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FILE NAME: National Safety Council (NSC) DATE: 1957 DOC#: NSC489 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: NSC Presentation by Hayes - Labor's Stake in Safety ) ): /V.<; Ktilioniil .Vii/rfy 1 1m g r ts i ...... . muds rallier t ' ic cheer in, hul " '" v ,i*w` ' " j.-.rklMR up H.e l'1** !' " er " ,e W muptr, 11in1 llie u lijciiivc of hidttslrhtl .fcly tioutd lie llie preserVillion of liiniiaii li(r ami llie |irfitcclioi. o( Inwnini licallli. W c would further agree that an emptoycr hoc fi ` k niorat recpcincih'dily In (irnlcrl Ida u-nil.t'K 1 f-ll Mc:.m m.w. """ - T L ..U U a Boat ^ u ; aX .gains, itisiiin*, n v i.l.i.lu ii'ulnl Hirers ami . infectious from Hit condition, of cuipluy- join together to help h \ , v<ry way lo promnlc w t` r "mttiL i,t W t all profess In tgrrr llial hilliliill lilr rll ik iI c!icm|i ; llia l min, is nnl soniclIihiK to medical corf. , llul neither life hulls nor n,,` " A . _rr ' ,j nt 0.` Naliod t ( ^ V o , i e r r S'iH e li. H s.'amls for nv Ejn sacrificed lo a macliiuc. And yel, these MMcat principle, are not olw ay. applied In day lo day life nor arc lliey If-enforcing. to practical application they cotne Into con(licl w ill, individual economic inlcrctls, and Hut must he enforced either through group ction, or by aoclely at a whole through ^ iHtif.il Mi*M ***** **. W, Scwslern Scon-1 '"i ^*"S llit wurM Iron. hpp.M>ng nn 0C'm m e i.^ - .. t e qlllical action. p*K% a rule, society docs uni move as Inst > (lie neeil would indicate. W e all Ifiiow, ilo r example, that the first industrial revolnf lion had run its course for more than 100 lyeart before society gal around lo adopting d and cnlorciiiR rules and regulations of in- ^du.trial safety, Fo r more than 100 years l a b o r -s s t a k e i n s a f e t y *irwhsalrtnl workers were piICO no Irrial pin1tertian against the risks mul lru/ar,ls of in- itmlrial cinptncincut. b y A . J- H A Y E S t U ""I ,, J , , , . W , TM . l - I international p ic i! A FL - C iO , W ash m g-lo n, D . C. Ih a l is why I say ,I I Here and there, a hmc individual employer *"" * * , might attempt lo provide decent and licalthI ful working conditions lor bis workers. But i.-.wi llie whole, the slory of fatlo itr tinploy- ,, .i.il.a ie n l in the I 9lh eettlury--and through the " , jt e a r ly 20th eentury-was a pretty ghatlly I iliin'l il,lenii I" ,`j '* J " " ! iu- ''i;,,,, ,,;w,,!.e,,,ibc"coXnil V e " 'su'd ". alKini " U,, ,,W,,n*u M ,.ir m S a lc i). " I , inilii-lnal s t ir : .... * ;;:;: lu * **-* >^tk,,k,. sulcty s Pr-)' Vl'V,T 'n ,c\ u JA c T uia. - K 5. , nmcli tip'" aspects <> . . are x tH . I don't need to go into the details lltaf are mil often discussed **l . ,,e wfHW iralive of the cold indllTcreiice with w ltttll ,,|,n t .uiiltuvcrsi.il. . mvcrsisl. fc te a n life was held in Americ^t mines and discussed In c a "''1' " " -'l ' IM itlurics, Suffice lo say, it did nut seem lo eETiLHjirIC-Ss IimN SSAAFFEtiyir ....... ^H iwitter how moranwy |me,nC.(|w.o,,m|e|nlc acnodurcsheildorfen, Since my views and ptihhe staletneatt *. _ . . ---- c-T.O.f.l.v.,....(.K...e..n.ipanliniV* ' Tt o* " '',,,,i.,,^ n r.in.- a-re 'corru.itiun >n unions ' SMlr, 'v'l'.teJtlH e gate, tllhie next ntutronr.n..il.i.B, --.d..r.iven hy. raw ... I rank and l',,l,cst ca," ,iniTnslf,.o.-v-erl.yly loto ppleleaadd foforr a ch`ance lo' (coparihie ,, c - tcanm tou he fanyy '*** Ci,.n .