BC. LUMBER WORKER

ORDER WILL AVERT DROWNINGS

In an effort to stamp oj

ut
aoa drownings, pen have totalled 188 in the last five
bee

wear lca devices.

the mounting toll of indus-

and after March 1st,

Types of Personal
Foes pcan nt

je in-

3

’s ‘his ust not b
tamer aa five of any

type or types of equipment but

i
pe in alle

nsibility for the

ses. When a sam-
440 HOTRAe

mined

acceptable under the dee
re]

ported

n
recommend any particular brand
of equipment, but it must effec-
tively suppo. man in thé water

even though he may ie ‘unconsci-
ous.

m was taken b;

ancy
es ay the board’s eke in-

"Recommended Criteria
2 Seth

ra a ee
wearer tae caja

though ot i ‘fully “dlothed fad
unconsciou:

3. Operative equ ipa emt
should turn an unconsci
fully dressed and epee
workman into proper floating
attitude,

4. Equipment worn ready for
use should not obstruct the
normal activity of the work.
mai

Eq juipment shoul

shoul warm, chafe, or
restrict circulation, breathing,

eecl essary muscular
activity.

& Equipment should not be

adily subject to damage

which would papain its opera-
tive function:

made
access 6 special
ocesses,

ae tent ob
Representative single samples
each type of equipment have

of
been carefully examine
The Board can accept no res-

s been determined that the

edie minimum acceptable oe
Baten buoyancy pound:

is 14

factor such that a minor or

a Tube F

leaters

Vest Type

predictable defect would not

Dead...

OE Beans el aiotenence,

EXPERIEN
ae oe Ye: ee

| acteristic:

Greater uo} is desirable
ty Met eaten ial, Grenier buoy-
ancy will tend to prevent a work-
man being swept under rafts,
booms or scows, ete.

sential that operative

proper attitu
the ey, self righting char-

and that to obtain adequate self
righting and proper Aotation ae
titude, much greater b cy i

pr r

uoyan:

ai ar nds

clad nouns caritiadoueh fo

tation, and aut not be use

this servic
ny Spee bearing t

proval stamp of the Ste Sacieigy

overnment is
the quoted ahetive ind may

cen sal support a fully dressed

. Certain

inconscious man w is face
above water or ck self
ighting charasteristics. There is
a serious hazard of loss of buoy-
ancy through water absorption in
foamed plastic if the poly-
|ethylene container is perforated
or improperly sealed.
The vest tie not easily

is
damaged, is epee to wear,
S workman,

roperly adj ted to th
wearer for best results.
Tests) indicate aHEG fective
buoyan this appa

= where ranges from 15 to 17 Bate

ois appartus complying . Self Inflating Type
He ehieerate pecification 801,| This type of buoyancy equip-
which has rigid specifications re- | ment consists of a water and air
quiring 25 pounds buo: or contain-
self-righting and proper flotation ers attached to ness and
attitude characteris, is accept- | worn he peels Aral ra ina
able und fold . On immersion, a

it is worn fully inflated or does
not require manual ere
1. Vest T:

This type of bocraney eatin;

plastic.
ases the tubes may be is
cea inflated by appropria
valves.
‘Tests indicate that the: ese types,
as sold by suppliers in this pro

wil support a dally Gaede ene

conscious workman
floating attitude.

Action of this type is depend-
ent on an inflating device or de-
i ich mi ffer

@
g
5
3
3
3
3
rl
&
re
5
:
5
z
2
g
&

might ve Eee of the container

‘s, but, in general, the

epee teat of the caitinerert would
appear o we depen paable,

1st Issue, February =

ool. ay

emai ipment t ae

B ABILITY
above the ara is tested here

BE Tbh
on LE ne

irae ee Proceeding at Dy speed down grade

sound : sic
‘kman Hod aside for
as it ride some logs fell
killed the workman.

the truck t
from the toed ei struck and

MEL Bh /

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