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FILE NAME: General Electric (GE) DATE: 1932 Nov 21 DOC#: GE143 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes - Executive Committee, National Safety Council under the fair use provisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference use only from matstial-i Manuscripts d -Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, 128 Vf bie .N9Y:bmbbhjt22l,S 1.1932 Unless permission is granted, neither this copy nor the words on it may be: reproduced in any form; used by an unauthouzed person, or placedn tlN3fecSS t i i i g institution or individual, . Mew Y o r k ~ , .... : January 23, 1933: , . ,, , . , . MINUTES . , ' ` MESTI i r EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, NATIONAL SAFETY, COUNCIL, * HEADQUARTERS, OFFICES, CHICAO0, NOVEMBER 2 1 , 1 9 3 2 , 10 a.m. u n til 4:30 p.m. . j ' > . PRESENT `W. F . A r d e r n , M ilw a u k e e J . I. Banash, Chioago 1 E r n e s t IV. B e c k , New Y o r k .. C. B. B o u le t, Milwaukee ' ' ' W. Ha C am eron, C h i c a g o _ R, I . C a tlin , H artford ' F r a n k H. C o gan, Hoboken W ill Cooper, Chicago JT. E . C u l l i n e y , B e t h l e h e m M arcus A. Dow, C l e v e l a n d H. B. F o n d a , New Y o r k Harry G u ilh e rt, Chicago G. T, H e llm u th , C h icag o , F r a n k l i n M. K rem l,. E v a n s t o n Thorns E. L i g h tf o o t, P i tts b u r g h , John E, L ong, Albany H. W. L o r m o r , C l e v e l a n d Lew R. P a l m e r , Mew Y ork J . J. P lzak , W isconsin Rapids G. B. S a n fo rd , Schenectady C. W. S m i t h , C h ic a g o ' Geo. H. W a r f e l , Omaha i. L .,W hite, J r ., Cleveland 1 , 'i r . ' J . I . B a n a s h , a s P r e s i d e n t , p r e s i d e d a n d Mr, W. H, Cameron a c t e d a s S e c re ta ry . 2 . The m inutes of th e October 2 and O c to b e r.5 m eetings were approved unread. 3 . The f o llo w in g r e p o r t was made on b e h a l f of th e A d m in is tr a tio n Com m ittee: (a) The P r e s id e n t p re s e n te d a P e t i t i o n , sig n ed by P a s t P re s id e n ts A r t h u r H. Young, Lew R. P a l m e r , W a l t e r G. K in g , Lew is A. D eB lo is a n d C. P . T o lm a n , recom m ending t h a t Mr, A r t h u r W i l l i a m s , P r e s i d e n t o f t h e A m e ric a n Museum o f S a f e t y , b e e l e c t e d a s an H o n o rary Member o f th e C o u n c il. The fo llo w in g form al r e s o l u t i o n was p re s e n te d : WHEREAS Mr. A r t h u r W i l l i a m s h a s f o r t h e p a s t t w e n t y - f i v e y e a rs been a c t i v e l y i d e n t i f i e d w ith th e s a f e t y movement in th e United S ta te s both in h is ca p a c ity as P re sid e n t of the American Museum o f S a f e t y and a s an e x e c u tiv e i n t h e p u b l i c u t i l i t y f i e l d i n New Y o rk C i t y , and ' WHEREAS he h a s d u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d d e v o t e d h i m s e l f u n s e l f i s h l y to the advancement of the cause to which the N ational S afety C ouncil is d e d ic a te d , and WHEREAS t h e A m e ric a n Museum o f S a f e t y u n d e r t h e g u i d a n c e o f Mr. W illiam s had c o n tr ib u te d m a te r ia lly to an in c re a s e d i n t e r e s t i n O ccident p r e v e n tio n e f f o r t on th e p a r t of r a i l r o a d s and e l e c t r i c ra ilw a y s through th e annual award of the E. H. Harriman an d A n th o n y N. B r a d y m e m o ria l m e d a l s , t h e r e f o r e Under the fair use provisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference use only from material in Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT 06520-8240. Unless permission is granted, neither this copy nor the words on it may be: reproduced m any form; used by an unauthouzed person, or placed m the collections of any institution