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For all species of Western lumber and plyrood

Sunrise Forest Products Co., a national sales organization with sales ofrces in Portland and Southern California, Ow distribution center in Portland services the Pacific Northwest.

Our new plant in Spokane, Washington will ship 50,000,000 ft. annually of wood products specially sized and grraded for home center consumers nationally

FOREST PRODUCTS CO.

Portland Ofiice

PO. Box 25060

Portland, Oregon 97225

Sales Office (503) 297-4551

Toll-Free 800-5 47 -177 I

Southern California Ofice PO. Box 3250

San Clemente,

California 92672

714-498-6700

213-437-2901

Sil0Kll{G sh0uld be orohibited at lumber lacilities as they result in approximately 11% of all lumber comolex f ires. N0 SM0KING signs should be posted, and the rule should be strictly enforced. lf so desired, designated safe-smoking areas may be oro vided.

Fire Protection

(Continued from page 34) walking through the facility noting fire hazards, identifying fire extinguisher locations, and training the individual to use the extinguisher.

Twelve of the 20 facilities provided training in the use of fire extinguishers to all employees. Only one location had a means to notify and evacuate all employees in the event of a fire or emergency.

At only seven locations was the fire department phone number known, and it was posted at only five of the 20 locations.

Two facilities had developed an emergency response plan (fire brigade), and only six locations conducted fire inspections on a regular. defined basis.

Of the 20 locations, six had experienced fires in the past. Only five facilities had managers who appeared to have any regard or concern for fire protectlon.

After reviewing the locations, several significant points were made at specific locations. For example, one facility experienced a fire due to uncontrolled smoking, and has yet to control smoking in designated areas. All managers who were yet to have experienced a fire were defensive (it won't happen here) and appeared sales-oriented, failing to realize that a fire would result in loss of products, earning power, business records, labor, customers, jobs, and community support.

The majority of managers felt that the extinguisher was a "cureall" and failed to provide controls on known fire exposures.

One owner specifically stated that he would "provide only what fire protection equipment was necessary to secure fire insurance," while another location experienced a fire which destroyed the facility's manufacturing area, and l2 months later had yet to purchase a fire extinguisher.

On the other hand. one (and only one) facility did provide a full fire protection plan, encompassing monthly employee fire prevention meetings, fi re extinguisher location and use education, a fire brigade and emergency action plan, and a rull smoke detection plan and

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Home lmprovement Future Bright

Three key factors u,hich will nrosl affect the future of the home inrprovement industr) are "energy, capital ancl government, " Re p. Les AuCoin (D-Or. ) told a recent National Home Inrprovemcnt Council nrecting.

"The growing cost of'encrgy rvill Iut rr Ipcnliunr on thc redevelopment of cities ancl on home inrpro'ucmcnt. rehabilitation and restoration." the Congressman said.

Regarding thc second factorcapital - Rep. AuCoin notecl that thc last fiscal year of'the Forcl Aclministration carried a budget deficit of 567 billion. "l-his 1'ear." hc predicted. "it looks highll,probablc that the deficit ivill come in close to $20 billion. If we can continue this trencl, we shor-rld be able to bring in a balanccd budget within two to three ycars."

The Oregon Congressman urged NI-llC to support the Congressional Veto Bill, which hc termed one of the nrost important bills pending in Congress. "Because ol the huge size of the federal gove rnment, we harc developed a government of regulations ralher than laws; a government of regulators rather