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sion; Lumber Piler. While walk-
Si struck him on head.

ted hard hot

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tet kept him afloat until rescued

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nim. Safety belt saved him from

rite)
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ydn: Hooker. While carrying tail-
«fell on foot.
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sjoot fractures
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ASAFETY EQUIPMENT

, ABSORB THE DAMAGE
jf YOUR BODY

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pensation Board

B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

DELEGATES attending the 8th Annual IWA Safety Conference February 20th, in the York Room of the Hotel Geargia, Vancouver.

CK INSPECTOR, J. Kirkland from the Department of Railways, explains to IWA Safety Con-

RU
ae delegates Bert Smith (Local 1-80), J. Reilly (Local 1-71), a
his department for logging trucks.

the braking system approved by

nd E, Del Rio (Local 1-367)

of protective equine and ac-
e program
gratifying results.
Plyw

A sharp drop in accident fre-
quency is recorded for this divi-
sion in 1956. Employment has in-
creased by 1,000,000 man-hours

ave produced | i
c

ney has dropped by| ani

fective to the point where the
1955 record of 67 compensable
luced to 37

‘ogress has been made| of

e pr
in Bane division which records

al cies
drop in frequency of 19.11% in

CRCSA Mills, Union activity,

ment in plants’ housekeepin
y be considered contributing
d obso-

work in this regard has been ef-

Pay Tt eM

a decrease in man-hours of

18 more loggers died on the job
than in 1955.

lents re-

corded in 1956 only five occurred

in IWA onerenene, fee balance
re in others sr unit

contract. Some progress in Local

-423 and the tenay

eae ee employ

The introdvetion otk a planned”

ha
mendations_made proper

700,000.
Logging

rogress in this area and espe-
aa in eo Pulp cutting) indus:
try will depend greatly

to give grave concern. In spite

co!
reductian in accident frequen-
ids

Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. ATKINSON,
Safety Director.

THINK SAFE...
ACT SAFE...
BE SAFE

nil ich he praised them for

IWA DISTRICT PRESIDENT, Joe Morris, addressing the delegates
a the 8th Annual IWA District Safety Conference, February ae
their accomplishments over the