or individual Under the fair use provisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference use only from material in Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT 36520-8240 Unless permission is granted,'neither this copy nor the Words on it may be: reproduced in any form; used by an unauthorized person; or placed in the collections of any institution or individual, , " BE I T RESOLVED t h a t t h e N a t i o n a l S a f e t y C o u n c i l i n re c o e :- . n itio n of the serv ices rendered in the cause of sa fe ty does here by e l e c t Mr. A rth u r W illiam s t o Honorary Membership in the N atio n al S a fe ty C ouncil, and f u r th e r ............... BE I I RESOLVED t h a t a c e r t i f i c a t e o f s u c h m e m b e rsh ip be p r e p a r e d and p r e s e n te d t o Mr. W illiam s on th e o c c a sio n o f th e F ou rth A n n u a l G r e a t e r New Y ork S a f e t y C o n f e r e n c e t o b e h e l d i n New Y ork C ity in February, 1933. ' I t was u n a n im o u s ly v o t e d t o recommend t o t h e E x e c u t i v e Com m ittee t h a t Mr. W illia m s be e l e c t e d a s an H onorary Member, and t h a t a " c e r t i f i c a t e of su c h membership be p r e s e n te d t o Mr. W illiam s on t h e o c c a s i o n o f t h e F o u r t h A nnual G r e a t e r New Y o rk S a f e t y C o n f e r , e n c e , t o b e h e l d i n Mew Y o rk i n F e b r u a r y , 1 9 3 3 . APPROVED BY E . C. (b) T h i r t y new a p p l i c a t i o n s w ere p r e s e n t e d on b e h a l f of th e R e s u s c i t a tio n Medals A d m in istratio n Committee w ith assurances th a t they ware a l l in accord with the ru les and reg u latio n s of the N ational Safety C o u n c i l , whereupon i t was v o te d t o a p p ro v e th e aw ards of th e medals and c e r t i f i c a t e s as recommended. An a d d i t i o n a l 33 a p p l i c a t i o n s as p re s e n te d a t th e September 12 m eeting were a l s o approved. A p p li c a tio n s f o r 103 medals have been approved b u t n o t awarded. I t would c o s t a p p r o x im a te ly $607.35 t o c o m p lete th e s e a w a rd s . The p o s s ib ilitie s of having an outstanding sa fe ty lead er defray the cost o f th e s e m edals and c e r t i f i c a t e s was d i s c u s s e d ( s i m i l a r t o t h e com p a n io n m edals of th e I n s u l l and M cCarter awards on b e h a lf of th e M.E.L.A. and A.G.A.) and i t was v oted to recommend t o th e E xecutive Committee th a t a u th o r ity be given to approach p o s s ib le doners and p a r t l y t o r e l i e v e t h e C o u n c il o f t h e b u r d e n o f e x p e n s e s . APPROVED BY E. C. (c) I n th e a b s e n c e of th e Chairm an of th e F in a n c e Com m ittee, Mr. B e r g q u i s t , t h e f o llo w in g r e p o r t was made on h is b e h a l f . T o ta l _ c a sh in banks, notes and accounts re c e iv a b le and m arket value of in v estm en ts as of November 18 - $132,828.19. The to ta l of th e a c co u n ts p a y a b le and notes p a y a b le as of November 18 - $79,609.28. ' I f th e C ouncil was liq u id a te d as of November 18 i t would have .in a d d itio n to i t s fu rn itu re and fix tu re s a cash balance of $53,218.91. R e fe re n c e was a l s o made t o th e O ctober e x p e r ie n c e which showed a lo s s of only $345. in s p i t e of the W ashington C ongress, co stin g $ 3 ,0 0 0 . more th an s p e c i f i e d by th e b u d g e t, or a t o t a l lo s s fo r th e f i r s t te n months of th e y e a r of ap p ro x im ately $6,700. D e ta ils were presented of our experience in Congress fin a n c in g , d is trib u tio n of p u b lic a tio n s, Safety C alendars, c o n trast of orders received this y e a r as compared w ith l a s t y e a r , and many s i m i l a r d e t a i l s . A f i r s t p r e lim in a r y budget was then s u b m itte d , based on th e f i r s t ten months' experience of 1932, and estim ated experience for November and December as fo llo w sj t o t a l estim ated income $434,950.; a n tic ip a te d expenses $430,590., and showing an excess of income over expenses of $ 4 ,3 6 0 . Because th e e x p e rie n c e of th e p a s t fo u r months i s estim a te d t o be th e more l i k e l y ex p erien ce f o r 1933, th e budget was b a s e d l a r g e l y on t h i s l a t t e r e x p e r i e n c e . APPROVED BY E. C. r.r.