6 _ B.C. LUMBER WORKER

“Wear Hard Hats Or Belliktl SHE

Shut Down” Says W.CB.

OPERATION PULLS UP SOX

Saf ‘ety program in the logging camps o! wood Divi- | - sion, Canadian Forest Products Ltd., reaived “ies eules as a exuitte d. Fin i esult of a rec di in which the IWA Fiebs District Safety Director, Johi companied by an explanati Financial Secretary Fred WOR Inspec- tor Jim Whit s’ Association, Chief Justice Slo: a ee ee “sna rent ao. 0 well-attende dees wit out eir hi

the conclusion of the lee- |

handling explosives and setting

neial Secretary with him in

oti ion of the recent re- pea submitted to the Legislature

om all five camps sehidh vat Gee by General

n were examined os eae suseell Mills. He as- e pre:

en f camps visited. IWA freq s bei Fa BS r en pronounced them of great jafety Director

Vee ident na ent interest all members of the | pressed sahistacticn that substan

spector baat law conducted | crews’ as well as the certified wal progress was bei ade a series of lectures followed by | powder men. gmalimented. Mr. Mills. on a examinations on -th bject of | Safety and Workmen’s Com-|great interest in accident pre- blasting that proved of special| pensation were the cl wee topics ai ‘ion. benefit to men using powder. an IWA meeting in Camp| The IW. n found cause “these lectures covering a fou w ss, addressed by District Safe- | complain ine enaitious in the hour period the Inspector demon- eee: John T. a bunkhouses in two of the camp: strated the proper methods of ved loggers Ae pon repr

‘Two explanation of the TWA Safety |company, ‘steps were taken to rogram and saw a safety film | remedy conditions immediately.

nationally-owned tablished new

ords during Herbert Trac:

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CPA

— Britain’s

cate ie i} ed

es as reasons

mine 1960) aeaording “to

y of Britain’s

Joint resolve of crew mem- bers and representatives. of mi 1

cou a re as that safety Seetinn houldibes atreaee ed in 1952, to retrieve their past record.

mt, set ee presided at the which was reel by President Lloyd Whalen, and Fi- ial Seoretary S.

i,

Assocation, and WCB Inspector, Willia

The President of the company exoreniedl Wiatuctenron Gente

a safety: program, in alk ie full ray ad cured.

aims of the tet Becton that could be ce velep ‘ial Secretary Hodgson

accent that although the opera- tion was the onty logging opera- tion within the dsadistion of the Van it could pred: eel ie mae “OLE of the safest in the pro

Safety films Wouseshibited by the Logger "s’ Association Safety

ire

for the im-

fae ins nl f inspections made in 1951 = 30,411) and the systematic train fs = ing program for coalface work- 1 ers developed jointly by the Na- LE tional Union of Mineworkers and IW the National Coal Board, govern- STANDING Ke ent ag which runs the mines. Mine safety was made an issue Dead ‘in the U.S. by Mineworkers’ Or Oro President John L, Lewis’ sensa- AGE: 50 nal charges of lax regulation OCCUPATION: FIRST AID MAN and Congressional neglect o EXPERIENCE: 6 MONTHS needed legislation following the DATE: OCTOBER 2, 1951. West) Wrankfort, Iill,/ mine disass : The rigger was removing a haul back block about 50’ up a spar|t@t in (hich 119 miners were ree. | ¢ mine explosion at Stellarton, aro tig sTe™ had been warned to stay back as the block was to be} 3, j-which 19 Canadian min:

For some unknown reason, the First Aid Man walked unnoticed | °'S

= lang for a day.” 0 you {s son

to the tree as the block was dropped and was hit by it and killed. |

THINK SAFE... ACT SAFE...

BE SAFE

= % MEY! KEEP 3 (T CLEANS

“Last week I lent you ten dol-

And, boy, what a

for a fellow worl

There is no pain! that a member has s:

There are no ease the dreary bi

chance.

nly ee

: Workmen’s Comp ; Vancouv

ADAM BELL, Chairman cH FP. ARCHIAAE DY Secretary &

Mrs, Brown: “Well, one eve- ning I went home and there he was.”

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“I want to know how long girls should be “courted.” “Same as short one

ability have been

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he 48-year-old victim was en- | — cared in blasting operations

when he, met his death. No wit-|v

\ STRAP ON Tones COMES OFF WHEN WEIGHT OFF ha \

TWO 85’ PILINGS

CEASED etl \ QRABLE To GET ot noe Wi ‘CLEAR BEFORE \ PILINGS ROLL ze

Dead eee

AGE: 56 OCCUPATION: MANAGER (Head Loader) EXPERIENCE: ORE THAN 30 YEARS

ie, by means of a

ited in place the strap eye slipped off the tong: The logs started to roll and both slipped off the bunk and crushed the loader ip was beside the load.

and the line was slacked,

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