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FILE NAME: American Society of Safety Engineers ( ASSE) DATE: 1945 Dec DOC#: ASSE001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Proceedings of the Pacific Coast Shipyard Safety Conference t. [rf. ILfi 1 r I g I F fiJ[ C l K k l T T Z I J*n> X. l o n r a c * . . , . . . , ....................M an ag in g D ire c to r, S e a ttle S afety C ornell JQC H U U L I Q * , * . . . . . . . . S s c r s t a r y , Sound Chaptsr, A-S.S.L.. * * * * * X ...................... D irecto r, Todd-?meific Shipyards S 1 1EUBB..........................- ............ S a f s ty J Jirso to r, la k e Vnitm Srydoek and kaohtai Sort S 1 . OAKJRQK, I U I .X .X .. .. .. .S a f e t y D ire c to r, 1 3 th X arsl D i s t r i c t 1* X. 1 1 m i a, In d u s tria l * A dult Eygiana Soction ' Washington S ta ts D spartnsnt o f S a a lth J . 2. lO SI............. ........................ . '. ,, S o a t t l a M etal Zrades Council l t. J1XL 8 0 0 X 8 0 , B .S.X .X *.. . . . . . O ffl o t o f S u p s ir is o r o f S a ip b o ild in g , . U. S. S ary 1* 7 . SCHM3TX..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S a f e t y C o n su lta n t, TJ. S. X ^ lo y a s n t Ooa- . psnsation O oadsilen J. 7* ytTiTJUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f a a f s ty l a g in e s r , 1 3 th S a r a l D i s t r i c t X<1E* X. iX m jQ K .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D irecto r, W ashington S ta ts D sp a rta sn t o f . labor A Industrial 0 i? 2 . C. X. DsMlUX .. . . . . . . . . . . , . t s s a t t l s f o r t o f X staricatiee. X B 0 * * .....* ................. . . . . l a s a t Senad S h ip b u ild e rs A sso c ia tio n ItBiUSXT J MTt fu ................. . . . . . . . Conference B s p e rte r, S afs^r D e p a rta e a t, lodd-P acific Shipyards c-i-Si--.1* 'S&' SJTZ7! M S-H T UCCZtS i a s r ie a n O p tic al Ooaoaay S afety A Supply Ccupacy Xin* ^ f e * y d rp lisn o a * Oospany X iggs C^stieal Docnaay (Sausch A Lo*b) Washington S ta ts D epartaent o f la b o r A In d u strie* fcahiagton S tats Departasnt o f H aalth - (Indust r i a i and A dult Sygien* Section) , a-.. CRMC-BER&FRO-OOl 514 COKZETS e 3KD 07 VELOOS* 1 ec n z a iL asifTiBD u n i r 1 3 5 oocipinoKiL m su sss* firiaa* Soetioa, la ah iac tcn S tato Donart*ont of Health. 2. Trw tart.dk IL y fia ld , it. a . . . ..................; ..................................... ram u iar ' *iI*T T l SHI? Z V ilT * ' . JJ * J* Safoty O ffiear, 13th S arai B i* t.., M A* 1 TM 7 J " --?* T rrparm tioc Sarrio* Shop, Pog*t *i r * l fcip jm rt* Tr*w *rtoa, T a a h ia g to a .. . . . . . . . ....................f , 25 T itadlagatt X lo o trtc ia a , T ra p a ra tion S arrio T m t Sotad Varal fc i y a r , D raaartoa, V aahiagtoa.. . . . . . . . SEITTD n o x v 1 1 I . Tsom ox, Safaty D lro eto r, a th l.h a a St#*l 0 o .f Shijr- V o lld ia c D tr to ltt fe n T ra a e ia o o , O a lifo r a l a . ............................. 33 & . I . Laag*, S aftty *eia**r, feth U b aa l U a d t Shipyard, la o .. * l* * d a, C a l i f o r n i a . . . . . . . . . . ................................... 3$ carati, rooszEnrors* - Txaaklya T. Jobnaan, S afety D ire c to r, Dragon Shiphedldix O o rp ., P o rtla n d , D r a g o n .............. ......................................... ...................... ^ Di a c t i o n o f Tropoaad T m clfie Coaat Shipyard S a fe ty D o ta r ti.................... 42 2* C i tr ti i Lixv..................... . 1, V TORD qt rCLCa/T" Outline o f Opanine MdresB * of CXPULIK H. IT. TILL IN SP*rT i,,r o f Shipbuilding. V. S. Navy B ea ttie and ITacona Jltbb. o f a tre aendous"eiarti f n T C * &l ,tha n&tion approaches the e.-d ycii thought i s bsing r i x s / t o w J * 1^ ^ ! P&ir procraE' " d a t * tin o "ter. sh ipbuilding and r w n a ir iiv ^ T " 11^ * peacetime doxelopaont o f the U iS ly o r ^ ^ d S L n t 1 S ; ^ iCUlarl7 a th ?& cific *** ^ i n f i n i rvlatioa. * . J c of ^ ^ thus, fewer workers are n i i ni< . ' 19*1, dos p ite S i c , 1Bi," tr7 ia** **--" - * * *aTe "aapoear fo r warpowar"; ^ *CCldant8 ia 1944 than in S S tfS ; 1 o o c ^ u TM . 1 c i d o s t , c o st an stiioatod $2,300,000^000, ' ******- 1' B00*000 a - f a ta l in j u r ie s , and 1944 a c c i d S i 2 J o S S 1L r S ? 4 ia i od, with a 1 9 red u ction i s t h T * f P*r ^ i o a manhours worked o f 1 2 .2 , and a fu rth er n ___ i " * " " =* . X C e c il' V `` 00TSILl*"!l ta* c o r d with p resen tation to the S a w o f it * l ^ S . t y " oiiLr * Safety". Tne N a ^ I , L f ^ U - good, hut i t can 1* -hast1* e i ^s * ,t a y sa fety conscious; i t s record is M r s a fe ty prorraa t t ^ t "S i ^ ^ 7 Ifcpartment i s committed to a p o st7 program that w i l l bring the Nary to the top o f the s a fe ty heap. sen t and U artime'* 1 T olu sT ef^ ik h* ` l e i proffra= a so red by the Havy Deoartubstantial reductions in the S r ^ n t ^ T t ^ ; TM ? ] " ' ^ 1943 tha P W ? o f yard, under . n ^T.f T ^r-v ^ porting y-i d.6"w s~ Colvdn*C2t3J$b"t* &"i*rcm*i a*',T*o f P2%n 1P944-^<t+hve * r e d tiitio s <__ i 7 "** ^ 0411 lH ^ t r a t e d with an estim ate that the 1944 t ly sari nr at lla s t 19,000 sib lin g in ju rie s, dire*- p T l ., ,7, 360,000 asn-days fo r urgent ship ^reduction in 1944 d i^ u n c & f f i & t J 2 T & l ? M i l done : +^t a t l !^i C, l n i i c a t a r tim e shipyard s a fe ty Job ^ c o u ^ S ' t h T ^ Z L c t ' l l * < l 0S *i A - f 719500 ^ c h lii M d in connection^*th ^ "lU io n f standpoint th e in d u s try su rtain ed th e r i* 11 f* dnll&` 8 e` d lro e t " d in d ir e c t costs heme b / S *a r t i ! * th = a r i s e s were l a r trely n r ^ r L ^ T f l f i . S ' v i f ' nMr >? ^ i= T W . =4: Md U ltim ately paid fo r by the customer, * c i* le Co a s t. y*~hfi^ * r ^T ^ P ^ l ^ i n g a a i rc n a lr in d u s trr on the t z z l f ^ ta n tin l - I ll il lu s tr a t e witk % ! - ,a ? P ^ i p l yard in the ?tK0t sound i a . (T o ii- -V, - S ^ S r t i S r i L t S - * * ! 0^ ^ "nth 2300 i* d t t 1 a l in jury r i a i t , to the *^B**ifc W on-d^rs l e s t to production but paid fo r and i-Z(yiV.<:**.wv;'* *.>Xfr^ ^ * CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1516 - oentinuad * " ***** in that Math, oali evwr $20,000 for S ^ t ? " o n \ M i 10 t h * " i l r * c t " u . " * * J f S ' i t t i i r *at * t l out of the accidents S ^ S ^ i r s - J 5 J 5 p ^ S L i * * sTM nt - * * ~~ tm j ! tif*2^ Tt *iroSr*n J=u*t hare the wholehearted sis,i>ort of (tn+T j!fTT*n oooiwwnt swat recogni*e that accidents are expensive av 8-4 tlD*` liroot ooata) and, with rare exception, aiy and preventable; that aecidant prevention aids production ef- uuM #00n0^ !^ * eood ** progress promote, good employee and P ^ i^Ution^that safety i. a non-oont*>versial subject on Sich man- **T T0r**f# ^ io*thar to mutual advantage, This management l , ,^ >*da clear to all executives and employees, and top manage-- xa*t **** uuotiauotu interest and take active part in the aafety pio- f*** ** *rd*^ * r*&Xr mko progress in accident prevention it is necss- J2 6* ^ rtm*st *> that they will ha in wy^athy *00-J5t*00* and cooperation also ars asaential. , ^ *rt^0r> rieahle that ai&leyees ha given on opportunity to assist thaprograa, ta off*r suggestions, and to participate and oo- Pruta to the fdloot extant, - i > Wfcro tho mr, was? executives w*ra convinced of the ecoi- *lo Taluo ef er^niMd aoeidant prevention work, and they carried that ooa Tiction into thair Krt l M oparation. 9o others, particularly those who " reached positions of authority during the war years, safety has scorned '*&?** fcora of the acute manpower shortage and acceptod at the urging and with the financial auenort of government. This incorrect isprsssiea has undoubtedly baas aggravated hy the inexpert direction and aiffi s " sf afety actlrities in eoms wor plants, due to the dearth of exp*rieaoed mftty director** Ti&n the safety movement itaelf Roods "reconrorsies* to its nor- aal paaootiae ohaiactor - identification with officioney and with good in- trial and public rdlatiens, shothor husinose is good or had, manpower ' ecaroo or abradant, ` ^ iundamantals ef accident prevention apply equally w*H to plants of all dses. It is smll within the province of a small plsmt to Mrry an oxoallant prograa of accident prevention in keeping with its si* and +..= nature ef its operation and without the aid of a safety diractor or r elaborate ecu y organisation. Soeavor, relatively f* small plants haws efiactive aafety programs}-, tho roacindor-ncod oontin'icd - stiisaation and assistanco'hy outeido agencies.- . ' X final point - it appears that there is a definite trend toward atandardisatien of state aafet- cot1-- , coupled with & greater legal ree- poneihility on managsoant for the organisation, se-intenancs and enforcement satisfactory aafsty adnoational standards. Theao, eoupled with iacraaa^. ier" * * oo^>*nmatin hanefits and eosts, make it inparativ* that maniy^ent taka a maeh ^atar and mors direct interest in organised safety and protmtiot for both hsamene and financial roasona. llso, of imTrteeo, o e m r ii a o*on maating gremd for both labor and and an offaotivs---- aa *he the cornerstone of ji xployorts industrial K U tieai *-7' . CRMC-BER&FRO-OOl 517 glffltUT. re rP U E H S1TTTT" 3. A panel disouesien ty peraonnel fro the Puget Sound Kami Shipyard. fcUC I . 1TBSZL J . KIE&tED, M atter Mechanic Shaat M etal fcop, Placet Sound Baval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington Mr. Ohairnan and gentlem en: tJpon ra o a lp t o f your k in d in v i ta t io n to address th i* conference I doubted the value o f anything 1 oould o f f e r on the su b ject of eafety th a t yen do n o t a lre a d y know. S afety en g in eerin g i s your n ro fo ts io n . I t covers a s i d e and sp e c ia lise d f ie l d o f knowledge and yon have studied the subject Mkre tho ro u g h ly than I oould over hope to do slnco I aa a M aster Mechanic and not a *afoty snglaoer* ^ eoourrod to M | however, t h a t a r e la tio n s h ip e x is ts b e t ween *** >*Mter Mechanic and th e S a fe ty E n g in eer, the fe re a a n and the s a f e ty In sp e c to r , th a t oec be an aly sed to o u r wutual advantage. JL b e t t e r under standing o f th is re la tio n sh ip w ill advanos the oanse o f safety and i s th e re fo re ap p ro p riate a t th is tin e . I t i s the purpose o f th is panel to p resent the p o in t o f view o f the fo resen and h is conception o f the proper d iv isio n o f a u th o rity fo r a safety program and i t s re la tio n sh ip to production, in a ty p ic a l hop. During the fre e d iscu ssio n period follow ing i t is expected th a t you. w ill aoiToct m y d s i ^ r e s s i o n s we may b a rs on t h i s s u b je c t, load ing to a b a tte r understanding as a r e s u lt. Jty a s s o c ia te s who w ill speak in tu rn on th le p a n e l a re on sy r ig h t ; Mr. I s s s s l a r , M aster H o e t r i e i a n and Mr, f t ^ l o r , Eoreoan Sheet Met a l Worker. Class nan havs been chotan as re p re se n ta tiv e o f th e ir f ie ld and because th e ir departments have a ro ry oxenllent safoty roeord. Am a f o l i a t i o n f o r .f u r th e r d isc u ssio n I w ill sake th e follo w in g Teai* Vi . T i r s t , I wish to p o in t o u t t h a t a s a f e ty prograE cannot bs c a rrie d on su c c e ssfu lly independent o f the p roduction echedule. .Every a c t th a t in v o lv e s p roduction p la nni ng o r th e lo a d a re h ip o f workasn on a Job a ls o ii> v o lv as s a f e ty . Too p ro d u c tio n p ro c e ss i s in se p a ra b le iro n the a c tio n re quired fo r m isty . I f tha actio n s fo r safety ad the actio n required fo r production ** * in s e p a ra b le , th e p erso n who o o n tro ls p ro d u c tio n a lso o o n tro ls sa fe ty , i fellow? then, the nfiraon ra tp c ia ib le fo r safe ae tio n is the l i n e s ty jc r r is c r .o f p ro d u c tio n . JLi we have o fte n found out ty b i t t e r earner-- io n c e , rS /^ r d le e s o f o u r a rd o n t p la n s f o r s a fe ty , the fcreaiia i s i n a n o s i- .id n to L.aVe o r broax u t s a f e ty engineer** p ro g ran . I f the s a fe ty en g in eer i s to be worth h is . s a l t he w ill recognise . th is and n o t take aa o ffic io u s a ttitu d e toward the foreman. Decease of * tra te g io p o s itio n in safety any argument between the safety i*** h o i fo rs w tt can only h a re one r e s u l t ao f a r a s s a f t t y i s ecnccrasd ***** ** * T*39r p t* r one. Jo advanoe aafo ty i t i s in e v ita b le th a t the Otfly rw oow se o f 1Mo s a f e ty o o g ia e e r i s to c u ltiv a te th e o ooporutioa of tha lin e reporridoa ^ g i a e s r who r e l i e s e n t ir e ly on h is knowledge o f the oatfety to recce h i s cause w ill n o t f a r e w a ll, in wave r r* S ts knowledge o f how to g e t the coopera t i e s o f hay nor. in *W, n rs i ^ o r t e n t than h is knowledge o f s a fo ty and when CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1518 VrJ' s-.. {' v.-v; **- that 1 *M , M todge f safety . --ooatiawed ^ ly toon, 1* th e wey onen fo r the use of te c h n ic a l bxr*orr th sn , oaa we g e t th e ooo p eratio n o f foreasn? 1 f^-4 * th a t we approach the problem d ir e c tly , l e can *** J J - t o t o o ep eratio n alw ays e n ta ils doing omething f o r somo- ane a le a , w a t o eoaething f o r the foreoan. In ta lk in g e a fo ty we can '* " tonguags that qpooalt to his point of viow. 1 can talk about production sod what safety will do to inproTe it. Heaanber this has a pedal appaal cause ty i^nroviag production the foreman gets his pro- otiM ** increases in salary. Ily to think and analyse eafoty in terns r oailar* eared, better orale and ore oocrdinate effort between the fore- u ^poayoea, laf practice happily odants itsolf to this approach very illfctly. & 1 eppteech <dll induce ooopemtioiu Another jo in t I nay add to th is is th at i f you here decided th at ***.* * ** torw ea` s o o o p e ra tie n , do a c t go about i t w ith ra lu e ta n o e , * t id ialeheai"ted1/ t be d i r e c t , h o n est and fre e i n your c o n s id e ra tio n o f. . to f v r s a a a 's J frtitU a . t y toe use * f .accurate ta tis ti c s keep kin in fo r - ed na to ao d d sm t tre a d s in . d ran o s, i n h is departm ent. Hslp him avoid the a a b a rra s a w s t a f a p e e r showing o r a soxioue accident ty shewing h in ti h i s a c c id e n t prDee eap lty eo s a r o , e t c Bo w ill t^ ip ro ciate t h i s h elp i f i t i giras, to M a i n too t y i r i t o f h o lp fu la e sf end does n o t carry w ith i t s tia g e o f a h e v -e ff e r e r i t i c i f c . One# th e e n th u s ia s tic o o o p eratio n e ^ st^>~ 7* y t e f th e f o r w a n i s g ain ed In a ty s a f e ty p r o l a n the s a f e ty en g in eer w ill be c a lle d ig>on stueh wore o f te n f o r h i i e e rrie e and a d r ic e . So safe 's' engineer need worry about h is p re s tig e and liv elih o o d i f th e aocidont **to * t th e p la n t is lew and he gains the cooperation o f h is a sso c ia te s, toe forem an. 1 w ill stan d o u t a s a a s s who to d e rs ta n d s and can d eal w ith the fcman fo rces th a t he n s t g e t in to motion to eucceod in h is chosen f ie ld , & o b tain toe forem an's cooperation is an e s s e n tia l p a rt o f the profession of o safety sagineox. I n ywttr a t t i t u d e t e ^ r d th e foreiaan i t i s wuggwstsd th a t tin o e be i s di r e c t l y re sp o n sib le ea th e eb f o r p u ttin g in to s f i e o t th e s a f e ty pro P * ' to should got the blewe or c r e d i t fo r i t s f a ilu r e o r success, a s the *** bo. I aoro o ften heard safety' anginoers blano too ferooaa fo r a P00^ f e t y rooord. and haaru these sane sa fe ty engineers bo ast and view w ith p r id e what th ey th s s e e lv e s d id when the re c o rd was good, S h is i s a t o c r Vf to g e t co o p eratio n . Beneober th e fo reaaa i s always u nder f i r s on o o s ts sain, e p l e t i n a sch ed u les. S is work i s never s t a t i c but i s always tynaado. il'<rnr* tu s t be r^de fo r h is obstinancy in sene resp ects. I f to n * i. a p e r w n e a s il y in flu e n c e d , who co u ld ,n o t- stan d h is gro un d ,he . . to i v ery poor foremen. Be i s t have s t a b i l i t y o f 'character'-. I f bo I s r e s p o n s ib le Cz.i ..yt u iag th a t hapoeui in tac snop g iv e h ie u n s tin te d toien th e w r t i s good., e s p e c ia lly i f i t r e s u lt* in a good s a fe ty record, & is w ill gain h is confidence cooperation. 8r&j:>---v ' XL-' !