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28 Metals Industry A total of 67 perfect scores were achieved among the 96 1st place winners in this con test. Two of these perfect scores were made in Group A, 11 in Group B, and 74 in Group G K will be noted that all winners in Group C had perfect scores. Of the 96 1st place trophies to be awarded, light fabricating will capture the largest share, or 23; next m order wifi come foundries and heavy fabricating, cadi with 19. Eight machinery will receive 14, and heavy fabricating 10. Finally, steel mills have won four trophies, machine shops with foundries three, and iron and steel rolling mills and non-ferrous metals and products, two each. (In addition to the 96 first-place winners which will be awarded trophies, there are also 15 second-place and 16 third-place win ners, which wifi be awarded certificates.) The concerted efforts of the 706 contestants in this Metals Section's contest have re sulted in reducing the average accident fre quency rate in this industry from 635 at tained m the 1946-49 contest to 335 for the current contest--a reduction of 18 per cent. Each of the tune classifications m this sec tion can take, just pride in the part which it has played in this noteworthy accomplish ment. Among them, improvement ranges from a maximum of 24 per cent for foundries to a minimum of 14 per cent for both heavy machinery and non-ferrous metals and products. Machine shops with foundries improved 22 per cent; tight ma chinery 21 per cent; heavy fabricating 20 per cent; and iron and steel rolling mills 19 per cent. Steel nulls, which had the lowest rate among all of the classifications in the 1948-49 contest, has maintained that position in this contest through an improvement of (6 per cent and a current low frequency rate of 3.44. A number of companies have winning units in more than one classification and more than one group. Only one company, however, has more than cow winning unit in Group A and none has more than one winning unit in Group B. Specifically, Bethlehem Sled Company has two winning units in Group A and one in Group C. U. S. Steel has one in Group A and nine in Group G Re public Steel has one in each of Groups A and B and seven in G Westinghovsc Elec tric has one in each of Groups A and B and two in G Jones and Laughlin Steel has one in Group B and four in Group C Finally, the E. L Dupont Company, the James B. Gow Company, the Pullman Standard Car Company, and the Western Electric Company cadi have one winning unit in each of Groups B and G It should be noted that American Brake Shoe Company, although not having winning units in more than one group, has the dis tinction of 14 winning units m Group G Possible Clue for Further Accident Reduction By WM. C- OBERG General Manager of Operations, Camegie-Ulinois Steel Corporation We, in management, who head up com pany activities, whether they be safety, operations, engineering or any of the other phases of our business speid a great deal of time studying the problems connected with our specific activities and those of our industry as a whole. As a result, we obtain definite pictures of our objective, how we shall attain them and the part each mcmbci of our organization wifi play. We Strive in this manner to know how to be ready for any eventuality and how to begin action when a particular problem arises. The essential facts must be separated iron the mam* details that surround them. Alt tilings must be simplified to the extent that the primary objectives arc dear and well-defined and each member of the or ganization understands the fuB scope of his job. Despite the time and energy' that might be put into studying a particular problem and determining the course of action to be taken, what would be gained if each indi vidual did not fulfill his part in the over-all plan? It is not primarily the plan devised and put into effect that solves problems and brings progress to industry, but rather the job done by eadi of us while putting that plan into action. To accomplish whatever task we might Possible Clue for Further Accident Reduction 29 have to paiorm, therefore, specifications have been established for rach management position in our plants, including the safety engineer. The first responsibility is "analyzing and appraising the adequacy of existing safety and sanitation conditions, procedures, meth ods, practices and training." The single objective safety program approached the industrial safety problem by reviewing past experiences and determining those situations that resulted in accidents in the past. injurious situations as they may exist throughout his area. In a line and staff organization such as ours, Hat departments have full authority and responsibility for the execution of sew improvements and programs. They deter mine what should be done and give the orders to do it On the other hand, the safety engineer, as a staff representative who understands - that line authority does not belong to him. must not only develop his own Sense of awareness, but also that of line department supervisors m his areas. Through such a plan, the safety engineer Closely allied with the analysis and ap develops an "awareness" of critical situa praisal of safety matters are the safety tions which must be corrected to prevent a engineer's duties in connection with accident recurrence of accidents. Another approach investigation. The safety engineer makes is the prevention of accidents before they an independent investigation of cadi lost- happen, based upon an awareness of the time accident. In addition, he participates in causes of injuries. The utilization of both of an advisory capacity when departing! and these approaches requires careful analysis division superintendents conduct formal re of accident reports, procedure, and post rec views of these accidents. On such occasions, ords. But these, m themselves, wifi not he critically examines for adequacy the facts permit the safety engineer to do a thorough presented, as well as the judgments of the and effective job. group, and then collaborates with them in Each operation most be studied separately on-the-job to determine where potential ac cidents are "waiting to happen." Awareness is an understanding that is based upon facts obtained through careful study and analysis of all the factors bearing on the sale per formance of every job and operation. The development of hb own awareness of acci dent possibilities therefore, is the safety engineer's first step toward making himself ready for the problems that He ahead It is also essential to his helping the operator to do the best possible safety job. An actual case of lack of awareness con cerns a worianan in a bfilct yard who developing corrective measures. In connection with all of the work so far described, a variety of information in the form of reports and records readies the hands of the safety engineer. It is his re sponsibility to see that this information is maintained in suitable form for the use of department and plant management in controfitog and preventing injuries. In some cases, such as tingle objective awareness and control charts, records are maintained in the various departments. We all recognize that the pay-off of safety investigations and appraisals comes when effective controls are established and accident frequencies go down. This matter perched on the end of a billet protruding requires complete collaboration between the from the pile and proceeded to cut it off safety staff, line department managemait with a burning torch. His lack of aware personnel, and other staffs concerned. The ness resulted in a fractured kg. Consider safety engineer consults with his superior, the case, also, of a worianan who proceeded the general supervisor of safety, and then to bum off a wall bracket which extended works with departmental management to de from the wall about four feet above the termine plans, procedures, and programs de ground. When the bracket was separated, signed to eliminate accidents. At Such it fell on the man's foot and also resulted times, the safety engineer again acts in an m a fracture. advisory capacity, passing along his recom In both of these cases, the men involved were "looking without seeing." They were not aware of the possibilities of injury existing in the job being done. The safety engineer, therefore, must assume the re sponsibility of electing an awareness of mendations to those members of the depart ment who have sole authority to take the action he suggests. In a dmihr manner, he collaborates with various staff departments for the purpose of providing better service to the line.