Page 6 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/ caw py "In his endle: man’s greatest own short m .One of the most trag inability to profit by exp accident-prevention move; children has to be taught crop of workers has to be hazards of their work. a And yet, year after y E mines, the factories, and the mil of accidents that take toll i The causes of accidents areln low such a fixed pattern that st q- ling accuracy the who, why, ; Our memories are short | unpleasant. We like to dreams, forgetful of the conditi and normally threaten our happir It is not necessary to liv Strangely enough, it is an ui unpleasant incidents. To conquer fear and to Ii to be aware of danger and to ‘cautions so that you may int have to meet in your life, WORKMEN'S 00! ADAM BELL, Chairman F, P. ARCHIBALD, Secretary