- . . v s . - - ' i - .., , . - CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1519 fiHBUL SHIPYARD sirrr* -" - r i ? h . JtLBttT I . TAYLOR, PoreBan Sheet Ue ta l Worker, SoOdd K arel Ship l a r i , B reoerton, TJaehington Mr. Ohairwan and Oantlemen: ^ * * *^ut te m eks ago th a t I f i r s t learned iron our Safetv O ffio a r, L t. S oott Besan th a t th is S afety Conference m e to take p lace in S e a ttle and I had hope of fin d in g an opportunity to atten d th is seelin g 6 f V interne i n t e r e s t i n a a fe ty work. At th a t time I had no id ea o r ta k in g an a e tn a l p a r t in tho program. Since th e n I hare boon req u ested ay yoiir o rg a n is a tio n , through Muaaal J . Hibbard, M aster Sheot M etal Workor, to g ir o you m j riwws o f I h r the rerom.iT- fPffu ld be In to ro e tc d in S a fe ty . .. . , P*itlB i ** to* Hhget Sound Maral Ship Tard a t Brwmerton i th a t o f Toraaan in change o f Shop P ro d u ctio n in a la rg e Sheet M etal Shoo and pro dueticas 1 p r im r lly what 2 an in ta re ite d in . liaay people have ' AiK*d M I * io ln t r * f t* d l a *ae^r *& ipondar bow I d rro te wo duch to w r t M id * from mr r e g u la r d u ties* Ihiring the tto e e y e a r s a a fa ty has bacoa t a s o r t o f a hobby e i t h me, and I h a re been obla to apply i t w o o e s sfu lly on tha Job as Exrp Jiorezah. I t does not taka a g re a t d e s i o f erne's tin o beca,uso o a c lo se ly k n it o rg a n isa tio n and t he spi an d id p a ru tio n and a s s is ta n c e o f tho ru p erv i ser* nnd wortaaon who c a n y on th a aa fa ty program and who haT c o n trib u te d a g re a t d osi to i t s uceeea My Job i s to le a d th e eay o r s te e r the co u rse. Hr. Hibbard has aaationed in h is ta lk , the safety prograa has paid g reat diridsnds m atured in increased and ore o ffic ie n t production a t a t i a e d u rin g th e war whan i t m s noeded s o s t. I t h as, iro n a h u ean i- ta ria n stan d p o in t, reduced the number o f p ain fu l in ju rie s to an absolute n iu irtm , and y o t, no doubt aavod l i r e s o r proven tod poraanont d ie a b ility . *" s a f e ty rooord o f tho shp h as boon an isg> ortnst f a c to r in speeding up production and in keeping morale a t a high l o r d . " ?he fin a l re sp o n sib ility of aafety in the prevention o f accidents doas not r e s t w ith you aen, but i t does l i e w ith the supervisor on the job. He i s th e key aen in in d u s try and he alone i s th e one m Bust lo o k to f o r the success or fa ilu re of a safety program. I t is considered a fa c t th a t to boooao a s i^ jo rria o r, a wan w ust bo a workmen o f no moan s k i l l o r a b i l i t y . Ea has b e tte r t han a working knowledge o f the ru le s and h is a ttitu d e cor respond* to tha extent th a t be i s ready, w illin g and able to carry out or d e rs and r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . O rders, when p e r ta in in g to the s a fe ty program, have a r'-upose: p roduction, e ffic ie n c y , sri h tsaah itaricn isa. I f a supervisor is not well acr"ain ted with or does-not take th is r.urpose-to. n0* f it te d fo r tho Job he holds; th at of teaching an4 loadj-n/- arwv* r* .u iao ility for. a c c id e n ts r e s t s w ith h iu . Tho fnrennr. wi r iU x it e i a l l th is knew th a t thoro can n o t bo excuses o r a l i b i s fo r in ju r ie s . 3he p rin c ip ia e f s a le ty in .u d u s try a re clo e a ly r s la te d w ith th classroo* tra in in g program fo r su p erv iso ri in job organi satio n and person a l rw la tie n i. Durine ths paaoa tim yaars 123? to 1 9 in c lu s iv i, tb ere ss mot a e in g x T est tiwe a e e id e n t in th Sheet M etal Shop. In 1941 and 1942 th a i n f i l a of naw w orksra, a k l llo d and u n s k illo d wsn wowon u c fic -- f i i e r a i t h th is b j " Of m rk , aoon m in i t evident th a t sn o rg a n im i safuty program m a s * m i y f a r o ffectiv o production. I t beoaaa aeoessaxy thor-- ig b ly W ta rta fltria a t# m c y o f th a newer au p erriw o rt in a a fe ty . So th o se aafwty m rfc i t i s g a a a r s lly tsaderstood th a t to be a f f a c t i r e , **~*W b e g in s w ith bop aonagam nt o r th ex ecu tiv e head o f th deperirner.t i1" * .4* * * b a a to r Shoat M otel lo r k o r , Mr. Hlbbard. A fto r a CRMC-BER&FRO-001520  AlW r* I . la rio r - ooctinued ooaw u ltatio n w ith h i I m e g ir n p erm ission to o u tlin o an organized safety program u d I t r w o lf s i hi* whclohoartod support. O ils plan is not ncu, thoro aro any sim ila r plan* throughout in d u stry w ith which you non aro f a m ilia r , 'but the one th in g th a t a* upporaost in o u r minds *ae to cro ata ^ ^ w * 0****17 e ^ra*^Q* in to r e s t o f the su p erv iso r and the workman a lik o to r a n t to make t h i i urogram a succobe; wo must cro ata non Id eas and eu e s ^ en* ksop the s a fo ty ra e tin g * o liv o w ith i n t e r e s t. The answer TO* * f i w tho s ip o r r ia o r and th e worker on a c tiv o p a r t in i t . gap . 8h e* t M etal B hop.*Safety Chairaan* i s ap p ointed ty the M aster, n d i s th e ftorraan in charge o f Shop P ro d u ctio n . She r e s p o n s ib ility fo r t he euocess o f the shop s a fe ty program re s t* w ith the Praduction Poreman. Henevar i t i t orgmniead eo th a t such o f th e d e t a i l and work a u to m a tic a lly h eo o ats tho duty o f p aeial s t a f f a s a s s i s t a n t s . X Shop S afety In s p e c to r i s emaloywd on a p a r t time basi s . X s e c re ta ry , and s a fe ty in s p e c tio n ooo- i^ b ^ss, nade ty o f raployw ei fra c a l l supervision and worker le v e ls , fm o tio n as s a fs ty s ta f f a s s is ta n ts . They are resp o n sib le to ti chairman and Praduction Porsaan in oartylag out th e ir duties. SiPITT r a n g e s - J o in t oafsty meetings w ith the inside and outside supervisor* are h e ld every tr a weeks a d a r t o f ozie hour and f i f t e e n m inutes d u ra tio n . M eetings are usually conducted by the safety chairman, but in order to in -- a v a rie ty and p ro ra te in te r e s t, the supervisors a lte rn a te in p re s e n t- s a f e ^ to p ics a t the rae tin g s. I l l o f the *t?>ervisors are not ab le to a tte n d th e wee tin g s a t one t i r a eo th e groucs a re e q u a lly d iv id ed , each supervisor attending the sa fe ty ra e tin g enco a n th . K g P frg Of T5S lCffiTTlOS; - __ M eetings a r t h e ld to d isc u ss s a fs ty problem s and to make p o s s ib le recommendations fo r new p la n s and Id e a s , a ls o to ap p o in t s a f e ty e o o r itte e s and h ear th e ir rep o rts; to b u ild ty a frie n d ly s p i r i t o f cooperation oocng x3>*rTisors and r a r k s r s and to develop a f r ie n d ly s p i r i t o f co m p etitio n be-- tra e n departments. ' Chart* eo the black b o ard g r a p h ic a lly i l l u s t r a t e the a c c id e n t trend a r e e s p l a i n e d to show th e su p e rv iso r th e tru e r o la t io n o f s a fe ty to h is own r a r * v r t and the p ra d u c tio n of th e shop. I n s tr u c tio n a l novios shown in ^be r a e t 'n r ; widen h is tr a i n of thought to include sa fe ty programs of e th e r E l - I K S ? n S T i r e COKKITTZS; . in s c s is ty corancuees a re ' u s u a lly made up o f s i s ra n and wo--- w orkers, and headed by on* ra o e rv is o r and 'th j Shop" S afety In s p e c to r. Such com mittees are given s p e c if ic assirn n p 'n ss to in s p e c t v a rio u s d em artaeats o f th e shop a s r a i l as o e r ta in p o rtio n 01 the sh ip s which a re being rs n a ire d ia. the yard. ' . laefa ono o f the e o m ltto c i s given r. che `- o f f sh ao t showing hie ^ ia t to l ook fa r on h is p a rtic u la r aesignaont *tah as houscroeoiag, safo- g o rad a, m t o r t o l h an d lin g , o te . T ynow rittcn re p o rts on rn s a fe p r a c tic o or ' o o d l t i e m dr** wade thraugis th* n k fety chairman. They aleo co n tain reoo--- ^ d a tie n * designed vo e lim in a te h asax d s. i CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1521 l l b t r t X. T a r la r - e*B tiim d 7. ali com mitteei and o th e r eeroloyeet hare p resen te d **y 1^ 9 rt* n t su g g estio n s, As a r e s u l t some have B en e fic ia l S u r e s t ion F lan Awards and bar b e n e fite d fin a n c ia lly from t h e i r suggestions. g g u r n r iHSFKTCEi fh e Shop S afety In sp e c to r i t eepleyed on a p a r t tin e b a s is in the S haat M etal Shop Hie d u tie s in clu d e eafo ty work and th e in d o c trin a tio n of new employ** Be h a t had co n sid era b le experience in sa fe ty work and was e e le o te d beoause o f h ie background. Tho Shop Safoty In sn o cto r i t d ir e c tly re sp o n s ib le to th e Shop P ro d u ctio n Toromaa in a l l o f h i t a c t i v i t i e s . Ko "f** r *iw>rtl *** M i i i 3r chairm an, and suggests a c tio n which he b e lie v e s hould be t aken l a m a tters p e rta in in g to sa fe ty . _e sith o rity i t lim ite d to th e e x te n t th a t he does n o t give or** fieri to supervisors or workers, bu t in h i t a sso c ia tio n with then, he co o p erate* by ask in g aany h e lp fu l sp g g eetio n s. The Shoo S afety Introoctor 0 * system atic f o llo w - ^ oo a l l recommendations o f the S afety Inspeotio n voh i i t te e s ^ i c h have been adooted by th e foreman end o o n etan tly eheekt to see th a t the suggestions are a a tiifa e to rily used. In general, " th e Shop S afety I n s p e c to r 's d u tie s c a l l f o r b in to : (1 ). Sake an a c tiv e p a r t in a l l sa fe ty committee inspections? (2 ). Prepare c h arts on tho blackboard regarding sa fe ty meeting*; (3 ). loop aafety re cards; (4 ). la sp e e t shop d aily fo r aafety M f ir e baser!; (5 ). Cooperate w ith a l l supervisor* to elim in ate x&aafe p ra c tic e * , in v e stig a te a l l accid en t , e tc . - fitfS Z jc ra c iffl: HI employee* spend t h s i r f i r s t day in an in d o c trin a tio n school. They receiv e in fo rm atio n concerning the shipyard and the r u le s , fitio n s, and p o lic ie s A ic h apply to worker. They g et Job in s tr u c tio n s and lo am of safety regulation*. Bov employee a r t assig n ed to tho shop, chore thoy ro e e iv e fu rth e r in d o c trin a tio n on shop p o lic y , p erso n n el p ro b lem and safety . Job in s tru e -- t i o n i t oap lain o d by an in s tr u c to r who fu n c tio n s under t>.r> sim e rv itio n o f th o shop poroonnol su p erv iso r. Meployoos soo a movie o r slid e film on and arc tbon oonductod on a to ttr through the ahop. S n ail grouot o f f l T* ox * ix persons acoonroa^y th s shop s a fe ty In s p e c to r on tveh t r i p s . The eosplete in d o ctrin atio n rea u ire t approxim ately four hours. . 't the time th e su p e rv iso r ta k e s th? new oonloyeet through h is p a r t i c u l a r a e 'r . - 't y and pho;c U s tho work which i s b l i " done, bo ax n laina sfi'by urogram and p o in ts cut a l l \a sa fo n ra c tic o s and th r p recau tio n s which a re ta k a s to provontr" in ju rie s . * On a re g u la r sch ed u le, once each week n o v iec are shown to eep ley eet and sa fe ty subjects are o ften f*atvn*ni, tt ' A S im i s each departm ent shows the m tb e r o f l o s t tin e accident fcicb hero eceu rro d sin ce th e f i r s t o f each y e a r, Tho ta b u la tio n cre a te * an into i* ^o p artm en tal s p i r i t o f o o o ti tio n which a id s in reducing th e sec to r of accidents. n g l & g Cl js i M J i r r ?3Pg?jm - < ^ _ ft i l l u s t r a t e the e ffe e tiv a n e s * o f the s a f e ty progr* whieh i j ^ e d l a te e Fugvt sued Smral Ship Tard - Sheet Met i l Shop, the f c llo * te g a n g a r i e s * i s --fie: T.. -J3L CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1522  i w r t i . Tfflriir - oM tiaiM d " * " ' -r l 0^ " " f - Sh~t .13. t h i . r S . I w t t **al Ship la rd a , iD th * P"e t S n a i **TMi Ship Yard . i ! ` 2- " " d the TM r :;y r a t . lB . * MoU1 c i d o n t r a te in any of the *j. S. W r * tt > S * th S a S ^ " ` r*a t 4,111 o f * th u * ia * B od ir> * * ^ T r S o r i J ^ 7 L \ * f r f W i t * -q * .. i* oo arranged to f i t in w ith hi ir,v , t ^ p o n t i h i l i t y ie afety and that l u m i that f o r pro d u ctio n . B. h a . th o ,, l a , i T oS S i r ^ L "? * U r ia * up to the .ucoott o f the i n a t o a r o f a ^ a d i l t L l T i L ? ! ! ^ * ? * * * " ' * the ta s to n e n io d a * tr ia l a a fa ty p re g n m , Oo r r i / i ^ i a **" *ucce** o r of * W d h f a l l , t t - u S ^ J L ^ a 1 M , w e c **` * i* i ln r e t h a t , *reh o ld crtablo i ! n t h / 2 5 L T S d cnMla#, M tv r^ " the . t o tittu **" " y , t e a * o W q l l t r e r ia ro e rf.c t c e n . t n ^ **n a* i *oo2oo4tsS and w h o f th* etpAii StSa-.I hShSop; tbo8uflldr npoetrTbia,orr " * taka rida in th i. -e rrf i f ? 41* r ig h tf u lly h elo n . to th ea. They oan * * * % , TJ l L t S ^ ? f r * ^ ` * * ^ o V of tho u t . t r O o J . Z * t J > L ' Z ? T o t e . ta^ L ta tiS ! U < w y t i V of taita* p ^ t i,, th. **" b 1" i s * ~ t r *UCC*Bsful . . CRMC-BER&FRO-DO 1523 QgaglwowiT. WUMiTT 9. M ediation ^B33Wtfk&XU[ C* X J b rd v i! TVv M t f i ,, +><< d l M u u , I h e lle re I t tti* a f S ! " '* * ion t **1 ft on oeeuDational h ip y a rd t, >1 in a l l **v__ t __ neglected o f a l l haaards not only in h a * ., vut tM t h t n T r t h i v r i L i r * s * r u i i * o c r r e c t the tho h a rd a id OT4rlook8i- ia E q u a t e te a ts fo r ** p ag ea n t l a 21 In d u s trie and t **" ?* iUBt* d u sts, e tc . 3fcoy la controlling th e that are S good ob fa&a been dona nth* *r * * M*L* tijou<tl b are ererlookod t h e i r n f t e r - lTe I t Ding to ho a n ik m r a ^ Z " 04 " " ? eolae w * ?** I th in k th e ie than lo r p h ysical laA irloa. * f * **rn lt o i **cn?>atioaal dieaaeoa ~ * ~ d t S T i i 2 S i r _ s . 1'^ : s f ? ? i *-, k * - 1 j*i7*d o a s t, h u t e* dan<t w T T r _ r T ^ * ^ f 0* tha,t i f T5iD to ha a peneion C li n ic a lly tho d o o to n have ,*** n - 01*" ** * * 0 i **" ** in, o T f S i l L ^ id* ^ * * th* * * tag U t . Er. J S " * " " " U tlo n * *=> X b<- f f S S S i 1" " * * " * - * * e t u r x& t. 1 1,111 0411 t o ^ K* ^ e r and T re d e ric k E L yfiold to take UEU IL C O K. W 2ESS, K.L. " * la d a a tr t a l and d d u lt Hygiena S ection, a r tag ten S tate Department o f H ealth X e^ o rs Of the oonferenee and gueata: U. S. S i f i f L i h ,n fera*1 f ^ 1*** e f O fficer* o f th a a n . i u L i S r # ! S r i r V ' ! ^ 41W *^=A to b r ie f ly ebo - r o a th e TJ. S. P u b lic H aalth S erv ice to the S ta te o f ft ^ 4114 -W tat Hygiene S e c tio n o f M t S t l S S L f i S i f S r ^ * f E*m lth* 1 t o to you, howercr, lucid*- a n ^ ' S t l i *?*-* * " W f the S ta te Department of Bealfe, * S te iv ^ ta L tT t *I * la *i 1**Te " A l a * r e a l l y o f f i c i a l l y w ith the 1 d So^n, ^ fir< w r e P * i t e l y 111, OX *orV, rt * T a sh la e to n th^ o f t w. State of Itopartaerat of E n al-n *oaodnaJida'tJoldt ^c h iel cf "ly oSf: ^ 02 f the 1. lto d ic a l, en g in eerin g and nuraing r r i c e a d e iig a i to a a s la t iooen. in the p rev en tio n o f occupational dieoaaes, and Jho p r o w tie a a f acre a d icu ate h a a lth a e rrie a a in th* iiwtn- y . 1? # r t *T til*7 b e t t e r oopo e i t h bo th ocs*sr,a tio o -- ueo-ocrtpatlonel dieeaee pro bleat o r, in other eord-, t j t thaetyr maniegnhtt oosduct a p jugrm i' of _p_r_o_T_e_nt__ive a e d. i.c .a l aci^*- '-'ifi&is&Jt'i ' -T CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1524 - oontlnuad U. 3. * ary and i U r t t iM C0Pe ra te d vry c lo se ly w it- 5 t h a i d ia ffe m atien t f w l y i l t ^ t h e m a n f r lndU B trial VC itne o r o r r * . to w p p l t a ,a t th ir work In th l S h i i y a r i l f W *er'/ice8 were 00 d e l r a e i P jrtoont o f \ t S ? and^IaduttrioB^ ^ S ta te 0f l a c h i*C*>n lo - f too o ccu p atio n al diBorneo w o rk 'fn r +^ ^ in tc n ts and Purposes took care doquato p r o r i t i o a fo r d * o l i J w ith t h ^ J ^ 00 t 5c i r doT)artDOEt lsad ir_ n tro l. Jhat v progr* e lL in a L V f occu?>atio n al d is e a s e prograo o f i a d a o t S c ^ ^ i a ^ d B0C0B,`l t :' e f th e ir o s ta b lis k in ,- i a c i l i t i T T S T t h ^ * l l l ci t ed in *>th personnel *>f roooarciu JUr p h U U S i t S 40 Tei* = * i n tho wav in d u s try w ith a p p ly l:* tho k z a w l '. ^ 10^ I . b e l l*Vfl ** ia a s s i s t i n g t b e ^ had b o S S d J l J i ^ r #4fif r o U tiT * p rev en tiv e h e a lth se rv ic e s a d r a r i o d f 1* w>ore to ach to x ic m t o r i a l . haraful ray*. ** *l i **' ^ * 6 industry- arc sary d i " a *o hazards in c lu d in g bxt e z i c d u it* , g ases, ra p o ra , n i s t s Tid the Itopartaant ^ n d u strl . f 1 1 report e f o o S L f f dar th a t tops ltoJ>artooDt o f E o a lth and _5h la tto B V r r l i * as w ith copies *fioso * a l y r o d in o>- ortod. oS " ? 4iB0M0E ~ s t l y ro - r e c o ir la g theso r r o o r ta n n t n t *00 S o c ti B n t cro eto d and wo f 75 o c c ^ t l o n ^ S ^ v ^ Ja a a a t* 1 * 1944* th e re was an average u rir* th e n r , r a i x ^ S , ^ i i L I1 L a0 ath ir 0 a th * * * * O n * . **C the l a , * l x * i t S ' T 32 r0p r t s > c r 5- l x a o a th i c f 0946 t r . 1^ % \ " 21 Pr ^ * * * the f i r s t qairBd i n S i i S d i w ^ :iU C n* 1'*5>0rted * 8 o ccu p atio n al d is e a s e . a c - CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1525 .0^r&wO2'y coiru.ij.one to 7/j 4 /a o ., w /ao ., 1945 2/ao,, 1=45 A e t that S Srm M h v <M ' . 5 J S M I) r flT S i J lJ S er *='"** * * * f ~ * r ana the sii*T ed rw ro o n sih le f o r bo sany d i ,rX'"- a* f **1 = " ' sr *H ir ' i l l i a , . , to e to w l i i a s f u r e ,. to t e =>3 e f ''! : . ym m ea. lT ie il 111 15<3 - * t h = ,, r * t ld io c fa*>. n > ' SC T A I i m M g E tfr PUTMS FILED BY SWTPYAPP V C P Y ^ 11. 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" c - s . * n T t t 4 t a r i t i 300 m 10 o S H J i r T ^ i T f 4 l i l l t i r t e i ,, =t tio a s sino* i t m u car fo o lin r th t 'raT7 H t t l e t o t a l fuso do t e r s i na to t a l a a e b a t d id not how1^ * f * * ^ * * ? " ? 0t17 a norBl ^ d o r o f the ho p e e e a t , tbu* ve f o l t i t adTi*hi I iaiTlltal eoaztitoonts ight ir h M * i d o to i~ ^ ^ t a a t p o tftia l- to w arrant u r l in e O B ^ ia S S S a S ^ * ^ * ` ufi= e :itl7 hsportaat pro bien ^ i h r t a i r i y n 4 y f r ^ ** *** p a rtic a la rly true o ti^ ^ ta T S n ~ r i a * atuftr v **h f w k 8 r " 4 th e i l l a e s s o t TO ^ t e d in n e n g i- aitro cen * ' ..uheotroent e c a tr -1 5 ^ 0/ J L 6 oxiios of influencia* tactor in n r u i L t h i f woch es th e p re seseo o f v ate* ^ S0TCna ^ t r tio a s o f orLdos o f ni trocen d id n o t, y r r s y r - - - - .. _ * * = aeta l in contact with fleac. Thosr ' a itiu g o a . ' ^ - 0 " 00*"" ^ o c t o p reau c tio n of oxider of f can reaoh h i^ o M o to f^ th o a * r tt r1* 0 x is of n itr o sa Preeeaoe c f m te r *r oold se ta l U ne (< te 7 tin u t* * ). th e p re d a e tie a p f e lid e s o f a itro e e n ^ * ' r ^ *"6 o tle e a b le b e a ria c oa wary d i r e e t l y witfc th r a t e o r Concentratioa* vere fouad to v w w i v * r a te o f aoety len e ooasusntiea. (Seo c h a rts) S i S 4^ e2 ! S ! 