6 B.C. LUMBER WORKER

W.CB. reports
accidents down

a Annual Report of the Workmen's Compens
Board on 1958 industrial accidents in British Columbia
and a

shows a decline in accidents of 15% from 1

decline 7 a in the number of ae
Of the orkmen cov- | ing 0;

\ ered by ae vem ® 039 pepciiee mor natectieas The a ott

pees puluricsrt in 1958, as co) a lowering of accident fre-

seer 88,189 in 1957. Fatalit. Biches rates to values ‘ane:

the same per! Bat ‘have been considered im-

ar {roe 240 to ossible a few years ago.

Reasons For Decline Safety Films

injuries resulted in 1,071,335 days lost from work

during 1958. ‘The 75,039 work injuries spares in 1958 were,

by pereentage, In the following industries

Per Cent
23.9

rest Products
struction Industry and allied trades _...
di id. dustri

General manufacturing .... 1.8

i
Rereaenes of municipal governments
piss tion and wharf Cnn se

sak ae
Pate a Mish nacking industry
Coal

Asso-

tor; C. an,
ti Safety Di
cline in employm Over 400,000 pieces of safety ciation Safety Director; ond. Secretory, R. J. Doug. Watts, Workmen's

A de Compensation Board Safety Inspector.
cause of a lengthy fo) ae de literature were distributed. 163,-

‘ i in B.C,’s Forest Industries
season, labour disputes and oth-| 000 persons viewed safety films| over a 10-year period. In 1958, accident ee rate reached lowest
er economic conditions along| from the WCB library. point in history. Campaigns like Safety Week have helped B.C.’s woods
with a greater safety awareness} 121 ventilation and dust con- f

b: surveys were made by the = - =

the drop in industrial accidents.) WCB silicosis inspectors in 4

Be MUSTERING SUPPORT for B.C.’ frinual Forest Products Safety Week, |
15 |] May 4-9, are executive members of the Joint Forest Products Safety |
0.5 || Committce. Left to right, Committee Vice-Chairmen, John T. AtKi

‘A i i Robert Whiskin, T @

OWS!) workmen. 28 of these men did
ie tifi
1%6 for permanent disability pen-| Ret, @ualty for work certifi
s en-

ni First Aid

1 job,| 3,276 orders were issued to in-

a |.) dustrial establishments instruct-
f widows and|ing them to bring their first aid

ili t
slons as 0 December 31, 1958|quired by the Board. Oxygen
3,828. Workmen receiving| therapy training instituted in
vaeretient partial disability and| 1954 was carried on throughout
TeSplity a
d 10,6

Keep the flag flying..

sions numbere ,679. The pen-| Province. To date a total of
sion reserve fund necessary to| 3,982 first aig) eranGe Have i
guarantee future payment of| been traine the WCB fi
these pensions was $83,577,' mae aid baactre in oxygen
including the silicosis pension’ apy.

fund.

thee

Last year, 52 silicosis pension Industrial Hygiene
SCouy sis pel S ;
were granted. All of these work- a unspecuons an and fms comuved
eee employed in the mines | oi ine 195 peraue Brecon enucy
prior ee be ictal aueeas ig 195% :
: at
h

tf
1 : Workmen's Comps
industrial Seposures snabled on
wher ere were 29,198 cmblevers accurate evaluation of DISTBIOD Safety Council Chairman, Gil Ingram, left, Briti h Cc
trial health problems Saal ana CRORES Ds Stadnyk, report back to the 22nd Annual Dis- FIIs! 0}
of the year. This was WD means of control or iprevenuon Bk Gonveutiant the results of Council’s recommendations with ~
slightly over 1957. of industrial raben ses. regard to the safety resolutions submitted to the Annual Safety :
Conference.
Rehabilitation
‘he pues year of occupation
f|in the new Rehabilitation Cen-

aeeetion an ire resulted in better treatment 7, ’ TO CWO [77-4 EVIE ‘
‘act ane 30% over 1957. 13,429| for injured workmen. The pus @eee
orders were issued to correct|b wa:

ont

me eeaent Preve:

enti
WCB field inspectors Tv
enti at 11,795 insp.
industrial

er of patients treated
unsafe conditions in industrial reue with

an average daily Be
operations. mee of 514. The number of
British Columbia’s Centennial arealee made by the Voca-
Year was marked by progress|tional Rehabilitation Officers
in accident prevention. There| was 4,3: provide additional
mn increase in the number facilities the Gove! it -

of firms having organized safe-| proved the constructon of a ne'
ty programs; we ve es 2 wing +habilitation Cen-
volved great -e which will be eee ee ee

sons, and the better Naieaeoas ee at a cost of $200,000

Accidents lead
insurance deaths

al Life Insurance of New York reports that accidents
are afte leading cause of death among its polieybelder s under 40
of age. Mishaps cause 43 per cent of te in the under-
40 ee Broup—more than twice the heart death rate and three
times x cancer incidence, Nearly half the stldent deaths in
this age group are caused by automobile accident