pyaea Lee Sia as wage :
B.C. LUMBER WORKER

t vu in industry weighs
ont ounce of hard hat
on fhe head.

han weighs roughly 56

ne
|

will not expose his un-

xe} ithe hazards of flying,

n bjects.

BLLIGENT!

masatin Board

DES, ¢hairman
LD, feeretary
TCHARD, Commissioner

/ Gornissioner

eee

WORKER ACCEPTS HIS
SHARE OF RESPONSIBILITY’

life leath. We make this|we focus attention on the idea
ADVICE comparison bet the
and the coast. I do not wi to} ‘In the joint safety committee,
be derstood as saying that| management is broug] ht fact
everything is one hundre: per face with its esponsibilities in
cent right at the coast and 0) regard oe eney! engineering, the
lant house-keeping or the op

terior. My comparison was
simply because it provided a
ready method of comparing the

ment. The saber Ene CECU EES
on the Com

attention

they mi re Haaren, 36
cee working procedures
work, and e spirit

Organize Safety
Now suppose, that as workers
in a particular operation we re-

of mutual Seana in warding
off accide: Hee

ola is organized for
ty, certain general principles

foll d, which never fail to

, Wl
reduce the accident rate. First,

When a
fe

ty bec:

accident . Imme: melt, we

make such a resolution we

y Pays
y brief review of the record
convinces each one of m;

ay
stents, that when workers are | th
‘an

a or euiazed Hhrough acci-

a ‘sited eee an

t :
and Workmen’s (comsnensation
a

fer losses that can never be re-
placed. Even those workers cov-

ered b;
it insurance policies, re-

mal , in benefit pay-
Rae Te PEO protected re- | @xPos
ceive nothing and must pay their] Ill break this down a little
edical expenses as well. Em-| further. In mills which I have in-
ployers lose the services of|spected at the coast, guards are
traine a sis Society pays the| provided for machines such as
full another. | edgers, which protect the work-
This, co: RE eam of ac-|men against kick-backs of the
cidents is a serious national pro-|‘cants being processed. Where
blem, and will be reduced as it eitauate safeguards are provid-
can be reduced, only when an due care exercised, fatal

education an

in the B.C. lumber industry,
we have estimated that our

deat tha:
ene Jess than half of their nor
ES,

d cae

ism e
in relation to the man-hours of

and
setients | round these edgers

an “Tatas or mill, recently
nares, safety was completely
arded, no safeguards we

tial reduction of accidents spared
several thousand workers either

}death or mutilation. I like to
‘think, that as a result of our

ith the bee nets

now provided for in the

Seem and the regulations,

Slain t coneay eelereea on
e

enviroment which
give rise to accident

TAPE RE

a1 a
Thirdly, they: control or elim-
inate those working habits which

wi
that tee men in one
killed.

Life or Death
The regulations regarding log-
ing are on the practical

finally they Re) ie) ‘esis. ot
constantly

ow. 0

Found Ou
ave a perfect

have proof of this

| mon for large operations in the

Sarina ne venne(tisttowiesnt

jort that sue

it was “sissy” to consider the
safety rules, and there they suf:
fertal oun aeeltiys eatin wt,
The Aitference in every case
between safe v

industry. The three-way

ee
Witt WELD A CROP

TUT STAY GREEN IN WOE

OF GREEN TO YOU

pceidents oy ‘Be iated and
to

business. The as of pre-
vention is not difficult for*it is
mainly a matter of commonsense
and good will. Safety in any op-
a one-man job.

til every man and w e
organization, from the top to the
2 i

do s ‘ood ethics and good tite

OCCUPATION:
Pie Fen

to ie stul
boom.

mp used a

nose ph line.

loader.

2nd Loader.

EXPERIENCE: Sev
he mainline os ne eae oie oe
an anchorage for the nose guy of the loading

dangerously close

rn hooked the wraps on the stump throwing slack in the
The nose of the loading boom dropped, pinning the second

The stump was not fully notched.