4 ^ i i f c r o r -t t r p o f u st r o fS lw r|la e , erte. T im i t e i t f * * ^ 1 a s tin e , sc a lin e , griadin;, n- M ec P ily aftornooa v il i p e r d i a di*cu>- > h rie f ao n tica cf aaother ef tho, dnsts. '. ^ ; :-"i" ? . . . CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1527 S E n im r e nptft.'FTrTonmtr apt votr 23. ffilDEF OF ^TTpnnrM v cisik A12.owa.blt L im its AcUt Physiological Response to NCu<, *i*n* Ait*"rL a lig h t Syip. te w AftSours Tor 1 Hour Without Serious D isturbance Danferou? to life in i to 1 Hour F^Tt* P ar M illio n by V o l in A ir 1 25 | 30-iO 1 50-100 100-150 K ills kost Animals in Short Tine 22.0-700 i CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1528 1 X. T arn er, M . D ^ r - continued L e t tts co n sid er f i r s t the p ro b len of exposure to a sb esto s. The d u s tie s t operation* experienced ware those involving an osite - a lo n g -fib er-- ad fox* o f a s b e sto s. Thia a a t e r i a l la very dusty when handled dry, and ooaes in b u lk , bl anket , o r r ig id f o r t . Operation in i t s use in clu d e hand c u ttin g , o u ttin g w ith band taw, sewing in to o a ts , e tc . C oncentrations found ara 1 1 over reooasaendsd allow able U n i t . ** apoaurwa found seonod to be a u b a ta n tia to d by ap p aren t cases o f aab eato aia rep o rted in occupational dieeaao o la in a . Dr. S ly fie ld w ill . p ro b ab ly h a re something to say about th ia problon in connection w ith tt*> n ed ical a sp e c ts o f asb esto s exposures. The d u s tie s t o p eratio n s iro n a e - *to wore not on board ships b i t in p ro fa b rie a tin g shacks. Since there haa been so nuch discussion about f lb e rrla s s 1 f e e l th a t I m ist a t le a s t Dention i t although tin e w ill not D em it any d e ta ile d d iscu stien . Tibarging* p a rtic le s, as reported in the lite ra tu re , are too T*2** e a t e r th e s a a ll tis s u e s o f the lungs and th u s wo have n o t seen f i t , because of U n ite d tin e and f a c i l i t i e s , to oaks extensive studies in eonnootio n w ith f ib e r g la s s , ilth o u g h we b e lie v o th a t f ib e r g la s s d u st i s n o t a s e rio u s p o t e n tia l hanard to the lin g * wo do hope to iu T o stig a to t h i s prubles* th a t wo hsro boon toaablo to do so heretofore* 2 sti^iit eay th a t ic h aro had no roaeon to b o lio v o th a t anyone has boon in ju r e d fro o tho in h a latio n o f ths fib erg lass dust. The use o f ra d iu s and x -rs y in in d u s try p re s e n ts a v e ry d e lic a te e*rious p o te n tia l h ealth problem. indium s a lts a r t used a t any stage sk ip con str u c tio n and a t a o s t any t i n e or lo c a tio n w ith in a y a rd . Due to the apparent insignificance of a c a ll r i a l of rad iu s s a lts, operators and e th e r worker* beooae earshots in handling i t . Serious exposures to ra dios! and i --ra y were found in our s tu d ie s where they were l e a s t e j e c t e d . ^**-^-1* * a l ts sto re d tem p o rarily i n shacks a d ja c e n t to ways o ffe re d unsus p ected capo euros to o ffic e workors* o a lso fo ta d th a t p o rtab le carry in g oases do n o t alwoy in*TE"o safe oonditionB in t h e i r insodi& te v i c i n i ^ r . In poncluxion I should lik e to point out th a t as a re s u lt o f our ooabinad e ffo rts in date m in in g ths causes of occupational diseases and the ****iT use o f v e n t ila t io n and o th e r c o n tro l measures we have accom plished k e * u lts which hseve been d e f in i te l y r e f le c te d in th e red u c tio n o f th e number o f occupational disease chains subm itted by shiuysrd workers. In comparing ^kaaverago aonthly nueber of occupational disease chains file d by shipyard o r ie r s in 1943 w ith those fo r the f i r s t six nonthi o f 1945 a red u ctio n in t o t a l o c f-^ & t'o ra l d isease c l "4. - - o f o v er 7'..-jS was r o d i c e d 1 '/ r a c t i c s l l y a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s o f o ccu o atio n al d ise a se s showed a re d u c tic n ns 1 polu*u o u t in xy ia u ro a u c to ry renarics. Ths two larges*, con trib u to rs , naaely, o e n ju n c tiv itis and illn e s s e s re s u ltin g iro n wlding f i s t exposure* were reduced a la o s t e n t ir e ly in th e f i r s t case, and over 9C*> in o l>1r s f i l e d b e lie v e d to have r e s u lte d **-00 Trelding fu s e s . _ J*W>-' JT'- vt~ CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1529 TYPICAL : OKTIAL :n ' Li'H VAZAEDS r ----------------------O p eratio n * e ld in g , Burning and Brazing I n s hi: taf: r.p^:a P o te n tia l Hatarda Orli** of Ritrogrn l i n e Ckide Uad . Irco Orli A ra rle (Trioxide) Cadalo T o ta l Txm* Fluori Oso Carbon Moooxide heccausended Maxim Pound* Allowable M alt in Shipyard ?5 pp ^ PT* , 150 ng/10 *3 16 g/10 1.5 " 300 * 15.1 " ?A5 * 1.5 " 1.0 " 300 * 0.13 11.1 * 3 PF 1 * 100 7 .2 pp Method of Sampli ng Vacwst F lasks P re c ip ita to r M ft ft ft P re c ip ita to r, Absorber CO in d ic a to r Ahacr' er Shrinking Cbddef e f Ritrogen Fainting A -' tic S olrents l*d li n e Hi) n-- 1> Rmdii A I-E 7 Photography 1 (gaa)-iy* Sandblasting, Sealing, etc. Tim ing S ili T o tal Dnt l*d Im i A crolin O alvaniziz, ` Sbererdiiing Dine (c r id e ) Electroplating C lean in g , B right Dipping etc. in s u la tin g E yroehloric Acid M itric Acid ( Oxides of Ritrogen) Sulfu rie Acid Cyanide A ntonia Por**. ' iefayde Chrssx. cid sbeatos Cable (E lec*mJ - 1 T.,,1 ''b icri-.ated haphil. * . t*f wj.ynien^^s i Installation ? 5 pp 100 pp 1.5 g / l 0 3 1.0 0.1 roentgen 0 pp pp in ree* of C .l roentgen Vacuus F lask s, Abeorber . Benzene In d ic a to r P r e c ipftita to r , ab so rb er Minoaseter 5 ppcf 50 * 1.5 * g / l 0 *3 1 .5 g/10 1 pp - 6i 0 ppcf 0.2 ng/10 *3 2* p in g rr, F.onieter ft P re c ip ita to r P recip itato r, Inplnger Absorber 152 ng/lC a 1 -- 10 *pp 6.5 Pi -25 p ?? 10 " 2 20 " 100 " 10 1 -m p/lo T-- 5 rp p c f ' . 5 * ppcf -- P re c ip ita to r , Impinger Ab*crber ft ft Absorber, Vseye* F lask s --A-b--s--e-r--b--e-r---.-----.---------------- -- t . Impinger \ r* . .. *, <11 Absorber - ------- , ---c f See2th . W* "OiA, PF* ~ ^ r t p e r 1I l i o n by toI u* in a .ir. mg/O-O 3 M illigram s p er 10 cubie . ter (apcrox. cni cf Ir breathed nrr erklr d7). ppcf - M illion p artielee per cubic foot of ir. CRMC-BER&FRO-001530 1 *MggjgiCKiL pruEisrs - 16. *"'* *l t i `6 u t " V f u r tW r a<j)( ,, w in Q all on jjj.. r r e ie r iik " 6ne o f the W l n e W t ana lung s p e c ia lis ts * f W l a c t e a ad who h a , had mo experience in ag n o sia ,tV|i g <TTt ** i? >* tio n a l d i m a m , o f the lung* than anyone I know of ir. rsrn rp T rT ffr-TriSLa. u .n . ttentleuaan: th a t ernh I * r t h i` #xo*l l e n t Per*t= I f e e l extrenely g r a tifie d t W . ^ i i ^ ^ J * * * pUt 0a *" . 1 ^ has been done here, * d " " ' * * 11 iB ^ t o t tin e I have seen anything li k e I t . and / * rZ*T i* * 1114 u t " eth in g fo r you th a t anybody con see r f j " ? " * 1*" " " i d ~ t . - r . f. .S i, S . .if ,. 0 o .rt* in in d u .tri.1 fa . rd i l i r a the d o cto r' point oi viein 1* Welding Tnae, 2 S itro g en Dioxide ' 3 A sbestos . 4 . Tibrous- Glass b- **7 r *iLi a e t ? rB.* r * P" 11* in the a rc w elding n m c ess which nay t o * t -th e took*, com only c a lle d fuoee. c o n ta in in g ^ , ^_ f4 Ti4* 4 p a r tic le o f ir o n oxide and in the case o f g alv an ised te e l. e o etin es Pii#nees tro u h lo . * * * * ' 441,6 * " i a n itro g e n d io x id e which it -- ,,t j ''" i^fn g ^tho o o n p la in ts p ro ao n ted by aen eeain g to e a r o f f ic e , *** s t ceBBon i l l n e s s a r is i n g aaong w elders i s lie ta l . . . *Z ***** ^ ld e r ^ o a i e a t l y knows eonething about th i s co n d itio n 5^ , ^ i 13" " * ? ? - tp J * a tly been r e f e r r e d to as galvanize p o iso n in g ''. m L L S t ? " * m a # " f * 1 *i d,Jr*t i e a ' f = * * " h m to t h r e e ay,, TauAy- ooa** on n r r e r a l h o u ri a f t e r ex cessiv e expomro* The c h ie f *** * ^r* t a sw eetish ta s te and sense o f w oarinots, eoon followod - f l d i r *7 pa-in in the ch eat. Siose havo been 40 iTO= tin o i r s e a o r i a l . Ifao d ieeaso was rccog- a hundred y e a rs ago rmd a c re , b u t many w eldors have addod o th e r zy sp - 1 ^ Qe tt* haeteeh o , headache, c o n s tip a tio n , d ia rrh o a , chronic fa tig u e , T-ag oorxfcagc, in e o sc ia , heart d is e a s e , various skin con d ition s and even . ^po ten cy to the l i s t . 2ioso l a t t e r do not represent galvanize poi-- ^7*'* 1e r ' there i s a Barked tendency on the p a rt o f the worker to p resen . h i* eycptoBt, whatever they nay be, and then provide h is own diag- t*>sis t: ;h I , invar!ah'v O vsnise w in n in g . and ^ t r*<r'K've*'t'aj-l- Tuae ToTv. e.rzi s th e g e..n era. lly acce4nted te m fo r th is disease tin. inaos resnuzing fre e the ne2*i:ir of iTVn*' gisiCBl iBBiffla, copper, s i l v e r and n s re n ry . and o o rb a rs . goo o th e r B e te l, f e ^ d in the w elding ro d s. As a ^ l c tho p a t ie n t i , o u ite i l l f o r a day o r t w and th e n m i c e i i c ^ork, fee-ling a s w ell as e v e r. I t i , s p ir io n a w a g w elders th a t the co n d itio n aav b# prtsvented bv d rink in g stilk and l r e appears to be eons b asis fo r the p ra c tic e . iT9a ^ w elder' s a rc co n tain both gases and S rS e e i " u i * * > P * r l = ta l work h a , shown th a t both iT ! i7 ^ -wti* tee sin e oxido fines can cause tro u b le and ir. eoao a a ste a * w s j b e ir r a eiid o dust, yitrogon dioxide is * lin g ir r ita n t. ^21 S T i l t t ft ! d ie rid e given o ff in welding w ith the coated rods - . A lew Oases o f poetnonia have been rep o rted in ? CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1531 fr*d rlok S h r fU ItT K . S . . - ontinusd " ;r> *bich i t appaars th a t n itro g en dioxide in h a la tio n has been th e cause* How*T*r * stu d y o f 864 oae* e f pneumonia in the K aiser Shipyards a t Eic.v* n d , C a lifo rn ia l a s t jraar showed pneunpnia was no wore comaon a.nong weld-- * rs than among o th e r c r a f t , N itrogen dioxide i t recognised a t a r e s o ir a to r y i r r i t a n t h o w w r , and should he avoided. Tha in h a la tio n o f iro n d u st ( ir o n oxide) in ccnpidarable concen t r a t i o n has been known to prodneo s u f f i c i e n t d e p o s it in the lungs to p r> sont a nodulated appaaraaco in the x -ray film . I r e c a ll one such case in a man whose work c o n siste d in g rin d in g stove tops w ith an omory wheel. Ifaoro was no i l l n e s s and tho d ep o sits o f iro n g ra d u a lly disappeared, r e p o sitio n o f iro n in tho lung ap p aren tly does not occur unless the work is done in v a ry d o s * q u a rte rs and the ir o n d u st co n ce n tratio n i s h igh. 2ven though th e ir o n d ust d ep o sit i s v is ib l e in th e j^ ra y , i t seems to produce p r a c tic a lly no t^uptoas. In a oaas r a o a n tly examined a t our o f f ic e , tho workman had in h aled a co n sid era b le q u a n tity e f iro n p a r t i c l e s in a g rin d in g p ro c e s s . So och ir o n d u st t u e ro a te d in the f o r a o f h o t sparkB from tho g rin d in g bool th a t tho workman' g la sses wero s e tt le d w ith th e t i i y p a r tic le s s tic k in g to tho lc n so a . 3he g la ss e s f e l t lik o sand paper and could no lo n g e r bo usod* She p a t i e n t 1 o o s p la in t harf n o th in g to do w ith t h i s undo-- s ira h lo atm osphere hcwOTor, and too x--ray film o f tho ch est was p e r f e c tly n e rs a l, - - ^ s ww havw s a id , i t i s re c o g n ise d th a t a w elder any in h a le iro n d u st which cay produce a n o d u latio n in th e x -ra y which i s known a s * arcwwldar1s s id a r o s is * . B ut a l l the evidence in d ic a te s th i s c o n d itio n i s not a aenaoe to h e a lth , causes no d i s a b i l i t y and doe* n o t le a d to tu b e rc u lo s is o r e th e r d is a a s e s . Mast c f tha iro n i i c a rrie d upward, w ith cucus and gradu a l l y e s p e c to ra ta d . Many se n who in h a le la r g e q u a n titie s o f iro n oxide eld ing fm os w ithout adequate v e n tila tio n , su ffe r temporary re sp ira to ry syq>ton* lik o tho*o o f a sin o lo cold o r b ro n c h itis . They u s u a lly r a is e o l o t o f g rey , brown o r b la c k sputum f o r a few days rmc o fte n ccppluin a ls o o f oough. i l l syjxjtcni subside in a fow days u n le ss th e m i s weno o th e r f a c to r not re la te d to tho iro n dust. X la rg o naabor o f aon have come to our o f f i c e , during th e g re a t shipbuilding poriod, co ^ilain in g of syaptoos a ris in g iro n oxoosure to sine, funos. Thoso non aro arc woldors o r b urners working on gnlvnnicod s to o l, o r th o / a r c men o f o th e r c r a f ts a s s o c ia te d w ith o r a d ja c e n t to tho w oldors. nhese goner& lly s e ll us th e y n o tic e d a l o t o f alvaadx* smoke, th a t t h e . r oaks r was n o t working r i g h t o r th a t sene c a re le s s w orissn n e a r l y ' d id no+ hav* h is r . : ': ; r clone c o o - ^ to il> +. i u i e wnti'e a f t e r tne p a t i s n t axrivw d hems, be f e l t a l i t t l e nanaoa c r a sw eetish t a s t e , he boc&nc vwi7 woary and soon had a c h i l l follow ed by fo v o r. Soob arc w ell in tho o m in g . O thers re q u ire two o r thro- z -ye to re c o v e r. I f tho n a tio n ! i s ' peon during th is temporary illn e s s , n v a ria b le fover is re g is te re d by th e tboro*JtT a a i g en erally a louoocytosis is found. 7nat i* an ineroaso in w hite oorpuwclos J u s t a s wo fin d in v a rio u s in f e c tio n s . O ften th e re i s a di a l an t l a s * f T ito l c a p a c ity . U su ally tho f o r e r su b sid es in 24 h o u rs o r l m , to r n o n h am had wovoro coughing and o c c a c ic n a lly the couch h a t o*aw*d v o e itin g . 11 s y s te m s q u ick ly subside however, and we e e iio n fin d * ^ t k ia g a s w i n a tio n , ^ r s l y th e in h a la tio n nay be s u f f ic ie n t to p ro - tooa a a*ray* act* b ro n c h itis c r wren pneumonia, but these aaees a r e a la th a f e d s f t whan tho a m b e r e f en exposed 1 * considered. So one Mac W oe * & * t a th a t aiy poraaaont changes occur in tho iro a th in g CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1532 XD. i - continued ^ 1^1 PP*tu*. i l l p a tie n t* seen by us in th is connection have been nut throw * * r o u tia . .M i a a t t e o e o n si.tin g o f the fo llo w in g examination of nose. ' *^Btt**** p h ysical examination o f the heart and lia g s; b.H. read-- *f*olt:r:_ UriCilly,iB: MiiM iita tio n rate; flucrosconic and x-rav 1 * TL." * ****** * h*yi* been iapressed by the fa c t that in the largo ajoritcr o f cases nothing abnormal i s found except minor things having'no r e la tio n to in d u s try , which say be found in tho general population. . , r '*ports in the l i t e r a t u r e in d ic a te th a t sen who have had t a l fuae ie re r ones o r tw ice acq u ire a c e rta in degree of im a m ity o r rw * * J * f e e l sure ab o u t th i* m yself, as we have eeen many wh* t e n us they g e t in to tro u b le a t aoen a t th e y smell the fumes ^ i * * f1^*?