- or placed in the collections of any institution or individual. TJminfthe fair use provisions of the copyright law of the United States (f7?JSC 107), this'single copy was produced lor reference use only ftpm material m Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT 0652C-824C. Unless permissStyis g i^ ^ a p B iilv c e S a K jit^ d d jB g tiagdi%(HJgga^itff>fig^ pej^gn, - placed in the collecSfeii-jSaa^lnsfiifixtiiiesieitiisiieidaiiti S t r e e t a n d H ighway S a f e t y , f o r a c o r t '-i'o u - tio n of $15u. to help keep the Conference a c tiv itie s going u n til J u l y 1 , 1 9 3 3 , w i t h p r o s p e c t s o f a n o t h e r a s s e s s m e n t o f 10% b e f o r e t h a t tim e . - I t was voted, t o recommend to th e E x ecu tiv e C o m a tte e th at because the Secretary of the Conference, a t present i l l , should he supported meantime, th a t the Council pay the f i r s t 'a s - sessm ent of 150., w ith the understanding th a t the suggested second a s s e s s m e n t rnay n o t h e p a i d . APPROVED BY E. C. (<') A d i s c u s s i o n f o l l o w e d on t h e p r o b l e m o f p r e p a r i n g , p r i n t i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g th e 1932 W ashington Congress T ra n s a c tio n s . I t was s t a t e d , t h a t many p la n s had b e e n d i s c u s s e d , b u t i t was recommended t h a t tn e T ra n s a c tio n s of th is Congress be condensed i n t o one volume 0. 500 p a g e s , and t h a t 4 ,0 0 0 c o p i e s be p r i n t e d and d i s t r i b u t e d a t an expense to approximate $1,241. I t was, th erefo re, voted to recommend to th e E xecutive Committee th a t th e Managing b ir e c to r be re q u e s te d to c a r r y on th e work o f com piling a volume o f T ra n sa c tio n s as recommended, and th a t the E xecutive Committee give a u th o rity to " th e Finance committee to proceed w ith the p rin tin g and d is tr ib u tio n a t a c o st not to exceed $ 1 ,2 4 1 ., provided the Finance Committee con c l u d e s uhe C o u n c il i s w a r r a n te d i n makinsr t h i s e x u e n l i t u r o . E. C. ' " ~ ( f ) At 2 p .m . Mr. Frank G. Low, Chairman of th e Carbon T e tr a c h lo r id e M an u factu rers* T e c h n ic a l Committee, was in v ite d to th e Confera&ae Room t o e x p l a i n t h e re c o m m e n d a tio n s o f t h e Rubber S e c t i o n a t t h e W ashington Congress th a t the N ational S afety Council undertake a l a b o r a t o r y t e s t , u n d e r t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f a N a tio n a l C om m ittee, on t h e t o x i c i t y o f Carbon T e t r a c h l o r i d e . M essrs. Banash ar.d Car,cron 1d e r e x e r e n c e t o d i s c u s s i o n s a n d i n v e s t i g a t i o n s 1 a n d c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h Mr. Low and o t h e r s . I t was f i n a l l y voted to recommend to th e E x e c u tiv e Commiutee th a t th is re q u e st fo r a la b o ra to ry re se a rc h and r e p o r t be tu rn e d over to th e C o u n c il's V ic e -P re s id e n t f o r In u U s tria l H ealth, w ith the su ggestion th a t he in v e s tig a te a l l of th e angles of the problem through a re p re se n ta tiv e committee b e fo re making h is recommendations to the Executive Committee as to . a c t i o n th e C