FATLS IN IU'NBER YARDS

(Courtesy of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern Cali'fomia')

What is your estimate of accidents due to falling, slipping, tripping, etc.-maybe 3/o, pethaps as high as 5/o ? Yet a recent study conducted of lumberyard accidents revealed a startling l9/. of accidents were attributed to employes tripping or falling-second in tragedies only to motor-vehicle accidents. Of this l9/o, 6/o were attributed to falls from elevations and l3/o to tripping and slipping.

As with most accidents, some of the more serious falls have occurred to persons whom one would least expect to have an accident, owners and senior employes who know the yard practically blindfolded-accidents which occurrred under what would appear to be the least hazardous conditions.

The rule of safety is simple-precaution-or, to borrow a phrase-preventative maintenance.

Here are hazards inaolz.,ed most frequently:

Misplaced objects on floors and stairs.

Grease, oil, and water on flooring or on platforms. Material that is apt to shift under foot, such as stacks of lumber, nails, etc.

Irregular floors or platforms; alleyways which are in poor condition.

5. Worn or broken steps or stairs.

6. Irregular stair treads.

7. Heels catching on cuffs of overalls or trousers.

8. Unstable or weak ladders.

9. Shoes with turned-over heels or loose soles.

10. Faulty illumination.

11. Unguarded floor openings.

12. Loose covers over floor openings.

13. Makeshift substitutes for ladders such as boxes, barrels, or chairs.

14. Icy or slimy footing.

15. Loose planks in floors and scaffolds.

16. Otr balance brought on by leaning too far over platforms.

17. Failure to use safety lines.

Do you have a company safety committee or safety inspector ? When did they last meet-report to you ? Did you review their recommendations? Does it meet regularly?-the time is small, only 15 to 20 minutes a month.

When the committee is walking through the yard, have them report on possible fire hazards also-it pays:

A REDUCTION OF ONLY 1/10 OF one percent IN ANY TYPE OF EXPENSE MEANS $300, AND FIVE SUCH DIFFERENCES ADD UP TO $1,500*-why not start with safety ?

When is your next safety committee meeting?

*Based on sales of $300,000 a year.

ARCATA REDW|I(|D |Y|anulaclurers and S C|lM PAl{Y hlppers

J-M Opening Insulqting Boord Plont

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Klqmofh Folls Eorly in 1958

Two new insulating board plants will join the Johns-Mansville production line within the next several months, almost doubling manufacturing capacity in wood fibre products, according to A. R. Fisher, president. Located at North Bay, Ontario, and Klamath Falls, Oregon, the new plants are designed to meet the growing demand for insulating and building board products, and augment present production by J-M's Jarratt, Virginia, and Natchez, Miss., operations. W. H. Graham, plant manager at Natchez, has been appointed plant manager of the Klamath Falls plant. Early in 1958, J-M is scheduled to begin production at its new Oregon mill. The plant will use an estimated 50,000 cords annualy of local lodgepole pine.

Although so-called "lodgepole" pine is abundant

Mills At Arcata Sales Offices

San hqncisco Los Angeles of Oregon, the Johns-Manville plant will provide one of the first major commercial uses for this type of timber. Formerly in slight demand, this new use will make a significant contribution to the economy of the area. The new plant will utilize the ground wood process, not commonly used in pulpwood operations on the Pacific Coast.

Berdoo Booms Populotion

Redlands, Calif.-San Bernardino county population will be close to 500,000 in three years and near the 800,00O mark by 197O, Redlands Realty Board members were told by Jack B. Brink of the Security-First National Bank research department in a recent talk.

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