By ANDY SMITH Regional Safety Director

The new Accident Preven- tion Regulations for B.C. in- dustry went into effect on March 1, 1966; 35,000 employ- ers, 450,000 workers, will be affected by these new stand- ards. The previous over all revision of the regulations was in 1950. Between the years 1955 and 1961 the WCB amended some sections and added regulations on the fol- lowing subjects: explosive- actuated tools, temporary pas- senger hoists, underground diesel equipment, well drill- ing, buoyancy equipment, electrical contacts, compress- ed air, and logging.

The new regulations have been printed in a 172-page pocket-size book which is be- ing circulated to every em- ployer under the Act and to all labour unions.

The regulations, which are broken down into 40 sec-

THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

NEW W.C.B. REGULATIONS ©

ANDY SMITH

tions, have been worded as simply as practicable, consis- tent with legal requirements.

Sections 4 and 8 are con- sidered the most important sections. Section 4 concerns the enforcement of regulations and penalties for the contra- vention of regulations. Section

8 contains general regulations pertaining to all industry. Generally, the other sections contain specific regulations for specific industries.

There are a total of 725 regulations in the new book; approximately 19% are new, 74% are revised, and 7% re- main unchanged. Every per- son who contravenes any of the new regulations is liable to a penalty of not less than $25.00 nor more than $500.00. The Workmen’s Compensa- tion Board has the power to charge an employer with the cost of an accident caused by the failure of the employer to comply with the regula- tions, up to a maximum levy of $1,000.00.

The Workmen’s Compensa- tion Board also can set spe- cial assessment rates for em- ployers who fail to abide by the regulations, and in the ease of flagrant violation can order a work place closed down.

To quote Board Chairman

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Vanderheide Leaned fo International

~ Regional plywood evalua- tor Tony Vanderheide has been loaned to the Interna- tional office to aid Research Director Walter Simcich dur- ing negotiations.

Tony will work with Frank Fuller, the Assistant Re- search Director, so as to allow Walter Simcich to‘'devote more of his time to the sta- tistical data necessary for ne- gotiations in Regions 1, 3 and 4.

'The move was made possi- ble owing to completion by the evaluators of the majority of the jobs: up for evaluation and re-evaluation.

2nd Issue Feb., 1966

TONY VANDERHEIDE

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J. E, Eades, Q.C., “The ad- herence by management and labour to these new regula- tions will go a long way in reducing the heavy toll of in- jury in B.C.’s expanding in- dustrial society, and in case of violation, the Workmen’s Compensation Board will take

what measures are necessary to ensure future compliance with the regulations. It is my hope that all local unions will obtain an adequate supply of the new regulations to pro- vide all Safety Committee members with copies of the regulations.”

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