ouncil sh o u ld tak e on t h i s r e q u e s t. Action by Execu t i v e Committee: i t was v oted t h a t th e N a tio n a l S a fe ty C ouncil should un d ertak e the re s e a rc h as recommended, and upon the express under s t a n d i n g t h a t i t i s a p r o j e c t o f th e N a tio n a l S a f e t y ..Council; t h a t ' the n a tio n a l working committee s h a ll be appointed by the N ational S a f e ty C o u n c il, and th e co m m ittee's r e p o r t , in c lu d in g xhe la b o r a to r y fin d in g s, sh a ll be the property of the N ational Safety Council. As a f i r s t s t e p , i t was s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e p r o j e c t b e " s u b m i t t e d t o V ic e -P re sid e n t Watson fo r an o p in io n , and th a t h is recommendations f o r r e p r e s e n t a t i o n on th e n a tio n a l com m ittee be su b m itted to th e E xecutive Committee fo r a m ail v o te. 4 . Mr. H ellm u th , a s chairm an of th e Review ing Committee on " H e a lth P r o t e c t i o n i . i S a n d b l a s t i n g ar.d M e t a l l i c A b r a s i v e C l e a n i n g " r e v i e w e d a t l e n g t h h i s c o . r a i i t t e e *s c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h e p ro b le m s p r e s e n t e d t o him, e x p l a i n i n g t h a t " h e c o u l d n o t make h i s r e p o r t a t th e O c t o b e r 2 m e e t i n g i n W a s h in g to n b e c a u s e h i s t r a i n was- f i v e h o u r s la x o , whereupon i t was voted to recommend to th e E xecutive Committee t h a t th e p ro posed re p o rt of th e Reviewing Committee be accepted to the e f f e c t th a t the re p o rt o f le T e c h n ic a l Committee be n o t a u th o riz e d f o r p r i n t i n g a t t h i s tim e , and t h a t or placed in the collections of any institution or individual. Under the fair uitprovisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference use only from material in Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O i^ox 208240, 128 Wail Street, New Haven CT 06520-8240. Unless permission is granted, neither this copy nor the words on it may be: reproduced in any form; used by an unauthoiized person; or placer^yj^htff^ll^cg^ijsrciaiQ'cijfgjittiitiesr'b^iTcifialmiss eel. The f o l l o w i n g a c t i o n was t a k e n by t h e E xecutive Committee: I t is b eliev ed th a t the fo u r fo llo w in g paragraphs express th e opinion of th e E x ecutive Committee upon th e o r ig in a l r e p o r t of th e Technical C o m m itte e a n d a s p r e s e n t e d t o P r e s i d e n t B e r g q u i s t A u g u s t 11 b y t h e R e v ie w in g Com m ittee. 1 - That your Reviewing Committee b e lie v e s th a t the T echnical Committee's r e p o r t on " H e a lth P r o t e c t i o n i n S a n d b la s tin g and M e t a l l i c A brasive C leaning" does n o t seem t o be p re p ared i n d e s i r a b l e form, and we, th e r e f o r e , recommend to you th a t th e r e p o r t be r e - e d ite d and modi- fie d . 2 - Vie a l s o recommend t h a t t h e r e p o r t s o m o d i f i e d c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e t h a t ` ' s u i t a b l e p r e v e n t i v e m easures c a n be made a v a i l a b l e f o r th e p ro p e r p ro te c tio n of both th e m e ta llic and s i l i c a a b ra s iv e s , and th a t the s e le c tio n of th e a b ra siv e s and equipment is more or le s s an in d u s t r i a l problem req u irin g su ita b le apparatus, w ith adequate housekeep in g , maintenance and attendance. - 3 - I t i s our opinion th a t such a m odified r e p o rt should and would e lim in a te c o n tr o v e r s ia l statem en ts and would serv e the r e a l purpose in te n d e d , namely, to protecx the employees engaged in sandblasting and m etallic abrasive cleaning. 