** **7 bo ex p lain ed on tho b a s is o f fe a r . Than a man a a t boon a c u te ly i l l , cron fo r a fow h o u rs and knows i t was duo to tin e ., * ' J 16 th in k s ho i s going to bo i l l ag ain as soon as he c o n ta c ts T* * * 6* baro rqpoatod a tta c k s of motal fuao f o r c r and wo i*P**iC2i th a t o o r ta is con booomo s o n s itito d to tho fu ao s eo th a t tb a ir o n ly hope o f avoiding tro u b lo i s to ehaago th o ir typo o f work nod s ta y away from tho fmeos. Of course i t i s h ighly d esirab le th a t trrery e f f o r t bo made to proTont tho in h a la tio n o f *noko and f in e s as w oll as tnduo osporuro to a l l othor occupational hazards. In h a la tio n o f asb e sto s d u st cay produce cough *nd sh o rtn ess o f b re a th and o c c a s io n a lly weakness and c h e s t p a in s . Idvanced d isease may show b lood etre ak ed p u tts , cy an o sis, and ciubbed fin g e rs . I t has. been shown by cany in v e s tig a to r s , however, in th is country and abroad, th a t a ffsfig fr fil y*ar`f <- .e p o r o r e i* neoeseary to b rin g about the above s itu a tio n . Ji^riw wtber, d e s c rib in g c o n d itio n s in E n g lish p la n ts , showed h a t a minimi* of even y e a rs ' exposure to high concentration of asb esto s d u st was n e c e ssa ry to produce a swrioun dngroc o f re a c tio n . l a asb o sto sls, tho jMtty f i l e p ro so tts a f a in t haziness through out tho low er lung f ie ld s and sooo evidence of chronic p le u risy i s u su ally soon. I n f a r adrancod c a se s, which wo v ery r a r e l y s o d , the x -ray shows n d i^ fu so shadow throughout tho lx a g f ie l d * which h as boon eoraarod to gr o -^rt l^ a a s appearance, flockod s e t t l i n g on a hazy background. A sbostosls does n o t load, to tu b o re u lo s is as s i l i o o s l s i s known to do, b u t o f i t s e l f any bo d is a b lin g o r oron lo n d to d eath . Thoro i s l i t t l o th e doctor con do beyond xaiwviag tho p a tie n t from tho nsbostos atm osphere. Is b o s to s is fo rtu n a te ly `how tho s i l i c o s i s tendency tow ard rrn g ro s siv o f ib r o s is . T ith m ild case.', y m o m lly cy^r-tor* subside .cftc. removal iro n the danger, . T ib reu s g la s s , g la s s wool, foam g la s s and g la s s board: The f i r s t +j.broil? la n aic -i- th is country f o r concjercion use was m Ohio in 15-34. o o u r eaperienoe i s lim ite d as to tim e. However, i t has beer, dearly Shown by 2Sr* Gardner and o th e r workers th a t no imeumoconiosis can a r i s e from *^>osure to these products because fib ro u s g la ss is not in h alab l* . -- 1* i i dows s o t re a c h th e lu n g s. The s p ic u le s o f g la ss are caught in re sp ira to ry passages and prom ptly carried o ut. In the s ta te of *^*7 ik* Owwns Ooming T ib e rg la s s C o rp o ratio n i e lo e ato d and where *^^*7 * * f i r s t used o o w ir c ia lly , th e re ha* n o t boon a sin ^ .o d a i s f a r w r i t e r 1* oo^poneation based wn p u l no nary iis o a s c a t t r i b u t a b l r to f i b - Mary men have o o ^ ln in o d o f sk in i r r i t a t i o n as n r o r d t o f - thee* Lass p ro d u c ts , and th o rc can bo no doubt such i r r i t a t i o n ** tBjflw^ow^ahlo, t a t no case is rooordod ir. which say skin disonso A l s i r r i t a t i o n ro q u iro s only several washings w ith -- CRMC-BER&FRO'OO 1533 g ir flJ c . - continued TM I9< nnd * t e r to rtm trrt p r a c t ic a l ly a l l the so ic u le s o f g la s s , as they are very s u p e rfic ia l. 8o*a a x o a lle n t work has been done here and a l l over the country in th e p r o te c tio n o f the workmen exposed to p o s sib le in d u s tr ia l h a ia rd s and ore i s y e t te be done. In pite o f safety p ro v isio n s, tboro are instan ces oaroloss or nogligont in the use of these provisions and tboro a r e ab rad an t in sta n o o s vhoro tho workman i s c a re le s s and n e g li gent. Tho t ^ i l a y a r cannot bo a b s o lr o l o f blame f o r an a c c id en t j u s t boMuao ho hae pq t in o o rta in p ro to c tiv c a o p lian cc s, i f he has f a i l e d to see th a t th o y wmrk. On the e th e r hand, the workman cannot c o n sc ie n tio u sly a t tr ib u te h is d is a b ility , accid en t o r illn e s s , to h is work i f he refu ses to um p ro p e rly the p ro te c tiv e derioe* and methods provided. A t r e a t many mho have come to our o f f ic e w ith weae com plaint admit th a t th ey sacks from 0 to 50 c ig a re tte s d a lly , th a t on occasion they Use an aootBit o f liq u o r which would c e r ta in ly re n d e r tbon uaeafo to d rive a o ar, and a la r g e poroontago o f tho youngor men a r c try in g to g o t alo n c s ix hours tle o p . Ihoso a r e ecr&on&l c a t to r e , n a tu r a lly l o f t to tho d is c re tio n o f tho in d iv id u a l worker but iro n tho doctor* s c o in t o f viow th e y o fte n a k a Xf> tho d iffo ro n e o bonroan good h e a lth and H I m bb. Tot han d i a u b i l i t y o c c u rs, tho tendency i s to overlook bad h a b its and a t t r i bute the tim e lo s s to tho work in which ono i s engaged. In tho in te r e s t o f o ffie io n t production and fo r tho h ealth o f tho workingman, i t i s hig h ly e s s e n tia l t h a t o ^ jlo y e r and csolpyoo consciously o s a rt thornsolvos to m rd tho re d a c tio n of d is a b ility both on the job and o ff tho job. 0O0- 2i ? ' V m tS ? 2 w ill ash Drs. Tam er and S ly field to answer any ouestions which may bo p u t. - ` Q Is th ere any ocre fo r silic o sis? A (D r. S ly f ie ld ) That i s one o f the th in g s was checking ts> on a t Saranac t h i s s o n a r . I h e s it a te to o f f e r any promise when vw do n o t know to such -b o u t i t . I do n o t approve o f the o r a c tic e o f soae p u b lic a tio n s in f * t t i j . people e x c ite d about ora-** when the n s d ic a l u r e f e s r io r cannot back them Uu. d o cto r* Geu-_ner and George I r i g h t a re doing soae very p ro n i sin g work i s the use o f a lx e in u c hydrate in *hw co n tro l o f s i l i t.c-- s i s . They do - r * d n i r - t h n t tL=y e -n __ cut taoy f e c i very d e fin ite ly th a t tboy can 'sto p i t - thoy can stop th is progressive f ib r o s is which has boon the bane o f tho p a s t w ith s i l i c o s i s . . . th is ton* dany o f the s ili c o s is nod_l- w *2 en larg in g and causing a fib ro u s ass u n til- there i s n ' t any b reath in g space l e f t .' D rs. Gardner and f e e l thay a re g e ttin g somewhere and they a r e u s i j the tr e a to e n t o m lo tr s in the Lake Superior re g io n where they have the miners cose *0* f w tre a tm e n t, s is p ly in h a lin g tho a lu a ir u a h y d rate fo r a p e rio d f* v m iait** f * r about fiv e months and th is , thoy f e d , stops the 3s**"** the d i soaw6. J t e p o a ro n tly doos n o t c l e a r up the o o ndilion s i tti n g Sh*7 f e e l th a t u sin g tho tre a tm e n t during the f 034grmmt, th e y can p re v e n t tho development o f s i l i c o s i s . HEW ....... CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1534 ftm ttm r - O n ra J ffL i ^ rr tr r , - tim i.4 .* ^ ^ r ^ i T t L ^ ' c ^ ^ " ,100 o f h r lo k la ' ~ to ^ * u * * ' 00 iorced T a t i l a t l o a , but I am UL` Z ^ C ^ y . *fc> did the re se a rc h on th a t. T ^ * ^ R C08?Mlrt" n t barin g one h atch le a d * d > cen t ooBportnent which had only n a tu ra l v e n tila tio n . Q U * * * * ? ? > * "* 1b th a t * C alifornia c p e^ n o l o ^ r i o o a f j j ? ? A caBid^ d i f f i c u l t y w ith th a t very p ro b lo T an d veldliwr; t r o b l m t hut**K * * f1 ^"ndB o i " Id in g te tt* and over case i-^ rth T L S n i^ ^ , U! th f* " y t h i a g e ls e . I can w ell o d i t i e n was s in il a x to the one th a t you d escrib e , 1 th i* which vif7* 11 " *'< * t o a tto n tio n * **UEld-o r booaueo ho ha prooared a p ap er on ad5dLt hS l t L S f t i o f I n d u e tr ia l Hygiene and t1o9x4i5coil"o g^y * 0. f. da=d*>'I nigrhSt o S ~ r; *CC0J5tiac - t i d e , the e d ito r o f the Journal i n T qnirod a . to the -othod and co n tro l of tho e n tire oxporinend * th x t a t ,m r4 1 d iffe re n t tin e , physician* S i t t S S 4^ S l l S w ir r t e f ^ 40 *** m t * 2* P a r t n t o f Labor & ia ? r* i* io n th a t the employee had a i l i c o s i s . 1 t i U o 6 *iB * * * ** * * ' ** * i n t a c t i d e r i d i r 1^ * j ! 011 " d i *4 00 c o n ta c t, o r would t h a t be h w i a g t T 1 * * b*oaa* c la im wore awarded on th a t b a sis a f t e r a ^ S c L H ii fa y i*1*1* ***** *** Produce ilio o a i i s i l i c a . ^ f i f ! l3r d iT id d P * tic le s and ov er a c o n s id e r 11 *" ** d w > th a t even Mn p e e d to high d lie a do n o t alw ays develop the d ie e S e . In S v i S n ^ S i L S * a2 0 i ` n i Q * 131 " * they don't a l S ^ f I t l l ^ t ht , i i ^ / M <:PTmCtiC*l l y 0000 f tho* develop i t im m ediately, . p o e sib lo f o r iro n o r any o th e r d u st to produco i t . Of courso, Sw ihth^ ot thh oerr ^c ot tSa ls . J u t thoro r o1o50ll y 0*i,s n*' t111s0uc4h 12exccuosnenefcotironla bweiltihn gwoark 00 1 iB^ b0ca51,0 06 dorolops i t ualos* you can jo o it. in tho -nor f i l e , which shows i t d e f in i te l y . JL m n does n o t o th c t yi t :,? , t ? ? i S ^ ' 5 " lc *coa * *- - H a s , *> i t soeas to i J ^ v i ?! eS.'i r " l o *` th * ^ 8 i t , and rag ard less of v = p t , m , i f .ho M y doa* n o t show i t . the ayabtoas a re due to ,,r_ - ' -b w --jru i s no sense m s a i l i n g i t s i l i c o s i s . ' i I t m - l t * " * t l * * tel0' th* t > W o i T O --l d . r ' . n q u i n t . m , > . i. ^ J o ^ d a g e. welding around p ain ted su rfao es, to inh ale i t and .!VoL? " th*5" 1111 *-- v ^ L k*1` r " M l l ' "- I t i l s * S t is . rM Of ooosld erails d iffle U l^ . I t is perfectly p o ssitle ti t in thi bu y in g of * v f w s t ,> & MA MaTy 4in* 4thVoa course. o_f atijp_o iintha lo otouc.h .to . a ^ i . __ i s e im a la tir e . So, I b e llo re wo a rc u sin g a o s tly i t boooing a c a ste s to use lo* nnd lo e r l i d - * ' w' .*k' * - *v.jf^Jr ._ > CRMC-BER&FRO-OO] te tlttw , ttlH H - oontinuad 21. Q Si t e r t 4m #*t te te Ione la th t fin * andine du*t frew woodworkinc paratia? 1 (S r. R jr f ia ld ) X e o l i aay tb a t i t i guit* poible fo r a .a a n t der*lop ti lio o c li in tb a t mjr. X reaenber in oonnoetion with th andtl&t- iC f V uilftiag m uaad te c i m i o f il ic o t i , l^ s in , i t m e tu r - _ p r l t i n f ho* M a il a paroantaf e f non eened to tu f f a r fro a i t cren tecugb teajr w n xpetod o rar t p trio d of tin o . Frcsunabl? tb i m e boosato teo fttuit 1 c a r r i od out by tho luag. C o rta in ly , i f you bore tilir t" M n i1 duxt X w u ld oonti&or i t a t i l i o o t i t baiarti. Q Oc t e r i s k i a c t a la , X ae tio on youx cb srt* i t i danneru to l i f e in o o n o an tra tta a ad c im i w r t I d ll e d . I m ayou pr**nt in tb o te ooapartaw nt ad t e a i fcappaaed? JL (Lr. J * r t* r ) & * r * aar* tla*# M a aorking in t h i t rooo fo r tome ta o or tesa* b e c r t. (V* ftnplloatad h eoadition l a t r . ) For k b u n to m i r a u c a a l l t e a * e f thaa te c a i l i . On d i t i e f pasM onla and th th a r .tea j w t w r t . Sbat 1 tho 'th ia c tb a t ta rta d u i lo ch in e round ad tb a t i t t e r oox aark m i ten e. S a tu ra li? m bad our tu tp ic ia a a i te t e a t bappoaad te tham, od X * i h t ay tho f a t a i d a d a m uteri, t - tad te te a S ta te e f Yaakinfton D opartaont of Xabor d In d u ttric e and eoa pcnaatiaa m a raetod. ' QIIM2I31" fKTBSDTrnOy - 6. Z. Jordan: Tor 0* o f the work being done on the preven tio n o f o ccu p a tio n a l disoa.se 1 os going to c o ll on Ur. Franklyn T. Johnson, S afety D ire c to r of th e k a ise r Shipyard, P o rtlan d jLrea, P ortlan d , Oregon. i t e o s t o f you know, Ur. Johnson toe loaned to the k a r itin e Coda i t s i o n a* a s a fe ty c o n su lta n t and i n th a t p o s itio n he stu d ie d the methods being used in a l l the shipyard on the T e s t Coast. TLUTg.TK f . JOEtTSOlI, S afety D ire c to r Oregon S hipbuilding D orp., P o rtla n d , Oregon I aa a fra id , gentlem n, th a t I an going to be a poor su b stitu te f o r th e l i s t e d sp eak er, Drre I ^ a , o f o u r Mehaond l a r d . I may have t h i s , h o eere r, t h a t ba haan1t j Por a y e a r I tp e n t ty a n tir e tin e T i s i t i n g con t r a c t sh ip y ard s an the T est Ooe.it. was in 1943 when T e n tila tio n p rob le a s TOr e a t t h e i r p eak . Tou w ill h a re to hare a l i t t l e background to un derstand that* t o u jgagX sto p to th in k t h a t i n 1940, o u ts id e o f a ry y a rd s , th e re were soae 5,000 awn engaged in sh ip b u ild in g and r e p a i r on the c o a s t, en - ployed by f ir who had done hip work ov er a p erio d o f y e a rs. In 1941 when the k a r i t i a s D em issio n s ta r te d to oapand t h e i r p ro g rac th e y e n lis te d the se rrio e * o f a nuebar o f larg e o p e ra to rs in heavy co n stru ctio n work and t r i e d to toW s h ip b u ild e rs o u t of those p eo p le. Racy b u i l t ma trewsndnus o rg a n is a tio n s --100,000 people In a group. In 1943, when th e re wore h a l f a n illio n workers in the shipyard in d u stry on the T est Coast, n early 70 p er cen t were -aider the d ir e c tio n o f tha*e b eery c o n s tru c to rs . They had no id e a o f th e b asard o f sh ip b u ild in g . They had to le a r n and le a r n the nard way* - There e re two g en era l p ro b le n s in sh ip b u ild in g : In tbos# yards where a h u ll i s on the weys a p erio d o f m o th s and a t tbs o u t f i t t i ^ dock a aonth or two, you can s e t up a wysten o f v e n tila tio n th a t w ill s ta y p u t a reaso n ab le t i e . There the sh ip s a re in th e ways * m ek or so, nothing oeuld stay p u t aore than fifte e n rin u ta s a t a tin e . T e n tila tio n p ro b le m were tremendous in th ese y ard s. T.*_-y o f equipoentj buying eq u ip n en t from v e n t ila t io n and blo-er people who were working or. .-.c J .-\0 p r i o r i t y end tr y in g .to supper a A U -l: you can seo what' th sh ip y ard s p a re up a g a in s t. . Dader the c i r c u s tan ces . th e y he' so use a fa n and then s ta y o u t u n t i l th e a i r ' cleared . C ondition $*# la d aad we haa s*cy com plain!, and ju s tl y eo. But i t d io n ' t tak'- leng before er"b yard developed a synteu of v e n tila tio n fo r i t s p a rtic u la r type of construction. ' . I h** the p r iT ilt g s Of v i s i t i n g p r a c t ic a l ly a l l c o n tra c t y ards on th e T e s t O oast sa d 2 wads a l i s t o f eoae o f those y ard s which I thought p ra - eeoted a good p lan s f v en tilatio n : Qal f e lp , f e r in s ta n c e , in t h e i r l i b e r t y progTro developed * T- % e f v i B t i l a t i s n th a t was ra a a rk a b ly good. They a s s ic ie d * ooapeter.t ^ liiS T t e d esig n a rtaip v e n tila tio n system f i r s t , one th a t would be eo-^ WjgjjHftod a i f k th e i r ownstr u e lio n p ro rran ., and they b u i l t squlpaw nt to f i t -gwfll i t s p tm A. p a r t standard'* th a t a t every sta g s they oould ORMC-BER&F RO-OO1537 r Ti ftfcMM - tornitemi a s s ig n o erta im f it tim i to v e n tila te each tag* o f enn i t ruction* That syot w worked very t i l . I t m i p r n o tio a lly 11 d ilu tio n v e n tila tio n , very 11 t i l i e s h a u tt, U n a i t a l l of i t m i fo rc in g a i r in , In quanti ti a c r t enough to fe ro * u t o r d ilu t the "bai a i r . f e t t e W pe ad 8U *1 Company met to trunk# from the in n e r b o t- t M i * l o h ear* 2 f t . In d ia m te r w ith b ig v o lm e bio wer a. At crrciy deck lev el they had anethor m otion. . - O ther * l p s mjw b u ilt by oombination v e n tila tio n , blowing in a t the b atten and m aking out a t th* top, Itlan d need h m blower w ith d iffe re n t f ittin g , with nwtal rot a t tin b etten a f each tank and eshau*td iro n the top corner * f tbeee m m tank very tru c o e ttfu lly . They oould m r k *en a t l& -fo o t le v a i t *11 the any ^ th a t jateo of oonblnation forcod-bottoo and tu ctio n - at-top v cn tilatian . ' jre ry * ip y rd irre lo p e l a yiten tl t f itte d ita p a rtic u la r pro- gzm . The a ry Tard, V and la rg e , need auction v e n tila tio n because they had r e galvani at Many o f the* y a rd t uaed a yetas o f M a ll b lo M ra , 500 f t . ononedty o r l e t , to draw fro n th e im aedlate arM to a la rg e anokar and blow i t u t in to the a i r . Sk*t i g foe pro g raa g en era lly fo U o m d on the f e a t Ooaat. Xach y ard nead a ayvtan a f i u e v u la c h y a rd had i t awn p re b lM and om et *9--, i y whipped i t i n i t own way. Tbay developed a n adquat ventU M t i e r y* te n . to n e o f th m had a noro d i f f i c u l t p ro b i than w elding f a T e n tila tia n to take care a f J tho* yard* b u ild in g flo a tin g drydoek* had a d iffic u lt pm h im w ith v e rtic a l hatchet and p ain t im p v en tilatio n and in BMZly ovary m m th ey M d d ilu tio n v o n tiln tie u . At I M o s ly g iv in g you a b r i e f o u tlin e o f what wont on, th a t i t e ll I oare to m y. _ ASJ00BB<!? OT EMEES?. 1 3 th STSSIOF t CRMC-BER&FRO-00153S IT S S ? E f f C T :-'4. 1 p re s e n ta tio n o f a co o rd in ated p ro tra e h7 p erso n n el froc the Puget Sound Kara! Shipyard. L I. E. L. CJSIITQK, U .S .B .R ., L iacu saio n Loader. Irti A * M atter o f in tro d u c tio n to the two en iro n the Bary T ard, I would Ilk to mk a lew 00m a n ta . I t baa been cy re a c tio n t h a t o fte n tim e s s a fe ty en g in eers h are a p e rs p e c tiv e th a t i s sonewbat on the O rder o f tho renowned b ir d th a t aimer* f le a backwards because ho didn t ear* ho** ho m a oing h u t lik u d to e*o hero ho had been. Our s a f e t y e r g an iaatio aa hare been b u i l t up a f te r the need has a ris e n . In other words, in d u stry m s here before safety and m had to go in and lock barn doors a f to r the horea had been sto le n . fu rth e r than th a t, eren in the war e ra , th e re m s oeoaid erab le esp h asis en e a fe ty , I , p e rs o n a lly , know o f n o e lo d ie in s ta n c e where an o rg a n is a tio n was b u i l t x> w ith a a a fe ty pro grso planned o n g ln e o n d in to i t a t tho o u ts e t. Sono o f t has had a thought towards eafe ty , but the growth of the progrwa in those e ta b liahaents in l a t e r y ear was wooh g r e a te r than they had a n tic ip a te d at; the s t a r . , n u . i t has been a preoeas o f locking doers to try to end fa u lts and u r ^ . th a t ham ex isted by the nature of the operation. Turtber than t t o i I ***** the eoginaers tbenselwe* ham been lack in g in experience and edaoatieB to know tow to p le a *had. in o th a r cb s e r r a t i on i s th a t fre q u e n tly , a s s a f e ty wen, wo e re r-e e n h a s is * e a fe ty and m k e a f e t i s h o f i t to the p o in t th a t i t beooaes an independent prograa th a t has so p a r t in the general fP " e r a t i o n o f th e p i * * we a re working i n . I th in k t h a t i a wrong. I f i t has to he independent and ean* t fu n o tie a a s an i n t e g r a l p a r t , i t has no p la c e or p a rt in the plant* l e c a s t be p r a c tic a l* The o n ly reason * h a re m f e ty i s bem use i t i# eooncw ioel. I f i t weran* t , we would a l l be o u t o f Jobs. f esa"4; 1 o f t h i s forw ard p i rrr^Tig j th in k we a l l ahould do, i s one o f th e shops ~ the P uget Som d Bavai S hipyard known a s th e S erv ice and M aintenance Shop. 1 doubt T e r r gn-"'b i f t h a t hop was n u t in to e x iste n c e because i t h a - any th in g to do w ith s a fe ty . I t uas b ro u g h t in to e x is te n c e because i t was an e f f i c i e n t way o f g r t t i a g a Job done. I n c id e n ta lly , s a f e ty ease bI ou^ t! ^ i t , b u t I doubt -very such i f the S afety O ffic e r had gone to i^aagenen- and s a id *ws want i t because i t w ill proT ida s a fo r working c o n d itio n s. 1- was an e f f i c i e n t o p e ra tio n , a b e t t e r way o f doing th e Job. Bie M s tf r y c ~ t h i s hop, a t I know i t , goes back s o 20 y e r j . I n th e o ld d^ys, " O ^ r e r , i t m e a H e independent o p e ra tio n , i t was a group o f r a r ic u s aheos - 0t a i l e d to Jo . r t c i c th in g ; t b i t ' Had to do w ith p re p a rin g a ahip .for r e p a ir , >at o r , wcmotiiw around 1940, i t was s o t up' as' an independent o rg a n is a tio n and i t trxs r o s p o a a itlo f o r n i l to a p o ra ry i n s t a l l a t i o n s aboard ah ip . 