IWA

By ANDY SMITH |

Regional Safety Director

A tour of the Crown Zeller-
bach Building Materials Ltd.,
Fraser Mills, was conducted
on Wednesday, March 9th.
Those attending were Mike
Major, safety director of Lo-
cal 1-357; John Hachey, 1st
vice president and business
agent of the Local; Charlie
Spooner, safety committee
member of the plant commit-
tee; and the Regional safety
director.

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ANDY SMITH

The entire operation was
covered and found to be in
good condition: Housekeep-
ing was good; guarding was
adequate; work methods were
proper; the flow of material,
etc. were all very good.

The newly built First Aid
building is a model of effici-
ency, and should become a
standard for all industrial op-
erations. The company is to
be complimented on the plan-
ning and foresight in this, the
finest First Aid station I have
seen.

PROGRESS

After lunch, we attended
the regular monthly meeting
of the plant accident commit-
tee. Last year’s committee

was retiring and the 1966 ‘

committee was: taking over. I
was impressed, as were the
others of the tour, at the high
level of the discussions and
the complete acceptance of re-
sponsibility by both the com-
pany and the union commit-
tee members. I am sure that
with this attitude progress
will continue to be made and
the operation become a safer
place to work. I wish the
committee every success
throughout the coming year,
for it is only through com-
plete cooperation and honesty
that progress in the field of
safety can be made.

APPRECIATION

On behalf of all members
of the tour, I would like to

express our appreciation to
the company and the accident

SAFETY TOUR

prevention committee for af-
fording us this opportunity
to tour the operation.

In touring a number of
other operations in Local 1-
357, I was quite favourably
impressed with the house-
keeping and work methods,
and I am sure that with con-

tinued close supervision and

instruction a marked im-
provement in the accident
rate can be shown. However,
in some of the smaller opera-
tions it is going to take con-
siderably more than instruc-
tion and supervision. The
companies themselves must
recognize that they are going
to have to take a more realis-
tic approach towards accident
prevention, and can not and
should not expect men to
work under some of the hor-
rible conditions. and hazards
that exist in their operations.

DOLLARS

The time is long past when
companies can place the dol-
lar sign of profits before the
safety and well-being of their
employees, who produce that
profit.

Undoubtedly, it is going to
cost some of these companies
thousands of dollars to put
their operations into proper
condition, where people can
work without fear of a dis-
abling injury or deteriorating

-health.

DUTY

As the Regional safety di-
rector, it is my duty and re-
sponsibility to bring to the
attention of the management
in this type of operation and
also to the local union the
conditions that I find existing,
so that they may be corrected
in the shortest possible time.
However, if common sense
does’ not prevail and the is-
sues cannot be settled amica-
bly, then other avenues will
have to be considered.

SAFE PLACE

To the employees in this
type of operation, I must
point out that you are the
ones who are putting your
life and well-being on the line

every day you go to work .

under such conditions, There-
fore, in the interest of self-
preservation you should elect
a good, active safety commit-
tee, and then be prepared to
back up this committee in at-
taining a safe place to work.

There will undoubtedly be
many arguments before this
is attained, but always re-
member, you can have as
much safety as you want, but
you will have to fight for it.
J stand ready at any and all
times to assist the local un-
ions in making any operation
a safer place to. work.

JOINT ACCIDENT Prevention Commi
Ltd. (Fraser Mills) meeting March 9,
Safety Director Andy Smith and Local 1
Safety Director Mike Major.
Herb Allen, Geoff Hornby, ’
back row, left to right: Ron Wilson,
McKinaly, Andy Smith, Gordon Lumb,

Henry Locken, Harold Davies,

Paul Klein, Mike Major,
Doug Robson, Maurice. (Buck) Thomas.

Group seated left: John Hachey, Bill Noon, E. Pearson,

DELEGATED MEETING

The 8th Annual Delegated
Meeting of Local 1-417 IWA,
will be held April 23-24, in
the Kamloops Arena, Kam-
loops.

