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Terrace Bay News, 24 Mar 1966, p. 14

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» Page 14 THE NEWS March 24, 1966 Pie-eating contest - High School Carnival Photo D.Whiteley THE LOGGERS' SAFETY ACT 1962-63 Included in the many activities of the Department of Lands and Forests is the administration of "The Loggers' Safety Act 1962-63" -- as Bill 72 and : -- ee oclaimed on November 20, 1964. ; Se g Yael aeh Was ukCted as 5 weeen Of decreasing and | Ski Club Winners - Bevin Black, Lyl Nicol, Stan preventing injuries to those employed in the logging Megraw. Photo by D .Whiteley industry. The Act applies to all logging operations in the 6 Province of Ontario which includes the operation of CANTERBURY S VISIT felling or trimming trees or the storing, transporting or floating of logs and to eve erson engaged in : the Sectalticion. mbbetinanes, pace or Saemation of TORONTO: The Archbishop Subsequent to the Fredericton any equipment or device used in logging, also to any of Canterbury, Most Rev. A. M. visit the following itinerary has person who provides any machine, vehicle, tool or any | Ramsey, will make a month- been arranged for Dr. Ramsey: part-thereof for use by a logger under a rental, leas-] long tour of this country in aie ing or other arrangement. September on the dnvtestidh aut oe Dees ee eee But the Act does not apply to logging being done the Anglican Church of Canada John's, Nfld.; Sept. 6, Montreal; in person and solely by an individual on his own be- | ot onged by Most Rev. H. H Sept. 7-8, Ottawa; Sept. 9, Tim-' half or to the felling or trimming of trees for hor- Clark, th rt : Hi 1 t mins, Ont.; Sept. 10-11, Hamil- ticultural or aesthetic purposes. ee e rimate. ap ae ton; Sept. 12, Sault Ste. Marie, Similar to other Acts of this nature the Department Visit was in 1963 when he was Ort. sent. 13-15, Winnipeg: of lands and Forests now have in the field "Loggers' | the leading figure at the Angli- 5.01' 16 Regina: Sept. 17, Sas- Safety Act Officers" who inspect logging operations tof can Congress which brought ae a een Pts ensure that this Act and Regulations are being adhered} 1,000 delegates from all over katoon; Sept. 18-20, Calgary; ae ad ng ba kena ee ats the world to Toronto. Sept. 21, Kamloops, B.C.; Sept. ere are ections in the Act a ections od : : : in the Regulations, with responsibility for adherence Wee eee peoe oe i Re Cartes, Sey ORs being shared by employee and employer. -- a. oe a 26-27, Vancouver; Sept. 28, Vic- Briefly some of these read as follows: ia: ze y some ese read Wonkvbale- hile "Oi axed 'the: fol. toria; Sept. 29-30, Edmonton. lowing day will be welcomed at Apart from a railway trip meetings of the Canadian _ through the Rockies to Kam- Section 7 (a) Subject to subsection 2, every operator, | ChUrch's National Executive oops, Archbishop Ramsey will shall ensure to the best of his ability that every Council and the House of travel by air. He will leave logger in his employ knows and complies with this | Bishops. He will preach that Act and the Regulations, and that a copy or ab- night at a service of witness to stract thereof is maintained reasonably available {be held at Lady Beaverbrook 30, flying to London by way of to him. | ' rink. Amsterdam. Section 9 (1) Where an accident, industrial disease, explosion or fire causes bodily injury to a logger TERRACE BAY TEEN TOWN whereby he is prevented or is likely to be prevent- ed for more than three days from working, a notice of the occurrence in the prescribed form shall be THE ACT Canada .from Edmonton Sept. Terrace Bay Teen Town is the very best delivered or mailed to the Chief Officer by the The very best in the great Northwest; operator. . 1 Section 9 (2) Such notice shall be delivered or mailed All the time, they're on the go, during or upon the termination of the period of They never have need to put on a show. three days referred to in subsection 1. They show the people around the Lake THE REGULATIONS Just how good they are for their own sake. Uition XCLEOW Sale indies "eee Snow Festivals & bingos are sometimes on Regulation o logging sha e performed un- 1 : less the operator files with the local officer a Yet Teen Town's money is never gone. . ee - ee sli SS uch "Some" adults think that we're no good Regulation © logger s engage or be pe e 7 to engage in logging where he might be endangered They should be here--I wish they could by coy peer falling objects unless he is wearing Be at our meetings and see us work a safety . 1 Regulation 12 (c) A logger shall, when a treee that We'd show 'em we don't always do the 'Jerk'. he is felling 'starts to fall, stand clear of the We had one dance for adults and teens tree. ees aorta os igo ce ' power ee er. Not one ae there A pares Ne oie sha old it on the ground or on a solid objec : t ids - below his waist level and shall not brace it again- There were ran va aa : Z st any part of his body. Yet adults in Terrace think we've flipped our Regulation 37 A vehicle used in logging shall be so lids. loaded and the load so secured as to prevent the - ; 9 dhetoaging or falling of the load or any part What in God's name do they want us to do? thereof during transit. 2 With this Act now in force it is strongly recomnen- What do they expect from me and oe ded pega erecy. pereon engeeee pas logging industry But | still think in the east or west acquain emselves wi is Act and Regulations. i Copies are available at the Department of Lands and That Terrace Bay Teen Town is the best. |Porests Offices. Hard working member...

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