'I s to r e two g e n tle w n to ta lk to you, th e f i r s t , a $ r t e r ^ n -n Shop 99, th e S ervice and M aintenance Shop. Be it going to t e l l y " * 1 . b i t ab o u t T w n tila tie n , ta n k <*sii.u*j, t i c . L a te r wa w i l l here a le a d ln g m n e l e c t r i c i a n who w ill giT# you soo* id e a o f how th e y go about se ttin g ^ d l e e t r i o a l w irin g eea th e sh ip . Mr. T rank T ils o n , ^ u a rte : n , She? 99, w ill giww ywu h i* s to ry we t h i s problem . i,r ,t .* CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1539 7SJXL IILSOS, Quarterman, Shop 95 P re p a ra tio n S ervice Shop, P uget Sound Naval Shipyard, B renerton, Tn. k r . Ch&lxwn and Qantleaea: ' P rior to 1940 the teoporary se rv ic e s in the Navy Yard were under the J u risd ictio n Of the H e o tr ic and Pipe shops. These se rv ic e s c o n siste d Of temporary power, a ir , ea ter and team* They were considered a necessary e v il and were taken oare o f by a fen Jounaoynoa w ith p le n ty o f h o lp o rs. The v o n tila tio a eat minor. In 1940 the ta ip c r e r y eo rv ieo s ro ro eot up a s a "branch shop o f the C en tral Tool Shop and o cn sisto d o f th ro e d iv is io n s : o lo c tr ic ia a a , p ip e f i t t e r anrf v e n t ila t io n The equlpaont p as b u i l t up u n t i l a t th e p re s e n t tin e th le shop oan cope w ith n e a rly an ? emergency th a t nay a r i s e . The v e n t ila t io n d ep arto en t was new and had to he "built ir o n the ground ud. Urr- li k e th e a a i* V o rg a o ie a tio n a , as the li e u te n a n t h a t p o in te d o u t, who looked "beeheard to aee # * r e they had "been, .we, o f the v e n t i l a t i o n , had to lo o k forw ard a s we had never been anywhere . ' The f i r t v e n tila tio n p ro g ra c in the Tard was fo s te r e d and bosTa by k x . Ja c k B ellow s, who is now S a fe ty S n g iaeer f o r th e t t i r t o e n t h Saval D i s t r i c t . B ros p r a c t i c a l l y n o th in g , e i t h e r in csp o rien ce o r e q u ip n a rt, tto baro, X think, eonownet of a reco rd fo r oursolvos in the v o n til& tio n fie ld Bo have a n ico o rg a n is a tio n o f e n a b l e non, and hare boon vory f o r -- to a s ts in secu rin g erepervieor* who were tiw nendously in te iw a te d i n the Job to be done, sea. wfc e a r th e need f o r the work and extended th e a se lv e s to give te r r i e s of every kind* l e never re fu te v e n tila tio n so rric e to anyone a t lo z ^ a t i t i t w ith in reaso n and can be i n s t a l l e d s a fe ly . Be have onus i t e p o in t t work a s c lo s e ly a s p o s s ib le w ith our S a fe ty o f f ic e and I ho l i e r * L t. Baeen *TV< h i t a t t o e la te s w ill a t t e t t to th a t. 3he co o p eratio n we have receiv ed f i t * the s a fe ty crew le av es nothing to be d esired . Our first operation in tank work aboard ships undergoing repair is the testing of spaces for hydrocarbon gases and osygea deficiency. Tor this, work we essloy the k.S.i- Model 2 Zsclosineter and either Bolfe cr lohler Safety leaps. The eaplosiaeter is very handy and easy to keen in condition. Be have ono mechanic who spends urnctically his entiro^tlce keeping this testing equipnent in proper working order. Jt present we bn.ro fifteen nen euellfied to do the testing. The xen have been trained rciicr the rss>trv-sion of the Tard Cbeoist and in accordance with tho yard regu lations. ' . wen chosen for this work oust "-iprify a willingness to tain the oh before ti*t nrninilg bc.__ns, bocauco it it a aard Job requiring a - great ^sount of dishing and travelling about the ship* Be require that jre to u*;* Job -th v ^ nind perfectly open. ... --'ret net .-*.c ry oonosived ideas about the air conditions within the corpartaent to be test ed, ho is not to engage in arguments relating to h is work. H it suoer- visor will settle anything of i-- t ra w - - He rust be satisfied with his tost* OX do the work over. It is necessary that he be eo satisfied with h i s Wets that b e, hiaseli, will be willing to cork in the eaeparseeat. ^ believe, "because of this policy, we have a crr~ of conscientious, hard-ncirn- wrs. Va fic not need as largo a crow of testers ns vo aaintain, but it is a good idaa to change the arn, shifting thou to Tontilatien rk for abort poriods* Our pxactloe has been to wen vv Tester^ on aa^e? hip*, ^ U s s m m easily n*T' oere for aerwrel small units. Our tester go** beard ships shea they first lead at the uier to ascertain i f the ship' * f*roe las avtfaUg W be WWd* After that tho Jobs arc deno on cell fit* CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 154C T ntic T il mb - oontinued Oxygen d e fic ie n c y b&s been our n a jo r concern during th is -war, s p e c ie lly in ships ooaing fro a the South P a c ific where they have beer, sub je c te d to th e h o t tr o p ic a l c l i r a t e . Bie a i r in nos t -void enaccr. has bean found to be bod.' Also, by reaeon of laaJu g e, the hydrocarbon gases have boon aoro abundant. Ta expect tho o i l tanks to show g ases, and they are ahunned by a l l u n til they hare boon thoroughly v o r.tila to d . But wortocn arc l i a b le to c*> i u t c voids w ithout c a llin g f o r t e s t s . F or t h i s reason the to a to r B ust do n l o t o f B isslo x m y work bosidoa nnsnoring tho re g u la r c a l ls . Ha has a r o u tin e o f te s t in g acraln g and aftern o o n on tan k s and spaces a l ready opened. Danger boards are provided having a rack attached in to which the t e s t e r s lip s a card s ta tin g the p e r cent o f hydrocarbons and con te n t o f oxygon. The t i n s o f tho t e s t i s n o ted and th e card signod. T o r the te s t in g o f carbon sonoxide we use th e re g u la r H.S.JL t e s t e r s . I t i s not p o s s ib le to in d ic a te how cany t e s t s have been se.de fo r th is g as, b u t to d ate we have eneeuntored b u t fo u r in s ta n c e s o f e e r t a r in - - a tio ru The h ig h e s t p erce n tag e has boon fo u r 'ono-hunftrodths of one p e r c e n t. I had tho o p p o rtu n ity o f m ailin g .th o re p o rt o f tho Hoyal Chemist o f the B r i t i s h Savy ro g ard in g Carbon Monox l do in n av al w o sso ls, A fte r rak in g sonc to n tboaaand t o s t s ho fo tu d ono in sta n c e o f carbon oonoxido, f iv e ono--huiw. drodths o f ono p o r o o n t, l o b o at tho B r i t i s h th a t tim e. I b o liev e the r a r i t y o f t h i s gas i s duo to tho f a c t th a t wo v o n ti la t o f i r s t . 3 u t w a rc co n stan tly on cu r guard. I s h a re th e job o f b la n k e tin g tanks w ith COg eas f o r welding o p e r a tio n s . The in s tr u n e n ts need fo r t e s t in g in connection w ith t h i s work are the r e g u la r O rsa t and the Hare Is la n d type t e s t e r . Tho Ors a t i s r a th e r f r a g il e and we have aada a p ra c tic e o f u sin g i t on ly to check tho Haro I s land to sto x . Shis in stru so n t co n sists of a stool cylinder about four in choc hig h end two and o n e -h a lf in ch es wide. I t has i n l o t and c u t l e t tubos ond a wacuat gauge. I t contains 250 ec. o f 40^ .0 .5 . sad 30 ec. of kerosene to n e t ns a s o a l. I t i s rugged and e a s il y u sed . The id e a l condi tio n u nder which to s t a r t a COg oh i s w ith the o i l le v e l eig h teen in c h e s below the deck beans; alth o u g h th e jo b con be done under about any condi ti o n . w ith th e o i l le v e l anywhere below s i x t e e n in c h e s. Tho gas i t i n t i !>- duood in t o tho tank through tho sounding tube o r any o th e r ononis,", k t. _>- p o ra ry r e n t B u st bo run to tho to p s id a . Samples a rc ta k es fro c tho cxh.v..it u n t i l * c o n c e n tra tio n o f 50^ I s reached. The f i l l i n g i s then fii3continued, tho re n t ilo so d and tho gna ollouod a perio d of th i r ty sin u to s to d iffu se error th_ s u r f ic o of th e r i l . i f p o s s ib le n p re s cure o f one to V.to inches of mercury ia naintadned during, ti welding operation. This is not e lw w pot*4l i e beosuse o f le a k s in th e ta n k s. ' 1? w*vn -*-y t " ' w ithout p re s s u re . Tnere i s n o th in g c c c n lic a to d about th e p ro c e ss except th a t r.: two jo b s a re ev er a lik o . This means th a t a v a rie d sto ck of enuipnont i s r e out ro d . l o have accom plished a r r 'r-* a thousand Jobs o f th is kind w ithout mishap o f any sort* 50 ta k a e a rs o f th e v a rio u s s e rv ic e s we su n p ly , we have c e ll . boards t h a t a re p la ced on th e main deck. The so boards have pads f o r each a c t i v i t y . The wortoean in d ic a te t h e i r w ants, g iv in g th e lo c a tio n o f th o i r w h Ths boar ds a re cheeked e e n ssa r.tly so th a t no nan hasa *0 w ait f o r e r r io o . l e s to r e p le n ty o f v e n t ila t io n g ear ahoord when tho ship a r r iv e s . 2i the f e w a f a s a jo r sh ip wo i n s t a l l o u r S tu rto v o r.t 500- f o o t u n its ns H e i v i smd acker*. Those h lo ro rs a r e i n s t a l l e d or. th e m in dock and choct e ta l duct* m k ite tbo sh ip A o r a v er wo can got doT.. Tbcso d 'icts a re f i t t o i life a d a p te r made to neooamodato f i f t e e n f iv e --inch Vibes =hich t CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1541 # TTaak T llifts. - eoBtinued can be f u r th e r roduoed to t h i r t y th re e -in c h tub. In till* way " carreac h n e a rly a m iy part o f the hip w ith exhaust and suoply. * use a m lo m e te r t* to s t o a r r e l w e s ad v e l o c iti e s . By th i means we hare a M i chock oa tb * e f f ic ie n c y o f each tub* oor.oork i s tha yard i governed by a t o f reg u latio n s to * A ch -m a d i re v ery t r l o t l y . .Pneumatic blower a rc used exclu*tr u l y fo r O il a** ( a s S h is i s exhaust r s n t i l a t i o n o n ly , T* do not blow in to i a paoes th a t would esus a contam ination o f o th e r p a rts o f the s h i p . . So fu rs id b f r e s h a i r to such o o ^ a r ta a n t s , we introduce fre s h a i r in to th a opaoo abors and draw i t in by exhausting iro n the tank c r space below. j o r o th e r w o n tila lio n we use a 550-foot Sawyer e l e c tr i c blow er. Shis te a toe intakes fo r three-inch tubes and a fire-in ch o u tle t. I t i s p o rta b le end p e rfo ra s Tory s a tis f a c to r ily . T his typo i t used, along w ith the paauantio, en d e s tr r* ad other s n a il rw sssls. I t req u ires a crew o f e ix to e ig h t man to s a in t a in th e m u t ila tio n - o n a major s h ip , w hile one man can s e r r io s a d s s tr e y e r . ' Sin m u t i l a t i o n crew does n o t open a^y ta n k s. B ii* work i s done V s h ip fitte r* . I t i s th s duty of th s nan wishing a tank opened, to ar range to hare the work dona. This procedure sllo w i us tin e to hare eau ip u n t read y to t*etw.Ti a s eooc a s th e manhole c a r e r i s l i f t e d . Dm dropped to th s b o tt of tho tank and the exhaustion begins, allowing li t_ e o r no atm osphre iro n th e ta n k to oecspo. B efore anyono e n te rs , tho t e s t e r w ill o e a s lo tc h is work and p o s t h ie fin d in g on th o ta n k board, .s long a s a -- M k ss h is went known ho i s ta to n osro o f a* q u ie tly a s p o s s ib le in accordance w ith tho r c i t i o n s and safoty ru le s . 10 an *tfrld be allow ed to s ^ e r r i e e th a r e n t i l a t i o n crews un l e s s he i t thoroughly s a f e ty shaded, Se i s the nan 1*0 a a t t r a i n the crews and s a f e ty i s h i s f i r s t concern. The r e n t i l a t i o n equipoent o u s t be in s t a l l e d e a fa ly and u a in ta in o d in th a t o o n d itio n by co n stan t p a tro l. he i t a s a f o ty u n fro a th e ti a o ho ooaes on tb o jo b u n t i l bo le av es i t . mo yap should'bo l o f t on a crew u n lo ss ho ean, and w ill subscribe to a l l s a fo ty r u l e s . I f h> eannot do t h i s ho i s a aonaco and sooner o r l a t e r w i l l eao.se tro u b le throughout tho sfcolo o rg a n isa tio n . L'il tank* a re Swi/=.ed f o r v ary in g period:'., washed dO'.Ti ana cleaned. Tho greatest earo is taken to olixinato all hazards, thile aen are^ *n or about the ***** oonstant obecks are %ad* by the tester. Be aleo naxes periodic tests until the tacks are closed whether or not work i* being doa*. Us mutilate for the eandblastsrs, using a 7000foet Sawyer Thin-- wind Blower. Sttis is rigged to a twenty-inch sheet etel duct which runs I n to the ta s k s thwugfc the ktfll o f the ship. X fo g noxxlt is used on toe outlet s i A te w t l the d a r t . This procedure has rwduoed the sandblasting t i n e by about tw enty per oast. lik e te nation the a i r , w ater and stean eerric e s. i r w supe r v is io n b u t I oar. g iro a b r ie f r e s ' 12 e i oa a the ship dock*, kanifold* arc plaood CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1542 riMfc - oentinuad for, mldshlpi and ait. It soon as possible thereafter, air lines, 1^--inch p ip * , ar* i t on both sides Of the ship on the nain, second and third decks. Manifolds ar* placed at close intervals with extensions ren ting farther dost below decks, This service is generally eoooleted in two days* Steaa linos ar n n for heating, laundry, galley and various othor uses. Toijporsry fire lisas arc strung about the ship with convenient outlets. Ur. Branstad, quarter** pipofittor, has worked out on officient systen for the installation Of thir s*rvios. A najor ship can be eonpletely fitted out in thro* days. . I bslirre that about oersn the subject, kr. Chairman. Thank you. TETT TV SHU S P U R " - & E L 21* L t, Carl ton; 5 m next *p*akr is !ir. E rnest P o rte r, leadingaan e le c tric ia n ir e * the saae shop, who w ill g iv e you sene id eas 'on t h a t p a r t i c u l a r phase o f th e s u b je c t. -After be i t through th e re w ill be a s p le tin e f o r any ques tio n s you night with to p u t. . XKX3T PCE25R, Laaflingrrun E le c tric ia n ., Shop 95 P re p a ra tio n Service Shop, Puget Sound Savsl Shipyard, S ren srtcn , In . k r. Thaim an and gentleoen! I re p re e a n t th e e l e c tr i c ia n s in Shop 99. J.s k r . l i l e o n p o in ted c u t a few minute* ago, t h i s o rg a n is a tio n was fo rced in June, 1941. At th a t t i n e we were under e e p a rate shops and I happened to be in t h i s shop a t the t i n e . Our e quip a e n t p o n siste d o f salvaged c a t e r i e l f r e e the p a re n t shop. I t was none to o s a fe . I e h ad e p o n sw itch es and cast^-off eah lc, b u t th e eq sd p aeat was the h o st we could g o t. th e n th e S e rric o 4 M aintenance shop was formed, o u r o q u ip aen t i^arovod r-d have been a b le to a ffo rd b e t t e r ecrrico as a re s u lt o f being in a separate shop. . I t i s the duty o f the e le c tr ic ia n s to i n s t a l l and n a in ta in in a s a fe M i a e r , *1 i tem porary e l e c t r i c a l s e rv ic e used aboard sh ip s undergoing r ep air o r construction. Included in our service i t re p ly in g shlp^s pcwjr. Then the sh i^ coses i n we have our own le a d s la i d o u t to th e dock ^dierc l t w i l l be run. i l l * f a c i l i t a t e , h st'd r-g up. I c now f r o r e m e rie n e e whet the lo a d w ill be on each p a r t i c u l a r sh ip and by having our own ca b le s o u t^ w o a re a e :.v jd o f hcrii^: v roper s ite , le n g th , and lu g s fo r 'connecting, rc-- t r i c i a a s board shin g e n e ra lly handle t n e i r er.c.E c l tn e le a n s , th e re a sc rf o r t h i s b ein g t h a t gangways a re n o t down.' They to s s a heaving li n e down, haul the sa b le s aboard and in a few u in u te a the ship i s ready to take power t r m th e dock. On th e deck we o b ta in d e f e n c e f r e e th e power p la n t f o r the c i r c u i t on which w* w ill oounect, and th e c i r c u i t w i l l be doad when th e ship a r r iv e s ^ . 11# aan aboard a r e lu rk in g on i t and we a re co n n ectin g our end. 1 se ve r , b e fo re c u ttin g in -m sake a p r a c tic e o f g e t tin g aboard and in sp e c t in g our oo o aertio c* . There a re eoae in stan ce* o f unsafe equipment w ith res p e c t to sh o re k s i having ag n a tic lo c k s . These m agnetic lo c k s on 440 flbiyw e r e dynamite* T* bare had o a c s e lti* * beattue* th e lead* r a l l y i n g the e v i ls do a c t have fu se p r o te c tio n and when the l i d i s c lo sed i t p la n te d and a f la s h s h o r t- c ir c u it* the bon. The D esign fraction of these looks. CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1543 Ira e s t P o rter - continued Our d u tie s a ls o include in s t a l l a t i o n o f temporary communirobior. . Hikes aboard hip The telephone owltch--'board i s connected to the shore tid e sw itch-board by p o rtab le eablas. l e havo telephones av ailable for the can ta in and o f f ie o r o f the deck th e f i r s t th in g . Then the h u ll super in ten d en t c r the p ro d u ctio n o f f ic e r nay a u th o ris e in s t a l l a t i o n of a d d itio n a l phono. On m i l s h ip s , however! you g e n e ra lly w ill have only two phonos On la r g e r hip we h are i n i t a l l e d rad io re la y le a d s , te le ty p e le ad s and te n e r fifte e n telephone. Another e f our d u ties is the in s ta lla tio n and maintenance of eld in g e q u ip a a n t. I n tho Bavy l a r d they hero used m u ltip le welding o q uips e n t e r t e n t i r e l y sin ce 1940, ? r i o r to th a t wo had co n sid erab le d i f f i c u l t y w ith tin g le -n a n r t wV>,<*** load due to tho many lo a d s going aboard in t e r f e r in g w ith people working over the tid e o f the hip. It7 tuting m u ltip le weld in g equipment, tho eerrio e leads are concentrated. Some p e r tin e n t f a c t s concerning w elding: We o u st keep our grounds wri le a d s a tta c h e d to th e aoo ship* In o th e r words, i t i s n o t p e rm issib le to wold on two sh ip s w ith one machino. 