2nd Issue, May B.C. LUMBER WORKER . i ‘ ve conclusively that new employees K of accidents, there are many rea- lyees are exposed to greater threats ienced worker, in spite of the fact uiency to breed indifference to haz- - employee is more inclined to take | fely a new worker without any pre- thorough instruction in every task jobs should be broken down into yocedure of each explained, and de- sted until he has shown that he is competent manner. | previous experience or trade quali- nethods, procedures, and equipment be sufficient variations in different he quite unfamiliar with the new nt’s policy or the quality of team- lifference in the effectiveness and v8 actors in the safety of the new man ‘vary a great deal depending upon , health, and emotional stability of there will be a mental disturbance yrevents the best demonstration of % of personal adjustment with the he teamwork and the most carefully k the help and co-operation of those etent man doesn’t hesitate to show ‘questions about things he doesn't s to local customs, leaving to a later lead to an improvement in opera- ‘Yolerant and kindly interest in the fact that they too were once green to others for their knowledge, . A little time and effort spent jn. more effective sooner and will that makes everybody’s job lighter. y.result in mistakes and upset the em and someone can get hurt. Give new man right. , (2, pensation Board S, Chairman b, Secretory CHARD, Commissioner Sommissioner ae Honeymoon Bay ie ze re Mee By ge 0 i A TRIPLE safety achievement was chalked up by Western Forest Industries Ltd., Honeymoon Bay, during the last year under review. Awards were: Alaska Pine and Cellulose Trophy for inter-AP-com pany competition; George and Anita Reith Trophy, best Cowichan Lake operational record; B.C. Safety Council Silver Award of Merit and the W.C.B. Award of Merit, both for outstanding safety records in the Shingle Mill D: ion. Accident-prevention committee members above are: back row, left to right, Messrs. Don MacRae, Don Hammond, Mike Janovick, Walter Curry, Ambrose Payne, J. G. Stothers (Manager), Allan Anderson; centre, Jim Turner, Al Thomas, Jack Hayes, Stanley Creelman, Tony Lefebre, Bertram Long; front row; B. G. (Barney) LaMarsh (Shingle Mill Superintendent), (with B.C. Safety Council Silver Award of Merit), John Gueulette (Reith Trophy), Bob Waddy (AP Trophy), “Jake” Osokin, (with W. Award of Merit). DIRECTOR TOURS 1-80 OPERATIONS High praise was accorded District Safety Director, John T. Atkinson, by members of Local 1-80, IWA, following his recent'safety tour of that Local Union. In a whirlwind visit of Local 1-80, the District Safety Director hammered home the value of safety to mass meetings at You- bou, Caycuse, Nitinat Camps, In his address to the members he cited as an example the in- creased WCB benefits made available to injured workers to prove that the safety programme was making these concrete re- sults possible. COL. J, H. BOYD, Lake Cowichan, donor of the George and Anita (Boyd) Reith Trophy, is shown right, presenting this new symbol of safety among Cowichan Lake mills to Mr. Brian B. Gattie, gen- eral manager, Western Forest Industries Ltd., Honeymoon Bay. Mr. Gattie came from Vancouver for the presentation, at the recent district safety conference at the bay. The trophy stands for the lowest combined accident-frequency rate in respect of both logging and sawmill operations. | 5 ae “Hey, Dad, I’m home from| “I need a vacation,” said the school again.” pretty cashier. “I’m not looking a A £ : my best.” wc What inthe worldidid youl do 7 Nonsense,” said the manngéh 2 “It isn’t nonsense. The men are “Graduated.” beginning to count their change.” 19$§ . | ACCIDENT | TOLL In the course of his tour he paid tribute to Local 1-80, for its interest in safety matters and a well planned safety programme. INJURED 715 \ INJURED 3/05 Nine more fatal accidents in the month of April have been reported by the Workmen’s Compensation Board for the B.C. Jumber industry. Time-loss accidents for the same period were 715. Total fatalities for 1955 are 21, with 3105 injuries.