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FILE NAME: Caterpillar (CAT) DATE: 1954 DOC#: CAT010 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Published Article from National Safety News
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Safety Clothing
S A F E CLOTIILW ; tt.-t be .ftv t>i*of clothihg th at is clean. m good ti-p .tr *jnd uitubl. for th e job Most gtirmvnb- offvi m m e p r o t e c t io n jicmnM m in er h.i>*rd*
Safely llothm u u se rs to specific garm ent* dt-.igned fot le rta in h a r rduu* jola. skht-iv oidttuiry w oii: i l o t h o dr* not p rim d c sufficient p m trvtion
P ro p er fitimR i> i**ential in j II w ork clo th ln c Lone, loose sLpci i--. and necktie* may cet caught in m e ih i n e r j , T ro u se r cuff* huy vfiivw tripping
C lothing soaked in oil <>: tlam rno b lero U en t is igniled e a sth d o th flammable and non-fU m m ibic el. ten ts may cause rkut irritation Cleanliness is al-o an impo*'. i t aid to morale
L au n d v ie d overt,fl*. r o i t r a i l s , aprons, sm acks, a n d other ca*-mcni* a i r fumi*St-d bj companies .'or oc cupation* W here extrem e clefir.line* ir> ncecK M ^' because of th e u ro d u rj o r bcenuSt- of h citlth -h arard o v s processes
Exposure that require 'p tv ial protective garm ents include m ao ture. high temperature* hot ur cor rosive substances. flying nnmldci,. sharp or r.iugh edges. etc. S rr chert (in p ip e JOB /o r l y p t i of pcrnieutJ olid tiieti'Cieb for ronous fiezerd*
The following tirv esw ntial tn all work clothes1
). Adequate prowction 2 Comfort and freedom of m i ' c-
menu 1, Durability C. Appcsriiftci
f u mrprmtr* i M i n i m m hM t#rk> t k t n i ( fe> wsrMic l*nbiv
A ppearance of clothing a particu
larly im p o rta n t w ith w om en t-rt>* ployees but m en jn - not mdifterrni lo It
S ta n d a rd s . Specification* -.tablishtxi by the Federal O ow ntm u:* have provided widely used standard* * for m any y ia rs D uring the war the A m erican S tandaid* Association ap-* proved a sene* of W ar Standard* for P rotective Occupation! Clothinp -- S t r i c t L IB T h ese :<re m il accepted standards
Specifications r o w ' p r o le ittu n mgainst sp ark * m o lten t-u-tul in fta re d an d u ltra -v io le t ray a, and lim it
ed im pact fortes Detail* of pat te rn . design, v ork m aq sh tp a n d rune.* [ size* a r e also included
Protective Material*
A ib n ta t u preferred far prolcotion against intense h eat and flame M any garment* arc m ade of this m a terial. including com plete suits for fire-fighting and rescue work,
A irp lan e crash fire* h av e focused attention on protection for firefighters and rescue crews. These suits us not only insulating m aterial against conductive heat bu t also a rad iatio n b a rrie r of rvRectiv m a terial. su ch as alum inum foil. Suits of this type h ave been developed by the U. S . A ir Force.
Wool clothing should be worn un d er asbestos garm ents w here in . tense heat is c o u n te re d .
L a a lh e r of v ario u s g ra d es Is used
for protective garments. Chrom e-
tanned lea th e r affords protection
from sparks, m olten m etal splash,
and in fra-red and ultra-violet ray*
Leather, however, deteriorate* under
eenunued exposure to heat. For
severe exposure, asbestos should b e
used.
L eather provides protection against
lim ned impact. P added leather o r
fabric aprons and hard fiber or metal
protectors for the abdomen absorb
m uch of the force of h ard blows.
