6 B.C. LUMBER WORKER

rid spats ade suggested that Local Union| aecidents in’ shingle mills were

| Officials should check the appli- | largely caused by non-participa-

sf asast jeation of these rules, and report oe By ae worker rs in a safety

Re epresentatives of the District | any suggestions for improve- ousekee| ei ne bad

Safety Conference also parti ment, that same ee be brought Tightin sige feta and in

pated in the Sao a rie to the attention of the officials of alent frailties Lousihe edit:
's fety | the aig Rai

the Internatio eae rtmen| * of Railways. | fort ork, creating a
Council; when tl meetings of logging poee w rote sphere.

Officers called a et for that | crews have ee found to be one ~B. Relat rele to ree-
purpose in Portland last October. | of the most effective means of |ognize unbolted timber an

og!
The office of the District Safety | arousing and maintaining inter- codderial reat that Rage ble
Director has been busy as in| est in their own safety measures. ake waa by regulat

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How
pla te have’ “nated

former years, with s claims for ad-| Many of these have been held, mai
justment of Workmen’s Compen- | and it is planned to continue or- ine iting timber ot the i 11
sation benefits, aleged. vsation ganizing rallies of this nature | sistence of the Unioi ipping, Fallin
of the accideni whenever possible. It should also be reported Shipping
lations, fe ee ee attend ine xs
coroners’ inquests. The value of Moving Logs
this work is not only in the ser- ~ T
vice to the members, but also in Chokers, Tongs, «
ieinereareaiaipledps gained ae ‘
- show a S
Reeia eiooieu mlictiaidally |v ctyeeh ued miletit Eateant ees point increase in frequency to Strains
ayee lumbia with those in the Pacific | November 30, 1955. “De: aioe
Novthyest_states reveals “much ral Striking against Obj
1 ety in the|safer working conditions on , ee .
Coastal forest area still vemains jside of the international boun-| 4, Notable ed pre Axe, Saw, Cuts
a serious problem. The exercise |dary. This we believe to be- the the pas steyeds busi Bent she eae ‘
of vigilance on the part of the | result of te jpissiets attention | rny prepared reports furnished Snags, Saplings
Camp Safe ety Committees “must | to oer by \ the. Safety ConellbAoRed :
not be relaxe ain the Riis should be Local Unions. In almost ee Miscellaneous
lipping aa wath fia gce|babectl On ake smn wel Besse
count for the majority of the|safety always accompanies well- Sirobaaiale a growing pride TOT
Te organize Len) and'|and’ satisfaction in the tangible
Ee cee Ges ve cee lagereadie: commables Wore evidence of safety achievements. Ot
from causes that could have been ue ahaa es of contract relations. The opinion of the Officers of the INJURI
avoided. The Worst recor is gratifying to note that] Distri

und in the smaller camp all those in the Local Unions and
Beet little attention is aan to}the available protective Cake 0 h have

- e job who
safety, and where the Union’s| ment, such as safety shoes, gog-|faithfully to establish higher i
organization is eee tO he ee gles, etc, with the result that| standards of safety pa be ‘ i
ae side of the ledger, the fre-|many former accident hazards sven the Union’s highest com- .
quency rate in the larger and|are eae end:
peret organized camps has fal- D ‘ood Plants Ate ue there are some weak bj
ident frequency rate in|SP0tS in the past year’s record, Struck by Objects
Ta ers and buckers, who form- | | ahi ate ies sn a few on the whole, commendable prog-
erly age bad accident record, | ?/Y P b ress has been shown. A situatio Falls, Slips
5 points during th ast a a ’ Pp:
gave evidence of a anttiall [ao cote trata ae to be reckoned with in planning
emel 955 ra another year’s program is that 8
Bane os of ence where safety has been well or Strains
esult ontinuous Ba nized e Union, safe oe
exposure to the high-pitched i ncn in ee been achieved in greater mea Caught between Obj:
noise of their power saws. In- | MMMMitctunng a: safety ae ea neglecta
s

Striking against Obj

to nine nee #

en ea education. Axe, Saw, Cuts
fare Hiteident rates, The whole | s ae Mills . et
question, at our suggestion, A great deal of att Caught in Machinery
now being investigated by the | been given to ac .
Safety Branch of the Workmen’s the Coast shingle mill ect Miscellaneous
Compensation aan Re estion of knee tolling ti nber Veorecay reauire a Una ca
The new regulations regarding |

thoroughly investigated, and | dous s occupations.”

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Toe aad enjoy life more.

GI7O KWOWGBETIER ...

This Bool was Wwern boos whe
placed himselt ia ah unsafe

Wis tach pushed smtoan Flyer.
He 10s: tthe Goon bem hate iene

IF YOU TANE A CHANCE
YOU TAME THE COVSEQUENCES