4 Buroau o f S nginocring l o t t c r uam s th a t s tr a y c u rre n ts flo w in g bo twocm sh ip s ^ .g h t oauae damage to h u ll p a in t and p ro p o llo x s h a f t b earin g * . On welding obs on d ir e c to r s or any o th e r equipment w o n te d on b a l l b earin g s we u s u a lly use s in g le --e a r machin e s , rui>* aing both lead* to the d ire c to r, elim inating any cu rren t flowing through th e b earin g bed. 1 h are been u sin g g la ss and n a i l --hooting gun* f o r th e p a s t few y ear* . These a r c g e n e ra lly used on sin g lo -a a n m chinos o f 300 a=p. capacity. A nother e e r r io e i* the i n s t a l l a t i o n o f tem porary lig h t* and power. B*gardQ.es o f th e typ c u rre n t which a ship u se s, we run a th re e w ire 125-250 7, d ir e c t c u rra n t c ir c u it fo r temporary li g h ts and power. This r e n t i t d is tr ib u te d fro a c e n tr a l lo c a tio n on the sh ip . The o ri tch stan d s t i l e r a c o n c e n tra tio n o f e e r r ic e a t one lo c a tio n , c u ttin g down lo a d s and giving adequate b lack -o u t co n tro l. In o th er ro rd s , tv switches a t tho most w ill rtjp ly *1^ l i g h t i n g to p s id e . One nan could th r o r the sw itches in A lo t of the portable eouipoent co n sistin g of e le c tric d r ills , ^ b o rin g b a r s , b o i l e r tube tu rb in in g m otors, stu d w elding gva c o n tro l cir-. i a have a good d eal o f work to do in connection r i ih d ry in g out ao to r* ar.~ have a v a ila b le 4 ,0 0 0 X. fa n h e a te r* : o r Lhat -purpose. On v e n t ila tio n s?- p ly we uae a grounded ty s te a carry in g th e ground from the sw itch stan a to th e l e s t machiiM on th e l i n e . We g e n e ra lly ueo 4 0 ,0 0 0 c irc u la r * ! ! 4-oo> - d o c to r cab lo f o r su p p ly in g the p lu g -in homo*. ' T i th re**?d to the eafe ty angles in th i s work, the f i r s t and no* i mpa r te n t a f r f r r u le 4 * n ev er to work a h o t c i r c u i t , anybody ^o r ic in i : fk L t r o le i t a --evsd f r o th e gann. In hookin-; up the sh ip s we havt ta a m jir+ O K atim B it U tew & i b te in ia g clearan ce f r om the power p la n t on any ei.-cu We re Mfetag- ** ed th e c i r c u i t i s n o t en e rg ise d u n t i l wo aro assu red r CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1544 ing ^ G enerally th a t can be remedied ly using ru b b er tr ip s , which we out from a id im o r tube o r sim ilar m a te ria l. Toaparary o l r c u i t s i n s ta lle d aboard sh ip s by Shop 99 are codtr o lle d by o u r m w itching arrangoaent. Than p ark in g c irc u its supplying th e shipboard d r o u i t i , wo wort: in co n ju n ctio n w ith tho power p la n t o p era t o r who perform s th o sw itch in g o p e ra tio n s ashoro. Then working our own sw itch stands and an working on a c ir c u it, the e le c tr ic ia n tags i t out. I f be has s u f f ic ie n t t i n e , he re nor* i fu s e s . The sw itch i s opened and so one can d o s e i t exoept th e man working on the l i n e . Another sa fe ty ru lo I s th a t a l l c irc u its should be p ro te c te d by proper s ite fuses. Our p e rta h la li g h ts a r t connected in to 3-pole plug boards groundd to the bulkheads. !he plug boards are convenient in grounding sn ail p o rta b le sq u ip a s n t. i l l p o rta b le equipment which doos n o t draw over 15 ' aj^)st i s p r o te c te d t h i s way. Our v e n t ila t io n s y sto n i s grounded u s u a lly 1y tho sw itch sta n d b ein g grounded to tho sh ip , sinoo wo c a rry our ground bock to tho switch stand. Pro pe r id e n tif ic a tio n o f sw itches i s im portant from the standpoint o f sa fe ty a n i i t also f a c i l i t a t e s sw itching o p eratio n s. I t elim inates mis ta k es and in oase o f h ig h v o lta g e sw itch es. I t g iv es ample m rn in g . On o u r shore b e s ts we have p u t ta g s "Danger, *40 V o lts* and our sw itches sup p ly in g 440 v o lt s te th e sh ip s u s u a lly a re p a in te d ro d . Tboy are 500 V. Un d e rw rite rs approved sw itches* G enerally we ueo 250 V. sw itehas on our 1ot>sr voltages. The S afety O ffice has a lso s tr e s s e d the n e c e s s ity o f keeping leads o f f th e deck* Sc accom plish t h i s , we use n e ta l tre e s s ta n d ing about e ig h t f e o t high* These a r c p la c e d top-sido* Sometiaoe we must move tho tro o e and tho lo a d s g o t s la c k , which n e c e s s ita te s re a rra n g in g lo ad s te koop them e3v> p ro p er h e ig h t f n t dock* lo o p in g le a d s o f f tho decks n o t only removes a tr ip p in g h a r d but h e lp s p rev en t f i r e s and dnaago to e l e c t r i c cab le. f< havo every v o lta g e from 32 t p to 440 and n p erso n n e v e r can bo sure o f tho v o lta g e o f o lo a d ly in g on th e dock* I t i s im p o rtan t to remember to leav e plon^jr o f sla c k in hero le a d s . I f tho ship a r r iv e s a t low tid e and you do n o t j v o s u f f i d o n t s la c k to coeponsato f o r r i s e in tid e you may have tro u b le - *,,*a th e tid e co n st in . . I f a ship i s i n dry dock o r on the-.wsys, we always run fTouod l i n e aboa--* -M v end co-'V '-t i * te * ~`Z'n - r There have beoa instances on ut^rotaded ships o f s tra y currents flow ing V - t m i . the book o f th e cram* and through tho crane te tho ground. * -- P-g*wM`" f the ty p e s o f unsafe sh o rt boxes, i t i s suggested th a t Mr. A. T. Mo, Qtrmn. J l e e t . o f Shop 99 be co n tacte d . Tor sever a l y s a r t ho has o o lls c te d p ic tu r e * o f th e Taeafe shore boxes and h a s t s h e th e a a t t e r x%> w ith v a rio u s poople in tho I s r d who might be aenoemod w ith the a lte rin g o f those boxes. , CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1545 ^9 ' : Wl Ira a st Berber - esatianad 31. Si* l a s t p o in t th a t I have in Bind concerning **fety 1 the pro te c tio n o f *11 ospesad sw itch board*. In the Savy Tard th i* i* accomplish ed by e r e c tin g plywood etocksdo* around the hoards Boots m ist he l e f t fo r the e le c tric ia n s to m rk , hut the hoard* wuet not he too acc e ssib le to othar trades. Ip d o lin e I should li k e to say th a t we hare been exceedingly fo rtu n a te in th a t d u r li c the p a s t fo u r and o n o -b alf y o ars we have had no body burned. I h a l ie r s th is i s due to the f a c t th a t e r e jy ta n understands th a t he i s soTkl ng w ith an vkaow n q u a n tity u n ti l he t e s t s the c i r c u i t ho is *orklx on w ith h it voltage ta ste r. m zsT iw s ft Hr. T ilo o u spake about b la n k e tin g ta sk s w ith CO^. I* th a t used fa r any purpose exoept flr a t X Tas* y* a z t a r i a r o f o i l ta s k s oas be welded by u sin g a bb an to t o f 00 . fb* a i l l a r d in th e tank should he 16 inches h o le r th e low er dgo i t dock bom *. The 002 i s ru n in u n t i l you h are a concentration, t f a t l e a s t BCJ, sfaich w ill e lim in a te f i r * and ex p lo sio n h a sa rd s. Shis M thod ia n ' t Tsnn-- n lir f a r s ta d ia * ta sk s, however. I have eount- d th e e m b e r o f ***** th a t wa have b lan k eted mince wa began u sin g th is M tbod and i t r t a i to aoaa thousand tank* and we have nev er r * t had a casualty or fir* . i f t a r th e ta s k i s b la n k e te d , wa ta g i t , s t a t i n g the naaa o f the an via worked an i t , and o th e r in f e r a a tio n . 131110*6 eoneone o u s t e n te r the th e OC^ i s n e t reserved, i t goes o u t th e v e n t. - ft ' Mr. tile o a u T h at d you do when you have to weld in s id e tanks'? X They wust ha s ta a a e d and clean ed . X fte r th e ta sk has boen sto a - c la a m d and te s t e d f o r welding o p eratio n * in s id e , i t i s 0.E* ft Mr. Tilsoxu On shore sto an li n n s co nnecting w ith th e s h ip , what kin d o f s te m ho ses do you usol tf'rry use a o t a l l i c . b o y have tr i o d ru b b e r boso b u t haver.1 1 Hart *urr- sujcosn w ith i t - ft I s any kind o f rabbor hose good fo r etoasT j, Shey h a v e n 't fom d anything y e t -north buying sad they have trio d any brands, ft Bara th e y aada any. t e s t s w ith a sb e sto s ooated *team hoaeT X I m H h alier* a*. ft W , fila o m i I n u sin g the 00^ b U n k s t, i f th e wank i* on ly p '- ***3ly f a l l , m ywu put B n o i l inT - o i l on board and oan e lu ie i t , w* p u t th e le v e l CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1546 ..... . i-i..'li "illOiltliKi'kii 1 U f r t r in Shi* CW ttloae - continued 33. xr MtT th e n we b la n k e t i t a n r n y . I t d o e s n 't wake Bruch d iffere n ce how nob o i l la l a th e re j u s t so you h are a t l e a s t 18 inches clearan ce. aid a v pleo* an the tank. l a bavs welded tanka in every conccivable eadition and have never had suspicion o f danger. tu p co sin e you have a baas and p u t your C02 i n on th e aide! Shat 1 sdy you have to b ars your c le a ra n c e , so th a t the C02 een go d e a r a c ro s s th e tan k . Vs tr y to p u t i t in on one sid e o f the tank and take i t s e t an th e o th e r. Vs nay taka th e l i d o f f and d r i l l i t and p u t a f i t t i n g I n w ith a lo n g pipe so th a t we can s q u ir t the. CC>2 back a ssy f r e a th e v a st* The p s i i s haavy and d if f u s e s over the top o f the o i l , as i t f i l l s , tbs tank ataosphsre is oonpletoly changed. T h at e o n o s e tra tia a do you u se 7 A w 'n4" f 8 0 i and t i 7 f o r JM neh p ro s s u rs on a a sre u ry gauge. f uoo to s t m th o d but i t Ian** approved ty the S o ar! o f T ire T fadsrw ritars - I a a ir o n th e h atso n n a v ig a tio n Cotspaxy. X know. I s had a t i c in ila a e d a where the c i ty f i r s c h ie f w u ld a s t p e r x it th e Vary to do th a t on the is la n d because i t man* t approved by the Satiorw l Soard o f T ire ttadarw ritsTs and in the even t anyth in ; happened, th e insuroao* c o n tra c ts in th e ci'ty and woitaon* s coepensa- tio n s ig h t bs v o id ed . Sho prooedure th a t i s f e l l o ^ d in ila a e d a i s t i a t a o s r t i f i e d , re g is te re d c h esie t o u st issu e c e r tif ic a te s and he w ill no t je o p a rd ise h is llo o n se by OX'ing a ta n k f o r h o t work tealess hs knows d a i he i s doing* Ts are not up a g a in st th a ti and hare the backing o f the le v y and o u r c h ie f c h a d f t . 2b*y o o n sid sr i t a saf* o p e ra tio n , i s I have str.ced, vs }mve u sed th e o sth o d on. sosm thousand ta n k s in a l l t d nd i o f condi .1 w ith the exception o f gas beoause there is too xush danger of " burning a bole in the tank, i s f a r as I an concerned, the ithod i * a l l Do they allo w you W weld on f u e l o i l ta n k s below 1 f o o t ir o n the e-u-facs w ithout a blanket of ste se l VO s i r , n o t a t a l l . l e do u se the s te a a b la n k e t b u t n o t very often -we dan11 use i t any p la c e where you u l d r u in equipment w ith the boat* " CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1547 SIPTABI MAPISC ' 33. T. OEOKSOB, Safety Director, Bethlshmm Steel C e., Shipbuilding Dlrislon, San Francisco, Calif Members o f th e p a c i f ic Coast S afety Conference, GuestBt Bis sub^eot staging deals with one of the moot important items of egaipnant for tha safety of workmen, regardloee of whoro the work i ; to he performed or Aothor i t la now work or repair work; and. most of us now are going to be actiro ly engaged in repair work. Staging 1, a I hero uat said, very important to tho safety of or-orybody in tho shipbuilding business and the State of California, to that and, has paid spacial attention to the subject and broken their safety or ders down into a great any different items concerning staging* They hare departed from their Old original aet of orders written in 1921, and inci dentally, I was on tha oos&ittoo which helped to write them at that time, and they haro mad* aereral rerisions and edifications of the original or ders. Tho orders now begin with a chapter on ''Dcfinitiona" in which the mors common tome usod in staging erection aro oxplninod, such as Horso, l i f e Line, lumbor Dixonaiona, T lo tlo m , Safety lin n . Scaffolding, Scrriuo Linn, Staging, Standard Ouard Sailin g, Stock, Table, and Toe board. Tith these terns standardised there i t l i t t l e or no chance for misunderstanding. 1 separate paragraph designate* the grades of ltwaber to be used at specified by the Test Coast lumbermen's Association Grading Buies Bo* 11 n-nd the le ste ra Pino -Association Standard Grading Pulos 1939. ' & e orders than continus by designating Building IsyB Scaffolding and Staging, Deck Staging, Prfabrication Staging, and other miscellaneous exterior and in terior built-up staging. Painters' staging comes under a separate heading; and exterior responded staging other than painters' stag ing. I thought perhaps 2 eight giro you an idea of some of the things they hare incorporated in these new orders. I don't know what you bare here in Tashington or Oregon, but 2 do know we are credited with haring about the s tr ic te s t coaais*ion f ary state in the Ikited States concerning work men's safety. tfs here shipbuilding s t a g i^ on the ways which, of oourse, con s is ts of the -prights, sp a lls, planks of specified dimensions and specified Materials uh1~. .*r'*t enter that staging. Then we have the paintc-c' exterior staging, deck taxing, exterior suspended staging, horse staging, interior dhll and bulkhead staging, oxtorior flo atin g staging and inter mediate stn yi-r, thnt ' _, rttging cr-c-cd cxiutiiit, stog_nr. In the drydoefc* we hare a type of staging rhich is , to our mind, a rery adequate piece o f equipment in the fora of a portable ro llin g staging. It i s b u ilt of steel orgies with adju* blu :Tpr' is and large Timken bearing equipped wheels i t readily ro lled iron one part o f the drydock to the ether. In the arc const ruction shipwars, staging is placed in the spalls -qprigkti th* guard r a ils are fastened to the uprights. le are a ll f i s " ' i " with that* *n hanging stagiar., which is usod. eTtar sir ely in re-- p air work, ws bars been confronted with a lo t of d if f ic u lty in attaching the sard r a ils which the Ccocissicr in s is ts that vw place, and which m*r- ta ia ly ahauld be placed. I s experimented, at groat length with the fittin g s *& * -j l : - nan CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1548 1 T> - oentim i*d * * f tb*M itan ch io n s. * bad the long pa.Hi extended out in order to per^ a stan ch io n to "be b o lte d o r n a ile d and then would have a diagonal 'brace l o r im p o r t; b u t th a t occasioned too much work and tro u b le w ith the r e s u lt th a t a l o t of tha staging rig g e rs d id n 't want to put i t up. Ie f in a lly h it a good id * a and I hare p ic tu re to show bow simple readily attached ta k en down t h i i s te e l stanchion can he. (Otas p ic tu re were p assed around a t th i* p o in t) I th in k you people., I f you care to , might incorporate th a t in your work. 35ee stan ch io n s are a&de from 1/4 in ch l l x l inch angle iro n . 35 h o tto e o f the stan ch io n i s f i t t e d w ith two 5/8 in c h b o lts spaced and welded so a s to stra d d le the 6 in ch sido o f a standard 4 x 6 inch s p a ll. She stan ch io n i s h o ld wecure by M ans o f a 1/2 in c h washer p la te and two 5/B inch n u ts . I t i s n ecessary th a t th is p la te he o f n e t le s s than 1/2 inch sto ck i n o rd e r to h are a isisaim* o f bending moment* In o rd er to elim in ate s id e a o ro ae n t o f th e stan ch io n on the s p a ll two 3/B in c h p o in te d p in e 1 /4 in ch lo n g a r c welded betw>cn th e 5/B inch h o lts on th e stan ch io n p ro p er. 10 s tanchton i s 46 i nches high and c a rT lc t two welded s ta p lo i through *hich the wriro cab les oon run in l i o u o f b o c k ra ils . As a a t to r o f f a c t, i f you oado th e s t i m p s wide enough you 00old tteo th e wooden b a c k ru il hut * p rsfa r wire cab le. 1 here found th is r t i y s a tisfa c to ry , re a d ily placed and ta ken down'and i t has reoaiwed the approval o f o u r D em ission. The fa c t th a t the staging say he prooerly erected and naintained doos not p r e r e a t s ta g in g a c c id e n ts and 1 a s going to c i t e an in sto a c o whoro a f a t a l i t y happened in o u r d leeo d a lo r d to a s ta g s r ig g e r who was handling s ta g in g i n the wrong wuy. Eo woe up 4S f o o t and was about to change the p o s itio n o f th e s ta g in g , and in o rd e r to looeen a wedge he had tak en a claw haooer and sharpened th e clears to use i t a s a sp ik e . He In ten d ed to use th is to looeen the wedge, aloed a blow to sink the hamaor daw s in to the head o f th e wedge, a is s o d tho wodgo and c a ta p u lto d h in s o lf to h is d eath a t tho hottow o f tho ways. E d s typo o f accident should not happen in any yard and be prOTontod by p ro p er su p erv isio n end tr a i n in g . Claw hacxaors should novor bo ahar ponod oad need f o r ooToaont o f lu n b c r and had tho foroa&n o r loading nan stoppod t h i s p r a c tic o a t I t s in c e p tio n th e re would n o t h are boon ur. ac-- c id s e t. In our Son T raneisco la r d , o s p e c ia lly on work a l o f t , wo a re Tory p a r tic u la r *hat tho oquipwont and proeoduro usod in handling' Itu b c r all a to rla l i* acoord uitfc tho host sa fe ty standards- V haT# n o t had any .serio u s accident-.