4 - We a r e a l s o i n c l i n e d t o t h e o p i n i o n t h a t t h e c o n c l u s i o n s and r e c o m m e n d a tio n s , shown on pages 49 t o 51 of o u r C o m m ittee's r e p o r t , would be v a lu a b le and p ra c tic a b le and n o n -c o n tro v e rsia l i f c e r ta in words, which seem to us unnecessary, in view of th e c o n clu sio n s, were de le te d . I t was th e re u p o n voted t h a t th e recommendation of th e A d m in istra tio n Committee be accepted v iz : th a t the r e p o rt of the T echnical Committee be not au th o riz e d fo r p r in tin g a t th is tim e and th a t the Reviewing Committee be d ism issed . 5 . The fo llo w in g a d d i t i o n a l r e s o l u t i o n was passed r e l a t i n g to th e S tudy on "H ealth P r o te c tio n in S a n d b la stin g and M e ta llic A brasive C leaning": th a t th e Managing ' D i r e c t o r and h is s t a f f a s s o c ia te s be re q u e s te d to p re p a re ar. a r t i c l e based on th e T echnical Com m ittee's r e p o r t, to g e th e r w ith such o th er a u th o r ita tiv e inform ation as may b e a v a i l a b l e , w i t h t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a u a s s i s t a n c e w i l l b e s o u g h t f r o m --*r. Winslow and D r. Cummings o f th e U n ite d S t a t e s P u b l i c H e a lth S e r v i c e , and l a t e r th e A m erican Foundrym en's A s s o c i a t i o n , and s u c h o th e r s a s may b e a v a i l a b l e . I t was a l s o d i r e c t e d t h a t th e d r a f t a r t i c l e be su b m itte d to th e members of th e E x ecu tiv e Committee fo r approval b efo re p u b lic a tio n . 6 . Mr. W i l l C o o p e r, a s T r e a s u r e r , th e n r e c a p i t u l a t e d th e c a s h s i t u a t i o n o f t h e Council, repeating the figures presented in the fin an cial re p o rt referred to above as well as the follow ing a d d itio n a l inform ation: th a t the current, unpaid b i l l s of the Council to ta l $13,444.75, unpaid re n t $19,433.77, or a to ta l ot $32,878.52 as c u r r e n t o b l i g a t i o n s . To o f f s e t t h e s e d e b t s members and o t h e r s owe t h e C o u n c il $83,634.65. W ithin the next th ir ty days i t is expected th a t the Calendar receip ts w i l l im p r o v e t h e C o u n c i l ' s c a s h p o s i t i o n . I t was v o t e d t o a c c e p t t h i s r e p o r t . 7. ihe 1933 Congress C ity S e le c tin g Committee p resen ted a re p o rt condensing i t s s tu d ie s of the accommodations, fin a n c ia l arrangem ents and o th er d e ta ils of the u rg en t in v ita tio n s receiv ed from Milwaukee, Grand Rapids and Chicago. Complete d e s c r ip tio n : were given of the accommodations in th ese th re e c i t i e s and fo r the follo w in g Under the fair use provisions of the copyright law of the Unit: or placed m the collections of any institution or individual. Ufpw'the fair use provisions of ihe copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference use only ,ri~ frrfn material in Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.OgBx 208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT 06520-8240 d - Filess permission js granted, neither this copy nor the words on it may DS reproduced in any form; used by an unauthorized person; ^ . - placed in the collections of any institutiofi or individual. r e a s o n s C h ic a g o was recommended as t h e C o n g re ss C i t y f o r 1 9 3 3 : ( l ) a l l me^tins-s % and e x h ib its can be housed in one b u ild in g ; (2) th e m a jo rity of th e d eleg ates c a n a l s o b e accommodated in t h e same b u i l d i n g ; (3) i t w i l l be p o s s i b l e to p r e p a r e a f u l l s i z e program becau se th e W orld's F a i r , w ith i t s many a t t r a c t i o n s , w ill be " a e r o s s - t h e - s t r e e t " , thus making i t p o s s ib le f o r d e le