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No. 61t3 PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT ! 1932 TRANSACTIONS National Safety Council , Incorporated TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL SAFETY CONGRESS ST Washington, D. C. October 3 to October 7, 1932 The Wardman Park and Shoreham Hotels Copyright. 1933, National Safety Conmil. hte. CONTENTS Council Officers and Directors................................................. Council Purposes and Policies.............................................t General Sessions-- Annual Meeting of Members........................................... Annual Banquet...................................................................... Advanced Safety Engineering........................................... General Round Table............................................................ Fire Prevention...................................................................... ** Industrial Health Section........................................... .. Industrial Nursing Section................................................. Safety in Forfcmanship by the Conference Method.. Accident Prevention Equipment Manufacturers' Section Aeronautical Section.................................................................... A. S. S. E.--Engineering Section........................................... Automotive and Machine Shop Section.......... Cement Section ............................................................................ Chemical Section.......................................................................... Construction Section .................................................................. Delivery, Taxicab and Bus Section....................................... Electric Railway Section............................................................ Food Section ............................................................................... Marine Section ............................................................................ Meat Packing, Tanning and Leather Industries Section., Metals Section .............................................................................. Mining Section........................................... ;................................ Paper and Pulp Section................... ...........-............................ . Petroleum Section ...................................................................... Power Press Section.................................................................... Public Utilities Section................................................................ Quarry Section............................................................................... Refrigeration Section .................................................................. , Rubber Section ............................................................................ Safety Section, ARA--Steam Railroad Section, NSC..., Textile Section ..............................................................-.............. Woodworking and Lumber Manufacturing Section.......... Index................................................................................................... PAGE 3 ... v. 7 9 21 23 33 39 45 79 83 107 111 119 131 141 .1, 157 177 191 201 217 233 251 263 277 309 327 347 357 379 387 395 405 435 447 455 ** Although the NationalSafety Council endeavorsto eliminate from discussion at itsconventionsmatters which arenot pertinent to its purposes or which are contrary to its policies, the Council accepts no responsibility for the views expressed either in the papers presented or in the discussions thereon. ** */ NOTE: The sessions of the Street and Highway Traffic Section, the'Child Education Section, and the Home Safety session are published in a separate small volume of these Transactions, available on request. National Safety Council j Incorporated ' 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago HONORARY MEMBERS Association or Iron and Stem. Electrical Engineers Robert W. Campbell Arthur Williams OFFICERS (1932-1933) J. I. Banasii, President. . Kodf.ut I. Catlin, Vice-President for Public Safely. J. E. Cullinf.v, Vice-President for Engineering. Howard B. Fonpa, Vice-President for Membership. G. T. Hellmutii, Vice-President for Business Administration. J. E. Lose, Vice-President for the Division of Safety Councils. George H. Warffl, Vice-President for lmtiMiial Safety. Dr. C. H. Watson, Vice-President for Health. A. W. Wiiitney, Vice-President for Education. Will Cooper, Treasurer. W. H.. Cameron, Managing Director and Secretary. , EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (1932-1933) Wm. F. Ardern, Safety Division, Milwaukee Association of Commerce. C. B. Adel, Past President. J. I. Banasii, Consulting Engineer. Ernf.st W. Beck, United States Rubber Company. ' C. W. Bf-RC.QUIST, Past President. C. B. Eoulet, Public Utilities Section. W. II. Cameron, National Safety Council. KonrRT W. Campbell, Past President. Robert I. Catlin, Aetna Life Insurance Company. Frank II. Cogan, Marine Section. Win. Corn kr, Stevens Hotel. J. E. Cuiunf.v, Bethlehem Steel Company. Edward Dana, Boston Elevated Railway. . Lf.wis A. DeBlois, Past President. Marcus A. Dow, Past President. Howard B. Fonda, Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (U. S. A.) Inc. P. 11. Glateelter, York County Safety Council. Dr. Thomas W. Gosling, Superintendent of Akron Schools. Harry Guilbert, The Pullman Company. . G. T. Hellmutii, Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee R. R. Co. Walter G. King, Past President. Franklin M. KnEML, Evanston Safety Council. ' Frank J. Lanahan, Fort Pitt Malleable Iron Company. Thomas E. Ligiitfoot, Mining Section. . John E. Lonc, The Delaware & Hudson Railroad Corporation. 4 'unify-first Congress--National Safety Council H. W. I.ormor, Cleveland Safely Council. . W. W. Mack, Delaware Safety Council. Arthur T Morf.v, Past President. 1 Lkw R. Palmer, Past President. C. Is. Pf.ttironf., Past President. J. J. Pi.zak, Paper 5: Pulp Section. 1, _ ' . , 1 r. Coi.. Henry A. Kf.nikgf.r, Tast President. E. Sani'U-ii, General Electric Company. . Charles It. Scon, Past President. . Ernest 1.. Simonns, New Haven Safely Council. C. W, Smith, Standard Oil Company (Indiana). . H. S. Smith, ASSE--Engineering Section. ., R. T. Solensten, Accident Prevention Equipment Manufacturers' Section. John II. Taylor, Birmingham Safety Council. Arthur M. Tone. Consulting Marine Engineer. C. P. Tolman, Past . President. Georoe H. Warff.l, Union Pacific Railroad Company. Dr. Cassius H. Watson, American .Telephone & Telegraph Company. W. L. White, Jr., Cement Section. A. W. Whitney, National Bureau of Casualty & Surety Underwriters. Dr. C.-E. A. Winslow, Yale Medical School. Arthur II. Young, Past President. ' DIRECTORS (1932-1933) Augustus I.. Abbott, St. Louis Safety Council. M. S. Ackerman, Jr., Lehigh Valley Safety Council. Wsr. F. Ardern, Safety Division, Milwaukee Association of Commerce. J. I. Bakasii, Consulting Engineer. John Banks, Madison County Safety Council. John W. Barton, Safety Department, Nashville Chamber of Commerce. Ernest W. Beck, United States Rubber Company. W. A. Bennett, Worcester Safety Council. . L.- G. Bf.ntley, Richmond Safety Council. C. W. Bergquist, Western Electric Company. Davis S. Beyer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. E. F. Blank, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation. C. B. Boulet, Public Utilities Section. W. R. Bovn, Jr., American Petroleum Institute. Thomas W. Brewer, Hazcllon Safety Council. R. A. Bryant, Safety Division, Syracuse Chamber of Commerce. Ralph C. Bush, Electric Railway Section. ' Gko. A. Caldwell, Knoxville Safety Council. ' W. II. Cameron. National Safety Council. Roulrt I. Cati.in, Aetna Life Insurance Company. Frank H. Cocan, Marine Section. Win. Cootf.r, Stevens Hotel. J. K. Cui.linf.y, Bethlehem Steel Company. EiiWARn Dana, Boston Elevated Railway. F. A. Davidson, Consulting Engineer. Cmfforii Davis, Street & Highway Traffic Section. L. W. DaWlf.y, Refrigeration Section. t"i/.