July 5, 1951

Time-loss accidents for the
jame month were 1,061.
The total number of fatali-
ties for 1951 is now 31 and
time-loss accidents for: the
same period 4,447.

ISTIC

sy tunning their business that they
with safety.

They feel they are
ey don't want an employee to get
upsets them—apart from the dis-
ns that is created.

irritating the constant pressure to
an look after themselves and that
do likewise. They just want to be
ough the day's work as smoothly

t, the prevention of accidents is a
art of industrial life. It must be
with. Evasion is as disastrous as

lem intelligently and squarely con-

Soa
PENSATION BOARD

CHRIS w. PRITCHARD, Commissioner
©. V. ABLETT, Commissioner

SAFETY DIRECTOR |
|

| men from the operations of Sum- ; i
lGnitencapaowiStoltze;Onvans, and|(safety director or chairman of quency rate.

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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TOUR OF ISLAND CAMPS, MILLS BY

By JOHN T.:ATKINSON

Recently, Local 1-80, IWA, made it possible for me to|_
undertake a two-week tour of camps and mills to carry out
my duties as Safety Director. The sole purpose of my
mission was to assist in the promotion of safety programs |_
in the various operations and discuss with those interested
the accident hazards and problems in this section of the
industry.

No attempt was made to ex- ar 5
pose unsafe practices, nor to|Shawinigan Lake was held in
condemn or criticize methods of | Duncan in which all phases of
operation. My purposes were| accident prevention was thor-
clearly outlined in advance as/| oughly discussed. A similar meet-
stated here: ing was held in’ the Parish Hall

_ |in Parksville the next evening,
thugam mote, 2 Ereater en" | consisting of both workers and
dba Cartevention. management of gyppo operations

R : and pole camps ‘in that area in

To advise on the organiza- | which plans for greater safety |

tion and the proper setting up
of Safety Committees so that
better and greater results may
be obtained.

To explain and discuss the
yarious types of preventive

through co-operation and team-
work were determined.

In the woods, safety problems
were taken up with fallers and
buckers, rigging men, loading
crews and truck drivers right on

H
ace Parks, Nanaimo, Oyster | medical assistance and removal
| Bay, and the logging camps of| to hospital can be accomplished |
| Gordon River, Meade Creek, Cop-| in a matter of minutes.

per Canyon and Northwest Bay
were visited.

equipment such as safety shoes, | the job, and much was learned |
hats, eye-shields, gloves, etc., | from them of the hazards of their
that are being used to such ad- | daily work and the methods used
vantage in other operations. | to combat them. First aid rooms

trip at North West Bay.
4 tati
; 1 and equipment, transportation

SAFETY DIRECTOR, John T. Atkinson, chats with operator of
Tournaskidder, equipped with radio-telephone, during his inspection

z |facilities and "communications i fret
workers on the job and to show | Were investigated and it must be | ei tag te ee oer and direct
them that their Union is doing | noted that in one of the largest | wanted to COMsccu natevenan
more than just talking safety. {camps with its two-way radio- | liked or tall with anvene 1 de-
The sawmills of Chemainus,|/telephone on every piece of| sired. Meetings were arranged
illerest, Honeymoon Bay,| mobile equipment, the problem of | with safety committees in some

of the mills, and pep-talks given

of the B.C.
In camps

MA.

Co-operation Extended

: Management, co-operated fully | affairs, a corresponding enthu-
Meetings Held |in every camp’and mill that was | siasm is also displayed in matters
‘A spetial meeting of safety| visited and provided an escort,

either their

The success of safety pro-
grams in these operations is de-
pendent upon the amount of effort
expanded on their behalf. New
construction, new installations,
new equipment, new methods and
new men are bringing new

in conjunction with Safety Week | hazards which must be dealt
| with.
d mills where an |
| active interest is taken in union |

It must be presumed that
the lumber industry will never be
a safe place in which to work
until we are educated in a safety
consciousness developed among

a of safety which is in turn also | us that will protect us wherever
superintendent, | reflected in the low accident fre- | we ave and whatever we are do-

| ing.

BOUQUET
FOR ‘BCLW’

Mr. A. Smith,

President, Local 1-357, IWA,
533 Clarkson Street,

New Westminster, B. C.

Dear Mr. Smith: *

We wish to tender our
thanks to your organization
for the very nice write-up
and photographs in the B.C.
LUMBER WORKER in con-
nection with the tour through
our plant by members of
your Safety Committees on
May 17th.

We were very pleased to
have this opportunity to be
hosts to your group and wish
them: all the continued suc-
cess they deserve.

Will you please pass our
good wishes on to Mr. Sku-
zanski and to Mr. Stadnyk
and we hope they will visit
us again in the future.

i
|

Sincerely yours,
Lan A.

Alaska Pine Company Ltd. 22
FIVE YEARS’ ACCIDENT-FREE SERVICE for the d:

(Signed) F. C. Reif,
Manager.

I

sary
highway, because the final score
may be death.

awarded by the company.

~

Rules are a necessity in foot-
ball. They are even more neces-
in the mill, camp or

HECK EREC EH 6

Compan:

HAMMOND NIGHT SHIFT EMPLOYEES, B.C. Forest Products Lt
accident-free service to their credit were presented with the xold five-year Safety Button by the

They All Got Safety Buttons

lay shift employees Hammond Mill, B.C.
Forest Products Ltd., shown above, was rewarded with the presentation of the gold Safety Button

who with five or more years