THtr ARIZONA

By FRANK DAV executive vice president

E YER,I: ARIZONA lumber dealer l-should be aware and take advantage of the state OSHA Inspection Service without any fear of being cited and penalities being assessed.

Since every lumber operation uses power saws this is the area most closely scrutinized by the inspectors as many saws are operated without a guard, which is a violation of OSHA.

We all realize that the use of a guard on a power saw is sometimes impractical and many times the employee removes the guard but as the old saying goes, ''lgnorance is no excuse." The result is a fine if you are visited by the OSHA Compliance Department.

Many of our members have taken advantage of this service and have had high praise for the courtesy of the inspectors.

AL & BSA recommends this service. Either call or write the following:

Occupational Safety and Health

A tl m inistration

1624 West Adams Phoenix, AZ

(602 2'7 1-5 795

The association held it's 2nd quarter board meeting in Phoenix, December 7, 1977.

On December 6, thcre was a retirement banquet honoring Carl Bastian, Weyerhaeuser area manager. Carl has been a very active board member and chairman of the Wood Promotion Committee and has done an outstanding job over the years.