^J|lhItdHir, livers amndi liminhlis. * "X,u * T u a w o tU r. m \ ,ln ilri.il ncrul ni <i( MimrOilt ,u,,ncy. H >' " T T l T T u T Loues ami Ami Jo r a ih v-- ,<r ol I. . r , m <V cry worUin ,t\l 1 vinicimc, ,| ,,i filim in nM' 5w0 ,l,i0t '-v- '* ` i1( fiomcwlic . sialhnt vm^y /v^iews sm lrn^,..l'h o w e v e rS^i l Kr ; ' S_O__C_I_tf_y__B_R_OUGHT CHANGES mi'' no-t' hluijeecliing conltrovcersy lfoorr -i-n-- Jt i T)c , nl|| ))( course, is sake, hut iKcniisc the are m*'*** the u R k * t change_--w...h..e..n......i.t. e n m r--i-v-a-s--n-nl llu* of any rcpcncrnlioii if m w ijiI immI (tlikl ohivivI mih oh llu* i *m1 ( nn|li>ris, k` orne rallier le<jmsc Moiety as n wlioli* cw v' r* ^; . * i thoroughly icvoltol. It cmhc hevauso sSuur -; -rn i t S T^wi-; w none of kVU a5 an ecoH'* ubor'iBN American people were finally shiKkcd -- whether we rcl*re ." t. id S K fa lt' 1 correct a condition that luwl pre- _ w0(lld disagree wtlh *Sikd--and grown worse-- l r 100 ycar^. itu u u |%ri {. Nr[M!> liii.illy Rut pfaffQ>in\fCMl*ali,n lo make tutitcs k I>lacc5 1o work. I' niiiinl at llit tihiri saliiui u*:h lite kt nere made dirceli* 5ible for llie residthry had no cnu mxidrnls. The win our imhiAtrhi! suit the nation rests* cm Iiow effective our and our occupafioiu ECONOI Oh, pf course, ffllicr Rood economi dm trkil safety. V c cidcnts add all kin< costs to production cost of hiring ami of equipment damn of the time lost I* mi acrilici*! iK*curs. Ititi 1 vkiM thri'H jnf ii**f ** *li * * prr<etil lune hf**i' deni proBrains-an cltlcnt prevention w men's compensation IcRislation that ci safety consfcioiis. So il sijcms thhere Is lio j; good < tion and' ^occupali really, nre, | Ami tha[^t%s a gu my whole fdull lif* As a mat\t{\r of fj il by the y ;ry th here today^-nn itu' to work t 17 >< father was. totally jury--an ir)n ry tli In the course ni and dcnllnftjwhh il '-w h ic h arc, of co mcmlKUs o f my tu prcsvtil sy**lv*n f iititl m ru p a lio n a l < pletily imd wh'dlj mxtls of our rump I am not alone i aie, in fact, m any licit! lotlny who 19)7 h'olipnol S o f t ly C o n g re ss ' ....... gtoim*- 4m * lp*d * how a., 004ril . ti .between employment ajid disra te, die in1- i n c--1 *t i* W u imjinttihU .do gel tkmr -work pHihd or- diatribnted. The rcrull i n deplorable lack nf tnf*uma. linn alioul occupational disease, W e arc ira is behind oilier countries ill lliis respect. One expert In tills field said lliat research in pneumoconiosis in this cotmlry is 2$ years M iind that ol Orest Britain. doctors have testified ngainie^W W Iftt'l' and (or management in occupatioiial dlseate cases even though they knew their testimony was biased. It should nut surprise us that doctors can lm unohieclivc in these cases wltere their testimony is bought and paid for. W e have only lo look at the wide-spread difference if opinion among doctors as lo the tile d of cigarette smoking to sec that their testimony van sumclhncs he imiuethiug less than truth SECRETS PREVAIL IN IN O U StR y Indw try pelivaly o p f o m objective .r*w r d i pad ire iunuduuut* o l information on ju|ilienel -d iieaiel because it IS llioro (aid o l the possibility ol pay" 1 nnpciis' lion bpncfiu Chan il is llu l wok*xi will-die m in lack ol. proper uilormaliors w 4 .ade ful. Most doctors wlm arc mil In the pay of cigarette companies are convinced by all die scientific evidence on record that cigar ettes undoubtedly contribute to lung cancer. But the doctors on the payrolls of the to bacco companies either deny that cigarettes contribute to lung cancer, or at best main tain that there is not yet enough proof. quate prtomtkm. Here are specific examples that w ill illits- As wc contemplate these conflicting views among professional men--and as we thought stratc this point. There is Some medical fully study the reluctance of industry to be evidence that the chemicals used in the dye industry and in the manufacture of synthetic honest about litis matter of occupations! disease-- we cannot licit* but wonder whether rubber cause or contribute to cancer of the llie Inst (nr profits has made many men for bladder. In (a d , one of