fall season of 1950 in the
Englewood camps and the camps
of Bloedel, Stewart & Welch at
Bloedel, together with all camps
in the Sayward area,

To all loggers in those areas,
we issue this appeal. For your
own protection, safety and well-
being, support this effort by en-
rolling in the classes. Remember,
it may be later than you think.

Be careful... the life you
save may be your own.

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