LUMBER WORKER u

“I said to the man
‘Give me a light th
“And he replied:

person is faced with

ADAM BELL, Chairman
F. P. ARCHIBALD, Secretary

At the Gate of the Year

‘Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God.
That shall be to you better than light
And safer than a known way.’

As long as accidents occur at the same high rate as now exists every

who stood at the gate of the year:
at I may tread safely into the unknown.”

—Quoted by His Majesty the King
in an Empire broadcast.

the fear, of a dark, unknown future,, and the

certainty that the coming year will mean suffering and tragedy for

many workers and their dependents.

But Accidents Are Not Necessary

At this gate of the New Year take heed-of this bright promise that you
can help Providence guide you along a path of safety by seeking the
light of knowledge, by using the guide posts of experience, and by a

belief that wisdom and prudence are the attributes of a safe worker.

EHR

Workmen’s Compensation Board

Vancouver

CHRIS W. PRITCHARD, Commissioner
E. V. ABLETT, Commissioner

“JUST A LITTLE
PRESSURE”

A lorry had been backed near
the edge of a quayside so as to
come within the radius of a ship’s
crane. On the back of the lorry,
and projecting slightly over the
edge,.was a crate.

So that slings could be placed
round it, the forward edge of the
crate was pried up with a crow-
bar. :

The projecting end of the crate
happened to be slightly heavier
than the other end, with the re-
sult that only a “little pressure
from the crowbar was necessary
before the crate toppled out onto
the quay.

The crate struck’ a man and
knocked him into the river,

It should be kept in mind that
one end of crated material, par-
ticularly machinery, often is
heavier than the other end. Fur-
ther, the handling of crated
goods would be rendered safer
if the heavy ends were distinctly
marked,

—The Royal Society for the
Prevention of Accidents,
(London).

- Frank’s Prize

Handsome safety award of a
combination radio - phonograph
was made on December 20 to
Frank Creek of Flavelle Cedar
Ltd. on the occasion of the 485th
nesient tres day in his depart-
ment.

Drawing was conducted by
Mayor Frank Stanley, and pres-
ent on the occasion were Don
Johnston, plant manager, and

“Scotty” Allison of the BCLMA.

Dead...

Age: 52.

Occupation: Rock Driller.
Experience: 15 years.
Date: May 18, 1951.

The driller and his partner were helping cat driver pull bridge
timbers to a canyon so that the compressor could be moved over.

Three peeled logs were hauled to the site using the winch line
on the cat. As each log was hauled into place, the cat operator would
Va off the drum and roll ahead a few feet, throwing slack into the

e.

He would then reverse quickly,
throwing slack into the loop.

The driller and his partner woul
sides of the log and pull the loop off.

When the fourth log was hauled into position, the tractor was
reversed in the usual way, but the driller jumped between thy log
and the cat and was crushed,
The cat operator was looking back over his left shoulder and
driller came from his right side and was not seen in time.

hitting the log with the cat and’

ld then approach from opposite

the