ui
this gain to the intensive co

B.C. LUMBER WORKER 7
wk IC, OO vee wk *
IWA DIRECTOR FINDS
WORTHWHILE RESULTS
wk & kk * wk *
Safety Week, 1956, was a distinct success, eee
Dee “Safety Director John T. Atkinson in jort to
the Union eek. Only seventeen’ com ei oe eci-

operativ ffort exerted at all

levels and in all sections of the donee: ce oducts industry.

‘ety men estimated, fr

anes Sree rate, that more| free

a
province especially after the first

day was shown as being accident-
everywher

ed from crippling injury or pos-
sible death.

evidence of the value of | Cr0Ss

On
the special effort was see the

following week showe: still
greater improvement, ‘ond ae
ed a futher drop in accidents
especially Bea Sack
the safety ptogram had been well
organized. This in-
dicate that the one-we lemon-

prevented. ey ve fesenea

Safety Flags Flow

t hi
Tbeerie igsuedist oy alllilceal Merete
committees offering helpful sug-
gestions and co-ordinating the
eneral effort.
Friendly competition between

sponsored a photographic con-
test, with the object of gathering

| the best pi eae material for next
eek,

year’s s
ies Conference
preparatory event of im-

portance was the assembly of

i jel

0) orker is alerted
5 “this Tac, he! commences to
work the safe way almost it
stinctively.

annual Englewood Safety aural
ens eee Port MacNeill. More
than hundret ADEE RE, were
flo’

The success of Safety
was a direct uncom of “the

isan ifraaky laws
on safety measures.
Speakers on the occasion in-
°

laid the groundwork for the top-
aoneh

likely to become a permanent
agency to advise on safety pro-

jects and policies affecting the
yi

whole industry.

is committee touched every
single aspect of the B.C. lumber
industry, i i

camps in that area.
During Safety Week, I had the
privilege of visiting a number of
ions in the Vance

In
joint committees in these plants
n their zeal in the promotion of

ortant advance in acci-

Paath Planned
of the main functions of
et demain was to arouse in-
perraeis inter est in the Aims
f Safet;

ioenamatia
In every plant visited, I found

P
all accidents for at leas'
ek.

z
ry

Les For The Future
it Safety Week is be-

PP
en ture e activitg s. The in-

the press, radio stations, and
CBUT.

To gain attention for Saféty
pies its ae were aan
in every way possible, and al
ee Ietne which wont de le-

over the radio, or ee
c e

Wormer’ Compensation Board,
ters for oe committee
mn the Boats

living and working safer, on th
job, on the sd Vibe and in aie