her of people whose manner Often the word ess their Bietircent of being rules of conduct. - such behaviour a way of ‘ous ‘a eet ve is action otiona nd i ctornine ese, hich a person can be wholly on is when he is contpletely other people. Where ever ct, rules of conduct must be et of people the more sure the greatest good for 2 cages offered by society, the e rules made to guarantee sr the benefits of the Work- xample, one must meet the the accepted rules for pre- - loses the opportunity of sexposes his dependents to son om ‘em and_ hospital hility to soc’ de "3 ignore a eae codes burden society with the dis- ais results af accidents. B.C. LUMBER WORKER ... A Blitz On Accidents tory was made oe when the most complete joint service committe of la- ae itt gement, and government ever to be set up in North America set about its eparing the forest dustry oF British Columbia for its annual blitz on acci-— dents, beginning with Safety Week, May fr t I dl e lecte pets is not designed as a special aemeaion | for the one week alone. It has two pri- ary purposes: to prove dramatically, that eecidexita can be ri fort, and to highlight the sort of camestey that should be coutiiutig 52 weeks of fi year within each operation in the in Known as Forest vocee: Safety Week Joint Committee, the group will have headquarters in the ns’ Compensation Board offices, where during Safety a giant score tecrd will record daily the accident prevention achievements er the successful conclusion of the May 7 to 11 Safety Week, the joint commit- tee will give oan consideration fo the feasibility of becoming a permanent advisory body, to serve in the prevention of accidents through co-ordinated effort across B.C. sees pecan Suna: WA was represented on the occasion by the Dis-} of ue Joint Committee. trict Se Director, John T. Atkinson, and the staff of “readiness “report” will come to the joint safety The B.C. Lumber Worker. cammltice e eve of Safety Week from all com- R resentatives of the following sonernmen’ and man-} panies and grot ne} in the industry. It will indicate their endance: B.C. Lumber} preparedness for Le intensive campaign, May 7-11, which Manufacturers’ eau en ‘Work men's. _Gombespatlon will focus attentio: mitti G dian m To stimulate interest in the campaign, the joint c com- mittee will: . undertake a broad press, radio, and television Division; Interior mn Ss es Loggers’ heenciation® Forest Industrial Relationg . appeal. addition to the IWA, union representative: ... Seek participation of Federal Department of Labor aie the Lumber and Sawmill Workers (AFL De aaa bro- vision was made for panticination by the Pulp and Sulpbite Workers, and Paperma! Douglas Watts, wes oficial, was named as Secretary rrange joint it panel ussions and joint interviews to report to the public; . promote special contests for workers’ participation. A Chokerman Dies e medical evidence inc ciden' aes ‘dat death had been cau: err im another instance a choker-| fractured skull and’ brain I ee | man suffered a fractured skull| bY # : from which tHe later died, when poe a sni on him. The aero which would oc- r The evidence given at the ONE OF ' ei. quest indicated that the cat skin 1 PE; ner had pect hi the signal 2 N\} CES SWE e winch in f Siedin acd ee SB resione ‘after giving ae gating the cider lent are: the victim ce wear his ae ee Would a hard hat have nave ne A life? Did the deep snow pede their movements that hey FR eS 2 f the turn? Or, were they trying piace the ae side tae erie marie iwarian 1g under ab- topped the machine, yelling & | norial snow conditions? Should they have been warned about the heard Nd sound, he went to in- sear or een it have first been dropp ae anyone, who honestly ex- sainee the evidence in these two leny that careful ob- buried in the snow. One man had died instantaneously. that ie mag, ard they Ba | servance of safety regulations | “ hich could have saved two lives, ee ng, mand closer to the next oe ane over a we must to ourselves unt! ae oh ee to wae ch had been supplied pats aatenuvale the safe way— with a hard hat, | but was not|think safely, act safely and be safe.