*w.i'S I). Dawson, Grand Rapids Safely Council. l.F' ' A, DhBl.ni?. Consulting Engineer Jav K. Dfckfr, Mason City Safely Council. Officers and Pircctors .1 :.iks U. Douu \s, Tlir Philadelphia Lias Works (.I'lnpnny. I hi. Louis I. Dublin, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Ilu. Charles 11. Fames. Textile Section. Fiu.iilric W. Kashin, Iflnckslonc Valley Safety Council. Harvey Elleru, Armour & Company. Uo.v.w.ii A. Finkrki.vkr. Toledo Safely Councii. . Rai.i-ii T. Fisher. Easlhay Safety Council. Thomas FnzrUR \i.u. Western Pennsylvania Safety Council. ! low am* I!. Koniia, Burroughs Wellcome & Co. t L" S. A A Inc I'. It. Ci.ati Ei.Tni. York County Safety Council. Ernest l*. (iiKimocii, Consulting Engineer. Dr. Thomas W. Gusli.nil Child Education Section. Oruo M. Graves, Quarry Section. Harry Guii.iikut. The Pullman Company. Isaiah llur, The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fc Railway Co. D. T. Haiirington, U. S. Bureau of Mines. E. M. Ueinski.man. Safety Bureau. Duluth Chamber of Commerce. C. T. IIfi.i.mutii, Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee R. R. Co. C. I.. Hightower, Petroleum Section. i'iias. E. IIii.l. New York Central Lines. Harry D. Immf.i., Department of Labor & Industry. Pennsylvania. John Prick Jackson, New York Edison Company. Dana E. Jonhs. Manufacturers Association of Eric. Koi.ano Jones, Woodworking and Lumber Manufacturin'; Section. Ira V. Keener, Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co. Franklin M. Kkkml, Evanston Safety Council. ' Frank J. Lanahan, Fort Pitt Malleable Iron Company. Tiiomas E. Liciitfoot, Mining Section. It. M. Little. New York Department of Education. J. K. Long, TIic Delaware & Hudson Railroad Corporation. II. W. I.ormor. Cleveland Safety Council. W. W. Mack, Delaware Safety Council. II. T. Martin, Fisk Rubber Company. F. W. Matson, Minnesota Safety Council. . Paxton Mendelssohn, Detroit. Henry J.. Minf.ur, Food Section. ' W. S. Moki.lkri.ng. Fort Wayne Safety Council. Urban L. Moler, Dayton Safety Council. R. 1). Morlf.y, Industrial Accident Prevention Associations. Miller McCi.intock, Harvard University. Wm. G. McCuli.am. Elizabeth Safety Council. T. II. McKf.knf.y. Illinois Steel Company. Smith Works. A. D. McWhorter. Safety Division. Memphis Chamber of Commerce. On.. Ben P. Kickun, Chattanooga Safety Council. John A. Oartf.l, Carnegie Steel Company. Gi oii.K C. A. Qit. The Detroit Edison Company. Tuns. E. Owen. Employees' Publication Section. Lew K. Palmer; Equitable Life Assurance Society. John C. Parker. Brooklyn Safety Council. ' C. E. I'KrnnoNF.. American Mutual Liability Insurance Company. liRAiNAttn Platt. Louisville Safety Council. J. J. Pi.zak. Paper & Pulp Section. II. It. Potter. Baltimore Safety Council. I`h as. E. Rf.pei rn, Providence Safety Council. I.t On.. Hknrv .* Ki nin er. I.ehigli Portland Cement Ct>ui| any. 1 6 Twenty-first Congress--Nationat Safety Council C. L. Rice, Chicago Safety Council.' Dr. A. D. Risteen, The Travelers Insurance Company. John Roach, Chemical Section. Chas. J. Roh, Newark Safety Council. . Tomas Roth, Rochester Safety Council. John Russell, Jr., Construction Section. G. E. Sanford, General Electric Company. Henry G. Schaffner, Erie Safety Council. Orro Schenk, Wheeling Safety Council. Robert L, Schmitt, Metals Section. .' Charles.13. Scott, Bureau of Safety. s" Gf.n. John H. Sherburne, Massachusetts Safety Council. Dr. L. A. Suoudy, Bethlehem Steel Company. Ernest L. Simonds, New Haven Safety Council. George P. Singer, Reading-Berks County Safety Council. Olivf.r T. Skellet, Safety Division, St. Paul Association. Charles F. Smith, Rubber Section. C. W. Smith, Standard Oil Company (Indiana). E. J. Smith, Power Press Section. H. S. Smith, ASSE--Engineering Section. R. T. Solensten, Accident Prevention Equipment Manufacturers' Section. E. C. Spring, Lansdale, Montgomery Co., Pa. George R. Stephen's, The Safety Bureau, Buffalo Chamber of Commerce. Ethelbert Stewart, Washington, D. C. . . .. Carl Storck, Automotive S: Machine Shop Section. ' Lucius S. Storrs, United Railways & Electric Co. Alfred H. Swayne, General Motors Corporation. . John H. Taylor, Birmingham Safety Council. Henry D. Tefft, Meat Packing, Tanning & Leather Industries Section. Norman F. Titus, Hudson County Safety Council. Arthur M. Tode, Consulting Marine Engineer. W. D. Turbf.ville, San Antonio Safety Council. William F. Veecii, Rahway Safety Council. . VtNCENT Wakefield, Kansas City Safety Council. George H. Warfel. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Dr. Cassius H. Watson, American Telephone & Telegraph Company. Harry M. Webber, Illinois Bell Telephone Company. Carroll V. Wells, Delivery, Taxicab & Bus Section. Albert C. White. Jr., Springfield Safety Council. W. L. White. Jr., Cement Section. __ ' S. E. Whiting, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. A. H. Whitney, National Bureau of Casualty & Surety Underwriters. W. H. Winans, Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation. C. T. Winegar, Detroit Industrial Safety Council. Dr. C.-E. A. Winslow, Yale Medical School. J. M. Woltz, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company. li n. n fr ts cc th ill mi in< th, ou fir net det UIK ivat A'c met -T wer rem ana prei acci exat tenti Si deall . mot of p '. deert . year.* . * eflec: . v safety : to pc j These > ' accidc Sir, V. best r J- made .~4 pc A I Twenty-first Congress --National Safety Council a proper staff, and not by some enthusiastic person who has not been trained for the work. Why not use more registered nurses in the smaller plants? The registered nurse is much better qualified to interpret a physician's plan of medical service than any lay attendant. Much depends upon the physical condition of the employees. I am of the opinion that the physician, by reason of his professional attainments, is best qualified to handte some of the problem cases among employees.. Mental symptoms, brought about by worry over home affairs, quite often produce accidents. In many eases the fear and worry of sickness in the family can be greatly allayed by a talk with the doctor or the nurse. Many of these cases have come under my personal observation. It should also be absolutely the part of the physician to say when a man shall return to his regular employment after injury, and this decision should not be in fluenced in the slightest by its possible affect on any "no-lost time accident" contest or record. These contests are proper and have brought about outstanding results in the reduction of lost-time frequency figures. However, there have been cases of injured employees being urged unduly to return to some form of work merely to prevent tjie marking up of a lost-time accident. Nothing should be allowed to inter fere with the employee's welfare. The physician has every motive to return the employee to his regular work as promptly as possible, but his higher duty is to conserve both the physical and economic welfare of the employee as well as the employer. The safety director has need of the medical service, and the two should earnestly co-operate and seek to bring about a mutual feeling among the employees. Both departments are striving by all possible means to prevent economic waste chargeable to the disabilities and hazards of industry. ' TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION ' October 4, 1932 The delegates first attended an informal luncheon, and then gathered for the after noon meeting in a Joint Session with the Metals Section. This session was devoted to a symposium on the dust problem in industry. Chairman Grecnburg immediately introduced the first speaker. ' _ . T- - w' " V . The Effects of Inhaled Mineral Dusts ' By LEROY U. GARDNER . Director, Saranac Laboratory for the Study of Tuberculosis, Saranac Lake, N. Y. As long as men have worked in stone it has been appreciated that an unusually large proportion of them suffer from disease of the lungs. It was natural to assume that such disease would be caused by the dust generated, and this.belief was strength ened by the discovery of black, grey or red pigments in- the lungs, sometimes accom panied by the formation of scar tissue. The term, pneumonokoniosis was introduced to describe the lung pigmented in this manner. With further observation pathologists attempted to classify various forms of pneumonokoniosis on a basis of the type of dust inhaled and such names as anthracosis, siderosis, chacicosis and even byssinosis and tobaccosis made their appear ance. It was recognized that some forms of the disease were -attended by severe symptoms and result in death but there was no correlation between the clinical and pathological pictures and the causative dust. Finally, statistical study demonstrated that of all kinds of industrial dusts silica generally produced a definite type of disease with a characteristic pathological lesion and complex of symptoms. IS h. tc SC vi be ta of eh an be - qui me ref wc que in ; silii tub pro 1 cut due dem .cr prof tubr rate rs la N facil ainoi nati\ comt W till- c tie-:'.. and enpui ashes panic tissue portir Specif For has 11, nodule drama remov; framesof the symptc excess- -a trained tor fhe registered it service than it the opinion iified to liandle eght about by ; the (ear and i the doctor or ition. r. a man shall uld not be in:cident" contest :ing results in been cases of rk merely to "owed to inter- to return the duty is to .1. well as the . hould earnestly i-loyees. Both .ute chargeable ! : ; ' i j j j i i I J ; j j j; j. j j j . for the after>11 was devoted irg immediately -r *^ &'-> l .iac Lake, N. Y* at an unusually i.cral to assume : was strengthinetimes accom- igmented in this > various forms h names as an!e their appeartided by severe . the clinical and !y demonstrated e type of disease i ; ( t s i'1i \ i. r j * . ; ; j j j ; Industrial Health Section 51 Today the clinical entity known as silicosis is one form of pneuntonokoniosis