-in' the^San-T raneisoo T a ri i:.' many jo ^ r s r e s u lt in g f m f v O ty -`.ring ~~ ^ 1 : 1*. u ihi.*. m e i s bo- caiiee we pay p a r t i c u l a r a tte n tio n to t h i s n a t t e r and newer a c c e p t a load o f M e c ifie d stag in g plonks o y til th ey havo boon thoroughly inspoctod and e u llo d o r o r , Tho Oaos t h a t pass in s r o o i^ "'' a rc conod f i t f o r s try**rg pl an k s a r c p u t i n a s e p a ra te p i l e cn*d no one can go to th a t p i l o w ith o u t arA er frost th e x l l l f o r s aan. The sane i s tru e o f s p a ll s . That I s the f ta g ia g n o ta ria l should. bs handled because J u s t one plank eaa oause a f a ta l aacidaa-U ith regard to painters1 staging, are permitted to ue a ^ TSds V p o f sta g in g i s r e s t r i c t e d to tho use o f p a in te r s ^>7 .& ! t t h o r Sta g ^ tig f o r e th e r c r a f t s r u s t bo th re o fo o t wide c f 2 t 1? t X 10 p i s r i n Oapcpt in a caso where soa.ee w ill n o t perm it o ftn CRMC-BER&FRO-001549  u ll itinuad Oil. tb is tro d u e tio n o f th r e e * r fo u r plank* and thou a a p o d a l azdedition wust o* * b taln * d fro a th* I n d u s tr ia l A ccident Doecoiion. ran in to th a t pro b ia s on tone d estro y ers because the ays were au d it o f a width to aocoM odste a aerchant re eel o r c ru is e r. In order to pood p ro d u ctio n two d e s tro y e rs wore b u ilt a b re a s t in one s l i p end th a t le d our toeaa d ia e n tio n ao th a t wt couldn* t g e t so re than two planks b a tw e n th a two r e to o l s to oorro the in aid e aide o f th e o ro c tio n o f those ooulda* t p u t ip the tp rig h t* to the a p e c ifla d *not lo t s than r ** fo o t w idth* ao wo had to o o n atru o t a a p o d a l o te e l u p rig h t o f a nanrow w idth A ic h aaa approved undor a a p o d a l exception hy the In d u s tria l Accident Ooweioelen. Of oouroo th a t sa* oerrod w ith the standard back r a i l s 42* h ig h w ith th a o a n ts r r a i l 18* between. _ A l o t o f tin e ra id bo sp en t ta l v-twg on s ta g in g because there a re so M ay T ariod fepes o f i t b u t I w ill go in to a paragraph bore in d i- otod b7 " T lo a tia c S taging* wfadch *sha l l ho supported by f is a d ^ r i g h t s a d Apollo e q u iv a le n t in s tre n g th to thooo re q u ire d i n the shipway s ta g in g and thaee h a ll bo a tta c h e d o ecu ro ly to th e .flo a ts .* . *A11 s U g ir g s h a ll be protaoted. by guard r a i l s as re q u ire d in the hand r a i l o rd er.* fc * we h a re * S z t ria r fcispended o th e r th a n P a in t e r s 1 Staging* whioh * h all bo s&gpwaded l y weens o f w irt repo o r o to e l suspender* o r s to c k o f o q u ira lo s t tro n g th , ex clu d in g s tr u c tu r a l r e in f o r c in g s to o l. ffae p la tfo rw shal l b t n o t l a s s than 36 inebos wi&a, and s h a ll be p r o d d e d w ith a stan d ard guard r a i l i n g , on owpoeed sid es and ends. S a il s s h a ll be o f . 2 x 4 inch lm b e r o r stock of equivalent strength. I f w ire rope guard lin o * a r e u*od in s te a d o f wood r a i l s they s h a ll bo fcrpt t e a t a t a l l tin e a . "At ao tin e s h a ll f ib e r rope be p erm itted to fo ra a back r a i l or guard lin o .* On the ends o f a l l o p o lls *a. g alv an ised ir o n o r s to o l b o lt s ix i ncho* lo n g and tfaroo--oighth* in c h in d ia n e te r s h a ll bo fa ste n e d throujdi the sp a ll or b o lste r a t rig h t angles to sans, not lo e s than three inches fro tb s wad, and h a l f way between th e upper and lo w er s id e s to p rev en t b a i ls o r s lin g * who u sed f r o a a c c id e n ta lly s lip p in g o f f th* and o f the poll*. ta lk in g about staging does not e lir in a te the need fe r the p ro te c tio n ; deck openings and open deck* because th e re , ag ain , i s th e need f o r a s ta nd ard guard r a i l ^ i t h an in te rn e d ie t r a i l . As a a f te r o f f a c t , t h a t is,,, y u rt a s ' impo r ta n t a s the saposed- aide o f a sh ip . S p e c ifieatienu there are id e n tic a l with th ' a l f , end i n th* a r e c tia g and a e ln ta in in g o f s ta g in g *no s ta g ia g h a ll ou w reeted, weved, o r a i t e r e i exeapt by oroerioneod *en to whoc sueh work is cu#to n a rli y as* ig n ei. * *co o f tm , upea ia v e s tig a tio a , you v i l i f i n i th a i oochedy has l i a r o d s ta g ia g o r r e c te d ose c i th o l r owa a c c o ri and u r u a lly i t i t aot aocerding to s p e d iicatione. Z M 0% ssaary eq d p ao n t o r dpbris sh all bo p a m itto d to roaiir. i t s preacaoe on such sta g lig c re a te s a besnrd. woiUtiac, twxwdag, r iv o tij^ j o r open flaw c work s h a ll be c a rby aeons e f fib o r repo. non CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 155C  i j> ; 1 ^ t "J ; * [ ' . ' r * .. ; : S tag in g s h a ll bs m aintained In a paie and cure co n d itio n . * Jew wt ooas to an im portant p a r t, th a t i s , in taking th e staging down and itr ip p ii^ j th s hip. Too o fte n men got ifin th e top courses and. olid the planks in such a Banner th a t they nay f a l l . *ln trip-nine S tal ine hoards and tim bers s h a ll be low ered by means o f linoB o r by hand. Such m a teria l s h a ll not be dropped fre e of r e s tr a in t. P a r t i a l l y c re a te d o r p a r t i a l l y d l--anti e d s ta g in g s h a ll not bo used unless the p a rt ueod is a complete staging under thoso orders and a ll opan aidas and a ro p ro to o to d by stan d ard gtzxrd r a ilin g s * * I th in k Xd Long h a t s few words he s ig h t want to b rin g in hers w ith h is s jp s ris n o s in th s 11--eda la r d where they are b u ild in g those 22,000 to n s h ip s , th s b ig tr a n s p o r ts . X, 7 , USES, S afety Enginesr Xethlehsm - i t Shipyard Inc*, lla n ad a, Cal. O s a ti--eat lir. h a s suggested t h a t I make a iow o o ro en ts on stag in g and tbo p ro b i oat oenaoctod w ith i t a t our yard* S h o rtly b o fc rc th e war s ta r to d , I wont to work f o r Bethlehem S teel Co^jaay* s San X rancisoo T a rd , and, w ith th e guidance o f Ur* Ih o aso n , h o i & to p ic k tp a l i t t l e e s r i s n e e b e fo re being s e n t to th s new ila a e d a T ard . T ith otcr top aan ag easn t k een ly in t e r e s ts d in a c c id e n t p rw ren tio n and w ith th s o p p o rtu n ity o f g e t tin g in on the ground f l o o r , -- f o l t th a t we would n o t h are to be l i k e the b ir d a lre a d y d escrib ed who flow backwards to woe whoro bo hod boon. Tbo g ro a t ma,Jo:*lt7 o f our to y men were u n d erstu d ies to the su p o rriso iy fo rces In our San Broncisoo lo rd . Being p u t on th e .? ^ own, b a rin g a l o t o f id e a s o f th e i r own, wonting to make ^>od and y o t fe a a - la g th o i r way along, nr>-^n thoso men r e l y on ono a n o th e r, and consequently, wo had "good tonsiuork*. U sing th e srp a ria n c o a gained a t tho San P roncisco T ard and c i t i n g the aeeidm nts ws had ex p erien ced th e re , we t r i e d to nee f o r e s ig h t to lowwr our a c c id e n t r a te a t lla a o d a . jLs U r. Thomsen s ta te d , we were b u ild in g 22,380 to n tra n s p o rt* a* th s l l a -- ds Yard. These ships aro ap p ro sira to ly 610 f o e t long. Thoro aro s ig h t ccvtc> -'f s ta g in g on unri*ihts to w o rin - 70 f o n t a'hovo th e hoodhouso* s e rr ia g t t o h u ll . I t la u n ch in g , tho b a i l s slide* in'w> th e b s tu a fy w h irh -is mpproadn c tc ly a 500 f o o t e n a m e l. Brag ch ain s had to be used. --Conseaucni-- l y , 1 i jT .v in r *uid v' T^utr.-d " 3 - **- '-.7'---' D uring o u r b u ild in g p ro g ran we were a o c t f o r t u n a te in b a rin g -rery f s r s ta g in g a c c id e n ts . Tbs laws the ,, iv te o f C a lif o r n ia o re t T7 * tr in gmst w itti re g a rd to s ta g in g , and supplem enting o u r own in s p e c tio n s , we bars ]--d r e g u la r wwetty in s p e c tio n s by a s t a t e in s p e c to r. 'Se found i t a s e e rs a ry t i t r a i n th s workmen an fa m ilia r is a th an w ith the S ta te a rd o rs . Tor the met p a r t , we accompli sbsd t h i s through Boparnmental S a fe ty to o tin g . Tyaifly, I t i s th s so n o u t i n tho y a rd ubo docs th e ob who o u s t ro o o g n .ee th e y r w tl--, and i f 7o n een g e t him to work w ith you, y o u oen f o r th e 0. m a rt s o i n i t Cf --UT-- , management must h e lp . CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1551 I - f i IdUVa - n tin u e d 57> T lth th* re v is io n o f tb* C a lifo rn ia Btaging s p e c ific a tio n s , wt have found a problem co n fro n tin g ub in regard to the a id r a i l . The aid r a i l now h ]u i i t v e ry o o n ren le n t to u*o the hand r a i l s as a la d d e r to ra in access to the stag in g above. I t i s a problem in human behavior, a case of g e ttin g to the m rk o ra and making them r e a liz e the h azard s. Te have a l ready had th re e o r fo u r ex p erien ceb in which workraon havo boon ex trcn cly clo se to M rlo u s in j u r ie s beoeu.ee they d id not u t i l i z e the safe and proper wer* and beans pro Tided to got to th e ir Jobs. Sose o f th e w rinkle* used to c u t down c o s ts and g e t e ffe c tiv e safeg u ard s ware in t e r e s tin g . I b e lie v e th e re axe some 118 p e n e tra tio n s f o r oospanionwsy lad d ara on the sh ip s. Manholes, tru n k s, hatches, e tc ., a l l have to be guarded* X procedure was dovolopcd whereby whor. n e n o tra tio n * wore to be m d n , the o rd er was givon in w ritin g . Iho Burning Doparb- b o n t roeoivod tho o rd e r, and a carbon oopy was givon to th e *s a fe ty c a r penter*, a baebar of the Shipwright Department, in tin e fo r kin to prepare in advance a guard fo r the h o le. Through Job Method** d a i s e s , Job In s tr u c tio n oourae* and f a r P ro d u ctio n '^ g e s tio n * , baay idea* were devel oped. P re fa b ric a tin g section* o f g u a rd ra il* sim p lifie d the ta sk s. Ceop le te guarding o f p e n e tra tio n * b efo re sectio n s ware placed on the h u lls bade our Job easier* So acq u ain t our fo resee w ith the v ario u s p ro b le m , they served on yard inspection oonsittoe* and aocosplished such in overcocing tone of th h asard s. .They acceptod tho re s p o n s ib ility fo r the conditions and p ric ed with each o ther to o o rrect than. ' . X* Ja c k b sn tio n o d , we d id havo a f a t a l i t y connected w ith stag in g . I t concerned th e e ld p r a c t ic e many o f you have observed, th a t o f u sin g tho claws o f tho banner to xervo sta g in g o r lum ber. I t i* a ooaDon way o f do in g i t , b u t what i f th e claws p u ll freo 7 This was one o f those two o r th re e s in u to Jo b s, r a i s i n g tho lo v o l o f two s p a lls in tho u p r ig h ts . S afety b e l t s a re a v a ila b l* . TRay stag e rig g e r* w ill not wear th an i s a n o th e r p rob1 * I t bay be they taka p rid e in doing a hazardous Job or they d is lik e th e b e l t s . The sen have corsslained o f th e added w eight o f a b e l t and o f the loop catching on p ro je c tio n s while clinking. In th is p a r tic u la r ease, the nan chnso to stand on a ^ i B inch w haler, o r h o ris o n ta l braeo betwesn th o u a rig h t, and r e s t h is a m on two pl ank * t h a t ..-aro to s e r r s a* a p o r tio n o f a p latfo rm to be c o n s tru c te d , fit s p e ll r h- to be r a is e d one h o le (oppr03d.=',to ly 9 in ch es) and loosened. I n ordor. to ro c^ro th e rbc*,_ b ot..-on th e sp a ll'a n d . tho sncul p in , the. mar. - sunk the claw* i n to th e .wedge. Mad gave i t a "Jerk. . The wedge aoved c u t but . could oiu.y be barked m th? T ~ - caused ' th e han aer to p u l l o u t o f th e wood, and the sen l o s t h i* balance and f e l l to th e ways soeb 48 f e e t below. Se M t death in s t a n t l y . Th* r a c tio n to t h i s a c c id e n t is ' eonething t h a t c o s t o f you ta o t; th e r e i s th e S afety D epartm ent, e t c .? * I t was q u ite an e m e rle n c * to s i t l a a t th* ^ p a rp a e u t S afety Meeting and hoar tho sen discu ss th* accid en t. & * leadarm ec and wc>*TTisorif a f t e r f u l l in v e s tig a tio n , decided th a t th e ue* o f h a m o rs as tow b a rs should bo discouraged to tho o x to a t o f ro lc s^ .n g ** th* Job a f t e r dus w arning. Th* p r a tt le * has b**n disoourt-*cc. la ter a p ro d u ctio n su g g estio n was suffw ctinr hir^wd p in on the side o f the Mc m : head fo r moving l i sber. t tb e o u e g a ttia n was n e t accep ted . ft n n CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1552 - ooatausd 3. 1 # have fbtmd I t b e n e fic ia l to p u b licise our accid en ts, sta tin g the d i r e c t m u n i end ge t t i n g the departments in v o lv ed to help wort out the o o rreo tiv s s M iu n ik C ellin g everyone on the id ea o f using wife wort pro cedures has helped fcnock o u r a c c id e n t r a te down* I t i s cy b e lie f th a t we oen l i c k a l e t o f a c c id e n t problem i i f we can g et th e le a d in g men, super v iso r* and foremen th in g s over end doing something about i t . J . T. THCHSOH - oontinned At th e Im ch eo n a t the Cimabar o f Commerce th e y spoke o f the amazing t e l l o f t r a f f i c daaths in S e a ttle . fh ilo th is tr a f f i c death to ll I s tru e of alm ost every la rg o c ity , i t is with a g r e a t conso of s a tis fa c tio n th a t nothing lik e th is death ra te is orporiencod in shipyard opera tio n * , a l l o f ih ic h <oos to show th a t reg ard f o r S a fe ty pays b ig dividends. I tak a a l o t o f p lo a so ro in re p o rtin g th a t s y y a rd i n San T ranelsoo l a s t month o o s ile ta d I t s th ir d consecutive y e a r w ithout a f a t a l i t y and th a t w ith 106,000,000 man-hours Of exposure. Some tin e s we. u sed to be pros* to think th a t the strin g e n t laws lapoted by the In d u stria l Accident Coacissdon o f the S ta te o f C a lifo rn ia were too s t r i c t , but looking bock on o u r re c o rd I a s la d th e y a r c s t r i c t bstmnse 1 don11 th in k , you can impose too many s a f e ty re g u la tio n s i n in d u s try and i f they a r c li v e d np to , our accid en t rato i s bound to bo low. I h av en 't anything fu rth e r to. say on stag in g , but those p ictu res oy. bo o f b e n e f it to somebody to p a tte r n a f te r . I f th e y a rc o f any uso, you aro welcome to mako ueo o f th e id e a . gasiras. Q Bow do you r e c o n c ile the u se o f sin g le p la n k s f o r p a in te r s where i t i s n 't allowed anywhere alee and i s n 't c o n siste n t w ith the o th er s ta g in g used? Do you th in k th a t th e sin g le p la n k i s s a tis f a c to r y ? A I do, fo r the reason th a t i t is provided w ith an adequate back r a i l and i t is a rope ta ck le suspended staging. I t 1b no t hung in a fix e d p o s itio n . I t r u s t be hung i n the block and f e l l s in order to r e l ; ,. i t from one l e v e l to an o th e r. Ibo p a i n te r s do th a t them selves w.-rd 7 -"'ubt i f thoy oould r a is e a 35 i r t h s ta g in g w ith o u t h eln . Q, 2h*y do on b u i l d i n g * .... A D on't they use a w indlass arrangement? $ So. A I c a n 't answer as to th a t, but i t is perm issible fo r painters a a ly . 1 th in k i t i s a l l r ig h t where th e re a re o n ly two men assig n e d be m m p T w h i c h oan act be lo n g e r th a n 15 f e e t in le n g th . I t would im p o se a h ard sh ip os. two men to r a i s e * l a r g e r s ta g in g w ith o u t o th e r h elp . Of course i s M drydock, the p a in te rs use a r o llin g scaffo ld th ick t b o f Ao amt b a re t e r a i s e a t a l l because th e re a r c th ro e o r fo u r f l i n t s # f stag!mg w hiA are provided w ith prepor guard r a i l s . ' CRMC'BER&FRO-OO 1553 ^ otoachlon bradcot you de*crlbed proved a tbajr bar* in s ta ll* ! a. stag in g a n u t? Toa* T' noofa ao. Ian* t I t a ^ * n 7011 boere tbe prong*? 1*. le v aboct ta k in g I t down? Shogr loop an tbo n o ta i ro p laco tbo b la d in g *tio>* and. low ar I t dow: oc a bead!la*. tb a t oocld. bo a Tory ilo prooos* Oc tbo ooctxX7 i i t i s Tory qui ob and tb a ro i* no danger o f f a llir ^ storiai  g sm m romazE g iss" nUitXliH? T. JOHNSON, Safety d ir e c to r Oregon S hip b u ild in g Oorp. , Portland., Oregon I d o n 't know I f th i 1b prem editated, b u t u s u a lly the l a s t item of b u sin ess on a conference 1 * soofcen to h a lf- e r p ty c h a ir s and because th ere i s such good atten d an ce and th ie i s such a drv s u b je c t, I am going to de~ T iate before I g et through and peddle the bu ll" a l i t t l e . le hare a ll ^ a r d th a t ex p ressio n a t every sa fe ty conference th a t we go to : th a t h a lf *os>* * f th e r a lu e o f a conference i i derived from an in tim a te "b u ll ses sion* a f te r the meeting. low i t is hard Ju st to t e l l o f a l l the d e t a in s * k*1" aade b u t vs l o a n fro our m istakes, Wo nevor lo a m from doing thing* rig h t. lo r th a t roaeoa I ec going to take tho n ririlo g o of deviat in g frcei tho to p ic o f ahipyard housekeeping, This is about as dry as oneh a lf do eon p aragraphs In th is b o o k le t on "Minimum B oqulrcnonts f o r S afety nad In d u s tria l B aalth in C ontract Shipyards". Thoro i s n 't anything in th e re a d o n 't know ly h e a r t, i t i s J u s t ooanon good sense. Oood housekeep in g g e n e ra lly f a ll in to two problem s. One, o rd e rly e e rk procedure and eeoend, waste d is p o s a l. 