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THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MOVEMENT Philosophy of industrial accident prevention. - -- ... 1-1 Origin of the safety movement: birth of NSC . . . accident pre vention discoveries . acceleration of the drive for safety---------------------------- 1-3 Accomplishments: statistical evaluation . . the dollar values . . industry and off-the-job accidents . . industry and school safety . . . the safety movement's resources . .. summary of achievements - ----- . ....... - - . - 1-8 The sofety movement today: large and small plants . . . labor- management cooperation . . . research . . safety and the law . . . safety and the medical profession . . . psychology and safety summary-------------------------------------------------------- ------------ ------- 1-18 Future problems: technology and science . . . social and political problems . . . the organizational problems . summing up-- 1-20 Declaration of faith______________ . ......... 1-21 This chapter attempts to answer five ques tions Why be concerned with industrial accident prevention? Who started the Industrial safety movement* What has that move ment accomplished? Hoio does d stand today* Where is industrial safety going* Later chapters of the Manual are largely concerned with detailed accident prevention techniques However, unless safely workers stop occasionally and ask, "Why," "Who," "What," "How," and "Where," they will lack the broad view of their work which is necessary to give it purpose and direction Safety involves, certainly, an immense variety of technical, organizational, and pro motional problems, but a technology without a vision that can survey the past as well as look forward is half-blind and cannot be a fully effective technology. Philosophy of Industrial Accident Prevention In 1949, the Board of Directors of the National Safety Council declared in a for mal statement of policy; "The elimination of accidents is vital to the public interest Accidents produce eco nomic and social loss, impair individual and group productivity, cause inefficiency and retard the advancement of standards of living" On the practical side, there is the simple and obvious fact that accidents cnpple in- This chapter was revised by R G Bel knap, based upon reviews by selected mem bers of the National Safety Council. J-l