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ALASKA PINE CO. STAG Safety Party celebrates the completion of a second accident-free year
in the Yatd kiln and Shipping Departments. Frequency rate has been lowered from 128.82 in 1946
to 8.03 in the current year.

sAlaska Pine Entertains
\Accident-Free Sections

~y/ quency rate in the plant w!

Crew members from the Yard Kiln and Shipping Departments
of Alaska Pine Co. Ltd. were entertained recently to a “stag”

party by the
accident-free

‘company offi
r for the

ials to celebrate the completion of an
econd time.

The affair, which was staged at | 7

the Hollywood Bowl took the
form of dinner, preceded

eches) and musical numbei
T. Reeves, Personnel Manager.
officiated ‘as, Master of Cere-
monies.

On the speakers’ list were
Plant Manager Francis Reif,
Chief Safety Inspector Arthur
W.C. or T. North
nd Glen MePherson, represent-

y cock- |
tails, and followed by brief

ing Company President Leon]

Koerner.

Forbes kept the enter-
tainment rolling between and
after speeches.

It was disclosed. d
evening that. the ac

ing the
ident fre-
ich
was 128.82 in 1946, has been re-

‘J duced to 8.03 in 1951.

Death At

Harrison Mills

In the report of the death
of Frank Pennier appearing
in the November 15. safety
pages of this publ ¢
accident was described as

should have
The er-
g the re-

mond Mil
read Harri:
ror arose in rece

ALBERT LARKIN, chairman Alaska Pine

fety Committee demon-

‘ates non-skid preparation invented by him to make walks and

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Tour Proves Safety Good

By LEO STADNYK Safety Director, Local 1-357
hstanding cold and | have given this work their whole- are certain of safe conditions in

foggy weather, the members of | hearted cooperation. |the midst of saws, automatic

the Local Union Safety Coun-
<i] have been maintaining with
determination their program
of plant safety inspection as a
method of sai education.
Latest inspection conducted
.of the plant of Capilano
ber Co. Ltd., largest shin-
gle mill in the New Westmin-
ster area.

We extend appreciation ‘and
thanks to the Plant Superintend-
ent, R. A. Gilpin, and foreman of
the groover plant, Ken Tortalson,
for personally condueting our
party through the plant, giving
full explanation of safety devices
installed, and demonstrations of
some machines.

Included in the party were Dis-
trict President J. Stewart Als-
bury, and District Safety Direc-
tor Gus Skuzanski, both of whom

Safety Plans

As we went from one depart-
ment to another we noted with
satisfaction that ample space
had been allowed for the ma-
chines to permit safe operation;
that light installations were plac-
ed to advantage; and that the
attitude of the workers toward
safety was excellent.

The two log decks received our |

‘special attention, because of the
excellent arrangement of men
and machines. ‘

As the blocks are tut off, they
drop on a conveyor chain and are
carried to the automatic splitter.

From there they are moved by;

another conveyor to the saws and
bolters.

The deck men, who at all times
are at a distance from the saws,
work on sound plank footing, and

| splitters, moving chains and
‘blocks. The flat conveyor chains

facilitate the removal of blocks,
|thus minimizing the efforts of
| the men, except when required to

turn them into line for the saws.
| No pushing or pulling is neces-
| sary,

Compares Favorably

On the whole, we found that
this plant has safe working con-
ditions comparable with the other
plants that we have visited. We
were assured that accident pre-
vention will continue to receive
paramount consideration,

As at the next meeting” the
Local Safety Council will plan
the next phase of our safety pro-
gram, we expect to have a safety
representative of the WCB in at-

| tendance,