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1957 SAFETY ACHIEVEMENTS |

Safety achievements of the IW i througho:

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the l

cheer fully, exemplify fhe "ales oO!
d Dist:

eNatonal: cae Cane
e program
t Executive

Diss gen John T. Atkinson on
Gs ber &

the report of

part:
he REE Satety apie upon
ngress. He aint

his return froma the Con,
bi

presented on pebalf of eee necessary

ted by
eae Jack Moore, as he interv eae Dist trict

Safety

the Green Gold radio program,

Tie District Assistant said in

of the important functions
ion is active
participation those steps
to establish safe work-

ae by Jack Moot
it that the progr followed
y the  IWA in British

ber industry. A trade union repre-

has met with approval by unions
in the United States who are now
showing greater interest in the
subject.

ihe circumstances of its member-
ip. Quite naturally, we one ciirst
anton to wages and working
onditions. f

District Safety Conferences

lows logically, how
‘tat our ae SUaiSr should be erally
interested in all that is necessary

ence has taught us that much can
be done to remove those hazards
whi iT lost freq

member g
normal enjoyment t of
EH his toil. If b

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a lo
something about it. Our approach ea
to

this question is a logical one.

Safety Talks on the Job

Union on those points likely to t P
of value in our own worl a ie ipation of the unions in the
Delegate Re; ork of the Council was indis-
istrict Safety De: er to its success, The de-
has acted as one of our ae ‘ision was reached to establish a
tatives with regularity. labour conference as part of the
only recently returned Trae aie deliberations of the Annual
year's sessions of the Safety Con-| gress. Provision was also made for
gress in Chicago, and has agreed|the appointment of _representa
to answer questions, which are| tives of labour to the Executive o!
those usually directed at him by ncil
workers in the Hen rking Part
Question: What part does or-| [ think our listeners should
paneae Hels ur take in the pro-|know that the trade unions have
eding: onded enthusiastically to this
Labour 's Part overture, with the result that this
tA Pair part. Some of | year’s labour conference _ was

tively

Ans)
us hal as piones

compara-|a

ic! ‘e the m quent ent venture on the ae pane of the gress, When
u ccidents, O: inion | of he Nationa eae Council. | the trade union oe in at-
|has acted on the lessons of experi- | The e proune intere est of the eparately t cuss
ence, We now play our part in the|tnions in organized safety pro-| their own part in the Susan pro-
constant campaign which is being |Srammes convinced the Council| gramme, their number was in ex-

povecticrce tender
Post Mortems Useless [4.11 co-operation te liketheh sexe
There is little use in complain-| tions of the community in a full-
ing about preventable hazards|scale attack against the accident
after a worker has suffered crip-|rate on the highways, and in our
pling accident or death, Experi- | homes.

LS Ra
Improved First Aid

is public must now b

that it has tackled “ts

problem in an creed way.

Hae 0 oc almost ‘e
ars has ete a Safety

@:
partment Provision has been ae dustry

under wl we engage the full-
me serine of a District Safet;
Director. I believe that we are

are the
only “Union in Canada making this
kind of investment in a safety pro-

gramme,

= Natenal Affiliation cipate, These representatives
fe fully realize ete the pro Constitute themselves as one of
uss of life an on the | the most unique gatherings in
job is a matter SF Eas engi- modeta dndusteal Serres:
ering, We have endeavoured ery year, appoint dele-
to keep al t of all the’ latest raed to attend, Cnn si ate eX-
advances in this field, This has | change of ideas on sis subject of
Jed us to Obtain affiliation with |safety, and report hack to our

Fiease
Eviomet ee

the fety Council,
vant Sees in Chicago.
thi

aan

Life Saving Equipment Promotion

For Peace of

ae

The greatest gift that a

family is the knowledge
he exercises every car:
while at his work. Thys
his own health and wel
his ability as a wage ear
a strong shield against

of misfortune and ins¢c
The finest demonstra:
solicitude is a sincere’
injury and harm by ac
rational and prudent m
British Columbia
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