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FILE NAME: National Safety Council (NSC) DATE: 1965 Oct DOC#: NSC041 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: NSC - National Safety News - Wire from WA - Much Saftey-Related Legislation on Capital Hill i'tl I W & ^ M S K Il PLAINTIFF'S ' EXHIBIT from W a s h i n g t o n A re p o rt of federal activities that relate to safety R O S E N F I E L D , N S C Washington C o u n s e l Much Safety-Related Legislation on Capitol Hill ''(trial fhc House Spec.al Subcommittee Labor favorably reported HR to the full committee. The | provides that service and mainli!mnce work by e irployees of conpBlrBctors and subcontractors furnish- services to or performing main. rvice for federal agencies Jail not oe performed under unfjlfe or unsanitary working condiStjfsjis where such conditions are tier the control of the contractor g |r subcontractor. The secretary of labor is authorized to prescribe regStations and to pumut reasonable gWerances, variances, and exempBtms, In the appropriation approved for U.S. Public Health Service ppildcr HR 7765, Congress doubled pj 9 e additional amount requested by |pll? President to provide for the exJupansion of clinical research directed ,|fftiward the alleviation of coal ^pinners' pneumoconiasis and assoJ k *dated respiratory ciseases. The api K Propriation was $1165,000, an m- Wease of $133,000, and allows for a number of new' positions for this Activity. The frequency of all injuries "atal and nonfatal combined) in I 1C nation's coal m nes declined for "^ e first quarter 0 calendar year I f '965 as compare with the same p i, P'thod for 1964; the 1964 quarterly ,ate was 43.36 per million manurs; the 1965 rate was 42.10. fne U.S. Bureau of Mines just Ce.ased a report or the injury ex- ! Coital Safety News, October 19G5 c perience for the sand and gravel industry in 1962, reporting it "was not as favorable as in recent years. . . . The over-all frequency rate of 21.97 fatal and nonfatal disabling work injuries per million man-hours in 1962 w'as appreciably higher than that of 18.05 in 1961. Likewise the injury severity rate . . . was well above the corresponding figure of 1961." The Atomic Energy Commission issued proposed amendments to its standards for protection against ra diation. The AEC has appointed a staff steering committee to coordi nate its Reactor Safety Research Program and to assure that it is keyed to industry needs and the commission's re g u la to ry require ments. The steering committee will, among other things, recommend pri orities in reactor safety research and evaluate programs for the develop- ift* * iTE! < m BU il 1C C&nWiDi'CJ-' 7(rjprvr ,U,.. 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Designed e xclu siv dy for the Cyclone M odel M H oist>t. ns autom atic device provides p o sitive ] )rotection against the most common of E11 hoist abuses... EXCESSIVE OVERT- JADING. A U T O M A T IC LOAD L MITER consists of a special hand wh< and friction clutch assembly, Any exc- issive overload disengages the driving l and wheel and prevents hoisting. Rerr oval of the excess load automaticallyre: tores regular, safe hoisting action, Operates repeatedly without adjusting or reset' ing. Simple design provides dependa] ile protection for the normal life of the he 7~ aHists-falready . USiKF;' : V erier;] 'lunipInlL-ly 1 liajsiimiilij'tfilh'.'".'Lfi/in iviirp Tp.i I - " r v , . P A O 1,,r, ' |easi.,,.Jdiinj,;I W fs R equest literature and name o f local stocking Distributor CHISHOLM-MOORE HOIST DIVISION Columbus McKinnon Corporation Fremont Ave., Tonawanda, N , Y, NEW YORK - CHICAGO CLEVELAND SAN FRANCISCO In C a n a d a : C o lu m b u s M c K in n o n L im ite d , S t, C a th a r in e s , O nt, Cyclone LOAD LIMITERS CIRCLE 54 ON READER CARD 246 ment of criteria, standards, and codes for nuclear reactor safety Traffic Congress passed .SJ Res 8 1, and sent it to the President for signaturThis bill provides that beginning Jan. 1, 1968, "each state "should have a highway safety program approved by the secretary [of'com merce], designed to reduce traffic accidents and deaths, injuries and property damage resulting there from, on highways on the federalaid system. Such a highway safety program should be in accordance with uniform standards approved by the secretary and should include, but not be limited to, provisions for an effective accident records system, and measures calculated to improve riri driver performance, vehicle safety,t# highway design and maintenance,^ traffic control, and surveillance traffic for detection and correction? " of high or potentially high accident locations." The conference commit* tee, composed of both senators and n representatives, stated in its report: "It is the expectation of the conferees that the [Senate and House] Com mittees on Public Works will ex amine from time to time the extent of voluntary compliance by the states with this new section of Title 23 with a view of determining whether any further legislative ac^ra tion is necessary." This bill aiso provides that "it is the sense of Cons gress" that the secretary of co|i| merce shall report to the Cong'" " every other year "his estimates the future highway needs of tf|g nation." |L- The provision on highway safe|5|| . i . A re you w earing yo u r safety 01 National Safety News, October i ry this v ith other hard hats --metal or plastic. They'll break, dent, or bottom out. Only LEXAN does the total protection job, whether for a delicate cup and saucer, or a workman's head. LEXAN is tougher at