B.C. LUMBER WORKER

ant and some setbacks”

at

1 are delivering his Annual
WA District Gunventions: in

he tis for 1956 provided some
rcident prevention program, but it
mber of

a Commissioner Chris Pritchard,
their promotion of gueident preven-

Caued Avatar IWA District Con
0 Stadnyk, Secretar;

rector, and James Reilly, 3rd Vice- Director

ry; Sahni Abingont ise

DISTRICT SAFETY CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS are sleeve: neces by the new District

re dealt with

al
ntion, Feb. 21 to 26, in the Hotel Georgia, ‘Neneouyery Grou) Scot
In; 2nd Vice

DELEGATES

DEMAND

IMPROVED PROGRAM

Majority of the safety resolutions endorsed by the An-
nual District Safety Conference, Fe!
the Annual IWA District Convention, were

b. 20, and | adopted by
e.

e present WCB regu-

lations ae recommendations

are summarized below.

men’s Compensation Board in-
s y visits an onevaciou! A

iecneations

That the Union request the
Workmen’s Compensation Board

the Ge neral Accident Prevention
he

with the increase in size

mpen:
change, their ia iettave

the Safety Committees increased
in a rab

hat two-man falling ga
are causing a more. dangerous
and hazardous condition and the
Union should reaffi olicy
of demanding two sa
while a tree is felle

That this Union go on record

tion inspectors in the Kootenays.
That the Union request the
it abour

peal
sation Boa:

the Union demand
change to the Workmen's Com-
pensation Act to provide t)
when a workman has lost time
due to a previous injury, that he
be paid co pense based

its entirety of Section 1
the WCB regulations for ae

waiting period required for in-

That the Union instruct the
ij fF f light

rd
ree-day waiting

1 District Convention.

eat aboli ishec ‘a

jobs when injured and make use
of their Just rights of compensa-
tion.

That the Union go on record as
requesting that when a Work-

by 16e |

18 TWE
THE TOCUT

DISTRICT SAFETY OFFICERS

and James Milmore, Director, present the recommendations

Leo Stadnyck, Secretary (left),
of the

District Safety Conference to the IWA District Convention body.

That the recent tour of opera-
tions in "Albert aw the ‘Dintit
S:

ficial to th Sorte ane the
District Council should have him
lete his vis-

ily at present
That the fem of District

requesting prot

be supplied, ea of cost,
Hates employed 2B Joos ces
the rotect! ‘ive

the eee a we
cover the investigation and re-

porting of accidents satisfactor- |

is | due to

Aes emp!
a i guleee on ae

es “hay be replaced free
charge.

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