“Il Knew Someone | Would Get Hurt” How many times have you heard after an accident “T knew someone would get hurt there; d before.” ‘ Questioning often discloses the fact that although the unsafe con- dition was known, it was not reported. | o : The statement wi common 1 @ee one a fev years ago and ive still responsible for fatal accidents, ‘\heas The | Tools an be | iy; ar it all too fre eats ee nd other equipment left i ition veferred t vine xual Ex eau sed severe omething involving and other ev Pen aged Le Ga BE it | gepris “have. ere 6: the re eS i ee [Sa can be Be ith little tr . hs ‘Vigilant } ® For example: 3 ¢ want to stress is a . swing trim saw w cit ' properly. The day t ‘at ions, ie Lees of watching fo yecognizing all unsafe con hi Eg Bee learned the value of ee it fixed or and taking the necessary action above, relating to the precai afternoon nie operator about |to correct them. Often the rem- Pimactucer of chain saws, eTeney The result was a severely eke ae sine and aie Mate J : lacerated hand when the operator rt by the man on the job. ached in front of the improp-| Others should be brought to Dead. ava t'stands at ae grade crossings is. aay latched saw as it bounced|the attention of Supervisors or tu ‘as it is right here in America. It |out from behind the straight | others in authority at once. Let OCCUPATION: Swamper ’ Snain-saw manufacturer in the world cube: us not wait for FS Sarety com EXPERIENCE: Several wionths ii i ting to report these ’ ts on the engine end of each Preventable Accident mittee mee! ‘ae 5 In another instance, a hole |wccident causes. Tn the ‘mean- ATE: July 3rd; died July 13th ee cleat bs te decking. Sev- | time, someone may be injured A bulldozer was finishing cut aut covering a culvert. The ee the, accident rate and save chain- | ¢, Gilani “us A ut it | through your neglect. Seameek Had, been workiig abou Mitre Bo ere: ees Rave _ Rate ae it’s was Baan rted or re- 7 A eres acuamilice ey the grade when a "70. Ib. rock, dislodged fe the bulldozer, rolled down paired until Some step’ aed er with the'prevention of ac- | and fractured his ankle. ee what cre emcee, Soneibly back into it and was seriously | cidents forentes in) His anind: The patient was making a satisfactory recovei era. i i i could c i v ait iil a tion to repair the ankle Hie, on July 13th, Gale e blood clot : i : have been prevented if some- | Practice or condition will re- | tom the damaged tissue of ae injury) blocked the main artery to By Mewes one had taken the trouble to | main uncorrected. Not only | the lung and he died eudden the kerf start to close in on the guide meruGntcektentnorar iy es rered will he watch for these things You can avoid a lot of lost time if you (iil dine po? ed ‘ould | himself but will emphasize the 5 i A ae necessity of similar action to | THREE-WAY PLAN have completed a bucking cut, Then |, Numerous other accidents have | every workman in his depart- wa eshte] Se Sige t=: |THREE-WAY PAYOFF He Planks ov ns ly com without securing th em ere: ated | cooperation and efforts of a t t aineulanon! ibilit NORRIS. recent sta ement regarding labor’s responsibility gyerend| hazards that have been GEORGE we toward Worenen! n’s Compensatory Safety Director John ack into your lap, while the tailstock T, Atkinson stressed the fact:that accident prevention 2 pp Hos! site si ide rine log. K EEP rans ‘in race with any one phase of the Act and its istra the Aa through the ar A sudden vad cas . Par arr Arathi | cluteh to engage and start the MIND teeliW oc beicd eiconeenedt oy feat tact with a cutting chain is hound Act which will be reviewed by ese, yRovets conte stu ubon the Legislature during the pres-| Re) board snd, -adinintistered edges are being driven. The fast- ON ae ene ession, he said in p a exte ae Pk Lee s into the eyes of the tailstock man “During the course o ars; ion over Eig workers in thi steel, aluminum, magnesium or wood. A fascinating creatu: ad | the public oxthook 0 on v ape : in a long aninls poe went to a sac Two os op- | aecident “prevention “regulations dice table Vegas and pose loose hanging branches neat a $1, 00 Ww rene She took anon Mi ue oe Sn were enforced good ri off the als cout, revealing ae t Pee tO oe “ caaee 5 vee ad iahae $ See ee ecg | oti aur it ae] ___ Rehab wo mish pamaeente cae eature, She rolled the dice accepted Dy 1¢ Legislature. How-| The third place is that of re- ae rolled them again, and ex- | 8° eg neenite claimed, “Made as wandered into the danger zone. ing: the saw to avoid and falls. you start’ the day’s work. A sharp 1 A broader le way,” one of the yee al ‘bili ie “tr production with ee aE on - the CORREC “TION sachs "ase die athel hat 4 social responsil ‘lity or iB mies cidents m cubralteed e the Legislature fol-| only in its infancy. i has isc She collected her winnings, ‘wns his enquiry in 1952, hav eved tl put on hes coat again and left. | yet been consider: a ae e ei Gee cigamd ih ats ited butts. These are ponestons and cident figures published ‘ cure Pel ae nth ae Pingtmenornen and e ate fa ee Safety Pages of The His partner shrugged his] eS ecuate care for the ine B.C. Zam ber Worker's 2nd shoulder: “I didn’t notice either.” | S0T8 See arid peayidesFoe alll each Peaster ee go ahead. }] issue February, in the There is an obvious point to | his needs and those of Bie a column “indicating the num- this soa os ey mind on | ily during the period he ber of mill workers injured |] your job at all wan. | prived ae iawerma following. the for ie fen 1952, were in- || Gering eye or ae ive Halt or disease. : a. correct and should have read an accident the few ate % If the cairn is fatal, we 4046. needs to deal you a earl or | must cae a lequate economic I submit that when it sub- Gran Willing Mls, provision for the dependents | ject of workmen’s Co ion yd 5 who sustain the loss of their is under public diseuseien that breadwinner. Whether prov it would be the pai common = this respect is adequate sense to place the first empha- q or not, will be a matter for | sis on the prevention of acci- consideration by the Legisla- | dents. This makes sense for tur. the workers, who, when injured a Pelee Emphasize and Hea sarees ee jowers, vile ier ten sorting ae pendents without sustenance. nae cy th THE GUI WHO. GETS Hh i eta ment that ig ast ature acting TWE Dea Gee a its publ is aa assumed sib f sults of ‘scidents Ue nesotte Seats ction, the cost yas ve measures to re- the oe accidents and . a ihe eee panes ec eineeiia ee is Cooperation ee hazards. htened industrialist The ‘Workmen's Compensation caus thal ae safer the condi- Board then became an enforce-| tions in his industry the greater ent agency to require that em- its efficiency. In addition ee ae the precautions to ward off accidents | acciden’ is faced with, val in industry. The board was given events aes costs such power to penalize the employer | damaged ;souipimenty loss of } Se tho disyegards safety considera- | ductiv NS time, a weakened tions, to determine the rate of morale in the ae force. Pre- fan (UEUT SONEDAY _ WD THE S—* WoRse ov > WM / the accident vate, and even to general public, for in the final close down an operation which | analysis, the consuming public fails to comply with the regula- sae pay y i in one form or anaes tions in respect of safety. the costs of accidents.”