B.C. LUMBER WORKER

SAFETY

LABOUR-. RaNAEEEN GOVERNMENT ion
A Di Pr esident Dee. Morris; Wm.

n Board; IW,
Roughton, "Manager Acc

Compensation
; James

will keynote pi

ident Prevention Di

ns
rm. "Se an ‘Allison,
on, B.C, Losgers’ Association.

;, Chief Taree Workmen's

Sefety Director, British Columbia Lumber Manufacturers Associa-

EVERYEB

“Sron curtain” against accidents during Barely
7-11, is now evident in all sections of une Bs C. lumber industr

Keen interest in plans to erect an

Week, May

som ‘the gas level 1,

ittees in every operation the determination is fin
s long thereafter as Haaily possible.

aeeidenes for the

eek and a:

maine

| but considers it to be its duty to
| snes ole: to
s to

reduce industrial ac-
the minimum.

ne can state unequivocally that
the Government wholeheartedly

Safety Commitices 4 in the it

t
Workmen's icoapaeaten Board;
Pre

oe nt Eowell
Morris,

a
"| District President, |
di-

His first Sestene Teen in

tention-getting devices to

ment to make d
no accident can slip through the
safety cordon,
Full-scale Tabulation
nformation regar« din; ing’ the suc-

hree was:
Chairman Eades States
“Will you please tell us, in
the capacity which you occupy,
what importance the interests
the

pensation system, is that of

roan Bou for the bring-

ing of conditions which

end We the Feductiontor ada

ta eectien ts. Laws mst
the taxing of indus!

preva

In tae forest far progress
in accident prevention is slow
and did not reall si ler way

program was eealles eae

victims of industrial pendent:

al m
laws which will prevent the
happening of such accidents are
of more vital importance.’

That principle still stands and

the whole ae

it
Breeden Foley, Present of

r Co, Ltd.,

you represent attach
work of accident pares
hairman J. E. Eades of the
orkmen’s Compensation
replied:
“I think, Mr. Se that. I
should make my -position clear.

The Workmen's Com mpen sation
Board was set up by the Provin-

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You workers in the

THAT each year actiten
of your brothas,

THAT thousands most
THAT because of axle

security are deit
dren shattere()

DO YOU NOT R
~ THAT the victims of a
‘oup of people

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THAT you are just a:

THAT if every worke|s

thought of wi;
telligently can
accidents.

|

Ga

i?

t
Board. The main
Ee Workmen’s Compensation Act

I am presently Chairman of this
object of the

ore pe for the joint | y;

a ae raising cotemmnnics
will 7 held at various centre

lect from industry funds to pro-

their employment, pwhile) the
Bee hold:

Poet

y he we a share in keeping | ©!
i fe en Cross flag Cae mae
Haas oe at least/one we

fe
by ie gate labor and the
Si

were ea explained w. when

Lieutenant-Governor in

Counc the Government does not

ply eth funds and the Board

oe to operate indepen-
deni

In The report of the Commis-

sion which resulted in the PES,

hi

e | 88° of the Workmen’s Compen:

tion Act it was stated as tallovea:

paign spoke over a Pale ee:
gram, for which the IWA Green
Gold radio program was donated,

hee M. “Scotty” Allison inter-
viewed J. Edwin Eades, Gnateinan,

which

the
Commitee devoted pond eble

give)
prominent place as an esse

element in an adequate

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ts Wa alr -aaré
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