e

Bc. LUMBER WORKER

‘or—well any number of

and tempers rite er.

od
_ Eight hours are the
fe " sleeping hour:
—to do this the “ear! ns soi
My Soy to <4 in bed

Las!

i “i
this ae should be In
Bw to give him the enor
lot getting proper

t is little wonder that En,
ecidel

ee
‘tions which pues help the aes are
‘as follow:

1, Make sure that your are get-

i) hors sleep but a mr “arta
just make it w

e considerate ay others and

few gathered al

. Schedule your oat
[sa ro over by no later than 7:01

. Learn to “live with Safety”
as you sat na “early shift.”

By following ay few points I
Say you will not get to enjoy or
antes hi b

will live to see a lot more of them.
—Reprinted from the Trick Logger

a

of employers in order
to Re ae vstey and promote safety

An apni of these rights

ce:
arta of the members.

bility with ue 1S eit agen-

cies and the
sation Board.
IWA regards educational
work in accident prevention as
one of its major activities on be-
half of the membership. It

dia at the disposal of the Union

sible to encourage safe working
practices on the part of its
bers.
it should be stressed that this
aise of the Union. is educa-
tional rather than
in respect of the overall program.

the Union are made to

DISTRICT 3rd Vice-President Fred Fieber, addressing the IWA District Safety Conference, May 25,
ye

in see aan Hall,
m and prai

ancouver, in which he reviewed the progress of the Union’s accident prevention
ised the assembled delegates for their excellent work in accident prevention.

conducted by employers’ a sey
agencies, and ni tee

Pea: m4
IWwA Administration

&
=

pet ive ‘tor: H

Ries office facilities.
intment of

» Lum-

The issuance of bulletins and
correspondence, as required, to
promote the Union's Safety
Program,
lation of material re-
‘sal afety.
vith the ‘National
Safety sd aly and attendance
at the ual Congress of the
fcduicll”™
District Safety Conferences
to make recommendations to
the District Council Yes re-
spect to nece: oagy action to
promote safet;
Ue ae sesiiey es neces-
y for the operation of the
District safety D ment.

uties of Dine Safety

The ee a the ‘istrict ates

Dir may
iy as ireaaded
1. To establish co-ordination
wi

cil and Local Unions in the
preaticn of the safety pro-

. To supervise the Distri
ie ety Department acti’ ane
aun eee to the direction of the
(0)

3 irs (eana pile information re-

garding hazardous Conditions i in

the B.C. lumber Gt Eel
y

pare necessary reco
oe Geis with same.

To compile information
a ee improved eechaiates
of accident prevention through-

out . in lee ae erally, and

make recom: dations re

ing their appliestion to
imber indust!

n matters relating to

al Union

tees, may be considered ad-
visable by the Local and Dis-
trict Officers.

7. In co- operation with the
Local Unions, to keep the job
safety committees fully activi
ed and informed on safety mat-
ters.

-operation with the

tion n of material for the safe! ty

orc |

pages of the B.C. Lumber
Worker; to convey saitable ma-
terial to the daily press; an
to direct: other publicity neces-

dicated by

ary, as may be i
the District Officers.
To present radio

ie Dis-

S.

11. To conduct, wherever pos-
sible and in co- operation with
Local Unions, interviews in the
District Office, as may be
cout, by Cie Oninatament
ber: to assist in the ad-
f Workmen's Com-

amendments
accident prevention
regulations.

13. To investigate Facalttiess
and attend inquests, as
quired.

Functions of the District

Safety Conference
the District
may be de-

er:

t al in
ae enatives
Local Unions, for the
ee alate

ns regarding prog.
he promotio

ee

(c) To exchange ideas re-

garding improved techniques of
aceident prevention.

To make nominat
specting the lection of the
fice fety Couns

by

is Te-

job safety
ittees in Bie oper: rations,

uncil

the featictign of the Local
Union.

To investigate fatalities,
and serious accidents and at-
tend inquests, wherever pos-
sible.

Duties of IWA Members on
Job Safety Committees

Within the
regulations

work of a job safety committee,
WA memb

sure sal
the opera

2. To ensure that IWA mem-
bers, in the required number,
are poected at the state d inter-

'y report on the work of the
committee to the Union; and
t they arrange for the prop-

eon menibersieranloy caanetne
operation.
Minutes of crag committee

Pi ‘

or plant, Gaal as well as

the Local Union.

make certain that the
ti

4, Kil accident causes
Eeciedsa ee ee with the
noe liminating the

known causes.

. That all fatalities, a8 well
as serious accidents, are thor-
oughly investigate that the
Local Union and/or the District
Council is represented at in,
quests; and that the causes
fatalities are made known to
the er

ensure that adequate

may be quickly ai eeageetadaes
eitale
Pi 1 ‘o the plant o1

. To report to the ir
camp committee and/or the Lo-
¢ mn:

fits under en Workin Com-
pensation A