sub-zero levels and more rigid at elevated ones than popular protective plastics are at room temperature. Shrugs off molten metals, high voltages, too. Foriha: extra margin of safety, specify LEXAN safety helmets. They're light weight, comfortable and come In bright colors. We'll be glad to supply you with names of manufacturers, and with more information about the various uses for LEXAN, the safe man's plastic. Write Chemical Materials Department, General E ectric Company, One Plastics Avenue, Pittsfield, Mass. L E X A N -T H E SAFE MAN'S PLASTIC C IR C LE 111 O N READER CARD 248 programs originated in mDroS drastic form, in the House -w Baldwin (R . Calif.) an , tlte and was passed in the House vote . of 313-11, in a , b>' * form whig}, a required such a program n orde- f ij the state to be eligible to rc^eivl ' Federal highway funds. B u i ' o ' penalty provision was dropped h f *ss fore the bill was enacted. The'hJ ! ' Public Works Committee. w hS approved the mandatory form t> Baldwin amendment, Sr-ir,.,i ` .e report: rne uommutee is eravc|yconcerned about the nation\ trapi highway accident toil. . . Bumi,,, committee believes that research this field, although conceded to n incomplete, has already develop enough information and answers tj' support affirmative, coordinat state action programs of highv . safety. The important considcratiL-A is the fact that coordinated si, action programs have generally beef missing, and should be establishes" now . . The committee stated thal its original mandatory "amendment does contemplate that highwav sa ty programs within each stale ami among the several states will 1 coordinated and comprehensive , . It is the intention of the committee to recognize the differing govern mental and practical problems eje isting in the several states but to lead all of the states to take affir mative action with respect to all of. the various aspects of the highway, safety problem." The National Governors' Confer ence passed a resolution opposing the original mandatory BaWvrfjg| amendment as "unworkable an<8 therefore unnecessarily punitive,; ^ The same resolution also includctf'g the following provisions: 1. "That the Congress of the United States be urged to adopt as nation* policy the principles contained in the Action Program for highway safety. 2. "That the Governors' Confercn0! invite the National League of C|lic*j the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a the National Association of Countic* to sponsor a national conference states and local governments "to d e n. and clarify areas of traffic safety sponsibility and to determine most effective possible courses of tion with respect to priority needs a financing." The Senate Commerce Com^ tee concluded its hearings 0 National Safety News, October 1643, the tire bill introduced by Senator Nelson CD., Wis.), after hearing fro si the automobile man ufacturers. The Automobile Man ufacturers Association was repre sented by Harry F. Barr (and a committee of auto company exec utives) who testified in opposition to S 1643 because: 1. It serves "no useful purpose" as to original equipment tires since the industry's requirements "result in ori ginal equipment tires which are safe and depend ible for the vehicles we produce. 2. "It ignores the whole question of condition of tires which are in use on our highway." The testimony denied that in creases in air pressure to accom modate his her loads were "overinflation. T h e p r e s s ur e s r e c o m mended do not carry the risk of failure, no do they create the danger of blowouts." The AMA testified th it the standards pro gram of tie Vehicle Equipment Safety Corr mission, taken in con junction wi :h the standards of the Tire and Run Association, the So ciety of Au motive Engineers, and the General Services Administra tion, "represent a sound approach to the objectives" of S 1643. In ignoring the condition of tires which are in use, that bill "leaves the major tire safety problem untouched and neglects the most important aspect of highway safety as it relates to tires." The AMA outlined its own seven-point tire safety pro gram, which included, among other items: a "first priority" in the de velopment of test procedures and levels of performance for skid re sistance of tires, and a continuation of its efforts "to encourage state in spection- programs to insure max imum tire safety in use." The House passed H. Con. Res. 448 (Friedel, D., Md.) authoriz ing and requesting the President to issue a proclamation that Sept. 3, 1965 be Crusade for Safety Day. On that day the Post Office Department issued a 5<t traffic safety commemo rative stamp. The postmaster general defended his proposal for using leased cars, rather than the cars owned by rural letter carriers, for delivering mail by declaring that, among other! things, leased cars would have new* safety devices. Federal Highway Administrator Rex M. Whitton announced that highway safety was the first priority in the coordinated program planned for highway research and develop ment activities financed by federal aid. Studies in this area will be concerned with the role of the driver and with possible changes or additions to the highway trans portation system to aid the driver In his second semiannual report under the Clean Air Act, the sec retary of Health, Education and Welfare: 1. "Endorsed legislative proposes now before the Congress that would',,r.';ri" provide for the establishment of fed-'; ! eral emission standards for the auiq motive vehicle"; 2. Said that "It is also projectrd that the automotive