B.C. LUMBER WORKER 5 7

Coma important stimulus was sven “the IWA safety pro-|that under the WCB regulations, ia witness:

such mi
ah, eae the recommendations payanced by the | Dis- he events ‘of aay | mes as ‘0 Secure peti ati ion of ee
Oe * it zs

& 2 +t Safe a Saneataty
a
fol site and the fours by the B.C. "District Council ene ae 4 ‘Aid A "Atle ndants co! aay juri

The Distri sprcomuell ap]
ee op PISS of Des crs aa the pominatin of District Barely
on cr part of ae Local Unions. terest ay "The con- | Director John. Atkinson, and

tion to secure safety tr
Aegan schools, especially f
-| students in # the junior ai and senior
A igh’ schools about to ente:
tion on accident | dustry.
ined in the brief} That safety displays be ar- | where "th
onyentions and | usually engaged
made it neces

man. =
a eect: a S| hat further steps be taken to bed as, b
pon by the mote a vigorous safety cam- 0 program on
bas filratetied a “discussion, Many delegates Paign in the Interior with the both sides of the intern ational
oul

oat Soubligatory in any | Obiect of soak as quickly as

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eaker’s notes be com- possible: ts alarming accidei

i Union depart ea ide seuleyes yers shot ae Peqiene Good paces
ni

t. ngu ts
s the tter was referred f That Local Union representa-
chool Training ther study by the Safe ety tives attend nore enquiring
That further an one and District Officers. The |into lumbering fatalities, and
be made to the Department of | IWA GE Director pointed out | that they be eee aged to ques- Adoption of the S

endations regarding first aid

pbed of their inherited
+

seful service. They ee ea? A c a. a atiendante
¥ } ‘i BS 2 ca sit Was, Teported at the reced-
Injury to forego the ] ing meeting of the Safet an
. * 4 cil attended by forty delegates,
ied social and industrial Z di P that excellent progress 5 Jn 8 nee
ni ted
; und
3 ¥ : Be the “tact that adoption # Tate
n is-worse than useless. £ 3 " : . h A Os activity by Union members in
i cs Bs. | any opel eration invariably resulted
ainst society. Education sw 9 P a ; ni 5 in an immediate drop in the

quency Yr:

No orien is emured to
‘workmen to make full a Chan
cquired or been endowed
sist in their efforts against
ompletely eliminate from
of injury that now pre-

“When I was your age, Johnny,
Parents never had any trou-
“Well, Dad, up
haven't had any rouble with, Lt
it]

A Careless Man and a Good
Job are Soon Parted

LOCAL 1-357 1, SAPBTY COUNCIL MEMBERS | i i progress of the | Working for Safety Means
IWA Safety Program in New Westminster _ Safety in Working.

ess. Service is the keynote

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sation Board

ny.
3D, Commissioner
ner

Photograph by Tee
MODERN SATETY TECHNIQUES were discussed by these speak-
‘a. speci i of, the New Westminster IWA' Safety

; Council Gh i ifety Ir Hi CALSaong a
Director, Domi ce

MAIMLINE

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| Ghairman Setety Committee, Fraser Mills; ee Stains “Sets
| Director Local 1-357, IWA, and District President J. S. Alsb

WHATE CHA WAWT

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wow ( REMEMEE! Mero
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OCCUPATION: HOOKER & RIGGER

OWS,

7, o UF BROKEN
Recor THe OTHER OA,

aS ; During the night the river rose and washed away a temporary
A . Pe crossing. ‘The river was about 70 feet wide and flowing very fast.
te
os ~ SEE ossings were available within 1000 feet but the rigger

dese, ah climb over on the haul Beck cable and hook onto a large
so that the rest of the crew could

had worked his way over about 50 feet when he called to

UNSAFE CONDITIONS, aioe slack "e haul back. It was slacked and snubbed. The rigger's feet

slipped off the-cable, he lost his grip and fell into the
aig (ER LIFT MORE THAW YOU CAN HAM started to swim but a hundred and fifty feet downstream hit

a eget jog head on and was not seen alive