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VANCOUVER ISLAND SCENE in the “bad old days” when safety was a “sissy” word. Crummies such as these were operated on the
principle that in transporting the crews to the job, only one aim counted—“getting there fustest with

the mostest”.

Design Change
Proves Worth

Not all accident prevention work is done to prevent
serious accidents. Much of it is done to remove irritating
minor injuries, which may become serious through infec-
tion; or to simplify work procedure. The illustrations on}
this page show how.a simple change in machine design has
completely eliminated numerous small injuries.

Figure 1

The shingle-packing frame in
Fig. 1 is the design in general
use today. It has not ben changed
appreciably in the past 30 or 40
years. From the picture it can be
seen that the awkward, cramped
position of the packer’s left hand
as he holds the nails used to sec-

“ure the band irons, often leads
to a bruised thumb and fingers.
Another disadvantage of the

Figure 2

claw-type holder is in the num-
ber of band sticks that are split
when pressure is applied.

Hand Injuries
Frame of Fig. 2 gives the
packer ample room to nail the
band irons. It has eliminated the
numerous minor hand injuries
once reported by shingle packers.
Note that the old claw-type

holders have been cut off and a
pipe eight inches long and big
enough to accommodate a one-
inch rod has been brazed on. A
piece of one-inch mild-steel rod
is inserted through the pipe and
the bottom end enlarged to pre-
vent it from pulling through. The
band holder is fastened on the
top end of the rod.
Good Example

One advantage of this instal-
lation is that it can be swung out
of the way when not in use. Also,
the saving in band sticks is con-
siderable, as pressure is applied
over the width of the stick three

or four inches from the end. This
is a good example of how safety
is tied in with efficient produc-
tion. The cost of replacing exist-
ing holders with this improved
type is very nominal,

For this change in a packing
frame that has made the job of
packing easier and contributed to
greater safety in the shingle in-
dustry, we are indebted to Tom
Hollas, superintendent, Stave
Lake Cedar Ltd. This plant has
won many safety awards in the
past and has maintained an envi-
able safety record for a number
of years.

Two-Man Drive
Advocated

OTTAWA (CPA)—The Bro-
therhood of Locomotive Fire-
men and Enginemen told a
three-man federal conciliation
board that more accidents are
likely to happen if the Cana-
dian Pacific Railway is per-
mitted to remove firemen from
yard and freight diesel loco-
motives.

The 83-year-old railway bro-
therhood wants firemen added to
Budd RDS cars as well as re-
taining them on current opera-
tions.

Public Safety
The company’s proposal, says

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the Union, is “inimical to the effi-
ciency of freight and yard opera-
tors, to the safety of the public
and to the safety of the em-
ployees.”

Firemen riding the left-hand
side of the cab have often saved
serious accidents, the union told
the board.

More unscheduled stops will
have to be made, continued the
union’s presentation, when an en-
gineer has to stop his train before
going back to the power units to
make adjustments.

The hearing is being watched
by U.S. railroads which have

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