L e a th e r r e in f o rc e d by metal
stitching or w ire staples U m u ta n t
to cuts and abrasion
Lmp e r ilo u s m a te ria ls or m any
types provide protection against dust, vapors, mists, m oisture and corrosive liquids. They are useful in handling m aterials which would cause derm atitis or burn. This type of m aterial include* rubber, neo prene an d vinyl films and fabric coated with them
M bit la* atei? * n w * eoastrucU an afta* tfenM * n r tl B M M s t Cat arsi* Itiliiu lr, M tufcaisb la s a a m i I a r s im i o ir tt armar sa* n M n v sslct* u n i i , E q u ip a ra i tra up>UM by O n ta n i * , t b i e u l r t j dtneiar. f m r l o . O H fli. l i C lB *ttac`U lr U*|l b tri. o t t r r ouipm rni leclndr u lri) tbcrv s tstrrtlit ( liirv O r itllM
ld hiH IlL
R u b b e r in w id ely u s e d beVtiuse it resists acids, caustics and o ther cori ogive Kubstaneus G a rm en ts o f ru b berised fabric are used w hen han dling low concentration! o f . ucids and non-cbuslic liquids and for pro taction agninst w eather. R u b b e rhigh dielectric stren g th m akes it useful for protective equipm ent where electricity is used.
Neoprene has num erous applica tions in safety equipm ent. U forms a tough d u ra b le film I'a i s t a n t to oils, solvents, acids and alkalis It has high dielectric strength.
F ia n te -re & U ta n t duck, a lightw eight fabric, i q u ite s tro n g a n d w ill outw ear ordinary m aterial used in work elothes. For protection against extrem e heat, asbestos should b* used
K a lr r - m b la n t duck ts recoinm endtd in exposures to w ater and n o n -c o rro siv c Liquid- It com bine* strength and durability with light w eight.
V inyl p i n t l e h as m an y u ses In safety equipm ent, F or some gar m ents th e plastic 1* ro lled o r c a l endered onto fabric. For others the strong pliable film is used w ithout backing
Synthetic fabric*, such as dyncl. orlon an d vm yon. arc u>ed for d u rable work clothing. These fabrics It-s isI acids, ca u stic s, m ildew , a b ra -
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INDUSTRIAL HEALT
Abstracts of current literature on Industrial Hygiene, Medicine, and N ursing
By F A VAN AT7 A
Tuberculosis in Industry
Tubereulon* Control in Judujfry. b
Harold A . Vonarhcn. M X ) . Milton H.
Kronenberg. M.D* a n d
Morae.
M D Industrial Medicine and Surgery
33.9*12 (J a n u a r) '. W S t).
T(.`9EMCl`LOSlS C6 S21WM. Jr? industry is of im portance chiefly bvcauK the
in d u stry fa usually located In th e urban arcus where th e incidence of tuberculosis is usually relatively high and w here there is, cunscqurnl1>\ th e m axim um probability ef pet* iinjr e m p lo y e e s 'w ith undu't-nvfrecf vuse <( active tuberculosis.
Since the X*ry is the only efleulive tey of finding tuberculosis
nse-. p r v - v m p lu y m e n t X -rays should be u*ed on till prospective employees This should be done hnth as protection to fellow w ork
e r s w ho w iJI be p ro tec ted from con
tagious disease, as a protection to th e ivm pany ond th e insurance com* pnnics. and. finally. ns a protection to th e prospective em ployee w ho .has a chance to h iv h is caw.* diagnosed and potion under treatm ent while it u. still in a minimal mid vuivolu stage.
At the C aterpillar T rw ta r Cun* puny, betw een 184T a n d 1952. 65 rax* o f a c lm 4 tu b e rc u lo u s an d 20 eases of pleura] efluMon w ere dis covered m ju s l u n d e r 65.000 p re em ploym ent X -rays, In addition to thebe, th e re w ere discovered 103 a r rested and ln.ictlvc cases of tu b er culosis an d 22 rtwv* w hich required further dtagniM ic procedures
All o f th e 103 :irrv> trd vhm- and m ost of the -- m m c c tv d can** were* perm itted to v u rk in the company but they vIV kept under mvdieal supervision and kept out of types of em ploym ent which would be apt to cause it flnrc-up r f th e ir tubcrcula* ms They w ere n 'to required to have periodic X-ru.\* throughout the pe* nod of employment.
