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J E IMDUSTRIAL BULLETIM [0i t i l tuck M onili a l Alban N. Y b j The Industrial Com iatoner o f Nm York Stole Sm btcrtptlom g rfc * $ 1 -0 0 pmr jmmr Slatti eojtlea 10 cento cock i p .H EH F . A ND REW S . leednatriol Cm u M m u VICTOR T. BOLLARD . . . .........................Editor Voi. 13 APRIL, 1934 No. 4 ' SCAFFOLDS ' A ever* or fatal accident often atimnlale* an employer to an interred iu prevention. W hat reomniend*tif>nt bad torn urged njion him previously without sucres' arc now inr|i(M warmly and even exceeded, after a disaster has arearrrd. ' It it a pity that employer ean not he stimulated to Interest tbcmw lvc* In prevention belore rather Ilian after ibe fact. IVhnt rh arartarlu s the far-seeing, cepiblc, effi cient employer from (be impotent and harassed ii that > former aim s to provide against disaster rather than j pay for It when it occurs, became* if ears U not taken aleaetVr will occur. _ ENGINEERING DIVISION'S REPORT The total amount o( money expenditure represented by t ie 411 plena of construction work on fertories, mercantile ntsbliahtnenlt and pisce of public srecmbl, se submittrd to the Department's Divisiun of F.ngiiii-ering during the month of March, was VHI4.407. In February the total amount was be112,113, and in March. lf>33, *3 Ji,M 0 . . The plans thst were received included three new factory buildings, twelve buildings to lie used as mercantile estab lishments and ftv* to be used e* places of public evpemhly. The new fartory buildings represent a total expenditure f $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 ; lbs new mercantile bn Ming represent an out lay of (ios.lilO, and tha plans of the new buildings to b * used as places of public assembly militi for un apcuditura of 1123,000. The total amount of money t presented in the plans relating to faetorics was $33-1,087] for mercantile establishments $134,030, sod lor piarvi of public assembly $34.700. The plana came from 20 counties of the State. Niagara county submitted four plant calling (or an outlay o f Jisn.lino. Westchester county submitted eight plans call ing for an outlay of 6110.1130. Dutches county submitted five plan rilling tor an expenditure of 601,700. Orleans county submitted one plan calling for an outlay at Jlj.lK K ); Fulton eounty submitted three plena calling for an outlay of 1,41,000; Nassau county submitted two plans calling for an outlay of 633.20U : Erie count' submitted seven plans calling for an expenditure of $22.367; Sullivan eounty sub mitted two plana calling (or an outlay of 622.00b. m iring the month the Division examined a total of 75 plain. Of this number 43 Were approved, 17 ware disap proved and 13 were examined in connection with petitioua for variations. (.If tbe approval plan 22 related to mer cantile establishment*. IP fo factories and four to places of public aw m b K . Of the disapproval nine related to mer cantile establishments, five to factories and three to plages of public assembly. ;. Details of plana ara as follows: 1 '. ASBESTOS IVhet is asbcalosT I t is a unique aubaUnee of rocky tormet ion whirli resist heat, water and wear. It can lie woven or molded into any necessary form. There are aereral Tarietiea eonuining various 'proportions of ilii-etc of magnesia. B t t iib in ; tha dust of this sub'i.r is bad for the lirelth juet es the breathing of alnnWt any other foreign ailbstance ia deleterious. Worker ho have to bundle asbestos fibre or material should avoid * far as possible breathine the dust and eni|iloyera aiiould takr rare to hSTg suitable ventilation in placet where ( bceto* dust la generated. It 1 quite probable that the disease resulting from the breathing of aabeitoa dust will he sim ilar to that resulttfjt from silica. If that be to, manufacturers or handlers f asbestos products might begin here and now to pre tent trouble because of the fart that, like silicosis, thi slaesse mm be prevented---tlicr la uo cure. ONLY AN ACCIDENT As the watchman wsa making his rounds In the even- `*C he found a worker lying dead on tlie road under the rvareyor, Nothing can be done for the dead; nothing for " sorrowing fam ily: buf what was the cause? Borne- " mg may be done to prevent such accidents in the future, " t us look a t the altuelion. We may find the conveyor msprapcrlv guarded, a worker improperly initrueted or, " given Instruction, not beedin| it. Here ere the thrre * 7 * * a t e th st make for fatalities. Hare are the conditions . lwifie1,. ** remedied, make lor safety and the preaervation Employer, look to tafely In your plant. The conditions * * } may h such th at a fsln lity la possible, nay, even ffabable. Further, see th st your worlrer has no astute I* H ying '1 did DDt know.'' G el your employe into "*ale ty habit" for that la (he greatest protection of ! " I t guards the worker mainly against tha eommon t * * * !* , H is true, but it also prevent* him from taking ' Ha aad provide a g a in st tha unusual dancers which may at any Urns. ... .. . - Fecterie# Near baUdingi ......................................... Alerationi ................................................. Fire escapes .............................................. Elevatori ................................. rleaa 3 t 1 6 Cimi $246,000 $5,400 $00 . 14,667 1$ $366,$$T Mercantile Eltabliahmcml New building* ...................................... ft $1011,160 A lt e r a t io n s ......................................... $. 43,400 Elevators ......................... 1 t,$O0 ' Places' a f Publie Assembly New buildings ........................................... Alteration ..................................... Exits ............................ Cl 3 C $164,060 625,000 28,600 COO 1$ " '' ~ March Plana by Caoatiaa Albany ............ ............................................... Broom ....................................................... Cayuga ............ ................................... . . Clivmung .................................................... Du tcheea................. . Erie ................................................. Franklin '........ ................................. .. . Fulton .................. i . , .................... ' Monro -. ................ ................................... Nanaau ........ ' . .................................... N iig ata ........ ............................................. Onondaga ............................................... .. Orleans ...................................... ................ Ontario .."................................ Heusaeioer ................................................. Bt. Jsiwrenee ................ ........................ Btrnlien ..................................................... Bn)liven ..................................................... Wayne ............................................................ Westrbeatcr ............................................... $64,700 $3.600 7.000 4,600 C.0 0 0 M ,700 CC.3B7 1,800 41.000 O.OOO' 3 3 ,C00 180.000 0,700 46.000 - 000 1.000 - 8,000 *00 52.000 11.000 110,360 EXHIBIT WCD-113 - $604.487