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Labor Sessions For example, "both sides agree to adhere, intake so placed that the exhaust fumes of at all times, to the safety rules agreed upon the car immediately ahead arc taken into jointly." This keeps unnecessary words out the passenger compartment of the cab. This of the contract and has the advantage tliat could constitute a serious health hazard and everybody knows what is being referred to. we arc wondering what the National Safety It also skirts the situation where the con Council can do about this situation. tract is filled with language aimed at every body's particular grievance. The important thing is to get together and work out the rules and regulations by which you arc going to live and then firm them up in a binding agreement so that everybody knows where they stand. Dr. Van Alta: Actually the Council can not do anything about this sort of condition except publicize the hazard. It surprised me when I found that this cab company is still taking their fresh air into the passenger compartment through duels that, arc located down low in back of the rediator. This is Actually the original question -- should especially surprising when you realize that safety be negotiated into a union contract? all other automobile manufacturers slopped -- has been answered by the National Labor this practice 6 or 7 years ago because of Relations' Board. Not loo long ago, there the number of deaths from carbon monoxide. was a decision which was upheld after it was I can't think of any conceivable excuse for appealed, and it will probably be a landmark this type of neglect in design which can cause ease in labor relations. The final ruling was serious injury. I would think that unfavor that safety was a mandatory subject of col able publicity and perhaps one or two dam lective bargaining. age suits against the company for negligent Moderator: To what extent is voltage over 5,000 volts being worked on out of aerial baskets or insulated platforms with rubber design might have a most salubrious effect. These steps can be taken by- the union and should be. gloves and sleeves? (Comment from the floor, by Joseph L. Mr. Whitehousc: I would like to highlight two things. One, safety standards for the electrical industry recommend that any volt age over 5,000 be either de-energized, or grounded, or worked by hot stick. Two, aerial baskets arc fundamentally a good tool Algina, Safety Director, Seafarers Inter national Union)--The local union that is involved with this cab company is meeting tonight and I will be present. I will recom mend that this union take direct action to see that the condition is eliminated. because they place a man in a good position. Moderator: How arc safety and health' However, these baskets should not be con problems handled under Canadian laws? sidered as an insulating or isolating device. The same rules apply when working voltages from a basket as when working from a pole. There has been a concerted effort on the part of management of many utility com panies to go to 13,200 volts (and one wants to go up to 15,000 volts as a limit. A man can use rubber insulation for up to 20,000 volts; however, if his nose is. still exposed, that is where lie will make contact. Mr. Dowling: We have an arrangement with the Director and Chief Inspector, In dustrial Safety Branch, Ontario Department of Labour, Toronto, whereby I meet in his office to discuss any problem that involves steel workcrs._If there is a violation of the Industrial Safety Act, the initial step rests with the official of the local union involved. The local should extend every effort to get the violation corrected. However, if no cor Edison Electric Institute made an analysis rective measures arc taken the report is of accidents over the years and practically sent to my office. I forward it to the In all of the contacts over 5,000 volts arc not dustrial Safety Branch and an inspector is hand contacts. So, the rubber gloves are sent to the plant to check into the condition. not enough, and it's not reasonable to expect Subsequently, we get a report from the Di a man to work completely enclosed in rubber. rector of the Industrial Safely Branch indi In the opinion of our organization, 5,000 cating whether the complaint was upheld or volts is the limit for working energized lines rejected. except iiia hot stick. The foundry section of our union has a Moderator: A major Chicago cab com-' somewhat more refined method of liaison. pany has vehicles wliich have the fresh air The government inspector for foundries