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IWA

The 18th Annual Safety
Conference was held on Sep-
=~ tember 23, 1967 at Woodwork-
~ ers’ House in Vancouver.

The Conference was opened
~ by Joe Fowler, 1st Vice-Presi-
= dent of “host” Local 1-118
. (Victoria), who was followed

by Regional President Jack
~ Moore.
- In his address to the Con-
| . ference, the Regional Presi-

dent expressed his apprecia-
™“ tion and the appreciation of
' «= the other Regional Officers,
for the work being done by

“the plant and camp safety

| ™ committees on behalf of their
 » fellow workers.
He stated: “The work of
” Union members on plant and
* camp safety committees is

ONE

- Access to Competent Medical
Facility for Injured Workmen
at Workmen’s Compensation
Board’s Expense

That this 30th Annual Con-
vention of Regional Council
No. 1, LW.A. instruct the
Officers to press the Work-
men’s Compensation Board to
make regulations that a work-
man with a serious injury will
have the right to proceed at
the Compensation Board’s ex-
pense to a doctor of his own
choice.

Walking Wounded

That this 30th Annual Con-
vention of Regional Council
No. 1, I.W.A. instruct the
Officers to present a submis-
- sion to the B.C. Medical As-
sociation, outlining the prob-
lem of light duties in the
Industry.

W.C.B. Regulations
(working alone)

That this 30th Annual Con-
vention of Regional Council
No. 1, I-W.A. press the Work-
men’s Compensation Board

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never finished, due to ever-
changing conditions. The
Union owes a debt of grati-
tude to those men and women
who are constantly trying to
safeguard the membership of
the I.W.A. against injury or
death.”

The Conference dealt with
six safety resolutions, five of
which were recommended to
the 30th Annual Regional
Convention.

(Editor’s Note: For the in-
formation of the entire I.W.A.
membership, the “headings”
and the final “resolves” of
these five resolutions have
been reprinted on this page.)

The Conference accepted in
principle the draft of a new
“Pocket Guide for the Acci-

| SAFETY RESOLUTIONS —
| - DEALT WITH BY CONFERENCE

for regulations, stopping the
practice of workmen working
alone within the forest in-
dustry.
Workmen’s Compensation
Board Appeal Board

That this 30th Annual Con-
vention of Regional Council
No. 1, I.W.A., urge the Pro-
vincial Government to set up
an Appeal Board in every
major centre of population,
and

BE IT FURTHER RE-
SOLVED: That this Appeal
Board be made up of an inde-
pendent Chairman, one repre-
sentative from management
and one representative from
labour, and be empowered to
call in independent Medical
opinion.
Workmen’s Compensation Act

That this 30th Annual Con-
vention of Regional Council
No, 1, I.W.A. instruct the
Officers to study and be pre-

pared to make any necessary
recommendations concerning

the new W.C.B. Act.

REGIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL DELEGATES

SAFETY PAGE

" NEW "POCKET GUIDE" FOR COMMITTEES

dent Prevention Committee
Member” and referred the
subject matter to the Regional
Executive Board for subse-
quent disposition with the
suggestion that the final text
of this guide be reprinted in
its entirety in a future issue
of the Lumber Worker.

The Conference further
dealt with the date of the next
quarterly safety conference
(February 17, 1968, in Vic-
toria), the place of the next
annual safety conference
(Convention Hotel) and the
use of “gimmicks in safety
programs.” All these subjects
were referred to the Regional
Executive Board for final dis-
position.

LIGHTER SIDE

A lady from the Midwest
was visiting some friends in
the East. At a party she was
introduced to a snobbish
dowager. “Here in the East,
we place great emphasis on
breeding, my dear,” said the
dowager.

‘Oh, we think it’s great,
too,” said the midwesterner
with a twinkle in her eye,
“but we try to have a few
other interests to go along
with it.”

* * *

While interviewing the ap-
plicant for aid to needy chil-
dren, the harassed social
worker asked incredulously,
“Don’t any of your eight chil-
dren have the same father?”

The woman answered, “I
believe the twins have.”

* * *

At a surfing beach in Mali-
bu, California, in vivid, glow-
ing, red spray paint, the
words, PRAY FOR SURF,
appear on the wall,

Beneath this fervent pro-
clamation, a disbeliever has
added the comment: PRAY

FOR SEX, YOU CAN SURF

ANYTIME.

REGIONAL PRESIDENT Jack Moore addressing Safety
Conference September 23. With him on platform left,
safety director Andy Smith, Safety Council secretary Pat
Ewles, Council chairman Norm Kelley, Local 1-118 delegate
Joe Fowler, Council Ist vice-chairman Eric Ewert.

SAFETY SPEAKERS

MAURICE NORDBLAD

Local 1-367 financial secretary

ART KELLY
Local 1-417 financial secretary

FRED IBIS ©

* Local 1-424 business agent

GENE OLLENBERGER

Local 1-71 business agent