which is quite clearly defined. Moreover, within the last three or four years asbestos dust has also been shown to produce another specific type of reaction attended by symp toms differing in some respects from silicosis. The other forms of pneumonokoniosis still lack complete definition. The wide spread use of radiography has brought together a mass of descriptive data from indi viduals exposed to many kinds of occupational dusts but these findings have not yet been correlated with pathological anatomy, chemical studies of the tissues and de tailed analyses of industrial atmospheres. There is a tendency to assume that many of these pulmonary changes are due to the action of silica perhaps modified by the chemical components of the dust. We shall only be in a position to speak with assur ance about them when the pure types of dust and their various combinations have been studied in human beings or in experimental animals.' For the sake of clarity no mention has been made of the infections which so fre quently complicate some forms of pneumonokoniosis. In the prcbactcriological era of medicine the use of such terms as "grinders' consumption" and "miners' phthisis" reflects the popular association of pneumonokoniosis with tuberculosis. The names were justified both by clinical and pathological observation for it has been subse quently shown that, in silicosis at least, a super-imposed tuberculosis may cause death in perhaps 75 per cent of the cases. Some observers even go so far as to state that silicosis itself docs not develop unless the lungs are previously damaged by a latent tuberculous infection. This is probably an exaggeration, for typical silicosis can be produced in the experimental animal by the inhalation of silica without infection. The role of asbestos dust as an excitant of tuberculous infection is not as clear cut as that of pure silica. While there are numerous reports of death in asbestosis due to a terminal tuberculosis, nevertheless surveys of living workers have failed to demonstrate any excess of such1 infection. Simple anthracosis is said to prevent the progression of tuberculous infection. Statistics from coal mining districts do show a tuberculosis rate much lower than that "normal" for the age group. As yet corrobo rated experimental proof of protective action of coal against tuberculous infection is lacking. Not only the tubercle bacillus but other bacteria seeni to develop with special facility in the tissues previously damaged by silica. For example, the pneumonia rate among silicotic native laborers of South Africa is many times that in non-silicotic natives living under similar conditions. In coal miners, likewise, pneumonia is a common and often fatal complication. What has been said of the effects of inhaled inorganic dusts would indicate that the reaction of the tissues is not merely a response to mechanical irritation by par ticulate matter. Today it is generally accepted that the injury is chemical in nature and that only certain of the common types of industrial dusts possess properties capable of exciting reaction. In the cases of silica and the silicate of magnesium or asbestos the slightly alkaline body fluids probably effect a slow solution of the dust particles liberating silica in colloidal form. This substance irritates the connective tissue cells which respond by multiplying. The result is-an overgrowth of the sup porting framework elements at the expense of the more delicate cells specialized for specific functions. . For these two types of dust the character and form of the pathological changes has been carefully worked out. In silicosis the essential tissue change consists of nodules of connective tissue which develop first in the lympoid tissues situated in the drainage apparatus 'of the lungs. These nodules interfere with the physiological removal of foreign bodies and subsequently inhaled particles accumulate in the framework of the lung itself. Such reaction gradually decreases the normal elasticity of the organ and encroaches upon its functional elements. As a result the cardinal symptom of the disease, dyspnoea or shortness of breath develops. Because of the excessive amounts of scar tissue formed in the lungs the right side of the heart T'ccuty-first Congress--National Safety Council encounters increasing difficulty in forcing blood into the organs. In an attempt to compensate the overworked heart muscle becomes thicker and heavier and unless infection intervenes the time eventually arrives when the heart fails and death occurs from this cause. The reasons for the prevalence of infection in the silicotic lung are not altogether dear. It is obvious that when the drainage system is so obstructed by nodules of scar tissue that more dust particles can only be removed with difficulty, the same must be true of bacteria which may he inhaled. As a consequence they remain in the lung and set up progressive infections. But this is not the whole story. The silicotic tissue apparently offers a peculiarly favorable soil for the continued multiplication oi tubercle bacilli and perhaps other bacteria. Experiment has shown that even at tenuated organisms of this type will produce rapidly fatal tuberculosis in a silicotic guinea pig. Furthermore, inhaled silica dust will cause a pre-existing latent tuber culous focus, harboring a few attenuated bacilli, to become progressive and spread. The cause of this effect upon tuberculous infection has not yet been ascertained but probably it is in some way associated with the death of tissue caused by the toxic silica. Associated with this factor is an increased activity of the phagocytes which ' are stimulated by the irritating silica so that these cells tend to migrate rapidly ami carry tuhcrcle bacilli into previously uninvolved portions of the lung. Asbestof dust, perhaps because of its fibrous structure, is not transported very far within the lung. It tends to lodge along the walls of the finer tubes and little of it is removed by the lymphatic drainage system. Tissue reaction, probably initiated by the solution of the fibers, occurs in their immediate vicinity. As in the ease of silica this reaction consists of an overgrowth of the connective tissues which is later transformed into leather-like scars. . Aluminum oxide will serve admirably as an example of a non-siliceous dust whose particles arc as hard and sharp as those of crystalline silica. When a measured quantity oi such particles. 1 to 3 micra in diameter, arc injected into the car vein of a rabbit the majority of them come to rest in its liver and spleen. There they remain, apparently harmless, collected in large phagocytic ceils and producing no reaction of the connective tissues for at least two years. Injection of the same quantity of the same sized quartz particles excites the formation of so much scar tissue that the functional elements arc almost completely destroyed and the organs arc reduced to nodular masses of leather-like consistence. Carborundum, the carbide of silicon, when inhaled by guinea pigs for periods as long as four years, likewise fails to excite significant overgrowth of the connective tissues. It produces only a low grade inflammatory change with no nodules. Instances such as those cited constitute the basis for believing that, the cellular response to dust particles is not due to their hardness and sharpness but to chemical substances liberated by the action of the tissues upon them. The ease for solubilitv has not been proven directly, for the detection of soluble silica in the tissues offers technical difficulties which today are unsurmountahle. Nevertheless this substance is known to be a cell poison and in weak concentrations it will provoke an overgrowth oi the connective tissues. . Mention should be made of the effect of inhaled coat dust. Most city dwellers breathe in sufficient quantities of tin's material during an average life-time to pigment considerable areas of their lungs. Deposits of grey or black dust will be found along the course of the lymphatic drainage system but this pigmentation is associated with little or no new growth of connective tissue. The coal miner's lung is much blacker but in most instances it afso develops no deforming scars. When such reaction docs occur analysis usually reveals appreciable amounts of silica in the lungs. The presence of excessive quantities of carbon dust apparently influences the localization of mod erate amounts oi silica so that the latter is not deposited in nodules as in pure silicosis but in streaks along lymph vessels as pure coal would localize. Coal miners' fibrosis, due to relatively small amounts of silica, is therefore dif- t i ) i I I i i < i \ ! i ferent i excessiv pure sil variety siliceous Final! slowly t to the r But it i< at least high con develop gestion o trations . This b attention to an inh of that d in the pu should be The ] Sanitar Tilt Spe capacity t chemical : the dust c One of dust inha! health has naming c< example, i such as gr win; tub^r much less true of cc marble d-.is little lung quartz con readily. So far a for any g; parenchym: It is knowi by the hun size of the With ref apparent th greater qua of the atmc nitcil In an attempt to heavier and unless /ils and death occurs . are not altogether acted by nodules of j-ilty, the same must they remain in the story. The silicotic imed multiplication shown that even at- : c tilosis in a silicotic ' isting latent tuberressive and spread, been ascertained but caused by the toxic he phagocytes which migrate rapidly and lung. transported very (ar 'cs and little o( it is sably initiated hv the he case of silica this ' is later transformed . . -siliceous dust whose When a measured ito the car vein of a There they remain. :<-ing no reaction of one quantity of the sear tissue that the .rans are reduced to pigs for periods as :h of the connective no nodules, tug that the cellular ;css but to chemical -<' case for solubility in the tissues oilers Vis this substance is toke an overgrowth Most city dwellers life-time to pigment : will be found along n is associated with cmg is much blacker t such reaction docs lungs. The presence h<alization of mod's as in pure silicosis . .