Py: Ist Issue, April Brc. LUMBER WORKER .C. lumber Industry to make ie safest week in B.C. history.” “f$ SAFETY COMMITTEE vir a) May 12th will be observed as” ®.€, lumber industry this year. he Joint Forest Products Safety samized sections of the industry mer years, the IWA has pledged ‘a e morning of May 12, the Green aised over every operation par- MBety program. This flag will ojgompensable accident has been tuting the week. If by any mis- 1t should occur, the flag will be keep it flying for all the weeks y Week in previous years has : aycident frequency rate during portance is the fact that it bas r{$'to make every week in the tia : * : ré constant attention is given to ‘eb places a little more dramatic f'the constant and cooperative ‘operation of accident hazards. Support of new employees, and topperation between labour and urpose. yis lagging, Safety Week, as des a most effective demon- i a co-ordinated and well- | the established agencies for sll be rendered to stir every- Kpose. In each operation the Ww start to plan for the 100% r |i € of the numerous interest- the week, care should be taken : Suitable for the operation, and th® purposes of the week. It is \d.be done to create tension or 7éek can be fun, and every item should be carried out good ays outd be on the alert to gain the every employee in the operation. 1 Cberce people into an activity rh at an honest attempt to observe ults, Th every instance, the suc- Week in an operation has made ell js intended to do. GET FIRST AID PROMPTLY/ JOHN T. ATKINSON, Vice-Chairman JOINT FOREST PRODUCTS SAFETY COMMITTEE Sponsored by GOV.-LABOUR-MAN. First Centennial award won by BCFP plywood employees Exceptional safety record of 116,640 accident-free days, achieved by the employees of the Victoria Plywood Divi- sion of the B.C. Forest Products Limited, was highly praised by Jack MacKenzie, President of Local 1-118, IWA, when he accepted on behalf of the employees, the first Centennial Safety Award. The Award was presented by Labour Minister Lyle Wicks on March 5th, in Victoria, with the Centennial Safety Award Com- mittee in attendance, of which District President, Joe Morris is a member. The following is the complete address made by President Mac- Kenzie: “We appreciate the action of the Centennial Safety Award Committee in its recognition of a splendid and unique record in the field of accident prevention. We are especially pleased that this award provides direct ac- knowledgement of the faithful attention to safety requirements displayed by all the workers in the performance of their duties each and every day of the year. Shining Example The entire Union, I know, shares the pride justly felt by its. members employed in this plant that their achievement ranks above any yet recorded in the province. This record will stand as a shining example for workers everywhere, and will in- spire them with the hope that they too may make safety a reality in their working lives, On behalf of the Union, I congratul- ate those whose faithful and con- scientious devotion to safety richly deserves this trophy. It should be known to all that this record-breaking reduction of the accident frequency rate was not just d matter of luck nor the result of any haphazard attention to accident prevention regula- tions. I believe that this award has been won because of well- 3 British CowwMi _ VICTORIA on A FOREST PRopI PLYWOOD DIVISIC FIRST of the new Centennial Safety Awards, was presented to C. D. Dickey, President of the British Columbia Forest Products Limited (right), by Labour Minister Lyle Wicks, during a safety cere- mony at the Company's Victoria plywood plant March 5th. A similar award was presented to Jack MacKenzie, President of Local 1-118, IWA, by the Honourable Mr. Wicks, during the ceremony, in recognition of the Local Union's safety achievements, OF ACCIDENT FREE DAYS / organized and continuous endea- vour to eliminate accident haz- ards known to those with practi- cal experience in the industry. They have demonstrated that the elimination of the causes of ac- cidents prevents accidents. Instinctive Reaction In this ceremony we find proof that safety must be organ- ized and that it must be organ- ized on the job. It can never be organized in’offices remote from the job, safety must become an. instinctive reaction on the part of each individual worker. Work- ers are not preached or coerced into safe working habits. They are true exponents of safety when they catch the spirit of a new code of conduct, in which each one identifies his or her Jack MacKenzie ident Local 1-118 Pr own safety with that of all the workers in the plant. I believe that this award was captured by men‘and women who worked safety because they had the great humanitarian purpose of the program in their hearts and therefore found inward satis- faction in doing for others that which they desired others to do for them. To my knowledge, they did it zestfully and without re- quiring any other spur for their constant application to their pur- Pose. Two Factors It may be said that two factors more than any others contributed to the success of the Plywood Division. The men and women on the job, of all classifications, had an intelligent grasp of their pro- blems and the techniques neces- sary to deal with discovered and anticipated hazards. Also, they tackled these problems in a spirit of co-operation, which is indis- pensable to an effective safety program. We are happy that this occa- sion fully exemplifies the convic- tion held by our Union, that the lumber industry will become a safe place to work only through the development of a three-way plan of co-operation embracing the Union, management, and the Workmen’s Compensation Board. This co-operation is possible for men of good will, provided each group accepts an equal share of the responsibility, Every worker in the industry, every owner’s representative in the industry, and every official of the Safety Branch has an im- portant stake in the success of a safety program based on full and genuine co-operation. For this reason, we should all accept us the dominating purpose in this phase of our industrial life, the fullest possible protection of life and limb on the job. Continued Success As I congratulate all those who helped to win this award, I pledge the support of the Local Union to their plans for con- tinued effort. I extend fraternal greetings to all of the workers who share in these honors, and express the hope: that they will realize continued success.” THE MOST IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBER IN THE AVERAGE CANADIAN HOME IS THAT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW IT. AND ALSO THE LOCATION OF THE NEAREST FIRE ALARM BOX. er eer 4