g a te s t o go to the F a ir in th e evenings w ithout a d d itio n a l h o tel and tra v e lin g expenses; ( 4 ) 'delegates w ill be encouraged to combine v a c a tio n t r ip s v/ith th e Congress a t no in c re a se in h o te l r a t e s o r m e a l s ; ( 5 ) i t w i l l b e p o s s i b l e t o u s e t h e maximum num ber o f s t a f f em ployees - so e s se n tia l to the e ffic ie n t operation of these Annual Congresses - a t t h e minimum o f e x p e n s e ; and (6 ) t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f a maximum a t t e n d a n c e of s a f e t y minded p eo p le to g iv e f u l l im port to th e s a f e ty movement and th e N atio n al S afety C ouncil. Thereupon th e Congress S e le c tin g Committee proposed the fo llo w in g r e s o lu tio n : , ' We, t h e r e f o r e , p r e s e n t t h e f o l l o w i n g R e s o l u t i o n t o t h e E x e c u tiv e Committee: The 1933 Congress C ity S e le c tin g Committee fo llo w in g c a re fu l c o n sid e ra tio n of the e n th u sia stic and e arn est in v ita tio n s from the c itie s o f Grand Rapids and Milwaukee, p re s e n t to you th e consensus of membership o p in io n , as w ell as the p r a c tic a l c o n sid e ra tio n s fo r the coming y e a r, w h i c h se e m t o make i t i m p e r a t i v e t h a t we d e c l i n e t h e s e i n v i t a t i o n s f o r 1933 C o n g r e s s . We, t h e r e f o r e , recommend t o t h e E x e c u t i v e C om m ittee t h a t th e 1933 Annual Congress be h eld in th e Stevens H o tel, in th e c i t y of C hicago, d u rin g the f i r s t week of O ctober, and th a t the c i t i e s of Grand Rapids and Milwaukee be n o tif ie d of our s e le c tio n , and the reaso n s th e re f o r , w ith an e x p re s s io n of a p p r e c ia tio n f o r t h e i r i n t e r e s t in t h i s Con g r e s s . This a c tio n is ta k e n by a 4 to 1 v o te , Mr. Ardern requesting- th a t he be recorded as d is s e n tin g from th is opinion and v o tin g in favor of M ilw aukee. ' ' I t was v o te d t o a c c e p t t h i s reco m m en d atio n and a u t h o r i t y was g iv e n t o make th e necessary arrangem ent w ith the Stevens H o tel, Chicago, fo r th e 1933 Congress to ta k e p la c e d u rin g th e week of October 2 - 6 . 8 . Mr. H arry G u i l b e r t , as Chairman of th e 'Washington Congress O b se rv a tio n Commit t e e , p resen ted a condensed r e p o r t in c lu d in g h is experience in d i s t r ib u tin g 300 ques tio n n a ire s to a tte n d a n ts a t th e Congress and enumerating a number of d e ta ils in w hich f u t u r e C ongresses m ight be im proved. A ll of .th e r e p o r t s , w ith t h i s summary, h av e b e e n p la c e d on f i l e i n h e a d q u a r te r s o f f i c e s t o be used i n p l a n n i n g f o r th e 1933 C ongress. The Managing D ire c to r supplem ented Mr. G u i l b e r t 's r e p o r t by making re fe re n c e to the s t a f f re p o rts ; plans fo r an extensive commercial and general s a f e t y e x h i b i t ; th e p ro p o se d new ty p e of program com bining s e c t i o n a l m e e tin g s , s u g g e s t i n g a l a r g e r num ber o f g e n e r a l m e e t i n g s on common s p e c i f i c s a f e t y p r o b le m s and o t h e r i n n o v a t i o n s . I t v/as v o t e d t o a c c e p t Mr. G u i l b e r t ' s r e p o r t w i t h th a n k s and t h e P r e s i d e n t was a u t h o r i z e d t o a p p o i n t a 1933 C ongress Program C o r r e l a t i n g Commit tee . 