B.C. LUMBER WORKER

(1) Vie Seaifé, (2) Bill Webster, (3) John T. Atkinson, (4) Arthur Francis
(5) “Scotty” Allison, (6) W. H. Barrington, (7) Roy Evans, (8) Lloyd
Hunter, (9) Don Saunders and W. H. Barrington, (10) Charlie Stokes,

(11) H. C. Munro.

B.C.F.P. (Van. Div.)

BCFP SAFETY COMMITTEE, Vancouver Di

SPEAKERS PRAISE.
PLANT COOPERATION

Presentation of a Special Gold
Award, recognizing the first ma-
jor industry, west of Ontario to
work over 1,000,000 man-hours,
without a compensable accident,
was made March 27 by the B.C.
Safety Council to the employees
of the B.C. Forest Products Co.
Ltd. (Vancouver Division).

The brief ceremony held in the
company’s lunch room was at-
tended by a large gathering of
employees who heard speakers
yepresenting Labor, Government
and Management, laud their
praiseworthy achievement,

Speakers were Arthur Francis,
Chief Inspector, Workmen’s Com-
pensation Board; IWA District
Safety Director, John T. Atkin-
son; H. GC. Munro, Vice-President
and Managing Director, B.C.F.P.;
W. M, “Scotty” Allison, Safety
Director, BCLMA; W. H. Bar-

rington, President of the B.C.
Safety Council; R. E. Evans,
Safety Director, BCFP; Charlie
Stokes, Chairman of Safety Cap-
tains; John Zeiler, Chairman of
the Safety Committee; and D, A.
Saunders, Manager BCFP, Van-
couver Division.

Mr, W. H. Barrington made the
presentation to Mr. D. A. Saun-
ders, who in turn presented the
award to Mr. John Zeiler,

The credit for this outstanding
safety feat was given to both the
new and old Safety Committees
for their untiring efforts in gain-
ing their goal. Employees ex-
pressed confidence that with the
hardest part over, there is now
no reason why they should not
make their next record 2,000,000
hours, without a compensable
accident.

WINS GOLD MEDAL

AWARD FOR 1-MILLION SAFE HourRS_ {| INDI

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sults in an injury to
found that some unsaf,

in, (in back row) join comittee members (in front row), who launched the million man-hours safe
period fc ich Gold Medal Award was presented. Joint committees include: Percy Fairhurst, Lloyd Hunter, Charlie Lyon, Bob Marnoch, Ernie
ol, Ken Phillllips, Bill Pyatt, Al Rankin, Henry Rimek, Ernie Soane, Vic. Scaife, Wally Thompson, Johnny Zeiler, Sid Larner,

~ Workmen's Cot

In an analysis of

precipitated the accidei

Men can avoid in}j
equipment and other
tions threaten him on

It is unsafe perso
knowledge or skill, inad|
ability and more parti;
petuous thoughtlessness
snare of unsafe acts t
consequences to ee

The law can requir
ing conditions. Organi;
promoting safe workin,
force, in itself, cannot li
fraternal protection all
accident has occurred.

The gyeatest deterri
is the willingness of’ tl
within himself the insti
to give serious attenti

In the final analysi
of a group of people de
of the degrees of pru
dividuals in the group.’
welfare each individu:
the group.

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ADAM BELL, Chi
F, P. ARCHIBALI
CHRIS W. PRITG
E. V. ABLETT, C}!