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Compensation seminar

to be held June 5-6

Third Annual Workmen's Compensation Seminar will
he held June 5th and 6th, commencing 9:00 a.m. at the
Workmen's Compensation Board, 707 West 37th Avenue,
Vancouver, under the joint auspices, of the Board and the

~}of the

B.C. Federation of Labour.

The program this year will be
of special interest as it will include
a thorough explanation of the new
amendments to the Workmen's
Compensation Act.

New Amendments

Such matters as reporting acci-
dents under the new phraseology
Act, the new definition of
“accident”, claim ajudication, in-

be conducted IWA Safety
Director John T. Atkinson, and
Chief Inspector Arthur Francis of
the Safety Branch W.C.B.

In this course consideration will

be given to the expanding program

of rehabilitation of the Board.
Lunch will be served on both

days without cost to the delegates,

by

dustrial diseases under the Act,
will be diséussed by those with}
expert knowledge of the amended | Registration forms are available

regulations, at the office of the Federation of
A special course of Safety will} Labour.

Local Unions are asked to
register their delegates early.

| ie EXHIBITS devised by the four departments at the Alaska Pine’s Universal Box Plant in Marpole,
for the Safety Week contest, were approved by IWA District Safety Director, John T. Atkinson when he
visited the Plant recently. The Trojan Horse theme was used by the millwright, mechanic and pipefitters’
department to show the danger of using dull and broken tools.

‘Universal box employees
"plan safety week program

-\ spirited drive to achieve perfection in safety per- re
formance during Safety Week this year is evidenced in the
planned program of the Universal Box Plant a

The general theme of all-out
safety for the family and the need
ef workers to take the safety
Message home with them, is re
flected in the planer mill hibit
Of the frayed rope on the child's
swing. :

What can happen as the result
of improper stripping of lumber
loads with its tragic consequences
is a gruesome reminder by the

CARELESS WORK CAN KILL. This gruesome exhibit by the Transport
and Yard Crew of Universal Box Plant shows’ the tragic consequences of

improper stripping of lumber loads. Men in photo are Ken Witcher, hyster
driver and Peter Krause, swamper.

that have broken off and by| thrown. Operators have also suf-
Transport and Yard Crew to the stones, pieces of wire, and other | fered injuries to feet and hands
Test of the mill, that carel foreign materials which the|from contact with revolving
fan create hazards that blades have picked up and | blades.
Millwright, mechanic and_pipe-

fitter departments’ hibit of the
Trojan Horse exposes the lurking

: and inherent dangers of using dull
and broken tools in their daily
work,

FOLLOW THESE RULES

Shut off and disconnect power of mower before clearing
machine of debris

Mow in daylight hours only, unless you have good artificial
light.

Shut off and disconnect power of mower before moving it
from one level to another.

Be certain of your footing and balance, especially when
mowing on an incline.

Check your mower regularly for dangerous funetioning and
worn parts.

In the plan for safety at Uni-
Yersal Box, each department is
obligated to w its contribution
with its own ideas for creating
interest and greater safety in the

Plant.

FRAYED ROPE on child’s swing was used by one of the departments of
Uriiversa! Box during the Safety Week contest to demonstrate that
Preventing home accidents is important too. Annette Fulton, member of
the planer crew and box factory agrees that this is very important.

Mower

| Hazards
Increase

The prevention of accidents
and injuries inyolying power
Jawn mowers requires that
safety be built into these ma-
chines when they are manufac-
tured and that rules for their
| safe operation be developed.

The hazards of power mowers
have beer demonstrated by an
alarming increase in the num-
;ber of accidents involving these

machines.

Since available data indicate
that more accidents occur in the
use of rotary power mowers
‘than with reel and sickle mow-

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most cases, however, they also
apply to reel and sickle mowers,
whether electric or gasoline
powered.

Accidents have involved both
operators and persons nearby.
“People have been struck by fly-
ing sections of cutting blades

Don’t leave the mower unattended while it is running.
Don’t use the mower when the grass is wet and slippery.

Don’t refuel the mower while it is running or still hot from
use.

Don’t allow children or pets in the mowing area.

Don’t lift or tip the mower while it is running, especially
if it is a rotary-blade mower.

Don’t reach into the engine or blades while the engine is
running.

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AKE-ING FOR TROUBLES

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