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MAINTAINING INTEREST IN SAFETY be cultivated, and its cultivation concomi tantly increases the ability to deal with peo ple individually. The safety man should be well versed in the use of visual aids0 and familiar with the techniques of advertising, sales, and publici ty, particularly those used m his own or ganization Ideas picked up from these sources often can be applied in the safety program Showmanship tactics, however, should be used with discretion They should not con sist of questionable activities which could reflect unfavorably on the safety man, the company, or the safety program. Showman ship'tactics can do more harm than good if they are insincere or if the basic safety pro gram is weak or unsound Feel free to submit interesting data, diffi cult problems, or "gimmicks" of any nature to the National Safety Council Through this clearinghouse, problems can be solved or given to others for solution The Coun cil has information on every phase of safe ty, gleaned from the experience of members in various industries A vast amount of program material of use to the safety man is available in Na tional Safety Council publications For ex ample, most of the illustrations in this chap ter were selected from winning entries of the monthly feature "Ideas That Worked" in the CouncU's National Safety News Each month a committee of staff members and volunteer officers judges the entries and every six months selects the best of the past six winners Every individual submitting a wanning entry receives a gift certificate For information, contact die Industrial Department, National Safety Council Role of the supervisor The supervisor is the key man in any program to create and maintain interest m safety because he is responsible for trans lating management's policies into action and for promoting safety activities directly among the employees How well he meets this responsibility wall determine to a large extent bow favorably the employees receive the safety acbvibes The supervisor's attitude toward safety is For further details, see Chapter 13, "Audio-Visual Aids " Fig 7-4. Demonstrations and visual oids enliven safety meeting* Hot coffee, audience participation, and evaluation of talks by fellow supervisors help make meeting o success Courtesy United States Rubber Company 7-6