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LUMBER WORKER

Coroner Questions
Safety ers

Effectiveness of the patchy Programing in the falling and
bucking aoe of the forest neue was severely ques-
tioned by Hea ith MEGETSTET juest inquiring:
i Ae we leas Spkolsey incke, ecient killed

a Logging Comp

he ce one of

h
at-| the
the victim

Th
was accidental with no blame ee the

performance of

From these studies and from
eee ana ee Ae od fs
the
dy “officials fae ee ict feat
ineiesusenners cl are life through ignoring one o
elementary safety rules of his
wi

nw ilian: ey aes ten years

is nd yet to
Save ‘himself a ae steps in re-

in
the hill, is took a chance
eee Hib life and los}
nal Safety
and

Dee Joha
Ros

Dead

d
, and an ae, severed ine trained first aid was
s of blood.

available, and the ‘loader died frot
WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION BOARD

BRITISH COLUMBIA
WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION BOARD

—
LADYSMITH =~

2,000,000th work injury
B.C. Work-

finger on
a box
yard. He cabeke a finger
tween two pieces of lumber,
aii
Industrial accidents in B.C.
a ral ae

these accidents a
which cause workmen to la:
work more than three d
majority are for minor inj
requiring first aid care only
The WCB reports
ut in time-los:
permanent
medical

ist accident vietims and
és.

ni
ey is en-
"the 30,000 EO Dree i

Miratiry i~ DANA LoGene~ BucKER (sie Hite BOX)
Phe ctoteect cndicate the oe Gfore the Auucheadt :
Fi Free MAR near ae ¢ 7 gf a
° e staff at the WER, 9
Recorded Injuriae wa oe a 8

Reach 2,000,000

He ~ ¢
id

ford ena care, administer red
ula! the tenets nan

safety regulations and collect the}

ne-
ee in oo a
money is ha sae by a 500-mem-| ee

en le ht
hand as tioning homer rom
x in a North Vai
5 hel

under

5 ber Staff
The hug ie tion needed to
Iprocess eenueneten claims, at-

Looking back in 1959, the challenge was known
from the beginning, and what must be done, and H
the means we had.

Can any member of a firm prepare an
Employer's Accident Report (Form 7)?

1.2

plouseheld Fire Hazard Hints

Hearth rugs, window drapes or other fabrics that might be
fice hazards in the home can be given. a cae but effective
cip

arding treatment, using’ a ry
eet griculture eesencehers a a ot te of three
unces (slightly more than ¥%4 c ic acid and

th y're
tho ey ees Dry the fabrics and iron with only moderate hot
iron. le retardant has to be renewed after each ao
ing. “is is s recounted for cotton, linen and rayon, but nx ‘ot f
acetate,

keep separate payrolls for compensation
assessment purposes?

arate payrolls should be maine
tained for cach class, otherwise the
SS eae
payroll at the c= applicable to the

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In the stress of the year the challenge was
sometimes forgotten and often there was a failure
o use the means to control hazards.

No one can be proud of the results recorded in |
the suffering of our fellow man.

Ii | d that

the ae remains, that the means are alw: ways |
improving, and that 1960 will be free of accidents |
in direct proportion to the willingness to accept
the challenge and to use the knowledge and s
which man possesses.

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