Approximately 70 delegates
are expected to attend the
two-day conference at which
policy matters affecting the
Local Union will be formu-
lated.

A number of visitors in-
cluding International Presi-
dent A. F. Hartung and Re-
gional President Jack Moore
are expected to attend.

Following the first day’s
session there will be a smor-
gasbord Banquet and dance,
featuring the well-known
Thompson Valley Boys or-
chestra.

OLIVER AUXILIARY

The Annual Meeting of the
IWA Ladies Auxiliary was

held March 10, at the home of .

Mrs, Margaret Joyce in
Oliver, at which the new of-
ficers for the year were
elected.

Officers elected were:

Elsie Parker, President;
Beth Divine, Vice-President;
Mary Fast, Financial Secre-
tary; Ella Stich, Recording
Secretary; Helen Tranq, Con-

1-424
AGREEMENTS

President Ross Inglis of
Local 1-424 IWA, Prince
George, reports the intensive
organizing drive conducted by
the Local is now paying divi-

- dends, Negotiations are now

underway for collective
agreements with the firm of
Deven Logging, M & K Log-
ging and D & L Trucking, Lac
La Hache.

The Local Union is also in
the process of signing a
standard agreement with Mc-
Coll Forest Industries, Burns
Lake, and will shortly nego-
tiate for an agreement with
the Motiuk Contracting Litd.,
Prince George, which was re-
cently certified to 1-424.

ductor; Clara Hewlett, War-
den.

Local 1-423 Financial Sec-
retary S. A. Muir attended
the meeting and reported on
Local Union and Regional
Council activities.

The new officers will be in-
stalled at the Auxiliary’s
April Meeting which will in-
clude a sit down dinner.

SICK LIST
LOCAL 1-357

Sisters E. Spooner and P. Miller of
the LA of Local 1-357 IWA, visited
the following patients in hospital and
ciztebated aes Sigaie tes: and cop-

e Western i

Werker, anadian Lumber

ert Hofman, Amfab Products; R.
McEwan, Powell River; Patrick "Fa:
gan, Douglas Plywood Ltd.; K. Ricks,
Beaumont Sawmills, Sardis; Henry
Wall, Timber Preservers Ltd.; Gabor
Serdult, Timberland Lumber; Lester
Johnson, Drays Bay, Van. Island; A.
Peterson, Fraser Mills; Harold Grif-
fin, Hope, B.C.; Ron Brown, Pacific
Pine; Dave Cunningham, Fraser
Mills (retired); Joe Cronie, Fraser
Mills (retired); Gerald Hodges, Ster-
ling Lumber; David Fernus Purdy,
Hope; Leslie Solomon, Imperial Lum:
ber; Gary Legg, MacMillan, Bloedel,
Squamish; Rai Atma Singl, Flavelle
Cedar Div.; Harry Atlee, Can. White
Pine; R. Hammon, Vancouver Ply-
wood; R. Knull, Hemfir Lumber.

Jackson, Fraser Mills (retired); R.
Ikona, Flavelle Cedar Div.; Harold
Dunn, Logging, Quesnel; Thomas Mer-
ritt, Fraser Mills;- Mario Delgrosso
Timberland Lumber; William Anton,
McKay & Flanagan; A. Price, Queen
Charlotte Islands; Knut Peterson, Ra-
yonier; John Lacton, Fraser Mills:
Henry Schmor, Rayonier, N.W.; Mar-
tin Enger, Harrison Lake; Bob Brown,
Rayonier; Harry Ostach, Industrial

hee Lee Palmer, Fraser

1-423
MEET

The Annual Meeting of
Local 1-423 IWA, will be held
in the Kelowna Aquatic,
April 16, in Kelowna.

Regional President Jack
Moore will be the guest
speaker, Invitations have

been extended to the officers
of Local 1-417 and Local 1-405

to attend the meeting and the
dance which will be held in

the evening.
EEE eee

Sam: I haven’t spoken to
my wife in three weeks.

Mike: Why not?

Sam: I don’t like to inter-
rupt.

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