December 18, 1952

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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“MIRACLE” ESCAPE AT ENGLEWOOD

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PANORAMIC VIEW of Camp A, Englewood, showing blind corner in upper left, where two logging

Quis: recently met in a head-on collision.

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“ADVANCE”

the job and the desire of the
union to cooperate in the pro-
gram wherever management was
sincere,

Mr, Rustemeyer reported on
the program of CFP and its suc-
cess in various divisions — log-
ging, sawmill, pulp plywood and
shingle and comparison of sta-
tistics with those of the industry.

Two safety films were shown
that demonstrated the need for
safer supervision and the value of
safe working habits.

Doctors Attended

A special feature of this im-
portant meeting was the attend-
ance of two medical doctors who
addressed a meeting of first aid
atendants immediately after the

safety meeting adjousned.

The realization of the value of
this type of safety conference |
prompted the meeting to vote its
continuity, so plans were made to |
hold two meetings in 1953 and|
elected R. Mills, CFP, as chair-
man; Bert Peck, Pioneer Log,
Vice-chairman; and Tan Dodds,
secretary.

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TWISTED WRECKAGE of truck cabs at Englewood

drivers escaped death by a miracle. The driver of the empty truck
suffered a slight 4-inch scalp cut and the other driver was unharmed.

SCATTERED LOGS and jumbled condition of the trucks indicate

the terrific impact that occurred.

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Orchids For John

Appreciation from the Wash-
ington Department of Labor
and Industries, Safety Division
for his contribution to the re-

| cent Governor’s Safety Confer-

ence was extended to Safety
Director John T. Atkinson in
the letter published below:
Dear Mr. Atkinson:

May I take this opportunity to
express my appreciation for your
Participation in the Washington
State Governor's Safety Confer-
ence recently held in the. State
Capitol at Olympia, November 17
and 18..

It was not my fortune to find
time to greet all of our visitors
from other sections of the country
because of other pressing duties
which you will, undoubtedly, un-
derstand. But 1 want you to know
that your presence was highly
welcomed and appreciated, and 1
am quite sure that the sessions you
attended have benefited by your
wise counsel and experience.

Very truly yours,

DIVISION OF SAFETY,
ED SORGER, Supervisor.

Also

For Jim

Dear Sirs and Brothers:

I wish to take the opportunity
to compliment the officers and
membership of District No. 1 for
sending Brothers John T. Athin-
son and James Milmore to partici-
pate in the Governor's and IWA
Safety Conferences in Olympia,
Wash., November 17, 18 and 19.

These Brothers made a real con-
tribution to the program in both
instances and are a real credit to
the IWA, their own District and
their own local Unions.

They presented the rest of us
with a challenge we cannot and
must not ignore in Safety in the
woodworking industry is to have
the place it merits in our pro-
gram.

T. E. CAWOOD,
Recording Secretary,
5-36, IWA (CIO).

Brakeman Killed

Death of second brakeman D.
E. Jeffries, killed November 26,
while employed by the B.C. For-'
est Products Co. Ltd., was ruled
as accidental by a coroner’s jury,
during the Inquest held at You-
bou, December 5th.

A strong recommendation was
made by the jury that an extens-
ive investigation be made with a
view to eliminating further fa-
talities of this nature.

From the evidence produced,
the deceased met his death while
unloading logs at the dump at
Lake Cowichan. Carrying out his
duty as second brakeman, which
was tripping the cheese-blocks, a
log above the bunk log either
rolled or, due to pressure, was

death.

The victim apparently received
no warning as he made no effort
whatsoever to jump into the
clear.

Safety is Always in Season.
Be Careful Today; Be Safe
Tomorrow.

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THINK SAFE...
ACT SAFE.
BE SAFE

forced out, and crushed him to

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