B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Compensation Board for thi

honors. to MacMillan
‘logging division with

Nitinat and Caycuse Camps
of the Cowichan Division, Brit-
ish Columbia Forest Products
Ltd., won the Group “B” award
with a frequency rate of 46.75.
This operation won the award
the previous year with an ac-
cident rate of 75.25.

Nanoose Bay Logging Divi-
sion of MacMillan & Bloedel |
Ltd. won the Group “C” award
for the third straight year with
a frequency rate of 49.33, as
compared with 47.15 for 1950
and 72.13 for 1949.

Deerholme - Duncan Division
of MacMillan & Bloedel Ltd.
won the award for Group “D”
with a rate of 49.13.”

In the Group “E” operations
Charles Creek Logging Co Ltd.
of ‘Simoon Sound won the
award with a rate of 52.47.
The Bendickson Logging Co.
(1939) Ltd. of Kelsey Bay, with
a frequency rate of 32.26, earn-
ed the award for Group “F”.

Group “G” is. composed’ of
operations having an exposure
of less than 30,000 man-hours
per year, which is the equiva-
lent of 15 man-years.

Many of these opérations
went through the year without
an accident. Van Anda Log-
ging Co. Ltd. of Texada Island
operated 34,711 man-hours
since May, 1949, without an ae-
cident and was declared the
award winner in this group.

They tell the story of the min-
ister who decided to call another
minister long distance.

“Is this ,station to. station?”
asked the operator.

“No,” replied the minister,
“parson to parson.” q

2 EAS

At a recent election a lady was
seen going to vote with her dog.
A man nearby, said to her: “I see
you are going to exercise your
franchise.”

“This isn’t a franchise, it is a
Welsh Corgi,” she retorted an-
grily. :

#8

When a man is born, people
ask, “How is the mother?”
When he marries, they exclaim,
“What a lovely bride!” And when
he dies, they inquire, “How much
insurance did he leave her?”

M. & B. LOGGERS -
WIN TOP AWARD

Awards of Certificates of Merit by the Workmen’s

le lowest accident frequency

rates in their various classifications this week gave top
& Bloedel Ltd: in Group “A” of the
a frequency rate for 1951 of 67.65.

Adair

Praises
Program:

High praise was accorded the
safety program of the IWA by.
the National Safety Council
through staff representative
Dan Adair, of the Woods Pro-
ducts Section in his address to
delegates attending the quar-
terly meetings of the IWA
District Safety Council, May
30.

In complimentary terms, Mr.
Adair stated that the safety pro-
gram in which the IWA had par-
ticipated compared favorably
with anything developed on the
continent. The results, achieved
through labor-management co-
operation proved the point, he
stated.

Mr. Adair spoke with appre-
ciation of the educational. value
of the safety pages of the B.C.
Lumber Worker. This’ was not
only evidence of the Union’s sin-
cerity about the promotion’ of
safety, but had furnished con-
crete results in. stimulating an
awareness about accident preven-
tion that could not be rivalled by
other unions.

During his visit to Vancouver,
Mr. Adair took occasion to con-
sult with District Safety officials
and the District Officers. Basis
was laid for a more effective ex-
change of ideas in the develop-
ment of safety programs.

Affiliation with the National
Safety Council was recognized
for its value in bringing to work-
ers in B.C. the latest in tech-
niques developed elsewhere for
accident control.

Have a Heart

‘OU’i U never operate nor even

see a wonder-working mach-
ine to equal your own blood
pump.

You know, of course, that
machinery must be kept in sound
condition and: handled with under-
standing and care, if it is to do
its job long and well. The same
goes for your heart.

Don’t take the chance of ex-
treme exertion in your: summer
| Tecreation. Don’t take too big a
chance with that valuable mach-

ine and its important job.

we

A Great Recor

zat Welcome to
FOREST PRODUCTS
18™ ANNUAL

SAFETY CONFERENCE.

CONGRATULATIONS are extended to Carl Lithos (right) by Bill
Fenton, Personnel Manager, Fraser Mills, for his 40 years’ service
as head rig sawyer without an accident.

