DEATHS

EXPOSE!

NEGLIGENCE

of management in

Fail
and Bae operations at Williams ee

the majority of the logging
to take even tae

tary safety pret
and injury rate i is caus
ee Rae IWA.

‘ing eaved Gain to Officials of

Accident Toll

MAY

cal cites as an exampl
ame found by

replied that

to ne Northern mae bie ae Wit
Jiams Lake, two

none were available.
Housecleaning in these plants

The mill which oe ronan,

“most of the .walkways are
strewn writ alebris: A large eter
moto: ith jacecen

plants da the al

ym the circular gang

say committee. No e! is
ry

Following the inspection, the
Local Officers Pa promises
Companies that they

Dead 6
Injured - 753

1955
‘Dead -- 27
Injured 3861

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sr SAW wins a
r when eer why he

struction to eliminate as many of
the hazards as possible.

Fig. 1—Iron Swede with apron guard down illustrates the hazard.

Fig 2—S: safety Director “Pac

raised: a workman c
while the rolls are in motion.

IRON SWEDE GUARD

Miles shows how the

is
in front of the machine Beh even

Safety Has No Quitting
Time.

Good Housekeeping Is
Good Safety.

Six more fatal accidents in the month of May have been re-
ported by the Workmen’s Compensation Board for the B.C. lumber

Time-loss accidents for “the same period were 753.
Total fatalities for 1955 are 27, with 3861 injuries.

In our industry today, guard-
ing forms an important part of

moving machinery, the severity
of

APRON GUARD
SAVES LIVES

prevent this, the apron
e

ed at the Som:

een
ss Division, Mac-
llan & Bl A

of sheet metal ee been need

1954 mes ins:

parepieniie
PER 4000000 MAN-BOURS

not-be overlooked.
Amputations, mutilations and
ately guar
operation r
anativetentlyiba eonehe

paneer Areas

ame of the Swede and
aaa to a bracket on the edge
atthe green chain.
his apron guard is wide
cant to keep. a workman well
back from the machi
to

raised. Whi
is “done the rolls’ are completely
covered, making it imp ossible to

plant, however, where material
through machines:

must compensate by being alert

safety rules.

a
The Iron Swede has presented

Fig. 1 shows the apron in the
down position so that material
can pass over it into the Swede.
In Fig. 2 the guard has bee
raised, permit
Rees Me Gish GA we
rolls in motion.

this practical method of

past, and

injuries. Because its function is

to automatically pull material,
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= ae Workmen’s Compensa-
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save from B.C. Lumberman

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MARINE TRANSPORTATION:

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THINK MINK AHEAD!

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