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410 Twenty-third Annual Safety Congress--National Safety Council A different appeal i needed lor ynnig men and !*oys. Ok! age and its attendant problems arc a dim and distant picture to them. It they have given any thought at all to marriage and family life, it apjieaU In them only as a glorious adventure. Inn they do think of sports. When we remind them that an accident might slow them up <n the hasdiall diamond or the football field or might cramp their style <n the tlance floor., we talk their language and get their attention. We draw upon all our store of iatiencc, all accumulated knowledge of human nature gained through years of cxjicricncc. to get ur safely message across. Station and Warehouse Accidents and Their Causes By J. ROMANOFF Supervisor of Freight Operation, Erie Railroad, Cleveland, O. The speaker said in |art: A freight station, freight liotisc. or transfer is only as safe as the agent wants it to lie. Investigation oi accidents generally reveals that tlte real causes arc carelessness, thoughtlessness, failure to comply with safety rules. Lack t experience, and indif ference to unsafe practices <41 the jart of sii|KTvision. This latter cause is. a* a rule, directly or indirectly rcs]wnsihle for the following unsate eotiditums or practices around freight stations: the gang plank dial 's not secure*!; the sit]*|*ose<ny empty car?my; |oor Itotisekecping: the container or material temporarily placed *n platform or aisle: lack oi .sufficient help on heavy shipments and truckloads: iinpn*jcr]y balanced truckhcids: improper stowing, piling load ing: the heavy shipment loaded 011 two-whirl truck when dolly slmutd lie used: the sltpitcrv platform that has not Urn salted or sanded: defective cqui|nmnt; die handling oi sheet steel, threaded valves or other freight with sharp corners or edges \Wthout gloves: tin.- trucker who is careless in his trucking in and out of cars. The responsibility for die prevention of accidents rests with the agent, and his attitude is reflected in the actions of his sujcrvisio. Acculents cannot U* elim inated without intelligent direction and the active cooperation of every employee. t'lHijivratimi drpetKls entirely on the attitude assumed hy the suiiervisimi and their ability to point out to employees in a diplomatic and impressive way what the results from unsafe conditions and practices are. Here arc a few safety suggestions su|HTvisi<m might well follow: 1. He safety minded, wholeheartedly and enthusiastically. 2. Conduct safety campaigns with the same thought and intelligence that tlicy comhict their station operation. .1. Eliminate all hazardous conditions and practices. 4. Secure the confidence ami rcsjicci of all employees in order to gel the neces sary coo|icrntirm. . C.msider the character of tlte person they are talking to and in selling safety make it personal, lie interested in the employee and his family. Make him realize that safety is of vital mi|orlaiicc to him. to his employer, hut also to those dcpendent ]>m him. . A new employee sltottld l*e projK-rlv instructed nt how* to do his job safely and efficiently, and during tin* peri.*! oi his apjircnticcship should receive sjtccial attention from his immediate si*crvi*ir. who slumbl see that lie is omplcd during .Ins training period with a safety-mmled employee. 7 StqNTvision should prevail u|toti employees to report any and all unsafe e<wulitiims and practices regardless of Imw minor they think they may lie. R. An injured employee should n.t U* j<cminted to return to work `until author ized to do so by the doctor. Tlte employee returning to work Wfore lie is aide to IH-fiorm his duties properly is only a hazard to himself and to his fellow employees. A supervisor should make intelligent use of safety tmmphlets. bulletins, cir culars. slogans, and rules. 10. Supervision cannot t Kick and lie satisfied with past activities on safety. The joh will 1hit Ik* finished until all accidents are eliminated and all circumstances making accidents possildc are wiped out. Safety Section, ANA--Steam Railroad Section, NSC 411 Report of Committee on Non-Train Accidents By C. F. LARSON Superintendent of Safety, Missouri Pacific Lines, St. Louis, Mo. The speaker said in part: Your attention is. again directed to the fact that non-train accidents exceed both train accidents and train service accidents com ,bined. According to tlte records of the Interstate Commerce Commission. 118 |*cr- sons were killed in non-train accidents in 1932 representing 22 per cent of the total killed: and 9.417 were injured in n-train accidents the same year. rcprc*cnting 58 ]:r cent of the total injured. It would scent that the main effort against non-train accidents should be carried on in the maintenance of way and maintenance of equipment detriments, since they produced // icr cent id all railway employee acciilettts outside of train and train service classification. This 77 tier cent is divided between the two departments as follows: 36 t*cr cent maintenance of way, with 3.436 casualties, a casualty rate therefore of 7.78; 41 per cent in maintenance of equipment ami stores, with 3,946 casualties, a casualty rate of 6.94. In planning a campaign on non-train accidents it is the thought oi this committee tliat particular attention should lie directed to the four priitci]ul classes of accidents ui the departments affected. These classes are as follows: Falls of persons. 25 killed and l/>54 injured, a casualty rate of 17.6. Handling tools and materials. 5 killed and 2.949 injured, a casualty rate of 31.0. Falls of objects. 7 killed and 968 injured, a casualty rate oi 10.2. Hand and Motor Cars (care and operation non-train only). 25 kilted ami 73d injured, a casualty rate of 7.9. All other classes of accidents. 56 killed and 3.116 injured, a casualty rate of 33J. Your committee again calls attention to tjic fact that eve injuries arc not set ,nt in the Interstate Commerce Odninisshm's statistics, but arc undoubtedly in cluded among other causes and should not Ik* under-rated. Injuries to (lie eyes are among the most serious casualties tliat industry must grapple with and. therefore, rules governing flic use of goggles in all Itazardous occtt]*atiuis must !>c enforced. Frequent check-up with track iorccs should lie made ly roadmastrrs to know tliat section and extra gangs arc supplied with the requisite number of goggles. Me chanical department sujicrvisnrs should lie held to a strict accountability for observ ance of the goggle rule. In conclusion, your committee would suggest the following "Ten Point Program f,ir Safety Work.** to lie a part of the flatly thought ami activity of every supervisor ami safely leader: 1. Set a safe example, and otherwise show hy word and deed an interest ami Itelicf in accident prevention, and a will to get resuits it) this feature of the work. 2. Act promptly on every corrcctilflc and removable unsafe condition oliservcd hy or reported to you. 3. Let no unsafe act or practice go unchallenged. Imt seize the ipj*rttn:ily to prevent the inevitable result. 4. Make it a part of the daily game to find ami counsel or correct the unin formed. thoughtless, indifferent, careless * reckless utes--outlining safe methods of work and giring sixxific warnings of hazards and methods of mcetiug them to Iwth old and new men. 5. Search out the cause or causes and responsibility lor every |crsonn| injury, and after finding the delect in man. method, material or condition, use the informa tion towards preventing another similar accident. 6. Plan and uversec every unusual jub and the more Itazardous kinds of regular work. 7. Foster tlte widest possible spread of interest iu accident prevention. 8. Keep the safety bureau informal of safety ideas am! measures adopted hy von which might he extended over a larger territory. 9. Raise tlte standard of physical ami mental well living wherever practicable, as one of the greatest factors in safety efficiency. 10. Check up constantly your men safety work ami tliat of your associates.