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MINING, OTHER THAM COAL
QUARRY.

MINING COAL

SAFETY RECORD OF 329 ACCIDENT-FREE DAYS, is the proud boast of this Cat Side crew at Camp Vernon, in the Englewood Division of the
Canadian Forest Products Limited. Foreman of the crew is Bud Lancey, a former IWA member and active member of the Safety Committee.

Air hoses
dangerous

Under the simple heading
“Dangerous”, the following re-
port was forwarded in Febru-
ary to supervisors and foremen
by the Nova Scotia Accident
Prevention Association. We
think it speaks for itself:

“A machine operator in a
woodworking plant, covered with
sawdust, decided to clean himself
off with compressed air. He held
the nozzle twelve inches from the
palm of his left hand.

80 Pounds Pressure

“When he opened the nozzle,
the air under 80 pounds pressure
struck and entered his hand, and
before he realized what had hap-
pened, his arm had been blown
up as big as a grapefruit and
was shooting pain—from finger-
tips to shoulder.

He had exeruciating pain in
his head and a feeling that the
top of his head was about to be
blown off. This feeling was so
real and the pain so intense that
when help reached him, he was
actually endeavoring to hold the
top of his head in place.

Blood Stream

“The plant surgeon says it
might have been worse. Had the

-'air forced its way into the blood

stream it would have made its

Can you think of any‘ better| partment for your air-hose
way to the very small blood ves-

reason than this for the strictest] points? Or a better reason for

sels of the brain, causing a clot,
which could have burst the ves-
sels and caused death.”

adherence to the instructions on
the red-and-white cards supplied
by the Association Safety De-

checking to ensure that the cards
are clean, clearly visible and in’
good shape?

!WA MEMBERS of the Vancouver Bay Safety Committee whose hard work made possible the winning by
the crew of a Centennial Safety Award for having completed 16,228 man-days accident-free. Front row
left, George Auger, Sub-Local Secretary; Morris Anderson, Sub-Local Chairman and Safety Committee Chair-
man; Harry Jacobson; back row left, Richard George; Ernie Stapelton; Ken Lavoie. Absent from the picture
is Harold Treloar, who was on the Safety Committee but has recently terminated his employment with the
Company. In addition to the Centennial Award, the Vancouver Bay crew also received an Award from the
Workmen’s Compensation Board.

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