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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

November 1, 1951

AT CHICAGO CONGRESS

Six Point
Safety Code
Inspires 3000

By BILL GRAY

The value of IWA affiliation with the National Safety
Council was amply demonstrated to me, during my attend-
ance at the sessions of the Council in Chicago during the
week of October 8. Both by precept and example we were
shown how our own safety problems could be tackled in}:
the light of the combined experience of men engaged in
a safety program of continent-wide significance.

_AT SAFETY SHOW

LATEST STYLES in hard hats are tried out by IWA representa-
tives Manley Wilson (right), Bill Gray (centre) with Tom North,
Safety Director, Alaska Pine, at Safety Congress, Chicago, Oct. 8-12.

The proceedings of the Council
were keynoted by President Ned |
Dearborn, upon his re-election!

by acclamation as Chairman of
the Board of Directors. He
stressed the urgent need for co-
operation, and listed the follow-
ing points as essential for the
development of practical coopera-
tion for safety.

1. Establish machinery for co-
operation.

2, Start the machinery of co-
operation working.

3. Use methods of cooperation
correctly.

4, Belieye in each other's de-
sire for safety. Encourage
labor-manageemnt coopera-
tion. Sell the idea to schools
and colleges.

5. Avoid self-confidence and
complacency on the part of
small groups. Work for full
scale moral and financial
co-operation,

6. Apply constant hard work
and determination to the
safety ideals.

Apart from the general session
of the Council, most of our time
was spent in the woods products
section, where’ safety was dis-
cussed’ from every angle, and
with respect to every type of
woods operation, from high lead
iogging to furniture factories.

Presentation Important

Each day’s session was com-
menced by a general assembly,
attended by over 3000 persons, at
which we heard from Professor
Irvine Lee, of Northwestern Uni-
versity on methods of presenting
safety ideas. These lectures were
very inspiring, and I hope will
be made available to the B.C.
District Safety Council. I have
recommended that excerpts be
re-printed in this publication.

In the sessions of the woods
products .sessions we heard a
wide range of invaluable sugges-
tions on the development of safe-
ty programs. I have compiled
these suggestions and will pre-
sent them for consideration of
the District Safety Council.

In some respects these meet-
ings were similar to plant safety
committee meetings, and in my
opinion a greater effort should
be made to develop a broader

perspective of a safety program. | cach day was packed with op.

We have given greater attention
to safety in our section of the in-
dustry than in many others, and
can do much to promote this
broader point of view.

Worse Than War -

At a session on Home, School
and Traffic Safety, I learned that
there have been more lives lost
last year through accidents in
the U.S.A. than Killed in Korea
since the war started. The toll of
dead resulting from accidents in
homes and on highways was 62,
500, injured 5,300,000. The total
cost of accidents in U.S.A. dur-
ing 1950 was $3,700,000,000. I
earhestly recommend that we!
should give greater attention to
this phase of our safety program.

Our spare time away from the
actual session was spent in at-
tending various expositions.
There were 200 separate exhibits,

B.C. SAFETY

Manufacturers’ Association.

Secretary, IWA District Safety Council, and W.

Wilson, Editor, International Woodworker, IWA. Arthur Francis, Chief Inspector WCB; Bill Gray,
M. “Scotty” Allison, Safety Director, B.C. Lumber

to points worthy of  considera-
tion. I hope to explain many of
these through these columns.

Manley Wilson, Editor of the
International Woodworkers, was
the other representative of the
IWA. CIO representative on the
Board of Directors of the Coun-
cil was Harry Read, Executive
Assistant to J. B. Carey, CIO
Secretary-treasurer.

Also in attendance at the Coun-
cil was Chief Inspector Arthur
Francis, Workmen’s Compensa-
tion Board; W. M. “Scotty” Alli-
son, B.C, Lumber Manufacturers
Association; R. Rustymeyer, Ca-
nadian Forest Products; Tom
North, Alaska Pine; C. Dobell,
BCER. Many delegates were in
attendance from Ontario, and the
Pacific Northwest States were
well represented.

. It was time well spent, for

portunities to gain knowledge
about safety procedures, and ex-
change views.on common prob-
lems. I would suggest that in
future we should send two dele-
gates and that consideration of

should be carefully worked out
in advance. : :

The information secured of
direct interest to workers in the
B.C. lumber industry will be

presented for consideration of
the Safety Council.’

THINK SAFE .
ACT SAFE...
BE SAFE

all of which drew our attention

the program and our share in it|-

CAUSE
AND
CURE

CAUSE — Tractor operator, age
87, sustained fractures of four
bones in right hand and was
disabled for four months when
a revolving fly wheel forced a
socket wrench into the palm
of his hand. He attempted to
drive his tractor up a steep
grade, and after several trials,
noticed that the clutch was
slipping. He backed tractor
down, placed transmission in
neutral, left engine running,
and prepared to tighten clutch.
He removed the floor. cover
over the clutch assembly, took
a wrench in his right hand and,
while maneuvering to make
adjustment, the end of the
wrench contacted revolving fly
wheel.

CURE—The accident is typical

of many serious ones involving
mobile equipment and empha-
sizes fundamental safe pro-
cedures that should be known
and observed by all operators
-and repairmen. One of the ba-
sic safe practices in doing any
work on or near fans, fly
wheels, gears, shafts or other
moving parts is to stop the
motor first. All workers having
duties requiring them to oil,
adjust, or repair any type of
equipment should always ob-
serve this fundamental prac-
tice. Major adjustments and re-
pairs should be made only by
service men. Furthermore, all
parts essential to safety should
Be inspected at regular inter-
vals.

ONE TRIP
MAY BE
YOUR Last/

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‘cautions so that you may int

have to meet in your life,

WORKMEN'S 00!

ADAM BELL, Chairman
F, P. ARCHIBALD, Secretary