B,C. LUMBER WORKER.

by Lloyd Hunter, Chairman.

COMPLETE ACCIDENT-FREE YEAR OF 365 DAYS is celebrated by management and safety
committee members at ceremony held in the Vancouver Division, B.C. Forest Products Ltd., at 12
noon, October 2. His Worship Mayor Fred R. Hume congratulates the company officials and safety
men on remarkable achievement and is made an honorary member of the plant Safety Committee

363 Accident-Free
Days For B.C.F.P.

The Mayor of Vancouver, the Chairman bf the Workmen's
Compensation Board, the Managing Director of the B.C. Lum-
ber Manufacturers’ Association, the President of Local 1-217
IWA, joined in extending congratulations to the officials and
employees of the Vancouver Division, B.C. Forest Products
Ltd. at a plant ceremony at high noon, October 2, which cele-
brated the completion of 365 accident-free days.

Mayor Fred R. Hume spoke in terms of warm admiration
of the remarkable achievement as he tendered Acting General-
Manager T. E. Burgess civic congratulations, His remarks were
heartily endorsed by Mr. Adam Bell, WCB Chairman, Major
L. R. Andrews, BCLMA, and Lloyd Whalen, IWA President.

Mr. Burgess, on behalf of the company, paid an eloquent
tribute to the degree of cooperation which had been displayed
by all employees, and which had established a record of which
they could be justifiably proud.

Quarterly
Meeting

Quarterly meeting of the
IWA B.C. District Safety
Council will be held in Van-
couver at 1:00 p.m., Novem-
ber 2nd, it was announced
this week. :

This meeting will imme-
diately precede the quarterly
meeting of the B.C. District
Council, IWA.

The IWA District Safety
Council will be required to
deal with a number of ur-
gent items of business relat-
ing to the organization of
the Council. A full attend-
ance of delegates is’ there-
for emphasized.

Attorney-General Gordon Wismer has notified all coroners
that trade union representatives should be granted a definite
status at inquests following industrial accidents causing death to
members of a trade union. His ruling was welcomed this week by
IWA safet¥ men, who for years have emphasized the importance
of proper consideration of evidence, especially in logging acci-
dents.

In a communication to the
Greater Vancouver and Lower

torney-General stated:
Mainland Council, replying to

Several times representatives of

BUTT KieKS —¢

Dead...
Age: 16.

Occupation: Faller.

Experience: 1 year.

Date: May 17, 1951. ete.

The tree being felled was 4’6” in diameter. The tree was under-

cut and two side cuts were put in, As the back cut was put in the

tree kicked back six feet and snapped off 10’ up from the stump.

The butt caught the faller and pinned him down, inflicting head

injuries from which he died instantly.

On examination the tree was found to be in fact two trees grown

together about 10’ above the stump and with the center 25” rotten.

The tree had split along the line of intergrowth which was

hidden by bark.

nqvuest Status Granied Union

various labor unions have raised
the question of procedure at in-
quests involving the results of in-
dustrial accidents,

I wish to advise you that we

| have notified all Coroners that in
earlier representations the At-|

cases where the deceased belonged
to a Union, the Union should be
notified of the place and the date
of the inquest’ so that a repre-
sentative of the Union may be
present at the inguest

Some question was raised about
the right of a representative of a
Labor: Union to tender evidence,
call witnesses or ask questions. In
our opinion, under Section 23 of
the “Coroner's Act’, a representa-
tive of a Labor Union has the
right to call evidence and examine,
cross-examine and* re-examine the
witnesses as the case may be.

I thought I should supply this
information to you so that it may
be distributed to your various
branches throughout the province.

= MEY KEEP )|
> IT CLEANS
SF

Wifey, explaining the smashed
fender to hubby: “And the po-
liceman .was really yery nice
about it. He even asked me if
I'd like for the city to remove
all the telephone poles.”

* *

Wife to husband: “You say
I’m overdrawn. I say you're un-
derdeposited.”

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Woman tourist, posing for a
snapshot ‘in front of fallen pil-
lars of ancient temple in Greece:
“Don’t get the car in the picture
or my husband will think I ran
into these things.”

Pw, tee)

Some people who say, “My
photographs don’t do me jus-
tice,” don’t really want justice —
they want mercy.

‘AA’ Aids
Safety

Enforcement of the accident ;
prevention regulations gives
short shrift to the man who is
obviously drunk on the job. The
commonsense practice is to send
him home until he sobers up. A §
drunk on the job is a hazard to
himself and his fellows. The ha-
bitual offender is sooner or later
marked for dismissal.

In whatever way alcoholism
may affect its victims, it is al.
ways a foe to safety. Equally un-

parently sober on the job, be-

the job. He may not always be
“hung over” when he punches the 3
clock, but his co-ordination i

Safety Problem

Quite often he presents a
problem for the safety committee,
who, though alert to the danger
signals, yet are loathe to urge
disciplinary action. Quite often
the victim cannot be persuaded to
mend his ways, or may alternate
periods of sobriety with serious
lapses. Z

Because of the fact that many
of these “problem drinkers” have
found help to regain their self.
respect and usefulness, safety
men recognize the valuable work
performed by Alcoholics Anony.
mous.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a3
unique organization.

Loosely-knit, it seems to gain
its strength from the fact that i
is bound by no rules or regula.
tions.

It has no constitution, no offi
cers; the highest office is chair
man of a group or chapter and
the chairmanship changes each
and every week.

It has no membership dues. I

donations from members them- 3S
selves at their meetings to defray GS
all costs of operation: Z
A spiritual organization, it has >
no religious ‘affiliations, letting
the member himself enjoy wha
faith or creed, he will, if any.

Mutual Help

AA is aptly described in The 2>
Grapevine, monthly mouthpiece =
of the organization, as “A fellow-S
ship of men and women who
share their experiences, strength
and hope with each other tha
they may solve their common@
problem and help others to r

cover from alcoholism.

membership is an honest desi
to stop drinking.

“AA has no dues or fees. SJ

“Tt is not allied with any sect,
denomination, politics, organiza-3=
tion or institution; does not wishs=
to engage in any controversy
neither endorses nor opposes any:
causes.

stay. sober and help other aleo~
holies to achieve sobriety.”

AA maintains an office and a
paid secretary at 515 Granville.

a
s
| safe is the man, who, while es
comes an accomplished “soak” off =

slower and his perceptions dulled.

will not accept financial support S
from outside itself, but relies on 25>

“The provisions of

safer conditions on
fulfill this parpose
individual are willing

out.” ‘ :

—Foreworp

Traffic laws are designed
view to minimizing the inhen
tion of vehicles. -The Bo,
are planned to eliminate
the inherent risk associat

This does not mean comp!
under observation by an

“mean that the worker has

those actions. |

Recklessness may be merely

own welfare is at stake but town
ize the life and health of a fell
place one’s self in’ the posi

ADAM BELL, Chairman -
F. P. ARCHIBALD, Secretary

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“Qur primary purpose is os
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