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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

2nd Issue, April

Meany states job safety has made
“Progress through tragedy”

“We have made progress through tragedy a
declared President George Meany,
Occupational Saf ety held secenty a Mashing

labor

Geen in his

AFL-CIO, Before the

when nails require legisla-
act

delegates for the cas s made|  « a too that the ever-

he fi f accident prev growin; ber of private
tion. He added, with reference to| ganizations whose purpose
present-day problems, “eternal existance is the establishment of
vigilance is the price of safety,”| safety standards and programs,
and warned “true vigilance will] must step out of their research
do much to cut down this loss.” | laboratories more often to let the

Secret of Labor, James whi

a grim n
sea cana and the

necessity in thet ieee of

sions devices." He ae uae
aca research in accident pre-

he future,
Nosy Ea scat as it may
sound, our re safety de-
velopment is ay
made progress through tragedy.

Nobody is opps d publicly to
legislation to prevent death,
r j a ‘0 workers.

arbon copy

Jerome Pollack, social security
consultant of the wa Me led a
discussion on “Safety Progress
aid Froblems i ia te otha Mee

” A large number of pro-
ment iabowsloarera participated

day-long series of work-
Ereel discussing all phases of
saf

<

The AFL-CIO’s monthl

‘0 say ab ety ina
neavatle entitled NBarining
on Safety”:

“Unions have played a major
role
wor

for substantial

nowledge
ment and union, sac procedure

often iepaa s into a ro mat-

yship in aay the full glare| eae Sensitivity. to hazards
of public disclosure of the “Yes|DUrted. ia ape t a
legislator: mnt nions ould therefore take

conversion of words into deeds.”
New Problems Require

‘We must demand jointly iat
enactment is legi lation that i

We safict

equally Sales in ie future

Ravaniavinmeabersinbeianl
lives.

to Executive member of the L:
al Safety Council, shared in trade union preparations for ae eaesene

must not continue that way,”

President’s Conference on
hi

p
r Confer-

Types of ha vary of
tae ii Seated aa partial
- | workolce, but eae basi
een i

he followi ing

Yr alue.
article ists broadly some of
ich

iporeh

sagged int routine
which is effective against only
the major or most app

the need for avoiding all i
juries can itself generate con-
s ictive i ee ment in exist-

ing safety methods,
3. New mine and old ones
new shapes and forms, are
condtany developing as a re-
sult of changes in work pro-
5) new types of jean
aterials,
‘asin mechanization and

thet widening use of ato
gy rie

aie cunleiee “ot

le of Union
e| The safety of its members is
pe gan eal

a pals responsibility at a oe

ethods the unio iB

tee ney chroughethig #a

sibility necessarily vary with the

nt and the type of work
of "hazard inv

must mn activities aimed
at gaini
1. Constant management co!
cern with Peden Sroehtns
Safety first aan ae ost
n:

union should never
company forect it, iaaeetent
attention and efforts must con-
tinually be directed to norenial
hazard situations and toward

safe
and nae to spotting aa
correcting He ards.
3. Reg review
spection Suid Gsitawtions: rh
endanger worker safety
or eae
4. tion to clear up
my Seiae detrimental to
bets and healt!

Aesouations oe Safety
Feo

In bar ing on contract
terms, ihetaireteavertl types of
provisions a union can negotiate
a isin these safety Ee

1 safety practices canno
wel cal be ue ait ts ae
ment, but the an:

e-

et a bro ee pledge from
manaeement that it will pro-
vide safe and sanitary condi-
tions.

ite specific scputrcmcny

‘or ex-
ment,

ate definite proced-

ures Renae safety commit-
tees) for handling safety
matters.”

Contract language alone is of
couse no assurance of a sound
satety progra pS, vigilant

‘ams are often
aadaeted with Ittle or no pect.
fe praaionbiaytheheeae

B. C. Fed. to hold
Seminar May 30-31

@ man died...

Years
mber, six fe

rolled off the truck on to a single: arose
peared 6 be fairly Teves ground. The dri

block on Wha ap)
moved th

feet high, well stripped and with

ve is presumed he then

faba
DON'T PLACE TOO MUCH
ee re WHEN LUMBER IS FROSTY...
CAR: PULLI

USE EN

attempted
caused the lumber to peut foes ee
weather was cold and th

to pull the chains over the

CONFIDENCE IN
NG BINDER

' CHAINS OFF THE LOAD

1 Compen:
un of Labour in co-

01 ae

thes seminar will be held in the

> May ay 30, and Saturday)
will make up

nsa Ane edvanes a compensation; and the

dustrial ae
minal

the Workmen’s Compensation Boar

ation Semin:

ar Sponeared by the
peration wil

h the Workmen’s

wit Wo!
ition Board is expected iy Beas Ae union delegates.
Oe he: fice

e in Vancouver

ste program—primary com-
union’s role in in-

‘men are William Black, receident of the
B.C. ederstis ot SLabede and J. = Eades,

» Q.C., Chairman of

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