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JANUARY, 1978

THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER. 5

OVER 100 ATTENDED

PRINCE GEORGE SEMINAR
DRAWS ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE

Prince George Local 1-424
drew an enthusiastic response
from stewards and committee
members when the final 1977
educational session opened at
the Yellowhead Inn in Prince
George. '

Over 100 students enrolled
for courses for Shop Stewards
and Safety Committee func-
tions, and arbitration as well
as procedures in economics.

President Don Muirhead of
the Prince George Local,
conducted the plenary sessions
opening and concluding the two
day school. Subjects were pre-

sented in the several separate
class sessions with Regional
Education Director Frank
Wall conducting the Stewards’
class, Max Salter, Director of
Safety and Health covering the
industrial Health and Accident
Prevention classes, accom-
panied by Steve Peterson, of
the W.C.B inspection depart-
ment.

Roy Ockert from the Inter-
national office presented the
course on economics while
Regional legal counsellor Bob
Blasina presented arbitration
procedures.

High Level, Alberta, was the
scene of one of a series of
schools presented for commit-
tee education by Edmonton,
Local 1-207.

Providing essential educa-
tion for committees in new
organized operations is a pri-
ority in the Local Union, and
prepares the unit for continu-
ing education in the handling of
union affairs involving health,
safety, job conditions and pro-
cessing of grievances. Up-
grading classes are provided
for members in the operations
spread over the area covering
the top two-thirds of Alberta.

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5 January, 1978
Mr. J. J. Munro, President
International Woodworkers of
America
2859 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, B.C.
V5N 4C7

Dear Mr. Munro:

At a meeting of the Bravery
Awards Committee of the
Workers’ Compensation
Board, it was decided that the
existence of the Committee
should be as widely publicized
as possible. With this in mind,
we are asking that you con-
sider circulating this letter
among your membership.

In the opinion of the Commit-
tee, it appears that acts of
bravery are going unrecog-
nized. Anyone may nominate a
person whom they deem to be a
worker within the act, for a

I.W.A. members are
reminded that Accident Pre-
vention and Protection Regu-
lations covering B.C. workers
and employers have been
amended, and officially take
effect March ist.

Copies of the new Regula-
tions should be provided to you
at work by the employer. Com-
mittee members should con-
tact their Local Union repre-
sentative for copies available
now.

The new books are construc-
ted to allow for replacement of
pages as new amendments are

produced, instead of following

the former practise of a com-
plete revision every five years,
the new policy will speed up the
opportunity to make necessary

Every worker should famil-

bravery award, which will then
be considered by the Com-
mittee.

If there is any uncertainty
with regard to whether or not a
person is a worker within the
Act, we would urge that you
leave that question to be de-
cided by the Committee, rather
than declining to make a nomi-
nation.

The Committee is comprised
of three members: Mr. Tom
Gooderham, Regional Director
of Organization, Canadian
Labour Congress, Mr. W. M.
(Scotty) Allison, retired, and
the writer, who acts as
Chairman.

Your cooperation in circulat-
ing this information would be
greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
S. H. Brown,
Commissioner

iarize themselves with the gen-
eral sections of the regulations,
and also pay particular at-
tention to the regulations
which apply to the part of our

industry in which the individ-.

ual is employed.

Several sections of the new
regulations fall far short of the
Stated objectives of the I.W.A.,
and some of the new regula-
tions have appeared as a sur-
prise to 1.W.A. Safety Officers,
since they comprise legal re-
quirements which were not
presented for scrutiny at the
public hearings, or have ap-
peared in a form extremely
foreign to proposals presented

during the Board hearings held
for the pu of determin-
ing changes, and to

assess the form in which they
were to be formulated.

ICE CUBES
GOOD FOR
FIRST AID

New and powerful drugs are
continually being developed
and utilized in the battle
against disease. Some of these
drugs have serious side effects.

So, it’s nice to know that
there is a simple, effective aid
in treatment that is readily
available and has no side ef-
fects.

An ice cube makes a handy
first aid kit when caring for
minor household injuries, says
Dr. Herbert L. Hershenson of
Saskatchewan. A sliver in a
fingertip can be removed pain-
lessly with a sterilized needle
after the skin has been numbed
with an ice cube.

When ice or icy water is ap-
plied to a burn, it reduces the
sting and keeps down swelling
and blisters.Ice can help stop
bruises and surface bleeding. A
backache due to muscular
strain is less painful when ice
cubes are applied.

BOB BLASINA, Steve Peterson, Roy Ockert, Max Salter,

STUDENTS during closing assembly at Prince George School.

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Don Muirhead, Frank Wall at Prince George School.

REGIONAL DIRECTOR of Education Frank Wall (left) -
discusses grievance procedure with group during sessions at
High Level Alberta.

(Front L-R) Jeannette Woodson, Rick Cocks, Glen Stewart,
Lucy Keating, Wayne Paul. (Rear L-R) Bob DeLeeuw,
Wayne West, Max Salter. (Missing from picture is Commit-
fee Chairman Omer Hebert.)