B.C. LUMBER WORKER i Doni FEeD) ANIMALS! WHY WAIT Fo) RAN Acc 0 MAKE You Beireye 0 SoH No Fun In “FIRE!” \ By MICHAEL A. SKUZANSKI FIRE! To the small boy who hears the screaming siren and chases the red fire engines » down the street, the word “Fire!” spells excitement, thrills, adventure; but to the man who stands in front of his home or place of employment and watches the flaming des- truction wrought within a few moments, it spells—tragedy! The need for fire prevention was never so great, and the nee- essity for education in fire pre- vention never so urgent, as it is at the present time. The month of October is set aside for fire prevention educa- tion. The following suggestions may aid you. Your safety in case of fire or other emergency may depend up- on knowing and following a few important rules. 1. Keep your head; shout or get excited. 2. Turn in the alarm at once; if possible, put out the fire. 3. Remember your part in or- ganized five drills and do your job well. 4.-At all times know the ex- act location of the nearest exit. 5. Walk—don’t run— toward the nearest exit; above all, don’t crowd or push others. 6. If a line forms at the exit ~ you are headed for, stay in line and await your turn. 7, Be especially careful at stairways. Never run, never crowd, use the hand rail. 8. In any emergency, forget your tools and personal be- longings. Your life and the lives of others are more impor- tant. NOTE — Safety committees should immediately arrange for drills if none have been sched- uled. Have full co-operation -of all supervisors in your individual don’t Minutes of a meeting of the indicate the procedure followed an award from the Workmen’s These minutes disclose the plant. Mill of the B.C. Forest Products Ltd., are reprinted below to undertaken by safety committees, and which furnish a good rea- son why similar,safety committees should be active in every - Youbou Committee Minutes Set Standard For Safety Safety Committee in the Youbou by a safety committee which has Compensation Board. importance of the work that is they are being picked up, also particular care should be taken in the use of ladders and seeing that they are kept in good shape and meet the Workmen's Com- pensation Board requirements. 3. In view of the forthcoming . Lumber Manufacturers’ As- The meeting was called to or= der by the chairman at 7:00 p.m. The minutes of the previous meeting were discussed and ac- cepted. The accident report for August was read and discussed. I. B. Bowen explained the circum- stances leading up to his acci- dent. He stated that he had been advised that there was a defect in the-lumber from his machine and on investigating he found a sliver stuck in the head. He was annoyed, and without thinking, reached into the head to remove the sliver. His fingers were caught and lacerated, but it hap- pened so fast that he is not sure just what part of the machine injured his fingers. He agreed with the committee that in the future, sticker feed- ers should follow instructions and remove slivers either by using a splinter or by shutting down the machine, and admitted his in- jury was due to carelessness. It was noted that there were thr compensable .accidents in August and one of these was not reported to the first aid at time of injury. Again it was stressed that all ac- cidents must be reported to the first aid immediately and_ this practice must be followed. The report was accepted. Plant Inspection The Plant Safety Inspection Report was read and discussed and it was noted that some of the items were appearing for a second time. This was questioned and it was explained that ar- rangements were made to take care of them as soon as pressure of work permitted. It was agreed that the following items be added to the inspection report: 1. A railing be constructed between the planer shed and the new location of the stairs to the deck. 2. A landing be constructed ut the top of the stairs into “B” mill. It was recommended and agreed that the inspection re- port be passed on to the man- agement to be taken care of in the usual manner. The Investigating Committee's operation. dump and re the flooring, trim saw at the sorting was read and the committee port was considered as final. A letter will be sent to the men making the suggestions explain- ing why their suggestions were not used: : Safety Suggestions The safety suggestions for August were read and discussed. The first—a suggestion to build up the wall where the slabs from “B” mill drop into the burner conveyor — was not considered practical as this would cause the slabs to pile up and would result in damage to the conveyor. This condition was reported before and had been eliminated by stop- ping the practise of throwing long pieces into the conveyor and steps will be taken to