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s A Foreman's Needs in Safety Promotion By JAMES CRAY Machine Shop Foreman, Carrier Corp., Syracuse, N. Y. Why should a /fireman t* interested in -afetv? He a busy per-on a prndue- :i'*n schedule m meet which takes up hi* me. And every minute wnint-. Doe* safety produce anythin::** Would it help to eliminate a backlog mi tl:e schedule? Let's take a rook at the /reman*- job .did assume for awhile that wt are a fore* ::utn. Y*<u are a jiart of an orKaiu/atioti whu-c r\i-teta*c dcjvtid- on making a profit. You .ire given machinery. material- and rr.cn with which t'< produce g<d* and you are , c.\lcv*ted to use than etncicntlj and without wa-tc. The machine* and o|tnj>mcnt in ;.i-ur departments usually c*-t many thou- -and> ct dollars. You are. j<rhap*. running a S4O.O0rt annual go -- intones*. Heine aware of the*c tact*, you arc always alert prevent breakdowns which would inter fere with production. I: a machine tail-, you sev that no time wasicd in getting it going again. In the maintenance :' ci|tiijimcnt yon arc .riven the -erviccs needed to keep them oper ating. thu- preventing machine failure- and material wa-ie. Material- arc checked and handled care fully to prevent waste anil interruption of production schedule*. Material? are closely guarded again?* damage t -i-.ilagc during prv<c>sing. Y*.u rcegnizc th.c value of the Material- you pr**cc*- and act juickK- u, correct any wa-te you mc-imlrr. Wliile machinery and material- can obvi u-Jy !v cowro!Irti. you have juitc a ditferer.t problem t* Contend with in controlling the actions of jcop!c. Furthermore.. ymi have nerd for assistance in controlling a very different iyj*c of waste caused by hu man failures, such as the failure in sacririciny <fety for apjareui speed. Familiarity breeds contempt for danger and you will -ometinic- find caution l>cinu ilirovvn to the winds by i^tiplc who seem driven by the urpe to take a chance. sign, apparently aware that the penalty may 1< death. You will find many conditions that inter fere with your plans for production which can l*e overcome bv your own efforts. Ma terials may arrive Ute on the line, and tools may sometimes be defective. The most diffi cult condition to contend ceitk. however, is that perpetual buglear--the lost-time acci dent. The loss of the right man mi the right job will introduce an extremely difficult problem---replacement. With a new man on duty, the job will need closer supervision. .The rate of production will go down, and the chances ot making defective parts will lc greater. In the event ! ati accident. people losttime not only in caring for the injured fcrVon. but also in investigating and reporting the accident. Tlu- curiosity of those in the vicinity is a separate safety hazard in itself. During the nvctit l-al>or 1 ay week-aid. a mock accident vva? set up m a bu?v high way as a warning t jcifsing fnotorisis. When one curious driver slowed down to gaj* at the wrecked cars and dummies. lour cars following him cra-hed into his car and cad*, other. Although accidents arc difficult P- contaid with they normally- hapi*cn one at a time. However, mic accident can demoralize your whole operation: in y.ur case, a $40,000 business. : What can y*.u. the forenuut, ! al*ut foiiditimi? Mich a? tlufc-e just mentioned? You will discover tliat except for the injura! ir?on. you are the one in the shop who is most affected and in the !est posi tion to an in preventing a recurrence. Questions will present themselves: 1. What tuols are available? i. Wliat set up to make? .1. \Miat procedure to follow? You will find the most efficient tool to be the education of the workers. You know jeuplc who seem to derive Here we see a need for study. Ute fore -me satisfaction from going past a stop man must lgin with himself. He must