& Ist Issue, September B.C. LUMBER WORKER a 15 to 24 Years Accidents _____ 61 | Cancer ze 9 | Heart disease. ut { 25 to 44 Years Heart disease___.__ 51 ppecidents: 48 Cancers 40 145 to 64 Years | Heart disease__ 514 Cancer ____ Vascular lesions*. At by} ceidenfs, 6D (65 Years and over Heart disease_________2,814. Vascular lesions*_- 933 Cancer ___ 870 General arteriosclerosis____ . 228 | Accidents — 205 slental deaths ¢ltaths than any other type of accident he principal non-motor-vehicle types e following table. the active ages. These deaths include oflls into water while working or playing u | Population yy Death Ratet ocation =O) 5.2 6.6 3.4 —— 10.6 Road Regulations Get Union's Close Scrutiny Discussions are proceeding among safety-minded em- ployers and IWA officials with regard to the proposed regulations to be given effect under’ the Act passed last session of the Legislature, dealing with safety in industrial transportation. Officials of the Department of Roadways have now placed the fourth draft of the extensive re- gulations in circulation request- ing opinions from those familiar with the working conditions. The Act places under the Min- ister of Railways full authority to direct conditions on logging roads, and demand compliance with safety regulations issued. The regulations as now formu- lated subject to final ratification by the Minister, and the Cabinet are extensive. A few of the pro- posed regulations are quoted be- low to indicate the éxtent to which these regulations are likely to affect loggers. Local Unions of the IWA have been urged to scrutinize the regulations with care, that the interests of the lumber workers may be safe- guarded. Responsibility of Company 3. Every company owning or operating any industrial road as well as the owners of all vehi- cular equipment operating on any such industrial road, will be held responsible for the general con- dition of all vehicular equipment under its control. The company official in charge at each point where repairs are done will be held responsible for the inspec- tion and repair of all vehicular equipment and appurtenances un- der his jurisdiction. He must know that all defects disclosed by any inspection are properly repaired before the equipment is returned to service. . 4. It shall be the responsibility of every company or person who owns or operates any truck, truck and trailer, crew car or “crum- my” operating on any industrial road to keep and ‘maintain a com- mon log-book of all inspections and repairs made to all such ve- hicles at any operation, and the mechanic, driver or company of- ficial making such inspection or repairs shall enter the road- number of each vehicle in the said book together with a des- cription of each inspection and repair and shall sign each such entry in the book. ' 5. All log books shall be kept available by the company show- ing a record of inspection and repair for the past twelve months and such books shall be produced by the company upon the request of an Inspector, who shall, after examining them, affix his signa- ture thereto and the date of such examination. 6: The Minister may order any log-book to be produced at any inquiry or Court of Law if such book is deemed to be pertinent information in the investigation of any accident. 1. Failure to produce a log- book without cause, or falsifica- tion of a log-book shall be deemed an offence contrary to the Act. Inspection of Equipment + 8. Every truck, truck and trailer, crew car or “crummy” shall be inspected by competent company personnel before such equipment is put into service. 9. Drivers shall examine their equipment before starting work each day and shall be responsible for reporting in writing to their immediate supervisor or other authorized person all defects or unsafe conditions. Suitable log- books or report forms shall be made available by the company for this purpose (W.C.B. 869). 10. Inspectors of the Depart- ment shall have the right at all reasonable hours to examine all vehicles and equipment and if found defective according to the provisions of these rules, they may refuse permission for such vehicles to operate. 11. It shall be the duty of any person operating or owning any vehicle pronounced by the In- spector as unsafe, to cease to use the same until such repairs as are indicated by the Inspector are made, and in case of failure to comply with the requirements of the Inspector made in accord- ance with these regulations, the person owning or leasing, as well as the person operating any such vehicle shall be liable to. a pen- alty of not less than $100. Safety Appliances 20. Every tractor vehicle equipped to haul logs on a trailer or semi-trailer shall be fitted with a substantial bulkhead at least six (6) inches higher and six (6) inches wider than the cab (where water tanks of sufficient size and strength are used to ful- fil the above requirements no further bulkhead Will be neces- Sary). 