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36 Metals Industry served solely lor engineers, rather, we do mean that people engaged in safety work most be able ro analyze, to judge; and to Mr. Ward, will you discuss this matter of analysis? Mb Wabd: Often, accidents seem to stem from uncontrollable factors, and the appar ent Giae is that the arridrm was due to a hazard inherent to that peculiar job or oc cupation. Now, in safely work, such identification is not sufficient. Since we are interested in the dizninatios of unsafe acts and unsafe conditions, we must go further. We must seek out the real cause of the accident This can best be done by the application of logic We must take what we have lamed of the real cause and set up our objective--the correction of the iactors which caused the accident Accident investigation has no value, whatsoever, if it does not succeed in denkjang a safer method of doing the job on which the accident occurred. Thus, we have completed three points in our accident analysis program. We have looked at the apparent cause; we have searched out the real cause; and we have established, and set up our objective. But the full accident analysis, as we see it is made up of four points. We must estab lish responsibility; not necessarily responsi bility for the accident that has already hap pened, but rather, responsibility for the correction oi the condition? that caused the accident. We've all heard the old proverb, "Something that is everybody's responsibil ity is nobody's responsibility." It never had a better application than h has in accident prevention. Officers of the METALS SECTION NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL 1951-52 General Chairman--HOWARD HOLLAND, Supervisor of Safely, The Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company, East Chicago, Ind First Vier-Chmrmasr--H. S. SIMPSON, Safety Engineer, Caterpillar Tractor Company, Peoria. III. Second Vice-Chairman--J. J. NOLAN, Safety Engineer. Bethlehem Steel Compan}*, Beth lehem, Pa. Secretary--A. H. ZEILIXGER, Safety Engineer. The Colorado Fuel & Iron Corpora tion. Pueblo, Colo. .Vetrs' Letter -Editor--W. H. WILSON. Safety Director. Ambridge Plant, American - Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pa. Sexes iMter Co-Editor--W. J. M. KEDW'OOD. Safer}- Supervisor. Industrial Relations Department. Algeria Stcd Corporation. Ltd* Saolt Ste. Marie. Ontario. Canada. Consulting Committee--*R. L. R1DINGER (Chairman), Director of Safety & Plant Pro tection. Inland Sled Company. East Chicago, Ind; J. L. MacKENZIE, Supervisor of Safety. South Work?. United Stales Steel Company. Chicago, 11L; J. W. TYS5E. Safety Supervisor, Chicago District. Republic Steel Company. Chicago, ID. Contest and Statistics Committee--E. J. LANGLAXD (Chairman), Safety Director, Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Ecorse. Detroit. Midi.; J. P. LEONARD, Persomad and Safety Director. Blaw-Knox Company. Pittsburgh. Pa.; C. H. SUNDERLAND, Super visor of Labor Analysis. United States Sled Company. Pittsburgh, Pa. Engineering and Practices Committee--A. G. WH1SMAX (Chaimon). Supervisor of Safety, Gary Steel Works, United States Sted Co* Gar}'. Ind Fabricating Industry--GERARD O. GRIFFIN (Chairman), Director of Safety. Dravo Corporation. Neville Island. Pittsburgh, Pa.; F. M. BEAUDOIN. Manager Industrial Relations. United States Sted Products Company. Petroleum Iron Wrorks Division, Sharon. Px; E. W. ENGERER. Management's Representative, Pittsburgh District, Bethlehem Sled Company. Pittsburgh, Pa.; H. PALMIXI, Safety Engineer. J. I. Case Company. Rockford Works. Rockford, IIL; WALTER . WILLIAMS, Safety Engi neer. Butler Manufacturing Company, Galesburg. IIL; P. L WISE, Supervisor Per sonnel & Safety, Blaw-Knox Division, Blaw-Knox Company. Blawnox, Pa. Foundry Industry--J. D. HOLTZAPPLE (Chairman), Personnel Supervisor, Continental Foundry & Machine Company. East Quctgo, Ind; *D. A. FARRELL (Advisory Chairman). Supervisor of Safety, United States Sted Gx, Pittsburgh, Fa.; *IRVIN A. BRINKMAN, Director oi Employment, Safety and Wdfare, Maddntosh-HeznpHD Company, Pittsburgh. Pa.; GEORGE MILLIGAN, Safety Director, MinneapolisMoline Co* Minneapolis. Minn.; SHERMAN RICHARDSON, Assistant Personnel Manager, American ..Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation, Pittsburgh, Fa.; A. G. STARRETT, Perscnnd Director, The Buckeye Sted Castings Company, Co lumbus, Ohio; C J. VAN DAMN. Safely Director, Campbell, Wyant & Carmm 37