remedy the situation immediately. A letter to this effect will be sent to the man sending in the suggestion. The second suggestion re railing along the outfeed rolls from the head rig will be investigated by a committee of two — B. Baker and J. T. Atkinson. Bulletin Copy will be given in the of the Bulletin that signs re speed limit of 20 miles per hour will be posted in the townsite and anyone of the safety committée who sees a_ speeding car or other vehicle will turn in the license number and it will be published in the bulletin. Notice will also be given that there is no parking on the. road between the bunkhouses and the railway rack and the license numbers of offenders will also be published in the Bulletin. Notes to Foremen 1. It was decided to bring to the attention of all foremen con- cerned that trucks are not per- mitted to drive from the time clocks into the machine shop area at either 12 noon or at 5 o'clock quitting time, while the men are coming out of the mill. After reading und discuss. ing the B.C. Lumber Manufac- turers’ Asociation letter for the month of August, it was agreed that special attention should be paid to the instructing of men to report re railing at No. 1 planer stand clear of carrier loads when jee IWA MEMBERS OF FRASER MILLS SAFETY COMMITTEE receive Workmen’s Compensation Board award of merit for successful endeavor to reduce accident frequency rate in the plant. (Left) Henry Switzer, chairman, Fraser Mills Sub-Local 1357, IWA; Reg Davis, IWA chairman of Safety Committee; Tom Godfrey, secretary, Safety Comittee, and M. Western Lumber Co. Ltd. Fraser Mills Receives Award F. Ryan, managing director, Canadlian sociation bi-monthly safety con- ference on Sept. 29, at Youbou, A special appeal is being made to all foremen, safety committee members, and employees to clean up, repitir, ete.,, in order to have this plant in first class shape. We will be having as guests safety experts from all of the mills in the Association and due to our safety record, we have been held up as a shining example and as a matter of pride, we should keep their criticisms of our plant to a minimum, Let's all really get behind this. It was agreed that the train crews will be contacted and re- clear at quitting time. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m, At Minneapolis Federal Code Urged WHEREAS: The International Woodworkers of America, CIO, has gone on record in support of a federal safety code for the lumber industry, and WHEREAS; Bills have been introduced in both the Senate and House of Congress to establish federal safety code for industries engaged in interstate commerce where the accident frequency is higher than average, and WHEREAS: This legislation would provide the necessary as- sistance in establishing proper accident prevention programs with the needed authority for en- forcement in an industry regard- less of state boundaries or con- flicting state laws, and WHEREAS: The need for such a program in the lumber industry should be presented to the Presi- dents’ Conference on Industrial Sufety, to the members of Con- gress and to the National CIO so that action on this program| can be obtained, now THEREFORE BE IT RE- SOLVED: This Fourteenth An- nual Convention of the Interna- tional Woodworkers of America reiterate its support of a federal safety code for the lumber in-| dustry, as outlined in the resolu- tion adopted at the State CIO Convention in Bend last year, and| that this program be brought to the attention of the coming ses- sion of the Presidents’ Confer-| ence on Industrial Safety, to the! National CIO Legislative Depart-| ment and to the members of Con- gress from all lumber producing! states quested to leave the crossings | On September Ist of Regulations became c printed and should be months’ time. Sufficient the revision of the regul 1,W.A, representatives enabl has helped to produce a pri Province a high standard of Safety | with the crystallization of id men in labour, management the protection of the worker's Accident-prevention Re: ey think and act safely. The responsibility for safe enforce safety rules but wit! ADAM BELL, Chairman * F, P. ARCHIBALD, Secretary 3. Thoroughly interest yo whom you work. Set a good e: working safely: There is no more sacred ob The more you hear of safet: Keep talking safety! regulations are base bitter experience. They are the do not take the place of ¢ YOUR SAFETY W WORKMEN'S COM Safety Co: m C 1. Believe sincerely in accident 2. Know the hazards of your 4. Watch for hazards which employees, and when corrective a mediately to the proper superviso 5. Explain to the new or less ex 6. Be kind. Be tolerant. BE SA of your fellow workmen so they il 7. Be sincere in your belief t! THINK IT... ACT IT. Be proud the life or limb of a fellow man wh