-a, is therefore dit- ' i ! ' : i ;. ' : ; ; ' i i : i ; : : ! i ! | ! s Industrial Health Section 53 ferent from that of the pure quartz worker. When the amount of inhaled silica is excessive, the effect of the coal is negligible and the reaction approximates that in pure silicosis. There is said to be more reaction to hard coal than to the bituminous variety but there is evidence to suggest that this is due to the greater amount of siliceous rock which must be worked in mining anthracite coal. Finally, consider the silicosis of granite cutters. This develops somewhat more slowly than that of the pure quartz miner and it has been maintained that this is due to the relatively small amount of tincomhiiicd silica in granite (25 to 40 per cent). But it is believed that other components of the glomerate granite may neutralize or at least inhibit the effects of the silica so that only after prolonged exposures to high concentrations does significant reaction occur. While typical silicotic nodules develop in guinea pigs inhaling pure quartz tor a year, not even the earliest sug gestion of nodules have appeared in the lungs of animals inhaling comparable concen trations of granite (40 per cent silica) for tour years. This brief discussion of some of the problems involved in pneumonokoniosis draws attention to the limitations of our present knowdedge. It indicates that the reaction tn an inhaled dust is determined by the chemical and probably physical composition of that dust. It emphasizes the need to further study of different types of dust both in the pure state and in measured combinations. The ultimate aim of such a study should be the neutralization of the toxic action of such dangerous substances as silica. . . _ 1 The Dust Content of the Atmosphere in Various Dusty Industries By J. J. BLOOMFIELD - - Sanitary Engineer, United States Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. The speaker said in part: The properties of a given dust which determine its capacity to produce pulmonary' pathology are. the nature of the dust, that is. its chemical and mihcralogical composition, its particle size, and finally the quantity of the dust dispersed in the atmosphere. One of the outstanding results of the last 20 years of research in the field of dust inhalation is the demonstration of the fact that- in general, the degree of health hazards associated with the inhalation of any dust, all other factors rcmaining constant, is dependent upon the mincralogical composition of the dust. For example, it is now well established that the inhalation of certain types of dust, such as granite dust, will in time produce fibrosis oi the lungs, at times associated with tuberculosis. In other eases exposure to dust may result in the production oi much less fibrosis without notable tendency toward subsequent tuberculosis; this is true of cement dust. And finally, there arc certain types of dust, as typified by marble dust, which in the quantities and lengths of exposure so far observed produce little lung fibrosis. In general, it has hern tumid that those dusts which are high in quartz content arc the ones which produce a disabling fibrosis of the lungs most readily. So far as the size of the dust particle is concerned, it is apparent that in order for any given dust to produce injury to the luugs, it mhst gain access to the parenchyma of the lung, the site where the harmful effects of the dust take place, It is known that not all of the particles of inhaled dust gain access or are retained by the human lung. In this connection it is of importance to have regard to the size of the dust particles present in the industrial atmosphere. With reference to the quantity of dust present in the air of a workroom it is apparent that when the dust concentration is high the exposed person will inhale a greater quantity in a given period of time than he will when the dust concentration of the atmosphere is relatively low', and since the rate of production of the fibrosis J f 54 Twenty-first Congress--National Safety Council is partially dependent upon the rate in which the dust is inhaled, this latter item plays an important role in predicting the relative danger of different environments. Hence the need for the evaluation of the quantity of dust in the industrial atmos phere is obvious. ' It has b< microns in larger part Research on the problem of industrial dust inhalation has indicated that so far as their fibrosis producing qualities arc concerned, dusts- may be divided into three groups: (1) those composed completely ot combined silica, that is silicates, such as pure asbestos; (2) those containing free silica in the crystalline form known as quartz, (granite contains approximately 35 per cent of quartz) ; and (3) dust con . ; . greater tha: lower sizes. tratc to the ourselves w mension. taining free silica in a non-crystalline form such as diatomaccous earth. In general, In order it has been found that the harmfulness of a quartz containing dust is in direct . access to th proportion to its quartz content. For this reason, in attempting to evaluate the in the dust harmfulness of a dust, it is oi the utmost importance to ascertain its exact min- ; -may be obta eralogical composition. . . instrument It has been our experience thaf to determine accurately the exact mineraloeical . phcric dust . composition of a dust one should resort to a combined chemical and petrographic slip may the analysis. By ho other method have we found it possible to determine the amount .' In another : i of quartz present in a given sample. In certain instances, such as when one is dealing with a mixture of quartz and pure potash feldspar, it is possible to deter . tion: the pa . . means of a . mine the amount of quartz present in such dust merely by a chemical analysis. ! measurement* However, most dusts which come into question are mixtures of quartz and silicates. , may be grou Take granite for example. The average granite is made up chiefly of three min curve is eas'd erals in about the following proportions: feldspar 60 per cent, quartz 30 per cent, ; As pointed and mica 13 per cent. Chemical analysis shows that this average granite contains j atmosphere t\ 70 per cent of silica. Of this 70 per cent. 30 per cent is present as quartz (free : the injury wi. silica) and the other 40 per cent is present as combined silica, in chemical com From the s bination with the other minerals that make up granite: it "is possible to determine quantitative i; these proportions only with the aid of the petrographic microscope. rs1zc range oi We find in practice that samples of dust settled out of the asmosphere at the c-' requiring can breathing level of the worker serve admirably for both chemical and mincralogical - will depend' determinations. Table 1 presents the quartz content ot dusts obtained in various . the refractive industries which we have studied. . observer. W< industrial hyg TABLE 1 Percentage of Quartz Present in Various Industrial Dusts . the dust come . and certain it. ' This diflerenc Kind of Dust Percentage of Quartz : one-half and t such normal Rock drilling dust (bituminous coal mine)....................... 54.0 mination the ; Granite cutting dust............................................................... 33.2 in ali air. ' Rock drilling dust (anthracite coalmine)........................... 31.0 So far as *! ' Brass foundry dust................................................................ 11.0 by the South i Dust from raw mills in cementplant.................................. 6.3 dimension are, ; Slate mill dust (Vermont red slate)................................. . 