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Distributed with. Ifeekly Distribution 148 {9 0 1916) SAFE PRACTICES NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Being an orderly presentation in loose-leafform of accident hazards and the best prac tices for their elimination. NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL He*dqnrtent: CHICAGO. ILLINOIS EDWIN R. WRIGHT, Editor ARTHUR T. MOREY, Preudent WM. H. CAMERON, Secretwy Announcement . INFORMATIONAL SERIES ON SAFE PRACTICES. The National Safety Council was established to help free mankind from acci dents, and, to that end, to gather to itself as members all those concerned and' interested in the Safety Movement, and to bring about an-understanding of accident causes and find and apply remedial measures. The field has been new and the various services rendered have met the need, in so far as the Council's modest income from its nominal fees, its experience and the experience of its members, have permitted. The time has now come when the pioneering period has partially passed and our accumulated experiences permit, and the awakening needs require, that the great amount of collected and obtain able Safety information be put into concrete and popnlar form for the benefit of the cause. The Executive Committee has, therefore, decided to compile the best infor mation obtainable about Safe Practices of all kinds and to present same in a logical and orderly form. It is hoped it will become an encyclopedia of inform: ion on all phases of the subject. It is fully realized that this is a very large undertaking, but this need not deter us if the accomplishment is necessary to the progress of the Council's purpose and its service to its members. The Council will simply do the best it can with such a large and important subject, relying upon the co-operation of the members for the success of the plan. The gathering and compiling of data will have to he sectionalized to cover the field. This work will have three phases, founded on the idea that the Council is a co operative clearing-house of information. The plan must he laid out wisely and broadly enough to meet the situation, and the Council's disinterested position puts it in the unique way of enabling it to get fullest information from all sources and give this great service to the cause and to mankind. ' FIRST: The National Safety Conned requests all of its members to send it, as they can, full information about all their accident prevention problems and their respective Safety Practices. Would you, Mr. Safety Man, like to have all the haz ards of your own particular industry covered and presented in the same form as shown by the attached sample of this workf Insofar as it is possible, the Council will, in the same thorough manner, cover the entire field of accident prevention--if you will help its do it. . SECOND: The National Safety Council will, from information so received or otherwise gathered, rough out a compilation of the best Safe Practices on each sub ject as rapidly as it can arrange them, and it will then submit the same to those best informed on the specific problems involved, with the request that they make all pos sible suggestions and improvements--to see that the information is correct and com plete. V THIRD: The National Safety Council will issue the completed material to its members on the most economical basis possible. The attached sheets will show what is intended. * The work will be handled in loose-leaf form and thus he open to constant improve ment and addition, as the Council's information and the development of Safe Prac tices will permit A. temporary hinder is herewith sent to each member to hind the sheets of this encyclopedic work for orderly preservation and reference. The Coun cil will furnish each member a better binder made of fibre board at a cost of 50 cents. These hinders are now ready for delivery. Indices will he issned from time to time to facilitate ready reference. The Executive Committee dbsiees to call pabticulab attention to the pact THAT THIS IS HOT AH ATTEMPT TO SIND, COMPILE OE DECIDE STANDABDS. The Compilation of standards is difficult and fraught with conditions that it would seem unnecessary for the Council to assume. The work of the Council would seem to be best served by stating as clearly as possible the particular accident prevention problem involved and the common and best known practice for its solution. The minimum and maximum practices will he stated; when desirable, and insurance company and state and local requirements clearly given when practicable. This presentation will be an invaluable aid to the beginner in Safety work and a valuable reference to the veteran. Congratulating the membership that the National Safety Council has reached the point of rendering such an important service for the good of the cause and feel ing sure of the co-operation of all toward its success, Tours for Safety, through service, ' THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL. Chicago, HI., October 1,1916.