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1907 National Safety Congress that the assignment Is above and beyond the normal hazards that should be expected with the fob, he can object and call the union and management safety peoplo together to loolc at the fob and malm a determination as to whether it is safe or unsafe. This con happen anytime during the day or night If these people cannot arrive at a solution, Boards are provided for by contract to meet as soon as possfblo to make a determination. If this Labor-Management Board cannot arrive at a solution to the problem, immediate arbitra tion is provided for. The arbitrator makes die final decision. In Section 21, the final section, wo pro vide for the Union Safety Chairman griev ance rights. Again, no matter how much wo could write in n contract and how much safety education is obtained, there are al ways times when unsafe conditions develop and exist. When this occurs, a union safety committee chairman can uso tho griovancc procedure to correct tho conditions, if lie wishes. These are minimum requirements, not maximum. All of tho nformontioned informa tion is provided to all staff representatives in District 29 and to nil of tho principals in volved with tho 13S contracts that wo serv ice. Director Charles Younglovo has n re sponsibility, along with his constituents, to see to it that as many safety procedures and requirements as possible ore negotiated into future contracts to all of tho various locals. Yes, we all believe in snfety; and it is our responsibility and objective to improve our safety programs continuously throughout the entire District. Our ultimate goal is to re duce accidents to our members and their families. WHAT'S BUGGING YOU? A PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Jacob Cold, Safety Engineer, Bureau of Labor Standards, U. S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C. Panel Members: James Colver, President, United Rubber Workers, Local No. 98, Warren, Ohio; F. J. "Bud" Dery, Safety Director, Industrial Safety Section, Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich.; Charles T. Greene, Director Indus trial Safety, District of Columbia, Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board, Washing ton, D. C.; Nathan Willens, Industrial Hygienist, Illinois Department of Labor; John Lennie, United Steel Workers of America, Local 1005, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Vreroa Wihtehouse, Safety Direc tor, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Washington, D. C. Cold: Why aren't there more subjects and sessions devoted to women's safety in the labor safety sessions and all of the sessions that are conducted during the National Safe ty Congress and Exposition? Culver: In our local union we have plnccd tho women in tho same category as tho men in regards to rights and privileges; therefore, they nre subjected to the samo safety re quirements as the men. Of course, there are some slight deviations when it comes to lift ing and other occasions where physical strength is necessary. However, a majority of tho safety sessions that are offered during these labor sessions and all of the other pro grams that nre offered during the Congress week are usually directed just ns much to women as they are men. Delegate: 1 agree with the person who wroto the question and feel that future Na tional Safety Congress and Exposition Ses sions should have a higher percentage de voted to specific snfety problems of women in Industry, Gold: If a man is working in wlmt he be lieves is an unsafe operation and the union safety man instructs him to quit working at the job, while the company disagrees and feels that the job is safe, what can you do as a union safety man? Lennie: In Ontario, Canada, the Ontario Industrial Safety Act states that an employee 30