3.0 size limit of p, ; Silverware polishing dust...................................................... 1.7 . who examines! i I i: Antlitacitc coal dust.............................................................. 1.5 silicotic lung, f. '' i. Bituminous coal dust.............................................................. 1.3 1 and about 36 ; l : .1. Cement dust ........................................................................... 1-6 I majority of th; I Slate mill dust (Vermont greenslate)................................ trace The median si/ P Talc mill dust.......................................................................... Marble cutting dust........................................................ none none v. ln comparing t' tides measured It is evident from this table that rock drilling occupations in the coal mining mills, found a ! i; industry and certain occupations in the granite cutting industry and in brass foun dries would be in the hazardous class as judged by the proportions of quartz in if.. by Navrogordnt In connection the atmospheric dust. f nificance the fc \ or indirect of . fhil ! this latter item rnt enviromnents. industrial atmos- ;cd that so tar as livided into three is silicates, such < form known as nd (3) dust con- irth. In general. lust is in direct to evaluate the in its exact min- .act mineralogical 1 and petrographic r.uine the amount i as when one is passible to detcrhcmical analysis, nrtz and silicates. I- Hy of three min , :artz 30 per cent. granite contains as quartz (free chemical comible to determine uosplicrc at the :,nd mineralogical ` tained in various busts -ccntage of Quartz slo -- 3S.2 31.0 19.0 6.5 3.0 1.7 1.5 12 1.0 trace none none : the coal mining .it in hrass foun:ions of quartz in Ii i f i (i i Ii i i t i i ! f J i r 'i i i ; 'i i i l ' Industrial Health Section 55 It has been demonstrated that particles of dust of a size greater than 10 to 12 microns in longest dimension are very seldom found in the lungs. This absence of larger particles is partly due to the fact that the numbers of such particles greater than ten microns in size present in industrial air is, as compared with the lower sizes, comparatively small; furthermore, these larger particles do not pene trate to the terminal portions of the respiratory tract. Hence we need only concern ourselves with those dust particles that are less than ten microns in longest di mension. In order to ascertain whether or not an industrial dust is capable of gaining' access to the lungs, it is necessary to know something of the size of the particles in the dust under consideration. In practice the samples for particle size studies may be obtained by the use of the Owens jet dust counter. The advantage of this instrument over other devices is that the Owens apparatus projects the atmos pheric dust in unaltered condition directly on a microscope cover-slip. This coverslip may then be properly mounted and examined by any one of several methods. In another method a microphotograph of the dust is made at a high magnifica tion : the particles revealed on an enlarged print or screen may be measured by means of a millimeter scale. No matter which method one uses for particle-size measurements the results may be treated in the customary manner. The--particles may be grouped in classes according to size, from which a percentage distribution curve is easily obtained. As pointed out earlier, a knowledge of the quantity of dust dispersed in the atmosphere is very important, since with any given dust the rate of production of the injury will be dependent upon the total quantity inhaled. ... From tljs. practical hygienic viewpoint, the particle count is at present the best fquaiSfitatice index of the degree of atmospheric pollution. The decision as to the size range of the particles which should be included in the dust count is a question requiring careful consideration. Obviously the size of the smallest visible particle will depend on the magnification and type of illumination used in the microscope, the refractive properties of the dust and to some extent on the visual acuity of the observer. We must bear in mind that our chief interest in this problem is in the industrial hygienic aspect. Primarily we are interested in differentiating between the dust content in the ordinary normal atmospheres, not yet known to be harmful, and certain industrial dusts which are known to be associated with lung damage. This difference is sharply marked so far as the dust particles between approximately one-half and ten microns in diameter are concerned; but the difference between such normal and abnormal air is masked and lost when we include in our deter mination the particles of ultra-microscopic size which are present in vast numbers in all air. So far as the upper limit of particle size is concerned it has been demonstrated by the South African studies that particles greater than ten microns in longest dimension arc, as a rule, of negligible importance. The data concerning the lower size limit of potentially hazardous dust is not so conclusive. Moir of South Africa, who examined microscopically 120 dust particles obtained from two specimens of silicotic lung, found that only 13 per cent of the particles were less than 0.5 microns and about 36 per cent of the particles were less than one micron in diameter. The majority of the particles, 60 per cent, were between one and three microns in size. The median size of the dust was found to be 12 microns in diameter. Drinker, in comparing the size frequency of the particles measured by Moir with the par ticles measured by him of the dust found in the sputum of men employed in ore mills, found a close correspondence. These findings have also been corroborated by Navrogordato. . In connection with the lower limit of particle size of dust of pathological sig nificance the following pertinent question arises: Aside from the evidence direct or indirect of the non-retention of minute particles of dust by the lungs, what 56 Twenty-first Conrjress--National Safety Council TABLE 2 Average Dust Counts in Certain Dusty Trades Industry and Occupation Dust exposure in millions ' of particles per cubic toot Talc Mining and Milling: Jack-hanuncr drillers ......................... .. ..................... Packers .................................................... Muckers ............. ..................................... Crusbermen and cvlindermcn............... ..................... Slate Finishing Mills: Floornten ................................................. ...................... Loaders .................................................... Disc crusher operators..............,,.......... ...................... Quartz Grinding Plant: Mill operators ...................................:.. ...................... Laborers .................................................. ..................... Packers .................................................... ...................... Granite Quarrying and Finishing: Levner drillers ...................................... ..................... Jack-hammer drillers ........................... ...................... Hand ppcunurfTg tool finishers............. ..................... Machine pneumatic tool finishers.......... i.................... Plug drillers ........................................... ..................... Attendant labor (indoors)............................................ Anthracite Coal Mining: Miners and helpers ............................ ....................... Attendant labor .............................................................. Bituminous Coal Mining: Coal cutters and loaders........................ ...................... Attendant labor ...................................... ........................ Marble Cutters ..................................................................... Cotton Cloth Manufacturing: Carders ................................................... ....................... Weavers and spinners........................... Silverware Manufacturing: Dusts- trades ........................................ . Non-dusty trades ................................... 2,160 14 1.59S 312 173 83 55 144 112 59 36 37 17 232 31 112 4` 33 9 Average per cent of quartz in dust None None None None None 3 3 3 3. 