. Canadian forest industries January-June 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 40 CANADA I. UAUj liRM A N A N JJ VVOOUVVORKER March 15, 191'j Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Safety Importance of Accident Prevention in the Sawmill and Logging Camps Necessity of Organization and Co-operation in Minimizing Hazards The National Safety Council believes that the subject of acci- dent prevention in logging, in the sawmill and in the woodworking plant is so important that it has a special section devoted to this sub- ject. It is known as
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 40 CANADA I. UAUj liRM A N A N JJ VVOOUVVORKER March 15, 191'j Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Safety Importance of Accident Prevention in the Sawmill and Logging Camps Necessity of Organization and Co-operation in Minimizing Hazards The National Safety Council believes that the subject of acci- dent prevention in logging, in the sawmill and in the woodworking plant is so important that it has a special section devoted to this sub- ject. It is known as the Woodworking, Lumbering and Logging Sec- tion, and at each of the annual congresses of the council a number of sessions are held by those particularly concerned with reducing the hazard in these industries says G. D. Crain, jr., in the "Southern Lum- ; The general enactment of workmen's compensation laws, and the necessity for paying indemnity for loss of time, is a further evi- dence of the value of accident prevention work. When a man is hurt and has to stop work, it is not only a case of individual suffering and deprivation, but the industry and ultimately the community pay the cost of the accident. Thus the lumberman -who sees to it that acci- dent prevention work is done among his organization is benefiting himself, his employes and the community at large. One of the ideas that the National Safety Council has done much operator, jumped and was caught under the falling crane bed. thigh was broken and he was otherwise bruised. The first tier of logs checked the complete capsizing of the crane and saved him from being ; It may be interesting to explain, in this connection, that bulletins of this sort are issued from the ofifice of the safety organizations every week. They are intended to be posted on the bulletin boards at the plants of members, and to be read by their workmen. The council has nearly 4,000 members, in 150 different lines of ind
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