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2961 National Safety Contras particular job. General safety programs will not suffice as conditions on one project are . foreign to conditions on tftie other. While progress is the most important put of every project, progress without safety is. foolhardy and safety without claim supervi sion is too costly. In many cases the hu mane element is lacking and the injured man becomes a compensation number. We firmly believe that at is very essential that every man injured should know that management is interested in his gettinspbetter and back on the job. We make it our business to see every man who has a lost time accident to inform him of his compen sation rights and our h<Ip. We consider this an important element in safety work. Over the years we have found it necessary to attend compensation hearings on all seri ous and phony cases. . We not only help to save thousands of dollars but do a great deal to straighten out cases that could hang on indefinitely, because we feel that usually the injured man never gets enough to com pensate him for a real serious injury and usually we can suggest to the carrier that certain procedures be waived and the. man be given additional help. We also invite the compensation personnel to the job so that they may get a first-hand picture of the entire operation. Each month we get out a bulletin in which we give our progress figures at each loca tion and we discuss each lost time accident, also listing our frequency and severity rec ords. This keeps every man on the job in formed as to why they should work safely and to prove to them that they are per sonally the losers every time they get hurt, bringing home to them that they cannot af ford to have an accident It also makes them feel that they are an important part of the job. SAFETY ASPECTS ON THE USE OF MECHANICAL RAISE CLIMBERS By LEONARD P. COLVIN Asst Research Engineer, The Anaconda Company, Butte, Mont Mining companies are intensely interested timbers, installing bulkheads, drill, stagings, in new equipment to help increase produc lining , chutes and climbing ladders are ele tion, lower costs, and improve working con ments not present in climber-driven raises. ditions. The mechanical raise climber con tributes to all three goals. Properly used, it will increase production, cut costs and lias a number of important safety aspects which are the subject of this discussion. While the raise climber does'away witli many of*the usual hazards of raising, others in connection with the climber operation liave developed. Proper ventilation, of climber raises; the correct design of storage room The raise climber is an. elevator that elimi for the climber and equipment; and the type nates timbering while driving a raise. It of mucking or raise chute lay-out are of facilitates the movement of men and ma prime consideration in the prevention of ac terials safely to and frown the working face cidents. and provides a platform to make work at The climber is considered an elevator and the face easier and safeY. should be maintained .as one. Miners and An extensive time study of Butte raise climbing operations showved that a greater percentage of the mining cycle is spent, in effecting the direct advancement of the raise, maintenance men must be trained to followa daily and weekly lubrication and inspec tion schedule. Daily testing and inspection of the. safety brakes is essential. with much work required in our conventional Through experience we have added and raises being eliminated. As a result, the changed some mechanical features of our raise climber has cut the mining cycle time raise.climbers.. Raise climber manufacturers required to less than lialf. Lifting large are also constantly trying to improve the 22