59 99 99 99 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 Xonc W>nr Nunc ' . - 1.7 1.7 1.7 * 1 1 i f r evidence is there that appreciable percentages of ordinary industrial dusts ever fragment into those minute sizes less than O.S microns in diameter? The best answer to. this question would be data oi actual measurement of such dust. Un fortunately we has-e but scant published data on the particle size frequency of dusts in the air of industrial establishments. In 1929 Fchnelmade some particle size measurements in connection with the dust study of hard rock drilling in New York City. He reported the findings on three samples, which showed the dust which was less than 1 micron in size to vary from 1 to 15 per cent. Most of the dust in these hard rock drilling operations was between 2 and 5 microns in size. Badham, in studying the dust hazard among sandstone workers in Sydney, Aus tralia, measured some 16,000 particles of dust in the air of work places and found that 67 per cent of these particles were about 1 micron in size. In a particle size studmad. spea. Only than 1 am Fr. contr betwv limit metlu of dr high finds Heal: being Duhazar sumn . indust, mines, industt grindii tries 1 most b Sl It V in the more ard. lead. ,v their \ known The loss 01 . Johani' dollar ization. Minceompe;. tng to . other pi against ' has gr*;. It is pay mu : Strar.v. :re Average ' per cent of - quartz in t dust None None None None None 3 3 3 3 99 99 99 99 35 35 35 35 35 35 35. ' 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 None None None None 1.7 - 1.7 1.7 : ial dusts ever ter? The best uch dust. Uni.iency of dusts ne particle size rdling in New /wed the dust Most of the microns in size. Sydney, Aus'aces and found a particle size linluslrial Health Section 57 study of twenty-five samples of eleven different kinds of aerial industrial dusts i made by the filar micrometer method at a magnification of 1,000 diameters, the i speaker found that practically all of the dust was less than 5 microns in size. Only 2 per cent of the particles were less than 0.5 microns, 21 per cent were less i than 1 micron, and the majority of the dust, 71 per cent, was found to be between 1 and 3 microns in diameter. From all of the evidence therefore, and in the absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, it is apparent that we need only he concerned with those dust particles between otic-half and 5 microns in size, and from a practical standpoint the lower limit of particle size to be counted may well be taken at about 1 micron. Many methods have been devised and used for the purpose of determining the quantity t of dust in air. Suffice it to say that for the purpose of dust sampling in either high or low dust concentrations, the Greenburg-Smith impinger apparatus now finds universal favor. This instrument has been used by the United States Public Health Service in all' of its dust studies during the past nine years and is also being used by other workers in this field in this country and abroad. During the past nine years the writer has made numerous investigations of dust hazard in many industrial establishments throughout the country. In Table 2, l. summary is presented of the average dust content of the air in a few of these dusty industries. This table clearly shows that the highest dust exposure was 'In the talc mines, slate finishing mills, quartz grinding plant, coal mining and granite cutting industries. Owing to the high percentage of quartz present in the dust of the quartz grinding and granite cutting plants, as compared with the dust in the other indus tries listed in Table 2, quartz grinding and granite cutting are revealed to be the most hazardous oLthe occupations we have studied, * ! Clinicar and Stattiissttiiccal Aspects of Silicosis, -ST ii By ALBERT E. RUSSELL, M. D,, F. A. C. P. Surgeon, U. S. Public Health Service: Surgeon, U. S. Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C. i It would be difficult to estimate with any degree of accuracy the number of people in the United States who are engaged in dusty trades. It is evident, however, that more people are exposed to dust, which constitutes the greatest single industrial haz ard. than is generally supposed. Certain dusts contain poisonous elements, such as lead, arsenic, mercury, etc., which give rise to general conditions resulting from their absorption. This paper .however will deal only with those dusts which arc known to be direct factors in the production of pulmonary diseases. Economic Aspects of Silicosis ! The economic problem presented by silicosis is tremendous. The sulieriug and i loss of life due to it cannot be adequately measured. In the gold mining area around Johannesburg, South Africa, during the period 1911 to 1929, more than a.l million i dollars have been paid in compensation alone. The costs of medical care, hospital ization, and legal proceedings further augment this enormous figure. Mines in Australia arc reported to have been bankrupted by payment oi silicosis compensation. I know of a company in our own country which has claims amount ing to more than a million dollars for disability due to dust inhalation. There are other plants in the East which will be bankrupted if all the claims which are filed against them arc allowed. In most of the industrial states the number of claims filed has greatly increased in recent years. It is clear that dust-preveution work, like any health-promoting activity, would pay many times in money, good health, and efficient operation. 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It sbntibl : to explain all the ey, Newark ':ta;e Compensation .is connection. He ney payments made .-e percentages. as re. the next figures Hows: i-ice but it reipiires :.!y alxint |v;rsonal i|ieration. tld be sc little cu ss could nut exist. ;> ami revert to the :l of" Impairy" pre. Safety Engineer, e playlet dei'ictine >i-.u of an in.lust rial characters." were the Kublier Section T IF E NT Y - F I RST ANNUAL SAFETY CONGRESS NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL 'it, _'i. . Safety Section, A.R.A.-Steam Railroad Section, N.S.C. Section Officers 1931-32 Chairman--C. T. Bailey, Ciiiet Safety Agent, Oregon Short Line Railroad. First UicC-Chainnan--C. E. Hill, General Safety Agent. New York Central Lines. Second Ficc-C'tairmnn--C. L. LaFouxtaixe. General Safety Supervisor, Great Northern Railway. t Secretary--J. G Cavistcx. fXOTF.: The foUozeina fanes contain- a condensed abstract of the records oj the sessions or the Sciety Section. ARA--Steam Railroad Section. XSC. as published in full by the American Railavy Association in a booklet entitled. "Praeeedmas of the v 12th Annual Medina of the Safety Section, Jl'ashinaton, D. C., October 4 to 6,1932.") TUESDAY MORNING SESSION ", October 4, 1932 The sessions of the Safety Section. American Railway Association--Steam Railroad Section. National Safety Council, convened in the Hotel Washington with Chairman C. T. Bailey. Chief Safety Acent. Oregon Short Line Railroad. Salt Lake City, Utah, presiding. The invocation was given by L. G. Bentley, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Report of Committee on Relations with National Safety Council - By ROBERT SCOTT Director, Insurance and Safety, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Mr. Scott said in part: Your committee tinds pleasure in reporting that much satisfactory progress has been made in the direction of co-ordinating the work of both sections with the view of avoiding duplication of effort and expense and to the end that the cause oi safety might be advanced. The first annual meeting of the Steam Railroad Section. National Saicty Council, was held in Philadelphia in October, 1913, while the Saicty Section of the American Railway Association held its first special session in Boston in September, 1921. Both of these sections have been functioning properiy and well ever since they came into existence, and have been a powerful force in the reduction of avoidable accidents. On September 2, 1931. a meeting was held in Chicago at which there were present members of the committee on- relations and officers oi both sections. At this meeting iI :i h : :i t^i; 'i J!;- : !;? :\-f it, su. . * 3. r * | a-.$ iMti '^j :* *f\ ip? 4 Twenty-first Congress--National Safety Council in the stress of economy it has been necessary drastically to restrict all expenditures, and dark because the economic depression kept our backs and shoulders bowed to the storm which has rased around us--but during all this stress, you gentlemen of the Safety Section have carried the banners of safety and safety "first dying, and your shock troops have been supporting and defending them and there has been no let-up. While there have been let-ups in other directions, there has been no lot-up in this safety movement, even with your depleted forces. Now, as we approach the crest of the hill, the slogan "33 by '33'' floats down to our ears from the throats of thousands whose lives have been spared bv the drive for safety. I see the light growing clearer ahead and as we lift our heads and throw back our shoutders, I see a smoother, broader, lighter pathway with more moderate slope stretching away to the green meadows above. The storm clouds are breaking, the warm rays of the economic sun are gradually coming through: doubt and despair are nearing their end. ^ - TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION October 4. 1932 Report of Committee on Prevention of Highway Crossing Accidents By H. A. ROWE ,.'