B.C. LUMBER WORKER SAFETY DISPLAY AT ALASKA PINE Alaska Pine Co. Ltd. played Tire Rack Saves Man Safety rack for tires, saved a mechanic's life through the foresight of foreman George Reding of Eagle Lake Saw- mills. Sam Abe, mechanic’s helper at the Newlands Logging operation of Eagle Lake Sawmills, as a matter of routine rolled a truck tire into the safety inflating rack and started to inflate it. At about 50 pounds pressure, it blew up. The force of the explosion bulged and strained the rack, but it held. Although slightly in- jured by flying metal, witnesses agree if it had not been for Reding’s foresight and interest in the safety of his men, Abe would have been killed. SAFETY COU: NCIL, Local 1-357, IWA, New Westminster, assembles ‘for tour of inspection of Fraser Mills, during Safety Week. host on May 17 to a large dele- gation of safety committee members from other New Westminster plants, and invit- ection of a safety pro- gram which had then achieved 96 accident-free days. The oc- casion was a feature of “Safety Week”, and was attended by District President J. S. Als- bury, District Safety Director Gus Skuzanski, and Local Safety Director Leo Stadnyk. The guests were welcomed in the company’s lunch room by Managing Director Frances Reif, und later conducted through the busy plant, by company officials and plant ‘safety captains, Pre- liminary display was made of de- fective tools, likely to cause acci- dent hazards, such as mushroom- ed cold chisels and split axe handles. While touring the plant,-mem- bers of the delegation were im- pressed by the provision made for good housekeeping —a place for everything and everything in its place. They were pleasantly sur- prised at the absence of sawdust, chips and broken boards, as evi- dently the numerous brooms pro- vided had been put to good use. Safety, signs, reminding work- of special hazards, were dis- d prominently everywhere. “Don’t run—walk” was one of the most frequent. Luminous paint had been used to good effect. The impression was gained that workers and management alike had caught the spirit of safety cooperation and considered safety something worth striving for. Refreshments were served in the lunch room at the conclusion of the tour, and the guests were briefly addressed by Managing Director Re’ He outlined the aims of the company with regard to safety, and expressed the hope that the excellent cooperation already achieved would continue until fully safe conditions were established. ident Alsbury re- plied, and expressed appreciation of the courtesy extended -by the company, and of the effort made to make the plant safe for the workers. He also complimented the safety committee members on their decision to spend the eve- ning on inspection. The evening had been both profitable and enjoyable, he con- cluded, as he wished the Alaska Pine safety men every success in their program. HEY! KEEP (T CLEANC Eskimo (male): “You know, dear, I drove my dog team a thousand miles to tell you I love you. 2 Eskimo (female): “That's a lot of mush.” Sar When a2 woman paints her face, she’s sophisticated; when an In- dian paints his face he's savage— but really it is the woman who | is dressed to kill. a8 8 “My goodne fomme, “that bo! is trying at tim “That's nothing,” said another, “mine’s trying all the time.” ‘| confidence that Four accidents marred an oth- erwise perfect record for the week, and which demonstrated the contention of the promoicrs that a sawmill can be made a safe place to work. Most serious accident was that Sustained by an employee en- gaged in cleaning up a carriage track. A mechanical defect re- leased the kickers and a log kicked down fracturing his leg. In another instance a trim saw cut the back of a worker's hand. A man working behind the edger was hit on the ankle and sus- tained a chip fracture. A slide in to the man who was trapped. “Scotty” Allison Interviewed by the B.C. Lum- ber Worker, Mr. W. M. “Scotty” Allison, Safety Director, B.C. Lumber Manufacturers Associa- tion stated, “I am tremendously satisfied with the success of ‘Safety We The achievements of the week point up the slogan ‘Safety is no accident’.” The combined effort of all those concerned cer- tainly paid off and should serve to keep everyone fully con us that a sustained effort of this character will mean fewer acci- dents. In our daily round of work and y, we all tend to grow la umiliarity breeds contempt’ toward accident hazards, as in other directions. “Safety Week” exemplified the value of unceas- ing vigilance, expressed through cooperative planning, enthusias- tic team-work, and with the as- surance that accidents .can be prevented. i It was a fine effort, but we should regard it as a first step in a program that extends through- out the year. The results were analyzed and favorably comment- ed on at the recent conference of safety engineers in