ui this gain to the intensive co

B.C. LUMBER WORKER 7 wk IC, OO vee wk * IWA DIRECTOR FINDS WORTHWHILE RESULTS wk & kk * wk * Safety Week, 1956, was a distinct success, eee Dee “Safety Director John T. Atkinson in jort to the Union eek. Only seventeen’ com ei oe eci-

operativ ffort exerted at all

levels and in all sections of the donee: ce oducts industry.

‘ety men estimated, fr

anes Sree rate, that more| free

a province especially after the first

day was shown as being accident- everywher

ed from crippling injury or pos- sible death.

evidence of the value of | Cr0Ss

On the special effort was see the

following week showe: still greater improvement, ‘ond ae ed a futher drop in accidents especially Bea Sack the safety ptogram had been well organized. This in- dicate that the one-we lemon-

prevented. ey ve fesenea

Safety Flags Flow

t hi Tbeerie igsuedist oy alllilceal Merete committees offering helpful sug- gestions and co-ordinating the eneral effort. Friendly competition between

sponsored a photographic con- test, with the object of gathering

| the best pi eae material for next eek,

year’s s ies Conference preparatory event of im-

portance was the assembly of

i jel

0) orker is alerted 5 “this Tac, he! commences to work the safe way almost it stinctively.

annual Englewood Safety aural ens eee Port MacNeill. More than hundret ADEE RE, were flo’

The success of Safety was a direct uncom of “the

isan ifraaky laws on safety measures. Speakers on the occasion in- °

laid the groundwork for the top- aoneh

likely to become a permanent agency to advise on safety pro-

jects and policies affecting the yi

whole industry.

is committee touched every single aspect of the B.C. lumber industry, i i

camps in that area. During Safety Week, I had the privilege of visiting a number of ions in the Vance

In joint committees in these plants n their zeal in the promotion of

ortant advance in acci-

Paath Planned of the main functions of et demain was to arouse in- perraeis inter est in the Aims f Safet;

ioenamatia In every plant visited, I found

P all accidents for at leas' ek.

z ry

Les For The Future it Safety Week is be-

PP en ture e activitg s. The in-

the press, radio stations, and CBUT.

To gain attention for Saféty pies its ae were aan in every way possible, and al ee Ietne which wont de le-

over the radio, or ee c e

Wormer’ Compensation Board, ters for oe committee mn the Boats

living and working safer, on th job, on the sd Vibe and in aie