Ist Issue, November B.C. LUMBER WORKER in those short periods is arise — when time is expected or unplanned — when emergencies endency to act rashly es—to become alarmed ore hazards and to ed to size up situations there is always time ‘apped by circumstance before acting. De mi Cove, B.C. Woods Foreman, SAFETY RALLY AT THE CANADIAN FOREST PRODUCTS CAMP WOSS, who arranged the rally to give fresh impetus to the crew who had worked FRONT ROW, SEATED, LEFT TO RIGHT—(1) Tom Hollas, Assistant Safety Co-ordinator, Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Safety and Training Vancouyer, B.C.; (2) Jack Corner, Inspection Supervisor, Workmen's Compensation Board, Vancouver, B.C.; (3) J. Brissette, Camp Ad- istrator, Woss Camp, Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Englewood Logging Diy., Beaver Cove, B.C., Sec. AP Gomm.; (4) Earl Laird, Train- master, Woss Camp, Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Englewood Logging Diy., Beaver Cove, B.C., Chairman AP Comm.; (5) Viv Hunter, Safety and Personnel Supervisor, Canadian Forests Products Ltd., Englewood Logging Div., Beaver Cove, President, Canadian Forests Products Ltd., Englewood Logging Diy., Beaver Cove, B.C.; Products Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.; (8) Dunc Forbes, Superintendent, Woss Camp, shows the head table guests and members of the Safety Committee an accident-free month during October. Group are: B.C.; (6) Russell Mills, Resident Manager, Vice- (7) Wm. McMahan, Vice-President, Canadian Forest Canadian Forests Products Ltd., Englewood Logging Diy., Beaver SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BACK ROW, STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT—(1) Pete Franzen, Head Brakeman; (2) Fred Stokkeland, Unit Hooker; (3) Pete Staryk, Section Foreman; (4) Gordon Flowerdew, Faller; (5) Gordon Glover, Catside Foreman; (6) Paddy Shannon, Construc- tion Foreman; (7) Frank Leyirs, Arch Car Operator; (8) Doug Paton, Bullbucker; (9) Walter Nadelko, Bulldozer Operator; (10) Jack Vettleson, IWA safety policy praised by G. Home High praise was given the IWA safety policy in British Columbia by George Home, Secretary-Treasurer ofthe B.C. Federation of Labour, when he addressed delegates attend- ing the Provincial Safety Conference, November 13, in Van- couyer, on “Labour’s Role in Accident Prevention in B.C.” | vote to other Reviewing the history of acci- dent prevention in industry, over the past one hundred years, Mr. Home stated that labour’s early battle to organize the unorganized, left very little energy over to de- From Page 6 “Fewer narrow escapes he has in day-by- day exposure to the hazards of his work, is far better qualified as an “expert” once he has accepted the idea that safety is good for him. “When workers protect them- selves and each other by co-oper- ating and sharing these things, we will have made much progress towards accident-free operations. Slow at First “A program of this nature will be slow at first and fast at last. At least that is the way it has been in our own experience. Edu- cation is a slow process and that is the way it should be. I have the greatest admiration and re- spect for the intelligence of the people for whom I am working. Once the worker is sold on safety, killed” he realizes that the only asset that he has, is his ability to work, “That he is not going to get rich working for somebody else. That this is a wonderful world to live in, but only for people like you and I who enjoy good health, who are not smashed up and crippled by accidents. That this is a beautiful world to people who are not blind, and that we have everything to gain in a rich and abundant life if together we de- sire to make it that way. Cooperative Effort “Tt is my firm opinion that the answer to the problem of the pre- vention of industrial accidents lies in ‘the cooperative efforts of un- ion, management and government working together in a planned | safety program.” by OL duties of ‘their. movement. Changed Now This, he pointed out, was now changed with the acceptance by society of labour. In addition to the growth of membership, unions have been able to establish better financial and working conditions through collective agreements. “Regardless of former condi- tions,” he said, “I believe we can agree here today that safety is one field in which there should be no conflict of interest between management and labour.” Labour Resolution Labour was, he stated, doing their part now and proof of this was in the interest displayed by delegates over the safey resolution drafted at the first unity conven- tion of the B.C. Federation of Labour. Following that Conven- tion the B.C. Federation has co- operated with the Workmen’s Compensation Board in conduct- ing annual seminars designed to acquaint the membership with the Compensation Act. This is com- bined with an annual safety con- ference. IWA Safety Program In his reference to the IWA, Mr. Home stated that this Union already had a sound safety pro- gram in operation prior to the Federation resolution, that was so well defined that it could be ac- ceptable to the majority of the unions in British Columbia. This safety policy of the IWA was out- lined to the delegates so that they could see how this Union handles the problem of responsibility. In closing Mr. Home said, “I am hopeful that out of this in- creased interest being shown by the union delegates in attendance at these educational functions, that we can bring into being in B.C., in the not too distant future, a Trade Union Safety Council, which I suggest could be affili- ated or attached to the B.C. Safety Council but whose major emphasis should be the encour- agement of a safety program with- in the various industries in this province and working with the management teams to safe opera- tions.” Youbou contest winner Sxu (know your soe!) (*)ertwess (ar att Times!) (Fear (DISCARD IT-FOLLOW RULES) LLOYD SCHNEIDER, Tallymman at British Columbia Forest Products Lim- (Swrnusiasm (ror your woRK/) ited, Cowichan Division, Youbou, B.C., who has been working ot Youbou for almost 17 years, was the lucky winner of a Safety Contest which cul- l ie OTHER FELLOW (wir wnom minated on October 20, 1958. The Contest ran for a six week period in which time all the employees in the Sawmill and Green Veneer Plant ot Youbou vied for the grand prize—$100.00. There were also four prizes for the runners up. epodal COLDER - += After successfully winning a giant Safety Bingo Game, twenty-five employees entered the “final round” of the contest by each submitting three Safety Suggestions. From these twenty-five men a draw took place and the winners. were as follows: Lloyd Schneider—Ist; Joe Fearon— 2nd; Bill Ehrstein, Maintenance Engineer—3rd; Ray Bennett, Automatic Trimmerman—4th, and Fred Easton, Millwright—Sth. 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