Sawmill

The Cowichan Division of
British Columbia Forest Pro-
ducts Ltd. won the award for
Group “B” for the 3rd straight
year with a rate of 9.54. In
1950 this operation had a rate
of 13.72 and in 1949 they had
a rating of 17.64. In 1951 the
Canadian White Pine Mill of
MacMillan & Bloedel Ltd. was
ciose behind the winners with
a rate of 10.81.

In Group’ “C” the Vancouver
Division of B.C. Forest Pro-
ducts Ltd. won’ the award with
a frequency rate of 2.21. This
frequency resulted from an ac-
cident which had no actual
time-loss, but by reason of a
permanent impairment of a
minor nature the accident had
to be scored against this firm.

Lions Gate Lumber Co. Ltd.
repeated their win of 1950 in
Group “D”. This company op-
erated 175,395 man-hours in
1951 without a lost time acci-
dent, giving them a frequency
rate of zero. Their rate in 1950
was 23.45. Brownsville Saw-
mills made a strong bid for the
award in this class with a fre-
quency rate of 8.16.

Another case of zero fre-
quency won the Langley Saw-
mills Limited the award for
Group “E”. This operation had
90,745 accident-free man-hours
in 1951. Their closest competi-
tor was Knight Lumber Co.
Ltd. of Crows Nest Pass with
a frequency of 10.08.

In Group “F” five operations
went through the year without
an accident. The award was
given to Rustad Bros. & Co.
Ltd. of Prince George because

Rate

Lowest Yet

Close race for the award of the Certificate of Merit in
Group “A” of the sawmill division for the lowest accident
frequency rate in 1951 was won by Alaska Pine and Cellu-
lose Co. Ltd. with a rate of 18.67. B.C. Forest Products
Ltd. was a runner-up with a rate of 19.28, and MacMillan
and Bloedel came close with the rate of 20.01.

of their superiority in accident-
free man-hours.

Among the small operations
composing Group “G” many
firms turned in an accident-free
performance. The award goes
to the sawmill operation of
McLean Bros. Timber Co. of
Qualicum Beach for operating
since May, 1950, without a lost
time accident.

Plywood Industry

Two awards were made in the
plywood industry. The Vancou-
ver plant of MacMillan & Bloedel
Ltd, is a second-year winner with
a frequency of 21.15 and the
Plywood Division of Fraser Mills
Sash, Door & Shingle Company
Limited also repeated their win
of 1950 with a rate of 7.28.

In the Sash and Door industry
the Fraser Mills Sash, Door &
Shingle Co, Ltd. won’ in their
grouping with a rate of 7.88.

Other awards in the Sash and
Door industry went to Vancouver
Sash and Door Co, Ltd. with a
rate of 41.66, the Wood Products
Co-operative Association of Ver-
non, who worked 54,062 man-
hours in 1951 with no -lost-time
accidents, and the Nelson Wood-
working Company of Nelson who
have worked over three years
without an accident.

In the Pulp and Paper industry
the MacMillan & Bloedel (Al-
berni) Ltd. plant won the award
for pulp mills with a frequency of
1.85 and the St. Regis Paper Co.
(Canada) Ltd. won first place
among paper converting plants
by working over a quarter of a
million man-hours without an ac-
ident.

Analysis of accidents which
occurred during Safety Week
made by Mr. W. M. “Scotty”
Allison for mills within the
B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’
‘Association estimates that the
four accidents reported oc-
curred under conditions which
ordinarily would have resulted
in sixteen.

This. reduction, he claims,
proves that a cooperative effort
ean prevent accidents. He. ac-
cords to the participating safety
committees a full share of the
credit for achievements made
possible by their enthusiastic co-

operation.

FOUR BEATS SIXTEEN

Accidents which occurred were
reported by him as follows:

Unsafe Position

“Of the four accidents report-
ed, two were caused by crane-
loads of lumber knocking work-
men from the piles on which they
were standing: From these re-
ports it would appear that the
men were working in unsafe po-
sitions when the accidents oc-
curred, Although we have had
few injuries involving cranes this
year, the hazard from handling
lumber in this manner should not

be overlooked,