9. Mr. J . E. C u llin e y , as V ice P r e s id e n t fo r E n g in eerin g , th e n su b m itte d th e fo llo w ing rep o rt; W ith f u l l a p p r e c ia tio n of the N atio n al E le c tr ic L ig h t A s s o c ia tio n 's in te r e s t in accident prevention, the N ational Safety Council feels th a t th e b e s t i n t e r e s t of i t s members w ill be se rv e d by n o t r e l in q u is h in g th e c o lle c tio n of annual in d u s tr ia l in ju ry summaries in th e e le c tr ic power and l ig h t in d u stry . or placed m the collections of any institution or individual. Under ihe fair use provisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference use only from material in Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. B@4-208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT D652C-824C Unless permission is granted, neither this copy nor the words on it may be: reproduced in any form; used by an unauthonzed person; or placed m the c g l l e c t i ^ o ^ y d^ i 8 S 6 ^ d ^ . t h e c o l l e c t i o n o f a n n u a l i n d u 5 t r i a l i n J u r y s u n _ raaries by the N ational Safety Council s h a ll not be relin q u ish ed tq any o rg an izatio n except where arrangem ents e x is t as of th is d a te . 3. In c a lc u la tin g the number of days l o s t f o r tem porary t o t a l d i s a b i l i t y , th e N ational S afety Council favors using the old plan of count in g s i x days p e r week in s t e a d of th e newly su g g ested p la n of co u n t in g seven days per week. 4. In c a lc u la tin g the number of d is a b lin g in ju r ie s , i t is the opinion of the N ational S afety Council th a t an in ju ry should not be counted i f the victim is able to retu rn to a "reg u larly established job". , We d o n o t f a v o r c h a n g i n g " r e g u l a r l y e s t a b l i s h e d j o b " t o " h i s o r dinary d u ties." ' 5 . The N a tio n a l S a f e t y C ouncil ap p ro v es ch a n g in g th e name of th e " C o n s tru c tio n S a fe ty Code" t o "American S tan d ard s f o r S a fe ty in the Construction Industry." 1 6 . We recommend a p p r o v a l o f t h e f i n a l d r a f t o f t h e new S a f e P r a c t i c e s ' . Pam phlet on " S a f e t y i n H o s p i t a l s " f o r p u b l i c a t i o n b y th e American H ospital A ssociation. 7. I t is the opinion of the N ational S a fe ty Council th a t the American S t a n d a r d s A s s o c i a t i o n s h o u l d n o t a p p r o v e t h e New Y ork S t a t e S a f e t y Code on E x h au st Systems as th e American S ta n d a rd on t h i s s u b j e c t . In s te a d , i t is our fe e lin g th a t the In te rn a tio n a l A ssociation of I n d u s tr ia l A ccident Boards and Commissions, as sponsor fo r th is code, should do everything in i ts power to form ulate an acceptable code on t h i s s u b j e c t a t an e a r l y d a t e . Mr, C u llin e y 's A dvisory Committee a ls o "recommended th a t a committee be appointed to draw up a p o lic y procedure to be follow ed befo re undertaking fu rth e r re se a rc h work in order to avoid d i f f i c u l t i e s experienced in the p a s t and due to lack of a d e fin ite policy statem ent a t the present tim e." I t was v o te d t o approve t h i s recom m endation and t o thank Mr. C u llin e y f o r h is r e p o r t . 1 0 . Mr. R. I . G a t l i n , as V ice P r e s id e n t f o r P u b lic S a f e ty , made r e f e r e n c e to : the N ational I n te r-C ity T ra ffic C ontest fo r 1932; the in te n tio n s of his Advisory Committee t o recommend a s i m i l a r 1933 C o n test w ith some s l i g h t changes; th e oppor tu n ity , in cooperation w ith o th ers, to urge the S ta te L e g isla tu re s, meeting next Jan u a ry , to approve D riv e rs' L icense Laws; to the fav o rab le recep tio n of the p r i n t e d pam phlet known as "The B alanced Program f o r Reducing T ra ffic A ccidents"; t o the cooperation of th e Council w ith the N ational Bureau of C asualty and Surety b n d e rv /rite rs; th a t he plans to have a meeting of h is Advisory Committee about the m id d le of December w i t h th e hope t h a t as many i n t e r e s t s a s p o s s i b l e c a n be b r o u g h t to g e th e r through th is A lvisory Committee and t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s coordinated fo r the b e s t p o s s i b l e r e s u l t s . R e f e r e n c e was a l s o made t o t h e n e e d f o r l a r g e r f i n a n c i n g o f th e p u b l i c s a f e t y a c t i v i t i e s . I t was v o te d t o a c c e p t t h e r e p o r t w ith th a n k s . 