'Bow many o f you th in k o f th a t a s a problaai e f safety engineering? '* su g g est o r dena ry! adequate waste d isp o sal our good housekeeping p l a ns go r i g h t up the f lu e . lak e a y a rd such a s we h are: Bare any o f yon any id e a o f o u r w s t e d is p o s a l problem d u rin g a year? We haul garbage tru c k lo a d s o f tr a s h a day end about twice th a t amount to the s a l Togo departm ent, So we t h in k o f th a t a s one o f our housekeeping problems? I t i s , and. i t i s a b ig one. tin less we recognise t h a t and boo th a t something i s dono about i t , a l l o u r p le ad in g to th e su p erv iso ry s t a f f n o n 't g o t us ru> i51* ^ foreman i s n o t going tc sake an e f f o r t w ith h is crew to keep an o rd e rly house in a p la o e th a t i s f u l l o f tr a s h he c a n 't do an y th in g about. Taste disposal and c le a n s 1* a major problem should be con s id e re d eo by management. I r e c a ll reg ard in g Coulee Baa, as many o f you know, th a t p r o je c t was i n two sep arata p a r t s , two g en era l c o n tra c ts , and an e n t i r e l y d if f e r e n t rg n n isatio n took over th e Job h a lf --way through on the second co n tract. I t i s tru e so st a l l of the working people stayed rig h t on, b u t th e departm ent heads and goaoral supervisory s t a f f were d if f e r e n t m i 3 r *oa2-I* on th e second o o n tra c t, a v ery smart o oncrete s ro e rin te n d e n t vho *** goin g to asks a mark i n th e w orld, b u t in so p la n n in g , he n e g le c te d to p ro v id e f o r adequate cleanup. In s p ite o f a l l p r o t e s t s o f many o f us who knew b e t t e r , he s a id *we o a a 't be b o th ered c i t h cleant We have got to pour ooncrete," ' Ho-i many e f yo ~ hr---* had th a t oi-ubler i r. sh ip b u ild in g ' S h ip s! 5bey went to b u ild sh ip s I I d id tr y to d e m n s tra te to t h a t nan and got him to t-^ne o u t and see th e r e r u l t s --we were e s t t i n c any number o f from poor 1 p o in te d o u t a d o c k wr.icd was ready f o r co n cre1n and s a id Snow you m te h " . I to e sed a n atch down r ig h t in the co rn er where i t C&d be v i s i b l e to a l l and s a id "now uo w ill mutch whero th a t n atch i s . " I n a ooucle o f hours th e re was a creek--lo a d of tr a s h dumped where th a t n atch J l l i t ta k e s i s a s t a r t and i t grows j u s t l i k e th a t. 2t i s the same" s n u d a shipyard, Tou have to keep & place clean and s t a r t r if h t a t th e f r o n t g a te . I t i t management's problem . I might say th a t in some e f u r y a rd s we do th is flo e a sse ssm e n t's an g le. We can a s k l b r occ y l o t s pav*. ta g a f a l l y a rd a re * i so t h a t we m ight sweep them from one end to tho o th e r 4 ^ and 2 mean th a t l i t e r a l l y Management enn do th n t, but tho **f*tjr engionor e s s 't a& lets he has management's nirprovnl because i t co sts < j CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1555 T. Johnsaa - continue! 41. to h ir e the p eo p le. This 1 a necessary In c e n tiv e to people in the y a rd to keep th e ir ra n p la c e c lean . Management m ist f i r s t provide e pood, cl sen work p la c e and than we can so to the su p erv iso rs and ask th a t they en fo rce good houeokeaping r u le s such a t th is hook s t a t e s . Ve can' t ask n ^ ic r r le c r y poeplo te knap a elo an o rd e rly work p la ce uni oas nenagcncr.l ie w illin g to provide a g e n e ra l houaokoaping p la n th a t w i l l a llow thou to do I jo t te d down t h i s morning f iv e p o in ts th a t I thought were neces sary in a good housekeeping program T i r s t l M m ageaent i n t e r e s t in the p ro b len idiich I have J u s t spo ken about* ' tcooTsl, and. th is cane to t y nind when I heard L t. O arleton th is aazsin g t Adequate' design o f the f a c i l i t i e s fo r th e work a t hand. That i s very neoeesary. Ussy * f you h e n worked in o ld , over-crow ded p la n ts and didn* t have a "> to p u t in a aed em procedure. Tou had a p r e t t y hard o'b te ovwrooae th a t handioap b u t i t i t a necessary f a c t o r in good house keeping - adequate design* Third: >n*ej i l eery cooperation. ind e th e r than the p o in t I aantio n e d about --nngensrmt1 s p a r t in t h a t , i t the problem o f the safety' engi n eer to s e ll to tbo n p e rv ie o ry s ta f f the n e c e ssity f o r good housekeeping* Tou eeuLd de t h a t by d em o n stratin g h aza rd s, o tc. T ourth: & e c o o rd in a te d d ie p o eel o f d e b r is . I have a lre a d y men tioned th a t and w ill no t go into i t fu rth er. I t is a d e fin ite facto r. J i f t h : Saough s n a il can* f o r d isp o sal o f m i l l tra s h - c ig a re tte b u tts , loach scraps and the lik e , waste rags, wiping ra g s, e tc . The*# p o in ts , a lo n g w ith th e two g en eral ones! o rd e rly r i pro cedure and waste d isp o sal a re n ecessary fo r a good housekeeping program - JLU0TJS2 ETT - BlBCUSSia? g ytflfrogD r i s m e coast S E im sT s jz t t coottcil 42. At the o f f i c i a l jo i n t e a tin g of S e a ttle , P o rtla n d and San Trmacieoo 1 . 8 . S.X. eha p te rs b a ld the aveniag of Doc. IS , 1945 in the Ke* Bnahington B o ta i, B e a ttie , ls s h in g to n , k r. X. 7. Lange, S afety XaglDeer f o r tba D e th le h n llaasris Shipyard, re p o rte d as follow on th e proposed foiaatie of a P a c ific Coast Shipyard Safety Council enbraeing the c itie s f La Angeles, tan T ranciaoo, P o rtlan d and S e a ttle in a u n ited oooper- *** ^ ty w e l l fo r tba exchange of safety engineering id eas, e tc . *^***^ 7**w a#s and f o r a p e rio d o f tin e was oonnectad w ith tba San T iaaoieoo A .5.S.X . o b ap tar b u t f o r th e p a s t y e a r o r two t h i s group has acting and >mha ng4ng aafaty id e as nnd p ro b le m . O rig in ally the eatings v r o bald in evwaingi., a f te r v r k hours. Howeror, v n a g eso n t was 6* enld on tba id ea and since th an , v o tin g s b ate boon b ald .on eospaay t i v . T rosent p lan s oa l l f o r the expansion of sta b shipyard a sfo ty eoua- d l t throughout tbo e n tire P a c ific Coast region o ro n tu ally to tbo b old- ' ing o f a nnua l P a c ific C oast shipyard aafety oonfaraacas. Mr. Lange o u t- ll^ a d o th er plans and ideas fo r tba proaotion of such P a c ific Coast af f ilia tio n s and s ta te d be was anxious to re tu rn to C a lifo rn ia w ith a v e - oge from, th is o o n fsra o a . 2. I t tbs oonolnsion o f tbs P a c ific Coast Shipyard Safety D onftr- onca on D toeabar 14, 1946, Hr. X. 7 . Lange r e i t e r a t e d h i* renaries o f the prrrio-a* evening. Tba fo llo w in g notew orthy rwaorks c o cp leto d tbo d is c u s sion o f organising a P a c ific Ooast Shipyard Safe^- Council: 1 Deralep a sywtan of exchanging safety p ro b le m and answers. Zt Bold animal v o t i n g s and ir o n such v i s i o n s sab s reoco aen d ations and reso lu tio n s as a group and aot as a sin g le aafety engineer. 3. 2fae B o rtb am C a lif o r n ia Shipyard Safe ty C ouncil a e e ts n o n th ly where p raaentad questions a re thoroughly review ed, discussed and u su ally aaswerod. 4 . Tour o r f i r o a c tiv e sh ip y ard man in sa fo ^ r work in tbo P o rtla n d a ro a o culd ban di o such a sh ip y ard s a f e ty oxchnngo; lik o w isc in tbo Soattlo aroa. 5 "no o a st o o a st bos ear an sh ip y ard s a fe ty cxchongos. S afo ty . . ,r-c*T trarr3 ever: .taroa v n th s . iron cnc yard to another with fin* y e rd a c tin g a s h o s t and the in d iv id u a l ooapaay paying exper* io i nnd tbo s a fo ty onadnoor o f +'*?' --i--J >--*4---- 'h n i.sn n , 6. 3 t was v g g e s te d th a t those in t e r e s te d c o n ta c t Dare Xaye, C h air- V of tba io rth e m C slifo m ia Shipyard S afety C o ia cil, c/o la s t W y A.8 .8 .1 . C h e ta r o f tba ? allena! S afety Council, 14th and Trm aklin 8U , T i t l e In a . Z ld g ., Oakland, C a lif o r n ia . nsim inoir LIST . e i f l o Ooast Shipyard Safety Conference Deoeaber 13-1-4, 1945 dLirow ry^ ' Ahem, Holland . b a i t e r , i t . H. J . Blank! ton, f a . T. C u tts, i t . A. X. X stabrook, Jam a X. 2**&ge, X. X. M eld rin , i t . X. C. Sepulveda, X. i Biomson, j* T. Japp, filtra r S r. S afety X n g r., 12th Vaval D ie t., San Prancisco S a fe ty O ffic e r, Mare I aland Navy T d ., Mare Islan d S a fe ty X n g r., U5N Drydocks, Ettato r s P t . , San Tran. D ie t, S a fe ty O ffic e r, 11th Naval D i s t . , San Diego f i e l d X ep ., f e e t , D iv., N atl. S afety C ouncil, San Izwaeise S a fe ty Xngx., Xethlehen-Alameda Ship. ,In c . .JLlaoeda S a fe ty O ffic e r, TJ.S. Naval S h ip y d ., H unters P t, ,S.X. S a fe ^ r S u p e rrie o r, Mateon Nav. Co., San F rancisco S afety H r . , Xetkleheo S teel Co.Shipbldg.DiT.,S.T. f e e t Coast Sep. , Scott-A ir ?ak (A viation Co.) Culver C ity Johnson, Xranldy* T. M oreland, J . C. Thoepaon, C. i . t a f e t y D ir e c to r , Oregon S hinbldg. C o rp ., P o rtla n d S afety Xaglne e r, Xaiaer Co., I n c ., P o rtlan d Safety In sp ecto r, longue P o in t Naval S tn ., A storia X aird , X, J . S 452DE223t 25SK SE 2L: Sruckaan, Hubert D eear, C harles X. Pein, Sayoel I . Gregna, John IL B aie, . G. Hate a , i t . s . T . , J r . E ib b ard , X. J . Bnffnan, O rriU e M etter, Prank J, I o t r i , Severa M. M arinoni, John A. M ast, T. J . . Maaty, Clarence I . P a r l i c i , George J . Pearrow, Jack P iercy , F. P o rt r, S. Xesn, arvey 7. Xondi^-i, Jaaes i . J r . Pr.d-au, Jaae,, C. S o h afer, Xdeard A. Schmah, L e s ile D. S laona, T. A. S s d tt, S. T. Suehy, P e te r 5 * r l* r , A lb e r t X. T i s* y t larvey ?. fsjro ttaii, J. f e s e e l e r , f b 0. T rm kl r, S. T. Safety Consultant, Xr Torte C ity S. X sployees Conn. Conn., S afety In sp ecto r,P u g et Sd. Naval Shipyd. ,X n o rto a Safety Xngineer, * * Safety Inspector, * * * * Safety Inspector, * " * * Safe^r Inspector, t e n * Safety O fficer, t e e M aster Mech., Sheet Metal Shop, P uget Sound Naval Shipyard, Brenerton Sr. Safety In sp ecto r, Puget Sd-Naval Shipyd.,2re=. Safe-^r ln s p e c to r,P u g e t Sd. N aval Shipyd. Breaerton Safety Inspector, r - - Safetv Inspector, f Sr. Safety In sp ., 1 B afe^ Inspector, * Safety Inspector, * Safety St^wrvieor, " fcfety Inepector, * T li-ctriciaa, Safety inspector, Sr. Safety In e p r., Chief S afety Inspr. r Safety Inspector, n Safety Inspector, Chief Safety Insp. ft tr . SafeV Inspr., IT Safety Inspector, V T eraaan , S heet Met ft Safe-fcr I n i t r . , * r Safety to g ineer, * * M astar H e c tr ic ia a * ^ a r te m n P lpefitte: S a f s f Inaoecter, * V-^T. CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 1558 tim ed ipym rda) bvaiN D t, V. L. f a rle * , G. L. D iifardi, X. X. H J d lia , J m 1 M L lt I U m t X. fa rd a n , o. Zf McOutobaa, 6, V* M , T re ! D, h f t i i , Z. J. fa ia e n , Tic Ih le ld a , Thome S hillin g , larbara f a ith , C liffo rd X, fa rri* , Iaga f a r d i e*, Jeeepfc X. fareen, fa rg li Z. 44. S a fe ty H r . , N p t Sound Bridge A D redging,S eattle Befety In sp ecto r, Todd-Pacific Shipyard*, S eattle Safety Xngineer, * * * X **t, Safety Xagr. , * * * Z ir* M arshal, Lake Union Drydock A Machine T k c ., S e a ttle . fa fe ty D irac to r, Todd-Pacific Shipyard*, S eattle S hipw right Toreaan, Pugot Sd. B ridge & Drodg. Seattb P araonmtl M gr,, Todd-Pacific Shipyard* S oattlo a fa ty fa p a rria o r, todd-P acific Shipyard*, S eattle S afety Z nglaeer, P t^et Sd, Bridge A D redg,, S eattle S a fe ty D ir e c to r , Todd Shipyard* C arp ., S e a ttle D ir. S a n e , Todd-Pacific Shipyard*, S eattle S afety S uperrieor, Todd-Pacifie Shipyard, S eattle Zeed Turee, Todd-Pocifie Shipyard*, BoatU* . .. Shipw right, Todd-Pacific Shipyards* fa e ttlo ' S efoty H r . ,Lako Unia Irydeck A faoh. Ska. .S e cttie (Ib i ) S a le to a , It* E. L. H e t , S a fe ty O ffio a r, 1 3 th S e ra i D l* t., S e a ttle h n * n , M b ? Safety fa g ia a e r, 13th S erai H s t . , S eattle Co*'land, S sre ld X . f a f e t y Enginee r , Saval X ir S tatio n * S e a ttle f a l l , L t* 0 .g .) K. - S a fe ty O ffio a r, U. S, X aral X ir S ta tio c , S e a ttle fa rri , I t , Z, X eet, T u U ic t o . O fficer, U.S.lUnral X ir S tn .S eette 1*7*1* J le r r y . f a f e t y In s p e c to r, U. S. Zcrral X ir 5 tz u , S e a ttle f a i tea., Jack Z, flr. S afety Isap* Btrrnl Simply Depot, S e a ttle Zoo* Ooar. X. E# H o t* C ir. P e r. H r o c to r , 1 3 th S c m l H it* * S eattle h Bereneen, l i . f X* I n d u s t r i a l D elation* O ffic e r, SuperTieor o f Ship b u ild in g , U. , Xary, S e a ttle f a l l i i , Copt, S, X. S ^ s a r r is o r o f S h ip h o lld in g , U. S. Mary, S e a ttle f a l l , X. IL B afefa Z a g in e e r, U. S. S a ra l S ta tio n , S e a ttle (fisnU fcfasi) Preeoan, L t. Ooadr. John 0 . , USCGE(i), U. S. O oatt Guard, S e a ttle f a t h e r l y , Ooadr* f a i l T . , U. . C oast Guard, S a a ttle (Pori e f Buck, Captain Trank M i l l - * , Capt, C. X, T-^ller, ; e . o/o P o rt T ire M arshall, S e a ttle P o rt o f Xnbor)tion, Saattle S a fe ty D ir e c to r , S e a ttle P o r t o f X ab erk ., S e a ttle C hief S afety Bugine r.r, S e a ttle P o rt o f Z ah ark atira, S e a ttle <g fafa Xdley* Trank X. ran, Ja g in e e r, S tate o f la th . Dept, o f Bealth* S aattle S afety In sp ecto r, Stato of la sh . Dept, o f Leber A Indtrie , 'c a ttle Bead, In da t r i a l A XinLt Hygiene S e c tio n , S ta te o f faefcdagtca Dopi, of H ealth, S e a ttle Indue t r i a l Hygiene X ngr., I n d u a tr ia l A X ddlt fag* ottos*, S ta te o f S aahingtoa Loot* o f S oeith, S eattle In d o e tria l Hygiene faig r., S ta te o f 'laehington Dept. f fa a lth , Seattle Chief Inda* t r i a l fagiano Zngr. S tate of T aah i^ to n Dept. ef-S o alth , B eattie CRMC-BER&FRO-OOl 559 - continued 45. kliw U inteu^ Anderson, Oeorge Anderson, Yinoent Boynton, T ied B. Eroon, Che*, Cook, George Xdnunscn, Bobort H, H i n t , Paul B. Bacteott, Xdaxmd J . Hannah, 3. L. Bogus, Chester Johnson, Diok M itoball, it. 2. H urray, San A. d ir e r , W. T. P ari a, Lcuis'O . Bohi, H ueioil Soso, H om 'd X. S c in itj, Andros Sehultr, Joroao I . S h ie ld s, John H. S to clo , Dr* W. X. 2 enaoy, Bnlph T io m an , J , H. Tromn, Jack Wigon, John B. Wilke son, Dr. S. L* Safety d Supply Co., S e a ttle . S afety Si^>erriaor, Boeing A irc ra ft Co., 5 e a ttle Managing D ir ., S e a ttle S afety Council, S e a ttle Higgs O ptical Co., S eattle BoClonal Si^jervisor, A ccident Prevention Bureau of W aterfront Employers Assn, o f Wash., S o attlo S ta to S afoty C onsultant, L'. S. Dont. o f Labor, Soattlo Safoty D ir., American O ptical Co,, S e a ttle Bn g inoor, Aotna C asualty & S u re ty Co., S e a ttle S a fo ^ D ire c to r, Isaacson Iro n Works, S o a ttlo . C iv il Xnginoor, Technical D ept., lo s t Coast L oabo- *enl s A ssn., Soattlo Manager, Aoerican O ptical Co., S eattle. Hop., S afety & Brsply Oo., S e a ttle S afety d Supply Co., S e a ttle S ales Bep., Ulna S afety A ppliances Co., S e a ttle Senior Engineer, Aetna C asualty & Surety C o.,Soattk Mnnager, lline Safoty Appliances Co., S e a ttle Snfoty Ijjsp o c to r, Boeing A ir c r a f t Do., S o a ttlo S afo ty C o n su lta n t, TJ. S. Zpployocs Cosp. D osai*- sioa, Soottle Safoty Supervisor, Accident Prevention Bureau of W aterfront Saployors Assn, o f Washington, Soattlo Sr. Safoty Inspoetor, Boeing A irc ra ft Co., S eattle Medical E drector, Bothlohen Stool Corp., Toungo- tosn, Soattlo Safoty S tp o rrlso r, Accident Prevention Bureau of W aterfront Xsployors Assn, o f Tashington, S eattle A sst. Safety Svpcrviaor, Boeing A irc ra ft Do., S o a ttlo Safoty In sp ecto r, Booing A irc ra ft Co., S o a ttlo Safoty C o atitto o , Metal Prados Council, S e a ttle O ptoaotrist, B arto ll O ptical Dispensary, Soattlo _A232Si (Xxcept S e a ttle d B rsnsrton) ' B rsadon, B. C. Safety D irecto r, Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc _ 2E.cona,Div., Taeoaa . . Brech c l, Hugh S a fe ty I n s p e c to r , Wiusle* M arine By. d Shipcu il a -- *. :. Do. , Winslov George, Capt. Willines S a fe ty O f f ic e r , it. E tin ie r Ordnance Depot, 'Tucr!-^! - - I n o r o , Hobort V. S a fe tv "`pLro'-r, -----<-r , t ^ --d -- oG.--regory, Hwort*on Hughes, J . J. Id a , T. G. S a fe ty E n g in eer, Mt. B a in ie r Ordnance Depot. I n r --n S afety Engineer, Z aiser C o., Vancouver S afer- -- i .tot, E v e re tt P a c i f i c S h ip b u ild L o rra in e , X. . P o sto n , X. 1 P rioe, W illie* S. Drydoek Co., E v erett S afe^- E ngineer, Jit. B ain ler Ordnance Depot, S afety E ngineer, Lake W ashington SM pysxda.n o u g h ta Asst* S c p s r r is o r of S a fe ty , S ta te o f Washing OH Bey*Id a , th G b i, Dept, of Labor A Indus t r i e s , Olympia B igger, W inslov Marine ly . A S.B .C o., Winslo T rain in g D ir e c to r , S ta te o f Washington Dept. Of Labor d In d u s tr ie .;, Olympia CRMC-BER&FRO-001560 I Woon, h u k C. I l f i t r t k , IL X. rrm aeit, Arthur 45. Xnln*,inG S I* ., Taylor Instrument, '.tneouver.BC Indtuetrial Q teiena Xnineer, Dominion O ovt., Vancouver, B, C, C hief I n ip e e to r, lortaaen1e Compenution Board, Vancouver, B. C. (T otal re g is tra tio n ! 124) .i % .< CRMC-BER&FRO-001561