2nd Issue, October and undesirable in- en, damage equip- jlecrease output and | uneconomical and i | ial accidents is basic- fatelligent and skillful tion and successful ams are dependent nator of all efforts— human relations and ple. ‘(nts is good business. jotes and activates an indicates a level of y that assures the ess in any effort. i pnsation Board ] ry “ARD, Commissioner READ B.C. LUMBER WORKER GETS POST CIO’s representative in Washington, D.C., Harry Read, was named at the recent Con- gress of the National Safety Council as the Vice-President for Labor. At the same time Dan Adair, well known to woodworkers in the Pacfic Northwest States and formerly attached to the Wood Products Section was appointed staff representative of the new division of the Council headed by Read. District Safety Director, John T. Atkinson, was appointed a member of the Advisory Commit- tee charged with the responsi- bility of assisting in the estab- lishment of the new division. This change in the Council’s structure complies with the re- quirements of its charter, from the U.S. Government, which sti ulates that the specified activities should embrace all sections of WATCHING THE RECORD ENGLEWOOD CREW MEMBERS get into a huddle to plan something more spectonslan for their safety the community. “bulletin board. “DON’T BET ETERNITY AGAINST FEW SECONDS” By Joe Bell in the Missouri-Pacific Line Magazine Iam a locomotive engineer on one of the leading trunk railway systems of this country. I operate both steam and diesel locomotives in both fas’ t and local passenger service. Let me say to the train racers where the highway parallels the railway, “I am not racing you.” I am making a speed set for me by company rules and schedules, and which is limited by the ICC. Public Demands I make speed because the public demands it and the railway re- quires it of me. You are driving at a high rate of speed, in most cases, because of the thrill you get and it af- fords you something to tell about at the next service station, cafe, hotel lobby or beer joint at which you may stop. wever FEEL SAFE ENOUGH 70 66 CARELESS... | I have a good roadbed, heavy ballast and heavy steel rails, all on a fenced right of way. My way is lined with the latest and most efficient automatic block signals which tell me the way is clear, they warn me and give me plenty of time and space in which to reduce speed or bring my train to a stop. For Miles Ahead They give me the location and movement of any other trains for miles ahead in order that I may govern the movement of my train accordingly. I know personally most of the engineers on the other trains and I know that, in order to remain in the service, all of them are periodically closely examined on operating rules and machinery; also, that they must undergo a physical examination covering vision, hearing and color percep- tion at regular intervals. Signals and Rules When I am to meet or pass a train I know by block signals and rules just what the other man is going to do and vice versa. Don’t race a train, for you have no private right of way and, in many cases, you know. little or nothing of the condition of the highway, You have no signals to tell you the movement of other ears or trucks—one can pop out in front of you anywhere, any time, without any warning at all. Least Idea You haven't the least idea who is driving the cars coming to- ward you or moving around you; nothing at all to tell you whether it is man, woman or child; a cripple, a drunk, a fool; a half wit or a normal person. You see them coming of moving and.noth- ing but your guess tells you what they are going to do or that they even see your car. My passengers are strangers to me. I doubt if I ever saw one of them. They climb into their berths and go to sleep, confident of their safety. Know and Love Now, about your passengers. They are-not strangers to-you, in most cases. They are those whom you know and love; or others who are close to you. Remember, they are depending on you to drive safely. I hope you will afford them the ‘same protection which I give to a number of strangers —they are due it, To the drivers who try to beat the train over the crossing. I have this to say. Don’t do it. For a fast passenger train to clear, you would have to wait only 8 to 12 seconds and for a long freight train to go by only 50 to 80 seconds, Betting Eternity If you try to beat a train over a crossing you are betting etern- ity against those few seconds of time you might save. Modern mechanical engineering has given us the most modern and powerful electric brakes for our trains and engines, but it is impossible to stop an 800- to 1,200-ton train moving 75 miles per hour in less than several thousand feet. We. can’t stop in time to avoid crossing accidents, but, Mr. Car Driver, you can. Classes in Oxygen Therapy given by the Workmen’s Com- pensation Board have again been started. The following 1955 Schedule has been ap- proved and will be carried out accordingly. | Kimberley November 7th Invermere November 14th Creston November 21st Greenwood .. November 28th Vancouver December 5th Vancouver December 12th Vancouver December 19th Classes are of 4 day’s duration, usually starting about 9 a.m. and Oxygen Therapy Classes Held continuing to about 5 p.m., Mon- days to Thursdays. Variations will be announced. If any of our members wish to enroll for the class in their dis- trict, they should make applica- tion by way of letter with a de- posit of $10.00 to the First Aid Supervisor, Workmen’s Compen- sation Board, 707 West 37th Avenue, Vancouver 13, B.C. Deposits will be refunded to students who have attended all class sessions, whether or not they pass the examination.