Waterfront safety aim of committee

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32893, 17 April 1972, Page 15

Waterfront safety aim of committee

i The Port Safety Advisory Com-. j mittee’s role at the Lyttelton ’ I waterfront is a major one, but p one about which little is known h by the public. , i The committee, which does not | have executive powers, is respou-; sible to the National Port Safely j Council, it has broad representa-1 [ I lion, and all its members have j 11one aim, to reduce accidents and! suggest preventive methods. I* tVaierfroni xvork is one of the [.most accident-prone occupations'* ‘.in New Zealand. Manx bodies are represented on; the committee, but the nucleus i dconsists of the chairman, at pre ' 'lsent Mr C. .1. Ward, managing I director.of Kinsey and Company, J | Ltd, the vice-chairman (Mr M. E. . II Foster, secretary of the Lyttel(ton Waterside Workers' Union),!] and the secretary (Mr J. Twomey, secretary of the Lyttelton branch i of the Port Employers’ Associa-j] tion). All port unions are represented, include foremen steve-i< dores, watersiders, drivers, rail- , waymen, shipwrights, tally clerks., and Lyttelton Harbour Board em- ■ ployees. The port safety officer, representatives of the Lyttelton; Harbour Board, the Marine De- i t partment. and the Christchurch I ( Road Transport Association, all • participate in the monthly meetings of the committee. On a hoarding on the Lyttelton (waterfront a large chart is displayed. giving estimates of the ; ■ accident rate, and indicating . which branch of work is injvolved. i The committee shows great un-j. lanimity in trying to find waysjo ]

• prevent accidents One of these 1 ways is a campaign to persuade j workers to wear the safety hel-s | mets provided. Officials in various j , unions set an example in this. I * «: |] ARRIVALS Saturday • | Tawanui 16 a.m.), 891. ( apt. N.I ;G. Woollett. Auckland (N.S.S.i. 'I Rangatira (6.24 a.m.T, 9387. (’apt. J. D. Cleaver. Wellington «U.S.S.). J Parera <8.42 a.m.). 823. Capt. P. ' E. C. King. Onohunga (U.S.S.i. ! : ■ Holmburn <2.13 p.m.i. 845. Capt. |R. Jackson. Brisbane (U S.S.). Sunday Rangatira (6.34 a.mj, 93117, Capt. ’> IJ. D. Cleaver. Wellington (U.S.S.j. j Holmlea (6.52 a.m.), 1106, Capt. I ;D. Henigan. Wellington (U.S.S.). j Phaedra (7.57 a.m.). 15.565,{Nauru (British Phosphate Com-' (mission). (Bulk.) Sussex (4.25 p.m.i. 11.272. Capt. I |S. Lambrick. Napier (P and O I :(N.Z.), Ltd). DEPARTURES Saturday i Rangatira (9.17 a.m ). 9387. Capt , J. D. Cleaver. Wellington iU.S.S.i’. ! (Daylight.) I Tawanui 16.10 p.m.), 891. Capt. >N. G. Woollett, Wanganui -(N.S.S.I. Sunday Rangatira (8.40 p.m.i, 9387. Capt. 'J. D. Cleaver. Wellington (U.S.Sj. EXPECTED ARRIVALS ; Aremar Puerto Bliovar. today. i lAwanui, Auckland, today. iKowhai, Cape Thevenard, today. (Survey.) Hawea. Auckland, tudax. Kangatira, Wellington. April 18 Ilolmdale, Chathams, April 18. Wiesbaden. Dunedin, April 19. ; Mosor, Wellington, April 20. Loire Lloyd, Napier, April 20. Kaitoke, Wellington. April 20. Tiber, Wellington. April 21. Wyvern, Auckland, April 21. Waikare, Napier. April 22. Kweichow. Melbourne. April 22. Ngakuta, Wellington, April 23. Chakdina. Dunedin, April 23. Canopic, Wellington, April 23. Patonga. Napier. April 24. Port Louis Maru, Wellington, April 25. Regent Fleur. Auckland, April 27. Maheno. Wellington, April 28 Neder Rijn, Wellington, April 29. Otaio, Wellington, April 30. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Holmburn. Onehunga. today.