these-- amine--is so dangerous that it has been outlawed get the real pnr|iosc of life. W hat is llie real purpose of life ? Is it prodjictioii and Inr all industrial rises in Britain since W SI. profit--or the well-being of the individual f Dul efforts to prove,,publicize and restrict If lliere is conflict between the two, do we the dangers of tins deadly acid fiave J'il sacrifice production and profit or the welf- stubborn resistance in this country. T lie large chemical companies have refused to find out if amine does contribute to cancer ol the Madder and have strongly resisted inIr|endent search inlo tins pioldcm. Much thp sum situation liolds Hu* |ling of the individual f The ethical answer is obvious- But Hie practical methods of reaching the logical ethical conclusion are more dilfirult. FEDERAL ACIS NEEDED atbestrw tndo*ry. There appears to he de W c could make a start by enacting com cided atUr-pHPda on workers who prpjlucc prehensive federal workmen's compensation aah**M m that there 1 a marked correla- and occupational disease legislation to lake lioat bttwPM employment and lung the place of the chaos dial results from , cancer. H ere aeain. die industry lias been having 48 different stale systems. But I traditionally raluctaat to cooperate m 9 lu ll have no holies for such a constructive ap scale scientific study ol this curious correla proach in llie foreseeable future. I am tion This rehictPoe* -to do research hi afraid llie insurance lobby, ami the employer hpallh haiard* rvcvrv in induilry attar in groups that profit from weak administration are loo strong (or us at tins time. J>u sve II DOCTORS OFTEN BIASEO But even worse wlien workers do succumb lo earner ol the bladder or llic lung, nr tu some Ollier e.pially horrible diseases, we arc Healed lo die spectacle o( company doctors vrlto testily that the disease couldn't possibly love been caused by their employment. Uoc- im . aie supi ' to be above reproach ill our society, 1 ' lbor oflicia! I have known ol loo / cases in which company just have to make that one of our long range objectives. lint there are some things we can do tight now. W c can try to have programs set up in the Notional Institute of Health and ill the PubHc Health Service winch would rccogniie the importance of occupa tional discasc-amt which would pul the re search effort in this nation on a par with that of oilier civitirrd industrial nations. ) juoo; ^ ttM tki! ur.sclvcs tu Tikelft Irxjkl'ig tor s a s r,,n American the labor movement imirt resort lo it\U u . sncicl)'. t m;y Imvc Itiis UuHcimcut * , , i C 'i " A * * Iw .iio .. ' anluuim p t- W * > lite shop. imr business coi dcrclict in my di a clccled olii* grtatesl imions i LABOR FIGHTS FOR SELF W c re ids prepared to bargain Jr supplement! Injury not aile- c'aiidiilly dml w' noi umisfied wil lo industriai he com|iesadoii a1 In a scuse I die Nndumd ! Il,a l can he met S T ir-in tion benefiting all workers. w- (accd. H wc 1 conni mi yonr |>etter Icgislatin die state and gctlier, liiake l . one p u rp o se -^ e rc^ o ,ec, Ameri- and s a lir natii T I f c " are t e . *h wc GOOD COMMUNICATIONS H I by G E O R G E S C R IV E N p u b i!' O ur organisation lias^l** lor many y*" - j ^ ,, ,, j c| ,, r minner, siieaks for lisci I i . cooperation 5 ^ - = 1' t ,J ,d t S mcinlicrs work. 1 s " " * sucll besiiies good thlnk there i niuiLicatious t W itliin th woulit say d whicli Fts HtlU. ln 11* lliliik mir * liecansc we figures on 1rcl,,'e" ^ yoll would dispole I don't suppose any <dJ ,,,,,,,,,,,,c a tio n s the at sta ln n c n that b '' ' Rnd give ; x , , - . - , . la an,-a IH * l'" " ' f ^ i* ;. ^ L 7 e l v infer that there is .* 'i f hjow for phrjtsc. T 0 ih r' ./mid 1 sciuling tt" cciviug itW ar II. ai in die l'a ri W licn I sc It I iliiln