a B.C. LUMBER WORKER» EDGER HAZARDS GUARDED hich hi: ious oe ee ae naval aed ie He Safety ector vs of the BCLMA as the reason why ae Paes Severe one any occur ‘when the fae rail i ‘al d ‘tions of the ini whiel not occurred in Association mills, ‘the top roll when oe One of the devices to prevent hold up Kick-backs is described in the or adjustments are pron made. salon article, reprinted from Ee munca Stopping Dev Electrically - Sante stop- of | ping devices have*been added t pas trom she coach spe-|many machines, enabling the cial em empha en to|operator to stop the infeed rolls aes Sin Sm of | withi inches. Add to connestet with it. | these things the increased safety vieltacl ers are being awareness of all edger men, and n have the reasons for the de- of machines, and are being given. more to prevent r of serious urce, kickbacks from occurring. the cant is brought forward fur- ther than’ intended, “Port unately no Bieta have been recorded he Association from iit bat ove farale severe crushes hav mh out the ental nee ev’ shown is made of ee eccalcaencatonieaet to which has been welded end Hewes inal I Graven OF 6 V. These and Bleces allow the Sal alee! Enel gabed i Gro edger roll case. aia a yatlvers e me! ‘ort 03 and : the roller by a counterweight. ae ae ue ree uard in po- Wi or alton ‘effectively hpliing the ant from coming forward. chi Page, the fi instal sation was a Cco- pee foreman, chanical the Having seen it in rae for ths, “confi- are. Advice rules, was given the slogan whic tions detailed below, by a proming Disston & te e from power-saw oper: top-Look-! pote 1 ie th; Il known . R coud mut a Stop-Look-Think si, ww he uilds. “Suc n would greatly re saw ae itoasands of dollars “Let’s take anes a Stop Cutting as soon as you sé rail. ne pinch i is an she making, and don’t get in too in fal ha caused injuries to edger'| When not in use, the guard is |department ihc eeeeiel chain ith’ beak (men cin past, one member |held down by an air cylinder, Bote Pere Be a wt ae mill of his Association has de- the control of which is within | several mon byes Suit Peek: See Ue ee aria tical al method of keep- asy reach 0 i the operator. nae into the machine replaces the is released, the guar block of wood formerly used to ioe. far forw: ard on the rolls. is brought up to 7% inches ae use pe it on to anyone who can Stop The cau Chain when y. dead hoe to remove the saw. ADVICE TO PLANERMEN D. WATTS need planer set-up m not one eerie or! cites: fail mble planer feeder that does not know the hazards of soaching maintain an ae i we ted ee . cutting chain. Anyone who comes in between or around the revolving heads o: Sor | workmanship, we are reminded hha” So you deceived your to be pH injured. eae sad Deane just “involv there has pen a flurry of ory es i Sree ey Fa mi : On che Neon aentya ots Stop The Cutting Chain whe acc’ S Bee TNO NEUES experienced workmen. RB Rowena aaaeaets Chevieh aed or, he deceived me. He said | movin; e chain might throw splini There have been | ScHnBe Ae cea work SEMeSa on te oat roing out of town, and|This applies to all wedges, whethel omc a? sen Gh ached | act but must also inchide every | almost automaticall he didn’t between the ait heads of a plan- b . This word could very er and were caught ae the ve-! an, a = rae a ae y hazard. It would therefore Unsafe Practises A drunk oe Fac a second ook up when the oe sia Nolvng. ‘knives, ovtunalely eo eem to ipeieted comm ponlisens t Fac taletauobse ebay window fa oat the pave-| are en called ‘“‘widow-maker; loose his whole hand but the pos-! side head shoes in place all the commion sense safety rules, it eae fathered an impact - Look the bark over for ee sibility of doing so was certainly Riere CER GHERL ible to do so.| £2", 0eS_ unnoticed and Because gi ind’ as the: crank |ahainl Lime Ae ae at io. 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