Portland. They agreed that it had proved to be one of the outstanding achievements of the year in this field.” ple Arthur Francis Chief Safety Inspector of the Workmen's Compensation Board, Arthur Francis, declared: praising the ef- fort made and results achieved, ‘one experiences feeling of sati faction of a job well done and a sense of renewed the task of preventing accidents is not only practically possible but is worth the effort. a fuel bin caused severe bruises} The results were excellent. The frequency rate of approximately 6.25 for the period is consider- ably better than the best accident performance of any sawmill re- cord previously obtained. Yet there is good reason to be- lieve that an accident rate of this order could be consistently ob- tained in the average well- equipped and well-managed saw- mill. The Reason The reason for the excellent performance of Safety Week is found in, the amount of effort ex- pended ‘by all concerned in de- veloping interest in preventing accidents. It has been demon- strated on many occasions that a chart of accident rate and safety effort will show a diminishing ac- cident rate with a rising curve of program effort showing gra- phically the use of posters, meet- ings, visual aids, ete. It can be concluded then that the most important lesson gained from Safety Week is that we can reduce our ac dent rate tremendously if everyone is willing to work to that end. There is no use kid- ding ourselves with excuses and evasions. Safety is attainable but you have to pay for it by attention and action. 7d Of 78 Mills Keep : “All-Safe’ Flag Flying Combined efforts of the B.C. Lumber Manufacturers Association, the Workmen’s Compensation Board and the IWA kept the green flag of safety flying over 75 out of 78 mills during “Safety Week”, May 14-18. At thé conclu- sion of the week, officials of the three cooperating agencies joined in hearty praise of the zealous endeavour made by employees and management in all mills. : Gus Skuzanski IWA District Safety Director, Michael A. “Gus” Skuzanski also} expressed his satisfaction with] the results of the joint safety endeavour. He said: “It was most inspiring to visit) the mills in this area and witness} the remarkable enthusiasm, and well directed effort of labor and| management to end needless ac- cidents. Their success was beyond all expectations, and has pro- vided unmistakable proof that we| are on the right road to a lower| accident rate in the industry. “The lesson will not be forgot- ten by IWA safety men. If wel can prevent accidents for,a week,| we can do the same the year| round. If every man on the job] is on the alert to establish safe conditions and to work safely, we'll banish the dreadful spectre of crippled lives from the sawmill industry.” An analysis of accident ¢ ber of cases that are too casu accurate classification of implies that the worker is constant mental guidance which or altered conditions that are & Some of the causes of i improper diet, economic di in recreational or social acti It should be realized that thought at a time. Distracting the worker to injury from | To-do your work safely Park your troubles before start punch in at the time clock, are off the job. Don't reliance. And protect your WORKMEN’S ADAM BELL, Chairman F. P. ARCHIBALD, Secretary | Fraser Mills Inspected By 1-357 Council Membe Twenty - eight \members of the Safety Council, Local 1-357, New Westminster, accom- panied by District Safety Director M. A. Skuzanski, were conducted through the plant at Fraser Mills by members of the plant Safety Committee re- cently.’ At the conclusion of the tour, the members of the visiting delegation congratu- lated the Fraser Mills safety men on an up-to-date program, which has established one of the best records on the conti- nent. The wide variety of wood pro- ducts manufactured in the mill made possible a discussion on many interesting safety devices, The plant Sufety Committee demonstrated to the visitors that they were vigilantly checking all hazards. Members of the delegation who had worked in the mill some years ago were impressed by pro- gress made in recent years. From the main entrance, throughout, it is now evident that full empha- sis is laid on the desirability of maintaining safe corditions and working safely. Bulletin boards on all sides stress the safety note. At the tour's end, the visitors and hosts assembled in the lunch room for refreshments and heard a brief address on safety measures by Safety Director M. A. Skuzanski. SAFETY DEVICE for dum Falkland, B.C., ‘has now sation Board. Similar metl Ltd. Pull on the ropes as, side of the truck or trailer. Probe F Indust Resolutions adopted the subject of discussion IWA District Safety Board. Special plea was the more general use Investigation leading to an occupational disorder | Board assured the IWA be thoroughly investi GVO RWOWE.