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MANAGER

SAFETY DIRECTOR

FOREMAN

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

e in the Hotel lobby.

ele TO THE 9TH ANNUAL DISTRICT SAFETY CONFERENCE, held February

— i
2nd, at the Hotel Georgia, in Vancouver, pose for their

Wide range of topics were

District plans ever-haul
of prevention

Cain

broughteunder Bis eussioty at

nce Secretary
BP ciutshions

ae

pany
officials. oe Bap jening Stetdet,
victims to intimidation

to suppress ee facts.
© That the official policy

recent Annual IWA District Convention when the reso-
lutions on safet: ers were place: ore the del ae 8
many of them with the recommendations of the ipietaatee
Safety Conference which had met on the preceding Sunday
Convention delegates heard that
the Safety Conference had be statement definin; ¢ Union’s
one of the most representative | responsibility at ail me with
and successful on record. The re-| regard to safety matters, be
port submitted by the District widely dietibutea throughout
Safety Director brought to them| the Union.
the cheering news that IWA-or-| @ That all isle aon Safe-
ganized operations had s! man| ty Directors mal ymedi-
exemplary record in reducing the] ate and sire iavesagaton
accident frequency rate. 01 of the use of Perma-Tex and
ized operations by contrast had| and other chemicals for
ee a se m and Bat te preservation of lumber to de-
Maj end termine their effects on the
geen aiecty “rom ae District health of workmen exposed,
and piloted | and to report back to the next
ntion approval by | Safety Conference.
tn ies pete Chairman, oie decisions clang to acci-
Bud Leo Stad; ee 5 i ctard Confer- | dent peeeien h ceeupie ied

e@

ign

it more rigorous en-
be secured of the

mae

iz
cepting. hey equipm
eT

Local Uni Inions be

urged to submit their safety re-

ports in writing to the District
Sait Iurierenees
° all necessary: pro-
tective equipment purchased by
empl logging, booming
d tow boat operations be sold
through the commissaries at
it.
@ he requirement

That
hed t to the effect that Bt

old Class

“A” certific
@ That ee Aid coverage
be pro ded i in logging camps

the attention of con lele-
males may be snmasined as fol-
eres

That peneesentations be

made io Pee Provincial Govern-

nt ane ya aaoin cena

ae more Eley inspectors, to en-

sure a more effective coverage
of lumber operations.

e t steps be taken to
sure that safety inspectors visit-

's_representati
jceaed with safety mai

lobes dian
new signal device

rch of cect ro:

Distric ec on-
debate arose

vention, when
over the Proper use on eee

al devices. So: ras
Berd as to rie er these
modern devi Id

type “bug” system traditionally
used by the ephistle punks,”
Apparently

caused some ceric regardin,
its efficien
“Not

Guinea Pi igs”

Most decidely the | delegates ob-
jected to any Company rule which
would mean experime! ntation with
the loners as "guinea Digs” Fail-
ure

cost lives, it was pointed out, and

change-

over to # age) new sapien would

r the

“Ask first,”
says WCB

Workmen are reminded

loss and medical aid.
rkmen’s Compensation

a n medi
tention lGae ie: British "Cal

his wit
continuation of
ion payments for time |

ompensati

necessary for them to Salih that
this regulation be adhered to,