THEY CLAIM INTERIOR RECORD PT te o sae SY Ce accident-free days. SAFETY COMMITTEE. at the McLean Sawmill: is Ltd., Malakwa, whose interest in accident preven- tion is responsible for the operation setting what is believed to be an Interior safety record of 100 ‘ 1-424 RALLIES SAFETY MEN Newly organized Safety Council of Local 1-424, IWA, Prince George, will hold its first meeting in January with representation based on two delegates from each operation. Members elected to the council were Local Safety Director J. Holst, Director; V. Smailes, Sec- retary; A. Nelson, 1st Vice-Direc- tor; S. Burton, 2nd Vice-Director; N. Switzer, 3rd Vice-Director. Safety Director J. Holst re- ports that the Local-Safety Pro- gram is making good progress and no fatalities have occurred in any of the organized operations. Joint mass safety meetings have been held at the Eagle Lake Sawmills, Summit Contractors and a number of other operations with the crews taking a keen in- terest in the safety program. MALAKWA MILL WINS RECORD Interior Safety Record of 100 accident-free days has been set by the crew of the McLean Sawmills Ltd. located at Mal- akwa, between Salmon River and Revelstoke. The company operates a saw- mill, planermill and logging camps, a fact which makes their safety record even more impres- sive, Safety Program Safety committee members, who have been on the job for the past two years, are Gus Nowoczin and Arne Sirvio, both union members, and Jack Parkstrom and S. D. McLean, who represent the management. The company, a strong believer in safety first, has a standing rule that while the Safety Com- mittee is meeting, any or all of |} the crew may sit in and take part in the discussion, if they think there is any part of the opera- tion that is not safe. Alaska Council Asks B.C. Aid Woods Product Section of the Alaska Safety Council, appointed by the Alaskan Governor to work for the pre- vention of industrial accidents, has invited IWA District Safety Director John T. Atki Safety Educational Conference, January 16-17-18, in Ket- chikan, Alaska. Purpose of the Conference is to | institute a joint labor-manage- ment safety program in the woodworking section of the in- dustry, where the accident and fatality rate is abnormally high. While in Alaska, “John T.” will work closely with Kenneth Mc- Kee, IWA Organizer of Local M- 193, Ketchikan, who was ap- pointed to serve as chairman of the Lumber and Wood /Products Committee, of the Safety Council. As chairman of the committee, it is his responsibility to call meetings of both management and labor to discuss their mutual safety problems. All recommen- dations from these meetings are placed before the Council who in turn submit them to the Governor for his next report to the Legis- lative Session. , Proposals adopted by the Woods Products Committee in former meetings which will be submitted to the Council are: 1, A public hearing in the woodworking industry to dis- cuss and propose changes in inson, to assist them at their JOHN T. ATKINSON 2. Request for a territorial budget allotment for the com- missioner of labor’s office to carry out a safety program. 3. Hiring of qualified Safety. the safety code. Inspectors to make safety in- spections in the woodworking industry. 4, A system of quarterly re- porting of accident recordings to tie in with the territorial statistics. The committee has also pro- posed a system of plant accident reporting whereby each injury would be studied and the cause determined, with the ultimate aim of lessening or eliminating the cause. Fog: Dangerous stuff to work in, especially if mental. Keep your mind on your work. Stay alert. Stay alive. TROPHY WINNERS of the Forest First Aid competition held George. Presentation of the cup and watches was made by Jae 424, TWA, at the request of the Workmen’s Compensation Boaj tion. veeecee eee WOFF saw? SENIOR FIRST AID competitions in progress at the Prince Gé over 300 spectators who applauded the skill displayed by the