B.C. LUMBER WORKER

2nd Issue, February

COMMUNITY WORK

THEY ARE LEARNING HOW, ARE YOU? New Westminster High Schoo! Students demonstrate the fatest
methods of administering artifical respiration under the guidance of Leo Stadnyk, !WA District Safety Com-
mittee Secretary, and Joe Embury, Alaska Pine Sofety Committee Director.

LESSONS

Classes in Accident Preven-
tion and First Aid have been
recently organized in the
Junior and Senior High Schools
of New Westminster, by Dr.
E. W. Wylde. Health Officer |
of the District, with the help
of Leo Stadnyk, IWA District |
Safety Committee Secretary, |
Joe Embury, Industrial First
Aid Attendant for the Alaska |
Pine Co. Ltd., and Bob Winters. |
The courses will be a yeai
event in the Schools and \
start off with lectures by Dr.
Wylde on physical and mental
hygiene. Following the lectures |
a practical knowledge of First |}
Ald and Accident Prevention will ||
be taught by the other three|{
members. * “J
The importance of safety in|

will be strongly stressed to the| Annucl District Convention,

courses. Program.

OCCUPATION: CAT DRIVER
EXPERIENCE: 6 YEARS
AGE: 22 YEARS

DATE: JUNE 5, 1953.

The truck driver and scaler were preparing to unload a truck

load of logs, using a gin pole and dump straps.

They did not attach the dump straps to the loadline from the

gin pole but proceeded to unfasten the cinch clamps.

Logs fell off the “back” of the load. The truck driver jumped

clear and the scaler dived under the truck.

‘A log hit and killed a cat driver who had walked around the

end of the load, unknown to the other two men,

SHARED

) he just goes to the dogs.
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| COMMISSIONER CHRIS  PRIT-|
ik a srry in| CHARD, Workmen's Compensation |
the ‘schools, homes and streets! Board, who, in addressing the IWA

ave| 5
some 1800 students taking the| high praise to the Union's. sofety | SPect?” the lawyer asked.

|
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| & (7 CLEANC

Sign on slot machine in Las
Vegas: “If an atom bomb drops,

Did you ever stop to think
| about the plight of the poor baby
flea? He has nothing to look
| forward to. When he grows up

| Do you know why they calf it

|take-home pay? It’s because

ieesee the only place you can af-

ford to go with it.
*

Henpeck, in a sorely battered
| state, was being cross-examined
by a bullying counsel.

“You mean to tell me you have
| always treated your wife with re-

“Always,” replied Henpeck
firmly.

“You've never once spoken a
hasty word to her?”
. Henpeck hesitated only a sec-
‘ond, but then said manfully,
“Well, I remember once J, did say
to her, ‘Put down that poker’.”

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HARD HIE, SHARE CHUKS — THEE SAPEEUMDS HELP
70 CUT DOWN ACCIDENTS /

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Slipping, Falling
Chokers, Tongs, etc. . .

ACCIDENT C

LOGGING |

Moving Logs .............
INxexsSawaiCutsy. 6.9). Shee.

Striking Against Objects
Limbs or Chunks..............

Miscellaneous .................

OTAL: 1952 Dead 71

Injured 5168

‘LUMBER MILLI

Struck By Objects ............
Falls, Slips

* Caught Between Objects
Striking Against Objects .....
Caught In Machinery .....
Axe, Saw, Cuts........

Miscellaneous