r4 5

ies of the National ately
the ones they had were

year for the Council’s member
the 1957 edition of “Accident

earareate heat takes more me

pssifications either reduced their
. Half cut their severity rates as excess

piel

e cold.
lore persons die ea a
for employees of all industries sce eta hte ae mt fhan a
¢ buncil— based o nm the number of facts on as sive
an-hours—was 6.38 in 1956, 2 | heat eiverentediby/ ike Natiarel
jus her It was the second time Safety Council.

1

it
; 1s
955—was nudged from that ae sted au Neionie 7 ek
had a rate of 1.92—a 14 p or intense heat. Heat cramps are | <—
A vi
from the system igh per-
rat{ for industries aed to the spiration and are identified by
da: Pe per million man-hours, w: cramps in the abdomen and in
nt, yduc on arm ai leg muscles.
of ) and a 1956 reduction of 40 per- Hea ora hich doesn’t
rst lace in the severity column. + | aiyees accompany heat cramps—
te 82. Service industries was third |has these sympt pie SLEDESS:
chills, dizziness, nau 1
‘\sweating, rapid and om Tow | SOME OF THE 1, DCO ENS en GLATTB on file at the WCB’s head otis e in Vancouver.
nradtitinig, tapid’ard. weale wales se | Mammoth microfilm eee “job is now underway to all the documents in these files on 16 mm.
Ber ae aicieee yi | wealtiess, Bees eek tempera-| film. The tons of files, which occupy much eH (ey wen I i floor will be desti feel once they are

film.
Rate Fron 1955 | {ure and skin either hot or col Microfilmed, in order to gain additiona rk.
and clammy. It will take about 6 years to eeninlele me ees project; largest ever undertaken in

2 Western’ Canada. Over 40 million exposures will be required to record all documents.
108 FR Possible Death s
li i: Unconsciousness and possible
12k oh death may result in severe cases,
156 47 Oey a
a i the Council said.
227 Bf Heavy exertion in abnormally
eT +7. . *|high temperatures—engine rooms
280 7 foundries, steel mills, bakeries
Bs ey and laundries, ite fear leaee
397 e cause heat sickne:
1g55 ae ions
461 -1
y6o 2 Mort suscet to heat sick-
543 +5) ness are persons not used to high
Soi - emer nics, those in poor
paseee tt health or previous sufferers from
Cae rit. ee how it can be pre-
vented:
733 ceo 1. Avoid alcohol and ice wa-
11 ter. Instead, drink cool water
791 Sas and citrus fruit juices. Ea
oe 3 vegetables and easy-to-digest
“ poste
pe te 2. Wear light, loose clothing.
bar B Ay. ane over-fatigue. Bathe daily
876 + and get plenty of sleep.
8 +E 3. Replace a
jucts 151 +7 elviexceasive
ferrous Metals & rot. Teak by walling your fo aortas
flectric Utilities 1384 - Urea is eee
| ai eet salt when you take a drink of
rine Transportation 2163 =3 vee
ising, Other Then Coal 2290 alu i for heat exhaustion
‘ 2375 stall saelaae these points:
pee = 1, Remove the victim to cir-
7) a oe 4 culating. air.
j 2. Keep him lying down. Ap- | HOLDING A FEW FEET of the more than three million feet of microfilm required to record all
mre (AieasAok dnjury 6.000 vhich ply blankets over and under | documents in the WCB claim files is Mrs. Z. C. Lawrence, Microfilm Department Supervisor, WCB.
him. he drawer of reels shown above contains all the records of compensation claims received in

nate]
f do} Fao ae BS pesto eas usual
2b birs a: injur: e

: : Gree |, WCB Microfilming
pers ale CLEAN OP/ ; Accident Records.

he’s conscious, give
ail nh vy clint == AE
sled water (a teaspoonful to
int).

than 270
eel, C.A., WCB Secretary and Director Aaaicaater said that eevee to
ree tie ail be easier and faster when records are sctcreniniedt

The largest malcreaaas job ever undertaken Wes!
To: ne is now underway at ane Workmen’s Cae ation

mammoth job anean roan ing more than 1,-

ments on file. Eo ercuinntalye 3,300) 000 feet of
onan will be used.

So far, about 50,000 files have
been transfe rred to film but the
entire sony will take about 6 years

The completed microfilms are
viewed on a mole reader
whi

maki
easier ea sata and final ay
will provide a more permani
enna as microfilm w il last es
files when competed will take | eral hundred years while provid-
little more than 1% st the | ing space which can be used for _
Ww mt up. useful work,

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