1 1 . Mr. Jo h n E. L o n g , a s V ic e P r e s i d e n t f o r S a f e t y C o u n c i l s , p r e s e n t e d t h e a p p l i c a tio n of th e U tica S a fe ty Council fo r a c h a r te r (p a rt of th e r e s u lts of th e 1932 I n t e r - C i t y S a f e ty C o n te s t) , to be known as a C lass B C o u n c il, and a f f i l i a t e d w ith t h e U t i c a Chamber o f Commerce. I t was v o t e d t o a p p r o v e t h i s c h a r t e r on t h e c o n d i t i o n t h a t Mr. L o n g 's A dvisory Committee approve i t . Mr. Long a l s o made r e f e r ence to the f ie ld serv ic e a c tiv itie s of other N ational A ssociations and urged th a t Under the fair use provisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference_uai or placed m the collections of any institution or individual. rr -;~i > 1. 'o \ Under the fair use provisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 WSS-107), this single copy was produced for reference use only , -- frQnf material in Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 2Q824Q, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT D652C-824C w- pei%SssiiP@i|raaad,tl<ieh^ciuiKspj Asr ijJanaWeial aiven " orplacedi*chKollmBc(mti^iniii8ltif 5 e i a dgW R lice o f t h e C o u n c i l . 1 2 . The Managing- D i r e c t o r su p p le m e n te d h i s w r i t t e n m o n th ly r e p o r t by m aking' r e f e r ence t o th e in c r e a s e i n s a f e t y p o s te r ord ers up t o November 1 s t as c o n tra s te d w ith t h e same p e rio d i n 1932; to th e s t a t u s of the n e g o tia tio n s w ith Mr. H arry S i n c l a i r (.Who h a s d e c i d e d t o make h i s a w a rd on t h e y e a r l y b a s i s commencing O c to b e r l ) and other d e ta ils. - * 3 \ Then f llo w ed a lo n g d i s c u s s i o n on th e C o u n c il's c u r r e n t and f u t u r e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s a s l e a d b y P r e s i d e n t B a n a s h . He u r g e d t h e new E x e c u t i v e Com m ittee t o c o n s ta n tly stu d y th e N ational problems of the C o u n cil, read i t s p u b lic a tio n s and recommend p r o b le m s f o r d i s c u s s i o n a t m e e t i n g s d u r i n g t h e y e a r . R e f e r e n c e was made t o th e "A d v iso ry Committee to th e P re s id e n t" and th e need f o r having such a Commit te e to help e sta b lish the broader p o lic ie s of the Council and leadin'- to adequate fin an cin g of the C ouncil's undertakings. 1 4 . I t was th e consensus t h a t th e E x e c u tiv e Committee ought to have m eetings b e tween t h i s d a te and th e 1933 Congress every two months, b u t because th e re g u la r m eeting d a te in January would be the 1 5 th , and too e a r ly to reaso n ab ly expect a c o m p le te b u d g e t f o r 1 9 3 3 , i t was s u g g e s te d t h a t th e n e x t m e e tin g of t h e E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e t a k e p l a c e i n New Y ork on J a n u a r y 23 a n d t h a t t h e V ic e P r e s i d e n t s ' A d v is o ry Com m ittee m e e tin g s t a k e p la c e on S u n d a y , J a n u a r y 2 2 , s o t h a t th e members o f i.he C o m m ittee m ig h t t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h e w eek -en d e x c u r s i o n r a t e s . 1 5 . The m eeting ad jo u rn ed a t 4:00 p.m. W. H. Cameron S e c re ta ry r or placed in die collections of any institution or individual.