.ManagerKC!aims Department. Delaware. Lackawanna & Western Railroad. j[ -j New York City The speaker said in part: The Committee is again gratified to he aide to announce a further reduction oi grade crossing accidents, fatalities, and injuries in 1"31 as compared with 19.10. Titus we have had three consecutive years oi progress in the curbing of crossing crashes, the records being as follows: l'Ml. total accidents 4.100. killed I .SI 1, injured 2,657: 1930. accidents 4.S53. killed 2.030. injured 5,517: and in 1939 there was a slight reduction. The year 1923 was the peak year in railroad crossing fatalities, since which time the reduction of such falaiirics lias been 757 per year, the 1931 record being but one more killed than in 1922, when the careful crossing campaign was inaugurated. Tiic outstanding accomplishment of crossing accident ^eduction can he better grasped when we note that motor vehicle fatalities on streets and highways in 1922 were 13,676 but in 1931 there was an increase oi 18.913 deaths or 139 per cent. During tins same !0-vear period there was an increase of but one death at railroad crossings. A very important feature of the committee work has been the careful crossing campaign which has continued to enlist the interest and cooperation of many organi zations and the general public. This lias been furthered by general publicity, the regular posters initiated for this special campaign and other literature. During the past year the National Safety Council lias been active in its educational campaign for the prevention of accidents, and in its May. 1932. issue- oi the Xatinnal Safety Xncs contributed a most useful and illuminating frontispiece. Tiie crossing accident situation was stressed in the same issue of the Xctrs. ar.d in many other respects the National Safety Council lias shown deep interest in cooperating in the prevention of crossing accidents. Opportunity is presented tor a fuller enjoyment of the facilities ottered by the 41 Community Safety Councils associated with the National Safety Council. Collec tively. 30 Councils reacli 803.000 school children through 3.141 meetings. Railroad safety representatives, cooperating with sucli local Councils, have an excellent oppor tunity of extending the gospel oi careiul crossing over railroads. These Councils hold vast numbers of other meetings and should be regarded as iertile soil. in b( tli ra Pr su ce: be: dr; dri Prt adt of by A. T the had kiuc that been haza I worl I kr. man: Yr pioy< very expci for i safer tve d the -I. railr. 1 hut The police lew v 'I Cl/ 'dual Ohio Railroad years of railroad lion to safety into is inherently safe ms convinced himisclf does not need .onistic and who is ' 'outiiie service are nld say their home work any mental i their duties, and not become easily to face any sitna9 per cent of the ' hers but that they problem we have. anything occurring king, employees of -:iie and the things '>n with all. Their They seem to get -Ipless. nt efforts of those safety campaigner .vork. to constantly practices. These ' the unsafe. - i<-d as the fatalists -'Idem all to itself, .-rly. intensive and ''If that any large ive censored myself >s type, because in 1 in the service, due >rse about this type if to the possibility -eristics. Generally thoughts are along :ful individual, with h his private habits df cady response from belongs, his family. reach him through . the success of these he supervising officer safetv to his gang, elf. . . ' ; ; ' ' : l ; > ; j .. 5 ; \ ; j [ } .t ./ j f 1 f 1 ] i ( I * j J / ] | | j Safety Section, A.R.A.--Steam Railroad Section, .Y.S.C. WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION October 5, 1932 417 Report of Committee on Train Service Accidents ' By D. G. PHILLIPS Superintendent of Safety, The Wabash Railway The speaker said in part: In the year 1931, out of 5.099 fatalities and 33,656 per sons injured, according to reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission, 4,624 of these fatalities and IS,349 of the persons injured occurred in train service accidents. While it is true that a large proportion of these fatalities occurred in grade crossing accidents and to trespassers,-it is also true that over halt of the fatalities to employees on duty occurred in what is known as train service accidents and about one-third of the injuries to employees occurred in train service accidents. We feel, therefore, that we are justified in saying that the prevention of train service accidents is probably the most important safety problem confronting us today, as far as accidents in and around railroads are concerned. Under the heading "coupling or uncoupling cars or locomotives" in 1931 12 persons were killed ami 394 persons injured. This may be compared for the year 1930. when 30 persons were killed and 604 injured. The year 1931, therefore, shows a decrease of 60 per cent in the number oi fatalities and 35 per cent in the number of personal injuries: and these may he compared further with the record for 1920, when there were 151 rfatalitjS and 2.430 injuries due to this cause. The principal reason for personal injuries under this (leading is due to employees stepping in between moving cars, usually at a time when coupling is about to be made, to determine if the knuckle has fully opened, to adjust location oi couplers, or to adjust the coupling or uncoupling lever, with the result that they are caught between the couplers; or perhaps due to tripping or falling while performing this act. and arc thus run over by the car. Our remedy for correcting tin's dangerous practice is for each and every railroad to make a positive and definite, rule prohibiting employees from going between moving cars when nearing each other, to examine the employees to see that the rule is understood by them, and that supervisory officers see that the rule is enforced. Under the heading "coupling or uncoupling air or steam hose." in 1931, 13 persons were killed and 175 persons injured, which may be comflared with the record for 1930, when 7 persons were killed and 232 injured. The increase oi 86 per cent in the number of fatalities is decidedly regrettable, although the record shows a decrease or 24 per cent in the number of injuries. The principal cause of employee injuries under this head is due to their failure to protect themselves by performing this work in accordance with the rules. The remedy for this class of accidents where ear men are employed rests in a full and complete enforcement of the blue signal rule which is quite uniform on all railroads. Railroad managements should improve this blue signal so as to make it as efficient as posssihle. The rule should also govern, the placing of the blue signal so as to make sure that it is in a location where it will serve the best purpose as a signal to warn train, engine and yard men who inieht lie guided by it, Whcrr en gine is coupled onto ears and trainmen are performing this work without blue, signal protection, they should not permit themselves to get into a place where an unexpected movement of the cars might cause an accident, without first notifying the engine man and fireman so as to be fully protected. ' Under the heading "operating hand brakes," in 1931 there were 18 fatalities and 824 persons injured, as comparer! with the record for 1930 when 26 persons were killed and 1,154 injured. The year 1931 shows a decrease of 31 per cent in 434 Twenty-first Congress--National Safety Council HO) Avoiding getting men excited by unnecessary hollering on tbe job, etc. ('ll) Have all laborers examined as to physical condition before employment. Tbe report of tbe resolutions committee was then presented by J. A. Lone of tbe Delaware & Hudson Railroad, Chairman, and two resolutions were formally pre sented and adopted by the Section delegates. ' The first was a resolution of condolence upon the death of J. Flanagin, Manager. Safety Department. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, The second resolution acknowledged with thanks and appreciation efforts of all who had participated in making the Washington Congress Session successful. Report of the Nominating Committee The report of tbe tellers who canvassed the-election of officers for tbe Section, was made by J. T. Hcavey, The Erie Railroad, and announcement was made of the election as follows: Chairman of the Section--Charles E. Hill, General Safety Agent, New York Central Lines. First Fife-Chairman--41. L. LaFountaine, General Safety Supervisor, Great Northern Railway. Second Vice-Chairman--H. A. Parish, Assistant to General Manager, Chicago & North Western Railway. Members selected for the Committee of Directions for the Ensuing Year: Eastern Territory--F. Hartenstein, Assistant to General Manager. Lehigh Valley Railroad: H. A. Rowe, Manager, Claims Department, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. . Are:t' England Territory--C. N. Woodward, Assistant to General Manager, New York. New Haven 5: Hartford Railroad. Southern Territory--Robert Scott. Director Insurance & Safety. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Canadian Terrilarv--A. O. Reck. Director, First Aid & Accident Prevention, Canadian National Railways. Member* of the Committee on Momiuatinn for the ensuing year: F. W. Curtis. Supervisor. Safety & Fire Prevention. Denver jfc Rio Grande Western Railroad. Chairman: F,, G. Evans, Superintendent of Safety. Louisville & Nashville Railroad: C. F. Larson. Superintendent of Safety, Missouri Pacific Railroad: F. M. Metcalfe. Superintendent of Safety. Northern Pacific Railway: J. C. Pratt. Supervisor ol Safety. The Redding Company.