April 5, 1951 B.C. LUMBER WORKER Safety safety, health and serenity to understand why people the preservation of such a sses brought about by age oP. imperfections i defective vision causes head- vous system, and disturbance ‘pot an efficient worker and is ion of conditions in the working 3, It follows then that compre- J action is sluggish. mal skills cannot be applied innot keep his mind on his job s an@prain of his occupation. il capacity for reasonableness, | be corrected. It would be eyes measure up to the visual ing and living. jeod vision for your tomorrow. ENSATION BOARD HRIS W. PRITCHARD, Commissioner V. ABLETT, Commissioner ging Accidents F hOcs mAD aust LEFT LANDING. OM MECONE PREVOADER PULLFO DACK ALINE LATENSION FROM YARDIR, RD STANDING OM BROW LOG WAITING ET REAR BUNK Ow cHocKs HER ENGAGED IN LANDING LOG & STRAWLINE JUMPS FLARGE OF DRUM, AROUND SHART, JERKING LiMe TIGHT WME RVIDENTLY SMAPS AT STRAWLIRE MOOK PLIES WITH TERRIFIC FORCE HP STRUCK IN RIONT EYE BY HOOK. AS WOT BEEN FOUND. ad Loader years Years vember 22, 1950 used to load logs. A truck had Were hanging in the tongs pre- ® Preloader for the next load. ition by a straw line extension the straw line was dead on in landing a log. m the Brow log waiting to set of the drum and engaged As the Preloader chocks 2 sores a eral on the 1 some part t eye and passed out in the » line hook could not be found. President; Arthur Franci Chief Safety Director, WCB. Gray, Secretary, IWA District Safety Council. StS KEEP THE FLAG FLYING | CO-OPERATION OF IWA was assured for “Safety Week” at conference between Union officials, representatives, of the B.C. Lum- ber Manufacturers Association, and the Workmen’s Compensation Board. A campaign is being launched to secure an accident-free week in Association Mills, May 14-18. (Standing, left), W. W. Norris, Assistant Safety Director, BCLMA; J. Stewart Alsbury, IWA District (Kneeling, left), W. M. “Scotty” Allison, Safety Director, BCLMA, and Bill COMMON MILL ACCIDENTS Safety Director of the B.C. Lumber Manufacturers Associa- tion has warned all safety com- mittees in Association mills that in recent weeks two tail sawyers - have been injured when struck by a cant hung up on the car- riage when it was returning. Fortunately in neither case were serious injuries sustained, but workers are reminded that a number of tail sawyers have been killed from this type of accident and others have been maimed for life. : Attention is directed to Acci- dent Prevention Regulation No. 709, which places responsibility upon the "head sawyer for the safety of the carriage crew and the off-bearers. The Remedy The remedy for this accident hazard lies in the willingness of the crew members to work as a team and to exercise every care that the cant is clear of the car- riage, so that there is no danger of it catching on the front bunk when the carriage is reversed. During the past month another man was injured from a kick- back on a table rip saw. Again any serious results were avoided. The remedy lies, it is stated, in better job instruction. A mill worker suffered a seri- ously sprained ankle, when a block of wood, used as a step on a sorting chain, turned over. The practice of using blocks of wood for this purpose is frowned on, and the installation of properly constructed steps urged. | OTTO RWOWEGETTEs & OEE ] TRUCK LOGGERS DON'T ATTEND UBC COURSE One week’s training courge in the safe and efficient opera- tion of truck fleets is now under ‘way at the University of B.C. under the sponsorship of the UBC, Extension Dept., the Association of Fleet Super- visors, the Automotive Trans- port Association, the B.C. Automobile Association and the Vancouver Traffic and Safety Council. Operators of logging trucks are conspicuous by their absence. Special instructor for the course is Professor Amos E. Ney- hart, of the Institute of Public Safety, and Consultant on Road Training, American Automobile Association. Principles of safe driving in all their applications ,are stressed, while the training of drivers and fleet supervisors in road skills and preventive maintenance is fully outlined. Transportation experts testify that the training course has served to lower the accident rate in truck operation, and thereby reduced insurance costs. Regret is expressed that the co-operation of logging firms op- erating trucks has not been secured, as in no branch of in- dustry is training for the safe operation of vehicles. more urgently required. IWA Backs “Safety Week” Set For May 14-18 Proposal of W. M. (Scotty) Allison, of the B.C. Lumber Manufacturers Association, to promote a Safety Week, May 14-18, has received the approval of the IWA District Executive Board and District Safety Council. MEY! KEEP oy UT CLEANS Virgin ‘Timber — Never been axed. aie Did you hear about the air foree couple who adopted a Puppy and named it Spitfire After they had the puppy awhile they changed its name to P-47. rae Want Ad: Farmer, age. 38, wishes to meet woman around 30 who owns a tractor. Please en- close picture of tractor. & Have you ever appeared as a witness before? asked the attor- ney. Why, of course, replied the sweet young thing. Will you please tell the jury just what suit it was? It, was a blue suit, she replied quickly, with white collar and ‘cus and buttons all the way down the front. aoe ow Where did you get the mink dearie—hock your halo? THE FLOOR. : : Object in view is to have every member mill of the Association complete that week without one compensable accident. It is stated by the promoter that individual plants have fre- quently completed at least one accident-free month, but never has there been two consecutive days when all member firms operated accident-free. Campaign Organized The IWA District Safety Coun- cil will co-operate with the Asso- ciation in promotional work, which includes special posters, newspaper and radio publicity, and a flag for every plant to be flown while the record is clear. The support of the Workmen’s Compensation Board has also been secured. The Safety Council urges that all IWA members employed in these mills enter into the spirit of the plan with enthusiasm, as only beneficial results can follow’ this intensive effort to awaken greater interest in accident pre- vention. "BE CAREFUL... THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN”