6 2 B.C. LUMBER WORKER sic RECOMMENDED 90° ELBOW FITTING. claim two dustrial accidents in the jing at Lamb Creck. CE area have Seri the ‘Witnesses taulying at the cor- lives of two members of Local | oner’s in ;into the circum- 1-405, IWA, in paral gene stances surrounding Jol ’s mishaps. death, stated that he was rolling In the first accident, Art Ham-|a small log to the ‘cut-off saw ane an active TWA. Ranke a when a big log started to roll, T long time Shop eward, was |avoid the rolling log he attempted killed when struck by a falling|to jump over the smaller log but snag while a ployed as a mi slipped and was trapped between for the K. & S, Logging Com-|the t of them. pany, at Perry Creek, July 9th. Th r’s jury Seco rag) verdict of accidental death with no The second tragedy occurred} blame attac! to anyone on July 15th, when Art Johnson |added a rider that “in future the employed by the Crestbrook Tim-|cat drivers are to spread the logs ber Company, was killed by a roll- out on the la ing log while working on a land- lives none before return- er Safety campaign extended DEAD... DECORATION: Set Operator AG! EXPERIENCE: re ‘he operator Bt a ee discovered tot the tension yrering bert on ee track adjustment had broken and as a result the tracks we! too Baht He attempted to lessen the pressure on the hydraulic track ad ba ae instead of loosening the bleeder valve he apisiakeenly, ine ned the entire bleeder fitting. As the bleeder fitting was ened, by the Hon. Lyle Wicks, Min- ister of Labour, that due to the splendid response of Industry and ur, the Centennial y Awards Campaign has to midnight, December 3ist, 8, Mites Sra that the two the fitting out. A stream of the fluid hit the operator in the right eye, pene- trated and balooned his skull — death ner Severe Know What You Are ig At All Times Around Machinery. and eee Facing The Relief Valve. Do Not Wapsen It More Thea yy atk Not Ati tempt To Loosen The Entir Valve Fitting. The tension spring bolt on broken allowing several sre plied to the hydrajuster flui The hydraulic paciustes = ral wralye was pee, Leas by the designer of the mi oe rato’ echani ens the yn” by oe eae! eee material vented ins pressure (including that os screw) is directed straight at his fas the track tension adjustment ne tons pressure than normal to be ome erator was not thor ce ee with pee machine. ce? in Be Done To Prevent A Rec: Bene are being equi a a actaue ames to minimize strain on the bolt. These brackets can bi tension spring b ors ry a installed on older models. Operat fees are experiencing trouble s _ ew machines are modified so aa ce relief valve vents to the side, models, " anufacturing company Recommends e ee the byraalic Fae adjuster relief 7 oe must be positioned so that the centile! ne or the rear of the tractor. tracks, DO NOT LOOSEN THE U: the operation are being made re de cals printed “warning of ith i available, these decals will Be distributed cr: Posting or Gnaching cs using a hydraulic track ai time which contest sal naneuiel rte low-hazard industries which had a large nun °! an- free te ecgaent to accum e be- fore they could qua! In order ve the required andird ieatines be necessary for firms tareote tie ae period of January mber 3 canee Saipeasble lost ree man-days forwarded earlier this Consecutive Period While the target man-days_mus| B. Pi viding the: p! net taken is a con- tive oF of June 17th, seventeen saw- mills, Gouriess logging operations, | hree projects, two mi lants and two engineering shi achieved the required target and in so doing have completed over two million days fi from compensible accident. ne, inju pro in excess of iiss target w whieh was ¢ .|Reuther addresses conference r conference of the Conference Purpose Purpose of the three-year-old am for thi ty Congress to be held in Chi- ‘in October, and chose three members, includin; ter, as al board of directors. his talk, Reuther eat out "that esa can best be pro- mot joint labor-man- ee saee ie said only about 20 unions were active in id m« i NSC and urged more to join . “It’s one area in which y in .cooperate with management instead of fighting with it,” he eo | } WORKER & SHOP STEWARD 7 a "8 val Sf BUSINESS AGENT if British Columbia =, Workmen's Compe six manufacturing plants, tl this: MACHINES ai eeu — YOU CAN Columbia WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION BOARD Blind drivers fill highway Forty-five million blind drivers — will be on the nation’s highways over He, Labour Day weaken the eR Sale Council said today, — momentarily blind, that r i) 25 eae a a minute an a prone ee if blink lasts an average of one-fifth of ive} averages 40. miles an hour on a THe motor tri closed. — (os se é 4 We WATCH YOUR STEP! OTTO KWOWEBETIER ...