To check Up on the possible east* of tuberculosis developing within the Croup of employers, it would be d e sirable to have annual X -ruys T hu is being done in som e m d u s tn c f but
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nut m all. In P eoria,the S tateicalth D epartm ent has provided m ass X -ray surveys from tim e to time, and C aterpillar em ployees have had an o p p o rtu n ity to be X - ra y e d in 1944.
194?. a n d 1951.. In th e 1944 su rv e y , 22 activ e eases
f tuberculosis w ere found among 13.000 em p lo y ees; in 194?. th e re w e re
2 ca ses am ong 26.000 em ployees: a n d
m 1952. o n e case am o n g 23.000 e m ploye* who volunteered to have an X - r a y . T h e 23.000 X -ra > e d in 1951 re p re s e n te d 96* of a ll th e a v a ila b le personnel.
C aterpillar case* el tuberculosis have shown a greater decrease than In o th e r in d u s trie s in th e so m e a re a w ho also have the m ass'X -ray sur
vey*. T h e reason for this la probably the p re-em ploym ent X -ray* which C aterp illar h as had since late in 1945.
W hen X -ray survey* arc made, there should be .no reluctance to h ire Inactive and arrested cases of tuberculosis. $uch a refusal to hire people { b o have been in tnc tuber culosis sanitarium has long been one u( th e m ust severe h andicaps In tu b erc u lo sis co n tro l. Of th e 103 a r rested and inactive tuberculesi* ease* hired by C aterpillar o v er th e six y ear period, only 3 have broken daw n and all of these have been cfT te m p o ra rily an d th en re tu r n e d to w ork.
O n e re aso n fa r th is Is th e .highly organized rehabilitation departm ents now existing in the P eo ria area which gets people ready to go to
work prior to being discharged from the sanitarium and the shcltervd w ork sh o p w h e re th e y s ta rt o u t <n> a restricted schedule of activity and
w ork up to the ability to do a full day's w ork.
An effective job placem ent sys tem is of the greatest Im portance m handling arrested cases of tubercu losis They should not be when* there is excessive dust from any cause, w hether o r not it is silica dust and they should not be expected to do heavy lHung, pushing or pulling, nr any other heavy labor, although
really hi*av\ la b o r hua alm o st d m u p prarrd from must large industries It L- nceiwMiry th a t th v y not be 1tra n s fe rre d from jo b to jo b w ithout consulting th e medical departm ent
T he final p a r t <if a good tu b e rc u lo sis co n tro l pro g ru m ik lubercukm i* health education fur all employees T here should b* pam phlets available fur em ployees and uccaruonal article* on tuberculosis control m the plant publication and rrutvriul uvjiduble through th e Iw ul tu b e rc u lo sis in** trol association should be distributed by the m anagem ent and posted on bulletin board* fn.nt tim e to time.
Cases of tuberculosis found cither in m a s t s u rv e y s o r in p n --em p lo y m ent surv e y sh o u ld . ?{ co u rse, be
reported to th e local n nununti.v tuberculosis control a in v u tw ib and every effort should W expanded to
get them under observation and
trea tm e n t as soon as p*ible.
lo b a r's M edical Ploni
Union Health Center* by the Com mittee on Medical Care fur Industrial Worker* of the Council on Medics1 S ervic* u h I ibv C ouncil on In d u strial Health Of th e Am erican Medical Asso ciation. The Journal of the American Medical Association 154 361-3Q (Jan uary- 23. 19541.
U xjok health centers u rc a im peratively recent developm ent in thv United S tile*, although (he earliest one. that of the International Udii- G arm ent W orker* U nion In New V ork C ity wo* org an ised In 1913 This w as the only union health plan in existence fur ubout 25 year. T h e
p r o o n t r a th e r iu rg e Viniun Interest in h e a lth plans aro se In 1542 w hen the price and wage freeze attendant un W orld W ar It essentially altered the w age invreasev but increased benefits for worker* in the form of health and w elfare service*. T hese services could b added un to th e I'xU'iu of not Wore th a n five p e r cent of the payroll
The interest in health plans ha* rem ained active even since th e wage controls have been discontinued
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