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“B. C. Forest Industry Safest,
Sta ates | Pres. Morris at ILO

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he best eats ol coun’ y the world,” lated Dis eee than any other class of tional cooperation will greatly
i return from the Geneva | Wer! stimu ate safety measur Pech

sessi aa eerie of the ine La- Steulardié of Bae Hes are out the timber industry, it
sour Wisin Heuines ith the world timber industry. ae a ae eee fice Se Iressing the delegates,

IWA tel eS d | For this reason, the effective | methods and 1 an President Morris said in part:
as Chainer ands sp an of establishment of ay isco protective exwipment “We are proud o! of the safety
the workers’ ce - | tenance of proper provements in the timber in-
dent prevention, Bad in the final of this respect requires try of British Columbia, and
report of the main committee | workers, and governments. cooperation of pee la-] hold up our experience as an
many of the basic elements of exa’ of a broad program,
IWA maiely policy mi dis. ith excellent cooperation of
een labour, management and govern-
This was the first oceasion when ment. This pattern is receiving
RU a anGenece’ fechas en serious consideration the
the possibilities of of eran suen to other provinces of the Domin-
3 achi

hieve safer standards the
Routines: ute try. ve hold that any company
% rv. without an effective, we ae urea
When the commit fe

it was furnished with
hensive survey me aecide nt

acl
st lumber industry
¢ brighter spots,
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IWA

fe arti con
Statement in the repot a ae He
Committee that none on the pecu-
iar characteristics of the ser
ry present ins: surhiougel
sbstacles to the achievement ae
Heasolable degree of safety.

ult of the enquiry, an
the econo ne the

approved ie its GiReiNe Body “Accident prevention can
ILO, lumber workers achieved through the recognition
the world may be ests and elim: tet of hazards pecu-
Aig henert by the following 11.C liar’ to the industry, and the ad-
iclivitics. : justnent att Tes attitudes and

World Standards Set stark met. ape) to the particular
a ai hment of world en dy
ety, throughout

countries, .
The rsal recognition that :
the rds of the timber ime Ba eneionnen eee production
4 RUMOR Te isc acerconiie, te was procedures. All of these impose
agreed that the timber industry is the need of cyte, their par-
characterized by ain pe Sate President Morris ticular ney maximum safe
ities which have an adverse effce i

working tite acocmpanied

1 safety, Th is te by plat ned aa to minimize the

‘ount for the bie Vocationai Training Urged jbour and governments, it was as-| threat.

in comparison wit ' urged that more ace erted “There are other factors which
tion should be given to vocational “Furt + St dies Planned e less tangible, and which pre-

governments’ in the Bane y in th - set greater dangers, eapecause they

y now be expected to en-| du are not so easy to rol. Son

in efforts to make the in- of Hiss Sorat are

er. The feeinle was Si ity of ei by

and will be stressed.

fety of

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«ration of the workers into} Considerable attention’ was gi naaeeuent the pro-

fety ieawvorkers production Aaa ures. en to methods of inspection. The } vision on maintenance of suitable

€ ree dence over pro- greement was reached that} members of the committee agri cipment, a the degree of sin-

s. It was agre consciousness should be} that inspection should be more fre- with isileration is given
Meso tsial\| aroused and sustained by appro-Jquent and more adequate the rorking lorce.

pever result in the | priate me Under the auspices of the ILO} “2. The customs and habits of

measures, Educat: tion Required a handbook will be prepared and | the aarti force, their outlook,

s Responsibility | One recommendation urged that} placed in circulation 10 give ex-|native skills, phys

ccepted at Geneva that {managerial and supervisory. staffamples of good practices in rep- {and moral philosophy
responsibility of or- should con hnise fo receive an ales eventative seetiswinie the idee ll ae iae eee et eatin
conditions are prim- | quate educ

al capacities.

tion |for_ the} try. ing environment which motivate
FOREMAN ae Super- | duration “of their rotectional It accepted that due regard the worker to accept seen
claimed |life. imu given the ages and apti- |for his own puellaney and his deter-
“reed ah nag: Undue (pine on the job was | tudes of workers in the timber in- |mination to safely.

t ty apply cite tiv nis aa ized factor contribut-| dustry during placement, Condi- Soc ial Pr oblem
ded» measures as a mat- fing craanilnte. line Haegean ah ER eat not be tolerated such “Indus Bailie prevention is
clic ¥ sie food to ) this ime et was ] as spe incentives leading to}not solely problem.
ference accepted | examined. : c Itisa soil pratt ea society
le that accident pre- |study will Te should able to hold industry
interest |dicts, and model’ menus, peateranieanet legally and mor-
Me te the parties concerned. lic studies revealed that ee its policie:
nough for industry

mminity p

SY OIWLe diced hy excess profits. ‘ex for the
of an ego, to choose or
ose to promote ~safe

The a 0 i

anical catenin was regarded as| “The humane aspects

an important requirement. efforts sich ae inportant should
All through the ea atul ob

in dis committce’s conelus'

w nt siz a th:

of safety pric
vllgeouneeien eeAaetieat wit iecehtnaqeatcoa
3

‘ be
hour, management, and govern plete pea program.
u erm ‘accident’ should
Committees Required [mean Fall hoseancidenes which are
tiaelgcaltand Aiea to control, and which un-
he ee_{controlled have a threat of loss,
cegional comms Should be ¢5-]itsmage, or other harmful effec

ect
al she eae Lees cite on men, materials, equipment, or
cing.” St call productive effort.”
Qn

both labour a iaiacenn

The urgent necessity of ‘fh rther
re ch in the field of safety en-
gineering was stressed.

Accident statistics will now be
collected on a world-wide scale,
and with uniform meth A
se ry ia! ng system will be
adop expected,