Ist Issue, November

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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D, Commissioner
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ppeal to the humanitarian

given to accident prone

The Editor:

Recently I had the pleasure of
listening to Brother John T. At-
kinson talk on safety at S. M.
Simpson Sawmill at ‘Kelowna. I
| wish to say that approximately
| 200 employees were present at
the meeting, as well as officials
of the Company.

I was speaking to the Superin-
jj tendent of S. M. Simpson, Mr.
| Vie Gregory, the day after the
meeting and asked him what he
j| had thought of it. He told me
that he had heard lots of safety
talks, but in his opinion, Brother
Atkinson’s talk was the’ best he
had ever heard. He felt that in
the hour talk by Brother Atkin-
son, the employees had become
more safety conscious than in the
five years effort on the part of
any other safety. program, at
li the plant.

I think that the I.W.A. and the
lumber industry in B.C. are for-
tunate indeed to have a man of
the calibre of Brother Atkinson
as safety director.

Fraternally yours,
George E, Walker.

Some Live to a Ripe Old
) Age; Others Think “It’s
Only a Scratch.”

: 1-357 SAFETY-MEN
LULE LU ELU Ye It

WESTMINSTER SHOOK Employee-Management Safety Committee: Mike Major, Lloyd Miller, Don

| Staples, Secretary, Doug Excell, Dennie Hart, Ed Dunkinson, Safety Director. Members absent: Tony
Pare, Alex Edminston, Ken Hutfelter.

former attitudes on the prol

of his time this month to So

He stated:

“The plan of an effective or-
ganized effort in accident pre-
vention for the Interior Wood-
workers and the enthusiasm of
employer and worker alike in
acceptance of the IWA Safety
Program has proven that it is
practical, realistic, and neces-
sary. #

Already results in reduced
accident frequency, better
labour management relations,
greater recognition of the
worth of the union by its mem-
bers, and improved public rela-
tions, are now evident in this
vast and important Interior
area of the Forest Industry.

The terrific burden of Compen-
sation costs in comparison with
those in Coastal operations plus
other related costs of accidents

has long been a problem to In-

SAYINGS THAT
“CONFUCIUS

Labor-management cooperation has launched a safety
program in the Interior, which promises to revolutionize

blem, claims District Safety

Director John T. Atkinson, who is devoting the major part

uthern Interior operations.

| terior manufacturers. The Union's
plan of Education in safe work-
ing procedures and safer condi-
tions, safety committees set on
the job and a sound policy on the
part of management was accepted
readily by the Northern Interior
Lumber Manufacturers’ Associa-
tion.
Prince George Area

In Prince George, the Union’s
Safety Director met with Local
Union officials to determine a
plan of action in carrying out the
Union’s safety program. To this
end, meetings were held with the
NILMA, radio broadcasts were
put on, newspaper releases were
prepared. Safety bulletins were
printed for distribution.

Visits were made to all upera-
tions within the jurisdiction of
the Local. Management co-oper-
ated to the extent of shutting

down. the shift half an hour ear-
lier or extending the lunch hour
period for the necessary length
of time without loss of pay for
the workmen. Great interest was
shown by the various crews and
many workmen not formerly in-
terested in the Union took ad-
vautage of the opportunity to
become members.

Cooperative Code

Part of the psychology of a
Safety program is the insistence
upon the fact that workmen are
responsible for the Safety of each
other. Safety talks by the
Union’s Safety Director are ap-
preciated by our members and
have done much to improve
labour - managment relations.

Interior Program Stepped Up

Jacob Holst was appointed as
Safety Director in that area.

The intent of the Union is to
build enthusiasm and interest
for Safety, believing that only
when interest is created will
people work for it. It is the
intention to return to the In-
terior each year to give guid-
ance to the Committees on
proper methods of dealing with
the hazards in their operations,
the proper setting up and func-
tioning of Safety Committees
and the setting up of Local
Safety Councils.

Block Accidents By Tackling
Work Safely.

1954 Logging Accidents

FALLING & BUCKING

DATE—June 1, 1954.
OCCUPATION—Bucker.

EXPERIENCE—Several years.

AGE—Not known.

The workman was bucking a log 32 feet long off a large cedar.
The log slabbed and rolled backwards off the slab.
The slabbed log struck the bucker who died of injuries,