WELCOME he 122 wueweme ANNUAL 1-1 THE WESTERN CANADIAN ] } | } INFORMATION, NEW IDEAS GAINED AT Q.C.I. SAFETY CONFERENCE The 12th Annual Queen Charlotte Islands Safety Conference was held at MacMillan Bloedel’s Juskatla operation on Sunday, Sep- tember 27th, 1970. The Con- ference was attended by Joint Management-Labour _ Safety Committee members from all the major logging camps in the Queen Charlotte Islands, as well as W.C.B. management and Union representatives from Vancouver. The program presented to the delegates and guests at- tending the Conference was extremely well prepared and featured two interesting films and three key note speakers who each took a current com- mon problem in the Industry and explored that problem with the Conference delegates. Time was allowed during or after each address _ for discussion and questions from the floor. At the conclusion of the Conference, Brother Ernie Freer (President of the Loggers’ Local) presented the Annual Award to the Safety Committee Chairman, Brother Bill Hart from Crown Zellerbach’s Sandspit camp whose crew and Committee had won the trophy with the > od F SANDSPIT JOINT SAFETY COMMITTEE of Crown Zellerbach pose with the trophy very low annual accident frequency of 12.28. Delegates and guests.) who attended the Conference were of the opinion that a great deal of useful information and many new ideas had been put forward during the day, which could not help but improve all safety programs throughout the Islands in the months ahead. Local 1-71 wishes to thank Juskatla’s camp management and safety committee for arranging and presenting such a well planned and informative Conference. awarded to the Sandspit crew for achieving the lowest accident frequency rate of 12.28. 4 C.1. acMILLAN BLOEDEL’S Q. pa Logging manager Tibar Jando chaired the Conference and made the opening address. In- dustrial Engineer Andy Graham discussed the need for noise abatement on logging equipment and showed a film made by the MacMILLAN BLOEDEL Royal Navy on noise level abatement. entitled “Listen While You Can.” Workmen’s Com- discussed the cause and effect of back injuries and dislocations and how to prevent them. R. CUTLER, pensation Board, LUMBER WORKER LOCAL 1-71 PRESIDENT Ernie Freer (right) congratulates Sandspit'Safety Committee Chairman Bill Hart for the safety performance set by the Sandspit Camp. GERMAN MOTOR CLUBS SHOW SPEED NOT ANSWER Two interesting experiments with speed took place not long ago in West Germany. A cou- ple of automobile accessory manufacturers took two iden- tical cars fitted them with in- struments that measured every detail of the trip and sent them out on a 1,000-mile journey. One driver was told to make the best time he could. The second was told to avoid risk and move as the traffic flow permitted. The speed demon finished 31 min- utes ahead of the slow driver, after nearly 1,000 miles; he drove for 20 hours and 12 min- utes, braked 1,339 times, pass- ed 2,000 cars and was passed by only 15. The slow driver braked 652 times, passed 645 times and was passed 142 times in 20 hours and 43 min- utes. Club Test Unconvinced, West Ger- many’s biggest motor club tried it on their own. Over an 800-mile run the fast car took 16 hours and 52 minutes and the slow one took 21 minutes longer. The fast driver used 10 more gallons of gas than did the slow driver. The moral here is obvious. CHECK YOUR T.V. SET Recently a tragic house fire took the lives of a mother and two children. Investigation showed that the fire started from a TV set in the home. House fires from TV sets are not new. Over ten years ago, warnings were issued about fires in black and white sets but the hazard is even greater in colour sets because of their higher voltage. Most of the problems seem to result from several components, particu- larly as they age. They are fly-back transformers and oth- er high voltage components, A.C. switches and yolks. The instant-on feature of some coloured sets has appar- ently been responsible for some fires. Such sets have a continuous flow of current to keep them warm for instant operation. Because of the high voltage and heat generated by coloured sets if the wiring in- sulation is not adequate or breaks down arcing can occur and even higher temperatures can be created. Some of the insulating material used in some models has not been fully capable of resisting the high heat, especially as the wiring ages. Some components have even been enclosed in cardboard, which could be a potential source of ignition. Enemy is Heat Here are some precautions which can be taken. Heat is the enemy of TV sets. They need ventilation — don’t push the set into a wall or into a tight corner or build it into a book case, or place it on a heavy pad. Don’t pile maga- zines or newspapers on a set. Not only are these combusti- ble, but they insulate the set and cause even more heat to build up. Also keep the set away from draperies. It is also - advisable to vacuum the set occasionally through the ven- tilation holes (without remov- ing the back cover) to remove dust. Anytime you have the set serviced, ask the service man to check the condition of the insulation of the main switch. Note also that a trans- former insulated with wax is not as durable as one coated with silicone rubber. Another important safeguard is to keep the set unplugged when not in use — high voltage can continue going through the set even when switched off or lightning or other power surg- es could cause a fire. ON THE LIGHTER SIDE Waiter: “Madam, I believe your husband has slid under the table.” Madam: “No, my husband just walked in the door.” First Cannibal: “I don’t like your mother-in-law.” Second Cannibal: okay, just eat the noodles.” i