21. Every motor-vehicle shall be equipped with a rear vision mirror or system or rear vision mirrors necessary for the safety of operation. 22. The driver’s seat doors on every vehicle shall be properly maintained so that they can be by O16£ THE SAFE WORKER ADDS TO HIS CHANCES OF HAPPINESS BY SUBTRACTING FROM HIS opened from the inside’ by the driver, and also that all driver’s seat windows work freely and can be opened and closed by the driver. 23. Bunks used on logging trucks shall be of a type suitable and safe for intended use. 24, All logging trucks shall be equipped and maintained with horns and in particular all trucks which have air brakes shall also be equipped with air horns which can be distinctly heard above the general noise of logging at one thousand (1000) feet distance. Such horns shall have a tone which cannot be confused with signal whistles used in yarding logs. 25. During loading operations there shall be used a type of audible signal other than voice between the head loader and the driver of the truck so as to per- mit the vehicle to be moved to facilitate the loading of logs. Audible signals shall be of a type not to conflict with signal whistles used in yarding logs. 26. Tires shall be properly in- flated and maintained in good condition. 27. No motor-vehicle shall be driven with a windshield or side vision window through which vision is impaired. 28. A non-slip material shall be installed on steps of trucks, buses, crew cars or “crummies” used in logging operations (WCB 868). Certification and Licensing of Drivers 50. The driver of every motor- vehicle while operating on any industrial road within the Pro- vince of British Columbia shall be licensed or certified as fol- lows: (a) On every air-equipped motor-vehicle, except as other- wise provided, be the holder of a Certificate of Competency as an “Air-Equipped Truck Operator” signed’ by the Minister, or, a temporary permit in that behalf, issued by the Department, pro- vided, however, that in case of illness or other unavoidable cause OCCUPATION: Faller AGE: 36 EXPERIENCE: 7 years. off against 2 small cherry tree. the certified driver in charge is absent from duty, without fault or collusion of the owners or of any person interested and a driv- er holding such certificate is not available, then such deficiency may be filled temporarily until a driver holding such certificate can be obtained; but in no case shall such temporary arrange- ment continue in force for a per- jor exceeding thirty (30) days unless a temporary permit in that behalf is obtained from the Chief Inspector. (b) On every motor-vehicle or crew car not air equipped be the holder of a Certificate of, Com- petency, or a permit, as set forth in paragraph (a); or, be the hold- er of a valid driver’s license or~ chauffeur’s license of a class re- quired by the provisions of the “Motor Vehicle Act” as if the type of vehicle being so operated were operating on a public high- way. Z (c) Where motor-vehicles of any type operate on any indus- trial road and also cross, enter, or operate on any public highway the driver of every such vehicle shall be the holder of a valid driver’s license or chauffeur’s license of a class required by the provisions of the “Motor Vehicle Act” for the type of equipment being so operated. R 51. Candidates for examina- tion as “Air-Equipped Truck Op- erators” must fill out a form of application which can be obtained from the Chief Inspector, and when properly filled in should be returned to him, together with a fee of $5. Applicants shall also submit a letter signed by the management of a company oper- ating air-equipped trucks stating that the applicant is a fit and proper person with sufficient ex- perience and training to operate air-equipped vehicles of the class for which certification is desired. In addition an applicant shall submit either a valid Class “A” B.C. Chauffeur’s License or a doctor’s certificate or other me- dical proof certifying that the applicant’s vision, hearing, phy- sical condition and reactions are such as would render him eligible for a Class “A” Chauffeur’s Li- cense issued under the “Motor Vehicle Act”. Any restriction on a driver's license issued under the “Motor Vehicle Act” shall also apply. The faller was working alone. He apparently decided to fall a fir tree between two maples. In falling, a limb of the fir was broken The cherry tree whipped the limb back on the faller, Ps His skull was fractured in spite of his hard hat and he died of injuries.