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hours is all it takes ppc bealiy vmrksfor wdmoums companies and communities k information phone ok write- ontario safety lue- w www toronto 65 years of safety the ontario safety league and most people would probably look at you blankly if its a motorist youre talking to he might indicate that he belongs to it thinking that you really meant to talk about the motor league its not too surprising when you look at it although the ontario safety league has been around for 65 years it is not usually a high profile organization preferring to work behind the scenes for the most part few people would realize for example that the majority of commercial driving school instructors are osl trained or that high school driving instructors take a course originated by the league mention elmer the safety elephant and the majority of adults would hardly think to connect him with osl gee is he still around i remember elmer from school so what is the ontario safety league it is a nonprofit non government public- service organization dedicated to safety education and the development of accident prevention programs in three areas traffic outdoor recreation and family home and child safety these were the primary objectives of the group of concerned citizens who first met instructor gerry german offers personal instruction to students on the cscosl motorcycle training course at sheridan college and the downsview air base the course offers 20 hours of instruction in basic skills accident avoidance and advanced handling techniques on september 15 191c- to formthe osl for the first decade the league remained primarily a torontooriented safety organization but then received its letters patent as the provincial safety body today the league enjoys the stature of one of the leading safety organizations in north america operating some forty programs within the province fifteen thousand professional drivers are enrolled in the osl safe driver award program especially designed for commercial fleet operations the league also organized and administers the popular pro drivers driver training courses for young people in mississauga and metro toronto visitors to algonquin provincial park may have seen the leagues canoecamping demonstration units offering free instruction and advice each summer snowmobile enthusiasts l who have taken the snowmobile training course at any one of the club locations across the province will not be surprised ito learn that their student handbook and course materials were developed by the league which has maintained an interest in this activity for many ypars then there are the school safety posters now being mailed to every grade school in the province together with a teachers lesson guide thats only a handful of the programs but they indicate the wide range of services available from the ontario safety league were always trying to improve and update our services explains steve andrunykosls president and general manager and certainly the league is not the same as it was twenty or even ten years ago technological changes and changes in life styles mean program changes for us perhaps some services become obsolete and are dropped new ones arc developed as the need arises but it allcosts money andrunyk emphasizes that only twelve per cent of the leagues budget is made up by grants and donations from government industry and business and private individuals the remainder comes from the purchase of safety programs and materials as long as there is a need there will be an ontario safety league andrunyk states and as long as man is the careless individual he is there will be a need the bionic nose smoke detectors for the home each year fire claims some eight hundred lives in canada almost thirtyfive per cent of those deaths occur in ontario according to the ontario safety league home fire deaths could be drastically reduced if every home and apartment had at least one bionic nose a home smoke detector the ontario fire marshals statistics indicate that a high percentage of home fire fatalities occur during the family sleeping hours when human vigilance is at its lowest many of the victims probably never knew of the impending danger but slept soundly in their beds while smoke and poison gases soundlessly snuffed out life those who did awaken found a nightmare environment of choking fumes and superheated gases an oxygen- starved brain blurred vision and seared lungs brought pain disorientation and death smoke detectors monitor the air as opposed to heat detectors popular in industrial situations which monitor temperatures the heat detectors usefulness as a home safety device is limited most home fires smoke and smolder for some time before heat in the surrounding area builds up significantly smoke detectors on the other hand operate by monitoring the surrounding air electronically seeing or sniffing it and sounding an alarm at the first sniff of trouble in fact typical dwelling test fires indicate that smoke detectors usually activate long before the surrounding temperatures rise even a few degrees they allow the family to escape before fire fouls the air with smothering lethal gases which may accompany the smoke a good bionic nose can be picked up for between 30 and 60 however the ontario safety league notes that there are no federal standards for fire alarms and warns that unscrupulous operators can sell inferior products giving homeowners a false sense of security home smoke detectors are easy to install and blend into any room decor much the same as your homes thermostat or apartment talk box since the detector is of greatest value when everyone is asleep the best location would be on the ceiling in the area or hallway outside the bedrooms depending on the configuration of your house or apartment more than one smoke detector maybe needed the ontario safety league notes that a smoke detector is of no real value unless everyone in the family knows the proper action to take when the alarm sounds ithe league recommends that every household should have a planned and practiced escape plan if you are unsure about escape routes ask your local fire department for assistance in mapping them out what a good nose does the four conditions of fire 9 latltiua aaa immtumi jrkll fti cm utt mhkftti 41 iaptmmf m tt ht1tsl ktahri ttw mm at turiaf mttta aradvett mim mml witt mltl rwmifiie ttwtttaat mty uf kaatt r rmwltl tat hmw itaa lahti tail itaa saiah t riwmt ram aa4 fca viimt ma mk hum aaat ian aitrratty aw art a tvew 9rm cmctm cm avah la f mtaai fire has four recognizable conditions incipient stage when only invisible products ol combustion are given oil smouldering stage when only smoke is visible fire stage when actual lire exists and heat comes quickly v heat stage when uncontrolled heal and rapidly expanding air completes the dangerous combination types of detectors the earlier occupants ol a home can be alerted to smoke ire the belter are their chances ol survival detection ot smoke the first stage ot fire has proven the most reliable way of sensing fire providing occupants with a good chance for escape ionization smoke detectors they respond to invisible products of combustion emitted in the rst stage ol f ire the incipient stage where lhere is little or no visible smoke they will respond to the other three stages of fire photoelectric smoke detectors they respond to visible smoke ol the smouldering type where there is still no flame or significant heat while both units will successfully delect fire the ionization device is capable of giving earlier warning m a broader range of fires there is a third type of detector the thermal detector which reacts to heat at the last stage of combustion the heat stage this detector while a popular commercial type should not be used in a private home it is a property protector not a life saver