al an Tee ee ees 6 ? B.C. LUMBER WORKER AS _ JEAN HOWARTH SEES IT THE HUMA By JEAN a tes There is ha rdly ever, in industry, an acc’ FACTOR ent. That is the opin of Arthur Francis, Orie? safety inspector for the Workmen’s Compensation Boa: There are arora knows now just bout exact] fice because they ne sO petaeees aie n be over-conscientious. Se ee in fact, they are peo- Bley and: not robots. ey will even respond hey istics and cel e and cps ous occurrences. But almost every one of them uma! experiente or to human absence of mind, Al- a” fo: rope broke and he fell through the opening. Killed. ead boomman, noticing that one of the 12 maen working under him had forgotten his lifejacket, gave him his own, He was an ex- cellent swimmer with years ital discord in their homes. ad a fety record, while another, paste tty re tion had a g Go od Leader He discovered that the good operation had for a foreman a food leader, who could engage the the ob and i of his men, both 1b y If companies would hir their fuer not necessarily the jooming thee pianists Work just enol OE oe euel ead Tater ay problems. A serious war threat will double the - accidel nt rai Arie Buckers They know, for instance, that it was e calm day in a prataral cove with ene workers close by. But dur- g a conversatio: nt almost always increase the acci- dent r: . eee Beating © lin that last carta if it Be of conauietl that a certain number of road ence Hope negotiations lave builders will end up under rocks | mereased the acciden sie or stumps a eg is quite well| oon. knew to Accident Prone wi Because, says Mr. Francis, they are ate human. beings, with the normal human inability to no) omsieas anise a times. a jacket, no life. onto a cor- which he estos, ae ey ibeent nen and “di ied of ii fo Signs foreman instructed a | wa; ‘0 do as men alive, says Mr. is, are jeseribed a long series of cavomed oe sedi cenclaiebtores accident prone at some time. “t asst ec to show how the killing him instantly. they’re lucky, they skin through | hum: i d. The basic re hy they are undamaged. If they’re unlucky— Rope e Br oke not prevented Vie inside the hu- well, that’s why we need work-| A workman cata pul man mind. é achine ae Mr reports m= And why are they accident] ing 200 pounds Alene a roof with | si: centage o prone? Because they have feel-|a %-inch rope and wale his back ers who suffer Feu oem ings and emotions, because they|to an opening in the roof. The fatal ace! dents, have a record of WS a well- mba need men, Se needa rate would pa sharply. ‘he rate: pe by various in- aries into the compensation fund are termined by the num- ber of accidents each industry has. Christmas Tree Cutters An accounting firm might pay as little as 10 cents, a logging outfit as high as $7.00, the oppor- iat accident being obvi- mselves s a ship- pilot 2 Not be at Francis declined to inion. that mature, who think before they tackle a job, tend to live longer, —Vancouver Provin “SERVED ON A CORONERS’ JURY” as a surprise when the Personnel Supervii ned t Coroner’s Court ¢ the ae were duly sworn in read by the AC this point, s the remains of ff "young man, 29 years old, killed in rules. pairing a rent ical _con- The deceased, sath two other men, was rep used nor was x panel on the ger. i thought of Safety and pulled and tagged the main switch. i ver forget the anguished look on the fat nts by ND tf VE a and tired drivers are blamed for mos' the Canadian Highway Safety summer cane Learning to slo of wisdom following code for safe @ 1. Slow down str down and driving @ 2. @ 3. cattle crossings. other crowded ai Slow doy after dark ani conditi 6. Slow do’ is only a pedestrian. @ 7. Slow dowi e @ @5. m for greater comfort and less strain, e it easy is the begin at the heel says pe ees ae pees ae at the first aimpee of children playing in the Slow Rosnlal intersections, traffic circles, and railway and Slow down before velit city and town limits and any 4. Slow down for ate pe every 100 miles. under bad weather or road wn to give the other fellow a chance, even if he You'll njoy your trip more, and will survive it! ; ; Injury Rat Workers employed by comell had fewer injuries ee 195 thity he 40 basic indus! frequency rates Fre unchiy¢ mained the The Bes ania fr mitti mpany reports tol th reduction of 8 percent from th that ine allindust ry rate was less pr mmunications induatey Agi ployee “frequency 12 rate of . 99. disabling Snjuries per one the pit tion by ee crety ae “i cent reduc tio average injury severity Tab Coie based on the number of Sut ] 783.in 1956. That was a 10 percen came ions, with a rate nei 3 cent, snoaed out tobacco to take first Tobacco was second with a rate q § h.108. = (Reporters to the % Bhi Industry Freq.t 9 Cae Rate Froz 195 ekaaiis ” 65 ean craft Thc saaiey 92} Blectrical Equipment .0L | -7 aI ceaeee E Sa Tobaccc 27 “1 Rubber - Chemical < ol Steel y ii Shipbuilding i Sheet Metal . 2 | Storage & Warehousing a nt | ae CEMLOHgS Dg f “15 f) 4 + Glee . - Railroad Fqutpsent d ou Mackirery i - Printing & Publishing i Ser +1 ALL INDUSTRIES 6.38 Electric Ueilsties z ou bab Boe : B3 Petroleur H 2 Leather Zl -¥ Wholesale & Retail Trade . c Mest Packing r ee Nonferrous Metale & Prod. 8. A 5 Gas Utilities -1 | tte Iron & Steel Products r a2 tet iets ae ‘oducts: ul -U 9 fou Qua: 10. au frac Sieg Eroucts 10.09 18 ¢ its 10.32 + ter 10.96 10 ite ie 11.66 a ie ‘Transport Uw.65 = [iar Construction 10 = Mix Mining, Other Than Coal 19.93 =3 {90 Lumber 2 32 | La Mining, Ccal 23.07 - | Marine Transportation 32.48 434 4 Mtr Disabling injuries per one million oi results in the conpuete Poe pt estivities for a per : ts in seme peru! a mat ** Vine ckerges (in days) per one ounntogy G770 KWOWGETITER ... i ARE THREE REASONS WHY Vip Set hee oe ER NEGLECT THE St ‘ TAKE (7 FROM AW OLD HAND GET FURST-AUD PROMPTLY! your FUTURE f L your HANDS!