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SOURCES OF HELP FOR THE SAFETY MAN be made through local Red Cross chapters Most industries prefer to select key person nel to receive training as instructors who, in turn, can conduct classes for fellow em ployees Others may wish to arrange for employee training by instructors provided through the chapter. First-aid texts, instructor's manuals, charts, and other teaching materials and visual aids, such as films and posters, are available through local chapters INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, INC 4400 Fifth Ave , Pittsburgh, Po 15213 The foundation is a nonprofit research association of industries for advocating in dustrial health, improving working condi tions, and bettering human relations The foundation maintains a staff of phy sicians, chemists, engineers, biochemists, and medical technicians at Mellon Institute, the foundation headquarters The foundation's activities fall into three major categories 1 To give direct professional assistance to member companies in the study of in dustrial health hazards and their control 2 To assist companies in the development of health programs as an essential part of industrial organization 3 To contribute to the technical advance ment of industrial medicine and hygiene through investigation, research, and al lied activities Activities are indexed as follows Medical Organization and administrative practices Opinions on doubtful X-rays Surveys of health problems Specific industrial medical problems Chemistry, toxicology, and mdustnal hygiene . Field studies--plant or industry basis Toxicity of chemicals, physical agents, or processes Sampling and analytical procedures New sampling and analytical procedures Tram industrial hygiene personnel Engineering Design and control of new hazardous processes Consultation on new plant design Ventilating systems Exhaust hoods Air pollution Engineering design programs Research Toxicity studies on new chemicals Hazardous dusts, fumes, vapors, and gases found m plants Physiological response to toxic agents Legal Legislative activities pertaining to occu pational disease Review of new compensation laws Analysis of new health codes The foundation bolds an annual meeting of members, conferences of member com pany specialists, and special conferences on problems common in a particular industry. The following publications are issued Industrial Hygiene Digest, monthly Transactions of annual meetings Special bulletins prepared by advisory committees. Pamphlets on current interest subjects NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS, INC 1 Edit 40th St, New York City 10016 This society is a voluntary organization engaged in a program of eliminating pre ventable loss of sight Through its state affiliates, the NSPB industrial division functions under an mdustnal advisory com mittee representing the fields of mdustnal medicine, hygiene, and safety engineering The acbvibes of the division are 1 Dissemination of information on a stand ard program for conservation and utili zation of eyesight m industry. This pro gram mcludes general medical supervi sion, special professional eye services, nursing service, first aid, eye health and eye education, vision tests, visual job analysis, provision and maintenance of eye protection equipment, and improve ment of visual working conditions through use of light and color 2 Consultation service by mail on the fore going program 2 Consultation service by mail on the foreference proceedings, posters, and other matenal relating to vision in industry 4 Exhibits on eye health and safety at in dustrial meetings Distribution of films on eye protection 12-6