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B. C, LUMBER WORKER :

Tenth annual i safety conference

Program te accbecal
Safety director reports
Reduction In frequency

po ‘ored by ‘orkmen’s
Delegates attending the Annual District Conference on| perience with the built-in_haz.|Compens ation Board, the B.C.
the eve of ‘the Ani Pu District (Carica tion ee rd the ‘District ari ot ‘ower driven Thachinery Federation of ba Eabodr and the
Safety Ae John T. Atkinson, declare that the 10th natural inherent yatieen : So
eka Ret ced bilan Hie ae Ghanian aluable contri Fut ns of Un-
impressive Yoru in accident “frequency rates through- | Increased safety interest was | 0% policy. based) On} ex eavanea
se open ae <timtated by the appointment have been made to the National
out the industry. f ‘Centennial | S2fety-Conferenc ivi:
“In Pe ting this Tenth| plan of action to do something | s, ae a ward oT de ae This | Sio" chi 0.
pe s initiated by the Department | World C
S :
’ ur g s, sawmills re the Cons ana
will also contaii le record] plywood plants, and_ shingle accident | representative for “
jof the progres: chie ills are cleaner, better and The high Industry and is report to To
ments of the Union’s efforts in| safer plas in which to worl ndards oh salty i in the lum. | the, which«s'
he important work of organized] First aid, and safety sta ndards ree industry were reflected in y wise ps steel ram and
accident prevention in the tor en are Higheah in British Columbia the winning of ma Fy. ‘of these eved are prob- Tor
ingusteyee i ish Colu | Amerie Hs regretate tha |" nae as by Ouricoasilocals: aly etter ihe Rabe els Be
is regrettable wo much
This is the tenth anniversary] this progress had mad est Fires Seri tisfaction to all of us. The
of the program and attached to] over the ‘dead and broken bod: tices |
this report is a table of statist- See een

ies of working m
i. et

marked
rates

ics which will convey to you} This needless Bd ‘foolish sac and
the distance which has been| rifice the altar of produc- ud
travelled year by year. tion has been greatly reduced. lations of te procedures
atable Reco Safety promotion and education and a poorly “equipped poor!
Thousands of men have been| has developed a climate for directed ire fighting force. Re,
injured, hundreds have been| safety that has brought with it resentations will be ee ata
kill in our industry. Good] a general peretanc ce and carry-|later date ‘by the Union, to a
men, honest hard working men,| ing out a ealety rules, safe|Court of Enquiry and recom-
oe peop! aa dure and eth- |m: mengadons made to deal with
them. Tt will always be to th matters.
ie everlasting credit of this Safety co! onecious: workmen This year, the siti regula-
union, 1 safety conscious supervis-|tions of the Wi n’s Com
bers, that they undertook alors are matching skill. and ex-|pensation Board will te revised
re-written. Recommenda-
on such apoeant items
as "plectro ic Whistles, Power
Saws, Life-belts, will bel present-

At 10:30 A.M ee 1on, who had been assigned to clean a rug with carbon
itptletieg Wworbcan babe slightly unvall. He wos tld t gat some ae air, ond then to go
avoir room end clean a diffrent 9, ieles cy ie ctenene ay 12:24 P.M,
‘was found lying with his face ‘about two and a half aa in es
ted S Peceod stat ih pa i, ond # roy ies @ one gellon bottle of carbon-retrach
p on, al the side of the

Union. e
regu lation: it is inter
hat in ie numerous

tl
ar eiingg last year in B.C., not

Activities Promoted

Safety eat and lectures
J

were held on the job in many
¢ and mills, and courses
on Industrial Safety given in
Labo: titute: id Seminars

Daydreams can have

British

WORK

folraising Rint "andl Sate ty
standa mals

The tragic results of thes
iyo enanitee of employer de
linquenc iolent

deaths
many
necessary to a t
eet “er POMPENSE
lic eilecion nothing short =
of a public disgrace.

fety

single boom-man was lost.

Sa Week
This project was’ again’ par-

Corbon-tetrachloride is « common ingredient of fire extinguishers, end an excel

Weel i Isa ra which has serious chronic effects from continued light expo:
ich may ing from heavy exposures. tetrachloride is hazardous when
Dine esi mete perms end ei ecnna [ed eee
a, the Z of Ira designed ventilation, and proper protective equipment, ond under a
strol .

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