- The closing minutes of the session were devoted to the introduction of the new chairman, Charles E. Hill, and to .appreciative and eulogistic remarks concerning the services rendered by officers of the section during the past year. ADJOURNMENT * t t T W N l t \ i ti v tt 1 General Chai Mass. Vice-Chairma Secretary an Woolen ( Chairman Pu A. Hale. Chairman Me Worceste: Chairman Po Conn. Chairman Sta R. I. Chairman En ford, Con ifembers at L Arthur I Russell ' ton, >> Walter i Mass. John' H. Paul W. The opening with General ( panv, Boston, i officers and st:. 428 Twenty-first Congress--National Safety Council of train, a trainman may go over'the running board if necessary to get on top of the train to extinguish fire or pass signals. If anything should develop on the engine requiring getting out on tile running board to fix it, and such work cannot be deferred, the train must stop between stations to permit it to be done. THURSDAY MORNING SESSION ' October 6, 1932 ' - Power Apparatus in Maintenance of Way Work By LEM ADAMS Engineer, Maintenance of Way, Union Pacific System The .speaker said in part: The maintenance of way employees on any railroad are constantly beset with hazards of accidents. When the motor car is set on the track ior the day's work there is a potential hazard of being struck by a train, an .automobile at a grade crossing, or another track car. Hence we surround them with innumerable rules and regulations to safeguard their movements. Men in this branch of railroad service must constantly be on the alert to protect themselves. Their tools are watched closely for the smallest defect that might result in injury from particles of flying steel, and the very best steels and heat treating methods are used to provide tools that will be as nearly tool-proof as possible. Yet with all these precautions, we still have accidents. Perhaps a rail is struck with a spike maul when a spike is not properly hit. or a sledge hammer fails when striking a track chisel in cutting a rail, and we have a cut or eye injury from flying steel, or an adze strikes a knot in a cross-tie when adzing for gauge and a foot is cut. Or perhaps a bar slips, or the trip gives way when operating a ratchet jack for spotting track, and we have a broken arm or other serious injury. These things are especially prevalent when large groups of men are working in a rail renewal or ballasting gang. With such a picture before us. we maintainence of way men have for years been thinking in terms of machinery to do the more arduous and dangerous operations. Then, too. we were thinking in terms of efficiency, for safety and efficiency usually go hand in hand. . (The speaker then showed a score or more of lantern slides illustrating various types of power equipment employed in maintenance of way work.) This set of equipment is one of our best safety agents. However, all power operated tools arc unfortunately not the safest to use. although they are great labor savers. Some tools in this class are the po\rer saw. the sandblast for cleaning sur faces preparatory to repainting, the power drill for cither rail or bridge work, and many others--but efficiency and accuracy of work demand their use, and with proper care on the part of the operators they can he handled safely. Planning for Safety in Track Construction By FRANK R. BRADFORD Director of Safety & Fire Prevention, Boston & Main Railroad The speaker said in part: My object in being here is to show you a picture illustrating one oi the modern methods of main line rail renewal. The operation, which is notable in many respects, is the outcome of the idea that the old estab lished methods of rail renewal were no longer justified from the standpoint of economy, advantage of the operating department, or safety to the maintenance of men. . 1 Ir II man t an ; in t that ? ) was k I fore: him the mon the > At with is sc pers. of i: wor i tend, l mar.*I T: i and ; i ecor per parti, sane Rlong! plat.. poui ingmci. dur.i feet, rail rails proxi pas> dent V don.. and the cifiL to m cauti situ... spev they proj. the . these part > Ir. cW ' i hat in the yards c from 1.500 to :gh our 58 main thout one dollar's a damage of only . to my mind, has ncerning railroads of doubt--public i -ther industry can Movement has been to invite lawyers, of life to attend ..ive had those men on were doing in. on generally in a `tau of Safety, onrmussion accident investieammission. How- rlooked and which . not only to the :diate cause of an him develop the .ncntlv occurs, and dea of impressing recurrence of acci- accidcnts. however I by competent in of a similar cliar--' for the principal what disciplinary There the matter important side of a view to profiting the right direction, '"ned is on the job .!, General officers. ' Federal Coinmis.sness of what has i< are learned that sequence so far as e is no commotion . although the small ' an accident should of so-calied major Safety Section, A.Ii.A.--Steam Railroad Section, X.S.C. 423 It may be argued that no one has time to dignify minor accidents Ivy careful and painstaking investigation, but the answer to any such argument is that ii they are investigated carefully and with sufficient thoroughness to bring out any under lying condition or situation which may exist, the time soon will come when there will not be very many to investigate, and we may rest assured that the occurrence of major accidents will decrease just as rapidly as do the minor accidents. Further more. all employees involved arc available for questioning, whereas in the more disastrous accident important witnesses are often permanently silent. Railroad casualties have been decreasing for years, although just what the immediate trend is I cannot pretend to say; you may rest assured, however, that they will continue to decrease, but only ii all accidents arc treated with the im portance they deserve. As to the steps to be followed by the various railroads in this humanitarian work, these must be worked out for each individual organization. They all have the same object in view, the saving of life and limb, and I do not believe that anything can impress itself to any better advantage on the rank and file of railroad workers in the way of accident prevention than to have the investi gation of the minor accident, regardless of its character, as thoroughly and pains takingly handled as the investigation of the major accident. The investigation of the major accident obviously would take more time because of more facts to be developed, and more evidence of one kind or another to he considered, but aside \ from the question of volume there would appear to be no difference in the investiga | tion itself. The result to be accomplished is the same in each, and only by han i dling it in the same manner can those results be best attained. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION . Ss { October 5, 1932 . J Value of "Safe Practices" Committees By F. HARTENSTIEN Assistant to General Manager, Lehigh Valley Railroad The speaker said in part: In our efforts to reduce the number of casualties on the railroads it becomes natural for us to analyze their causes and if possible adopt ways and means to prevent repetition. After a careful study of this subject, and considering that 75 per cent or more of the injuries that occur on the railroads arc the result of unsafe practices, it appears to be in order to make a change in our safety organization that is adaptable or more in keeping with the causes whicii are responsible for producing unsatisfactory safety records. With the hope and pectation tiiat a change in the name of safety committees to that of "safe practices committees." will be conducive of better results, it is recommended to :he members of the Section that such a change be made. ' The change is recommended for the purpose of inspiring careful employees who are dependable safety workers to caution their co-workers when they observe them doing anything that is liable to result in persona! injury. Also, to more clearly instill in the minds oi committees and other employees that the causes of the majority of personal injuries on the railroad are from unnecessarily taking chances and their discontinuance will lie a large contribution to the goal that we arc strug gling to make hy the end of the year 19.13. Ii it is decided to chance the name of committees it should he undcr-tood that reporting any unsaie conditions observed on railroad property must not be dis continued. but a careful analysis of the records indicate that a very small percentage of our injuries occuc from defects and unfavorable conditions, and the change suggested should direct the attention oi officers and employees to the real rea-on .for the majority of railroad accidents.