THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

Delegates attending the
Regional Safety Conference
October 16, in Vancouver,
reported on _ the safety
lems in their respective
P al Unions and approved a
number of resolutions designed
_ to increase safety on the job
_ andimprove the Union’s safety
amme.

The resolutions which were
i _Jater endorsed by the Regional
_ Convention aoe included
recommendations for:

a e The Regional officers to
work with and assist Local
Unions in relating all available

information to camp and mill

committees on the number of
ees injured throughout
the U

° The Webanen's. Compen-

sation Board to enforce its
regulation requiring Accident
Prevention Committees to
meet monthly.

e WCB inspectors to per-
sonally contact workmen or
their representatives
whenever inspections are
being conducted on the jobsite.

e The Regional officers to
petition the WCB to ensure that
all safety devices on all mobile

equipment be standardized
and made mandatory.

e The IWA to institute and
maintain an adamant policy
that all costs relative to safety
equipment be fully borne by
the employer.

e The’ Regional Safety
Council to draw up a resolution
for submission to the next
Wage & Contract Conference
which would require com-
panies with contractors, sub-
contractors, and  owner-
operators, to maintain direct
supervision in all matters
affecting safety.

REGIONAL ist VICE-PRESIDENT Wyman -Trineer ad-
dressing the Annual Regional Safety Conference October 16,
at Woodworkers’ House, Vancouver. To his left are Erich
Ewert, Safety Council Chairman and Council Secretary
Mitch Bouman.

SPRING SAFETY MEET
TO BE HELD MAY 45

IWA Regional Convention
delegates gave approval to a
Regional Executive Board
recommendation to alter the
structure of future Regional
Safety Conferences.

The Executive Board
proposed that a_ two-day
seminar. type conference be
held immediately prior to the
Regional Convention and a
similar two-day conference be
held each spring in the In-
terior.

The recommendation stated

that while there is a definite
need for a conference to deal
with resolutions and reports, a
conference and seminar to deal
with -specific problems and
resolutions would lead to a
much greater mutual un-
derstanding of safety
problems.

Following adoption of the
recommendation, the
delegates supported the
request of the Regional Safety
Council to hold next year’s
spring Safety Conference May
4-5, in Prince George.