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FILE NAME: National Safety Council (NSC) DATE: 1935 May DOC#: NSC187 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: NSC National Safety News - Occupational Diseases Made Compensable in N.C. Occupational Diseases Made Compensable in N. C . T HE state of North Carolina hv the action of its legislature on March 26 became the tw e lfth state in the Union to adopt an amendment to its Workmen's Compensation Law so that it will now include occupational diseases, as well as accidents, as compensable disabilities. Commissioner T. A. Wilson, of the State Industrial Commission, said in a 1 recent letter that the outstanding fea * tures of the law are that it provides for a medical committee to examine pro spective and present employees in two dust industries, silica and asbestos: that it provides for the removal of employees and heels on your in the early stages of disease; and that v to slip or "skate" them hard wear-- vocational training shall be provided for those who are removed. The com missioner pointed out that the amend ment as passed was agreed to by both mndreds of tightly the sole's entire employers and employees in the state who met in many conferences. Both branches of the legislature passed the nds to firmly grip amendment without a dissenting vote. ise they give many eight, comfortable. The diseases listed in the amendment as compensable are as follows: Cord equipped, is 1 . Anthrax s that you can apply 23.. ABrrassesnipcopisooinsoinnging w 4. Zinc poisoning 5. Manganese poisoning /, t, Iron a n d ,ilric Plants. Warehouses. Wt IOUi *** 6. Lead poisoning. Provided the employee shall have been exposed to the hazard of lead poisoning for at least thirty days in the preceding twelve months' period, and; provided further only the employ pt. 5-F, Lim a, O. er in whose employment such employee was last injuriously exposed shall be roseeuted liable. ", Mercury poisoning 8, Phosphorus poisoning 9. Poisoning by carbon bisulphide, meth anol, naphtha, or volatile halegenated N D HEELS INJURIES 0 % L CO. H, PA. IN SERVICE 300 HOURS hydrocarbons 10. Chrome ulceration 11. Compressed-air illness 12. Poisoning by benzol, or hv nitre and amide derivatives of benzol (dinitrol- benzol, anilin, and others). 13. Infection or inflammation o f the skin or eyes or other external contact surfaces or oral or nasal cavities due to irritating oils, cutting compounds, chemical dust, liquids, fumes, gases or vapors. 1 I. Epitheliomatous cancer or ulceration of the skin or of the corneal surface of the eye due to tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, or paraffin, or any compound, product, or residue of any of these sub stances. 15. Radium poisoning or injury by X-rays Id. Blisters due to use of tools or appliances in the employment 17. Bursitis of the knee or elbow, due to in termittent pressure in employment 18 . Miner's nystagmus 19. Bone felon due to constant or intermit tent pressure in employment NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS 20. Synovitis, caused by trauma in employ ment 21. Tenosynovitis, caused by trauma in em ployment 22. Carbon monoxide poisoning 23. Poisoning by sulphuric, hydrochloric or hydrofluoric acid 24. Asbestosis 2'5. Silicosis I. C . Booster Club Wages Effective Drive for Safety Em p l o y e e s ' booster clubs of the Illinois Central System have taken advantage of many opportunities to render community service, including the sponsorship of community safety cam paigns. Such a campaign was conduct ed recently in Vicksburg, Miss., by the local I. C. Booster Club. W. R. Breazeale, president of the club, reports that he believes the cam paign resulted in more benefit than could have been obtained in any other way and urges that, with the coopera tion of the management, each club of the Illinois Central System be required to conduct a safety campaign. A special committee of which, J. M. Chandler, the local trainmaster, was chairman, obtained splendid cooperation from the city, county and parochial school authorities, editors of the Vicks burg newspapers, the Parent-Teachers' Association and the Mothers' Club. In all, 27 talks on safety were made by different speakers in five white, two colored and two parochial schools in Vicksburg and six white schools in the county outside the city limits. The total enrollment of these schools is 4,761 pupils. The speakers were select ed from the employees of the railroad. Safety suggestions were mimeographed and copies were left with school authori ties. Also, copies of a pamphlet en titled, " A Warning to Boys," were dis tributed at each school. The two news papers. The Post and The Herald, gave many columns of publicity to the cam paign. Many of the speeches were re ported m full. In several schools safety committees were organized to give greater attention to safe practices at school, at home and on the street. The Mothers' Club also appointed a committee to follow up the program. Local officials of the railroad at Vicksburg feel that these contacts with the public have been valuable for the public, the railroad and the safety move ment. MAY. 1935