vehicle popuh" tion and fuel consumption in 198 will be double that of 1960 and double again by the year 2000." Organized labor launched a tional Union Safety Belt Campaign,! aimed at installing 10 million scat', belts by the end of 1965 covering every seat in every car of every American worker. Reduced bells prices are made available for thiij program. Sponsors of the program^ whose offices are located at tbflj Washington offices of the Interhlfy tional Brotherhood of Electricals Workers, hope to save 12,000 Inr"5n a year and prevent more than 56", 000 serious injuries annually. ist Write for EPOXO Bulletin 252 NON-SLIP FLOOR COVERING EPOXO surpasses the durability and non-siip performance of all other tested materials of this type. This epoxy-type non-slip, low cost floor covering adheres easily to wood, concrete, stone, tile, metal, even slippery steel and alumi num . . . remains unaffected by sun, water, oil, temperature changes , . . can be brushed, trowelled, sprayed or rolled on. Dries and sets in hours. Coverage: 40-50 sq. ft. per gallon. AMERICAN ABRASIVE METALS COMPANY 4 6 4 C o lt S t r e e t , Irv in g to n 1 1 , N ew J e r s e y a b-464 CIRCLE 11 ON READER CARD Public - ^ *it t<r' i Senator Magnuson (D., Wa !; - i to.l1dy-5 the CS*/-ev-r-n\rta+tee* ^"*1i+t is time we *ll* ^If me. ized that such an apparently sun; and safe operation as lawn rnoj ing presents great danger to tb ands of users of power mowers innocent bystanders every year" that rotary blade mowers are most hazardous type." He said t "self-regulation in the power la' mower industry appears to lagged seriously behind the need it." Therefore, as chairman Senate Commerce Committee instructed the committee's staff monitor the progress of the indus^ in raising safety standards. She the alarming volume of acciw continue unabated through tbts then the Commerce Committ6 National Safety News, October *sii(i iaii S lS Rip m- ffiiBW, ALPENCO SAFETY PRODUCTS FOR INDUSTRY Ife OCTOPUS SAFETY MARKER THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND . . . indes tructible, flexible, low cost . . . galvanized tempered, critical ten sion springs b-o-u-n-c-e the OCTOPUS back (with no parts dam age) to upright posit^ ion if run over by car ' ar truck. Flourescent color on Nylon Plasticloth Pennant. Wind resistant, lightweight. ANTI FOGGING LENS CLEANER Cleans and treats in a single appli cation. Keeps lenses safety clear free of fog. Wall units - 4 oz. spray bottles - pint and gallon refills. Abo available without the anti-fogging feature. Write for Bulletin 103. DETACHABLE 1N5""EP GU/RD SAF-T-GUIDER m iffi Protection that starts where the steel toe ends. Fits both high and low shoes. Light in weight. Quickly at tache or detached. Many man-hours saved through the prevention of foot injuring Writo for Bulletin 102. Keeps workers in the clear when po sitioning crane loads of any kind. Makes the job easier. Helps reduce "unsafe position" and "mousetrap" accidents. Adopted by many com panies. Write for Bulletin 101. SAFETY CAPS Safety device for all pur pose tool use - permits free use of steel gods, or pins, without the ever present danger of flying steel parti cles . . . rubber surfaces protect hands and fingers. Safety Cap mounted on tool by forcing. Made of Neoprene, highly durable. SE!: US AT BOOTH NO, B 130 NATIONAL SAFETY CONGRESS VITAL AIR Be prepared with onthe-spot emergency oxygen. Ready for instant use. Simple as a toy to operate. Over one hour from each sphere. Delivers pure medical oxygen at approximately 12c per minute of use. Write for Bulletin 104. WRITE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION CIRCLE 170 ON READER CARD See us at Booth E-130 be prepared to develop legislation! to protect the millions of operators* of power lawn mowers and thei families." T Aviation Congressman Pucinski (D., m called on the aviation industry to hasten the Federal Aviation A^en cy-approved installation of cock pit recorders, as a means of study- ? ing (and therefore averting) aircraft ^ accidents. Congressman D orn (D., S. r j called the attention of Congress to tP the national education program of ~ the Flight Safety Foundation, car ried out with the FAA's backing to reduce general aviation accidents and promote greater air safety. The Civil Aeronautics Board isl sued several notices amending thi status of its prior requests to thi FAA for the latter agency to cop! duct investigations of certain a craft accidents. Marine The President signed HR 7952pp... into law as PL 89-121, amending'8 the Communications Act to conform ^ 1 to the Convention for the Safety ofH i Life at Sea, London (1960). Tne President also issued a prodamationJ|$ concerning enforcement of the Con! vention. The Atomic Energy Commissioi^|gj| issued a license for the commero'"TM**TM r operation of the nuclear ship vannah. Issuance of the license foLM lowed a public hearing and an tial decision by the Atomic Saf' V^ and Licensing Board. The Coast Guard issued-extensiw)[I amendments to its regulations backfire flame control for gasolin^fo engi. nes. 'i.V/ffjT4 Public Health Service The Congress approved and seti to the President H R 7765 app> priating to the U.S. Public Healij^ the following funds for various P ^ J l grams: Program 'ISi FJfj 1965 I960 . Injury control A ir pollution Occupotlonai health Radiological health $ 3,886,000 $ 4,350, 20.995.000 26,037, 5,194,000 5,B57, 19.720.000 21,044, W ater supply and w ater pollution control 35,126,000 44,514, W aste treatment works, grants 90,000,000 91,000, National Safety News, October l