B.C. LUMBER WORKER

sed word
d over

e world are learning that Safety
importont. Here in British
of the best organized sofety
of labour, "

industry. Sines @ 1947 | the
. eccident rate, you will find in

committee constantly hommer-
BI is not just o matter of luck

the sefety committee does, t!
fell on eas workman meet

tion Board

CCIDENT

FREE

ACCIDENT PREVENTION COMMITTEE of the ¢ Sorichan Sawmil] Division, B.C. Forest Products Ltd. whose fine efforts in promot-

ing safety

Mill employees
me ee right: Dave Dufton, Bill Good, John

ness, Rod Pearce (Sa

Hai ety Supervisor), Charan Singh. Back row:
is, Howard Delmage (Safety Committee Chairman), Frank Miller, Lorne McDermid and Ray Bennett.

Norm Donald, Ross

FIRE-POINT at B.C. Manufacturing Co. Ltd, showing the i

Fire phe
For Welde

rs on most bperatfons

ing-on 0 arged fire-hose
during t iod of welding or
cutting.

In the interest of fire protec-
tion, B.C, Manufacturing Co.

e | aid on welding

EHONS

the charged line laid to the scene
velding.

extinguisher is part of the stand-

ard equipment on the welding

cart.

ines. The welder

th
wet-down unit in position. The “tee” is attached to the nasdolpe

ence in Handling fire rere aie

ire hose can be cou

any to the other connection on the “tee” as
oN and is

then cha: el by turning on the auxiliary valve. In the

leach fire-point,

geeere und: is one of the painted static water drums kept filled at he

"Chief Engineer Henry Wrigh
had a do pis paling built for
weldii to. fit

at his job, nee being required
to wrestle too-big firefighting
gear or to risk being hurt by’ the
“cick” when the full-size fire hose
is cut in.

It’s Hs economies, too, to

os the business end of this 50-
t length,

day when you really need it, by
keeping it dry and its racks
aloi ngaide the hydrants where it
can be brought into play in mo-

a are provided. In use, this is

B.C, Lumberman

FOREST FIRES COSTLY

oods worker who lea
on the job. But

The
ae noes last long

ves his ee fire
is diffi-

cult i indeed to conyince casual tr oaellon . ane
that such

J eo PY
PULE ANY MATERIAL SOLT WONT TWALE!

Forest dies and insect disease have taken more

lian bushlands than all

the com-

mercial cutting aneetons 2 a the country’s history.
alone — Ont:

timber from Canad

In one pro

forest fires eatin ves
n careles

rio — there are 1,200

th Cc
disregard for co. nae cnoes shown by thousands of

woods travellers.