NOTED SAFETY LECTURER - _ TO PARTICIPATE IN.CLC COURSES The CLC education depart- ment is jelling tour arrange- ments for the impending visit of Jeanne M. Stellman Ph.D. and noted author of ‘‘Work is dangerous to your health’, recognized as a manual for industrial health reference. Hailing from New York. Jeanne Stellman is well known as a lecturer in national safety circles, and will be participat- ing in CLC sponsored pro- - grams during her tour in B.C., which commences Aug. 11th through to September 12th. - Labour representatives in- terested in health and safety measures will have the oppor- tunity of participating in edu- cational sessions featuring Dr. Stellman. It is expected that Ms. Stell- man’s attention will be focused on the problems of asthma and other allergies associated with wood products handling, during her tour of selected IWA operations slated for the last week of August. Plans for educational sessions will include presenta- tions and workshops by Jeanne Stellman, together with Bob Sass, Director of Occupational health and safety in the Sask- atchewan Department of Labour, and Victor Rabino- vitch, newly appointed by the CLC to handle Occupational as See PART OF AFTERNOON SHIFT crew pose with Max Salter (left front) following safety incentive talk. Health and Safety Research and Education. ~ The educational sessions for health and safety officers and business agents interested in the subject, are planned for August 22, 23, 24, in the Van- couver area. It is expected that the classes will be set at Simon Fraser University. x Local Unions are urged to participate in this opportunity, which will be of value in ac- cident prevention programs as well as sound foundational material for industrial health protection. The sessions will also be valuable in the con- sideration of compensation claims associated with occupa- tional allergies. eA. Tito Nabe =e 9 GORDON CLAYPOOL (1-367 Safety Director), FIRST AIDER Dave Dormuth and Senior F/A attendant - Norm West examine records to assimilate first aid report. (Norm West has provided survival first aid training for many members of Boston Bar crew.) Kelly Lambright (Electrical Supervisor), Doug Daniels (Per- sonnel / Safety), Ray Roch (Maintenance Superintendent), Max Salter (Regional Safety Director). TASK FORCE CHECKS WORK CONDITIONS AT MILL Expansion of facilities and new employee placement com- bined with-the existing hazards of sawmilling in the Boston Bar Area produced a sharp in- crease in personal injuries, to the point of alarm. Deep concerns of the work force, the supervisors, the committee members, and |. Local 1-367 Safety Director Gordon Claypool resulted in a task force effort headed by Personnel / Safety Director Doug Daniels of this British Columbia Forest Products plant located in the Fraser Canyon area, north of Hope, B.C. The ‘‘all out’’ efforts developed in a joint session . including members of the Joint Safety Committee, the Local Union Safety Director, Workers’ Compensation Board Inspector Dan Nelson, Dick Drake (General Manager) from the Vancovuer head- quarters of BCFP, together with Max Salter IWA Regional Director of Safety and Health. A close and complete exam- ination of all facilities resulted in numerous important ac- cident prevention steps being implemented, including a joint course for committee members and supervisors, tutored by the WCB and IWA Regional Safety Department. has been donated by the WCB and British Columbia Lung Association to the Respiratory Division, Department of Medi- cene, UBC, at VGH. The $130,000 van will travel through the province, conduct- ing tests on workers and others exposed to conditions that may damage their lungs. Announcing the joint funding project, Dr. Adam Little, Chairman of the WCB, said “‘I hope the travelling unit will the British Columbia Lung Association said he sees the project as a joining of hands on the part of the official and the’ voluntary agency, in the search for better health. He — welcomed the opportunity for Christmas Seal dollars to be used in this way for the benefit of all British Columbians.