Document Y9vqyMe8M97m0wvm1BwvE94a0

FILE NAME: Baldwin (BALD) DATE: 1942 DOC#: BALD070 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Presentation from Ohio Safety Congress - Safety and Health Rules as Required for War Industries by the Walsh-Healy Act Div. of Safety & Hygiene Resource Center PROCEEDINGS of . All Ohio Safety Congress Held Under the Auspices of T H E IN D U STR IA L COMMISSION OF OHIO . ! and the direct management of TH E DIVISION OF SAFETY AND HYGIENE Published under the authority of The Industrial Commission of Ohio DESHLER-W ALLICK C olum bus, O h io April 14-15-16 1942 THE F. J. HEER PRINTING CO. COLUMBUS, OHIO 1942 Bound at the State Bindery * 474 i am -m ig h ty glad to have been w ith you. Mr. C hairm an.. I hope for you s u c c e s s 1th ro u g h o u t th e re m a in d e r of th e m e e t i n g . tA-VVt r o ^ t h e S ecretary of ma C hairm an W hite: Now, I'th in k a t this time; I w ill call on the Secretary sth C a r l'Smith to explain h is absence. ,. : -R-vcellency. riot me I c gui ss 'rzssrJ up the boc w it jus yoi the W ashington called him and he has heJ e at a m eetin g to w hich coa w m S 1S h t hisit p ro gMrarm. SOmitt.h h a s a s,k e d m e to r_e.a*d. t^hiis llee ttttee rr fwroomrn onnee of our m u tu al f.rie n d s ser in the state who carries ;on the them e.,in hia ^ the im p o rtan t m eeting of the Congress as I see it- T h e > t t e r r e a . , ^ tio "My in terest in accident prevention is ju st today _ social wis because each year adds to my experience a^ r^P? - ^ loyees and m anagem ent ha^ and economic value of accident prevention assdmei car tha m b ? pla im] ; " Very sincerely yours,. , : ' yoi .,. 1 Charles B. Hoops, .... ren ' P re sid e n t of th e A m erican B o llin g ^ il^1C inpan[' , n ,, ! art} res tha SO to Mr W h ite I say t h a t th a t th em e of Mr. Hoops* le tte r, t h a t i s ,t h e ha^ thought M f s ^ t h c a rrie l through in helping you arrange this it S r ^ n a l l ^ s my appreciation in being allowed to account for him and th an k you very. much. . .. use C hairm an W h ite: T h an k you very m ch. =' f ,,1Vo t Mr car the s r ir * cor Stand up, please. (Applause.) t* Mr B eall here? He w as a w hile ago. pec am fol my *r r i " hei are ' ^ T S S S t of M S*cSa^ " . u . s. oui W ash in g to n , D,.;C." (A pplause.) , 1 be, SAFETY AND HEALTH RULES AS R E aU IR E D FO R W AR INDUSTRIES BY of , - : -: T H E W A LSH -H EA LY ACT . . doi jus B . C. FO R SY TH E, - nml H ealth F .M ,. C . , . D . c . V .S. D epartm ent I* . . wo ..................... . W ashington,. D. . fee Mr. C hairm an, Ladies and Gentlem en: I 'w a n t to re t t t a n k arranging this een t.ren e. for Inviting V ie w , ^ >, dai ma pei int pa: :XTJZ pic - S ine desUed objective, the w inning of this w ar. It ju st c a n t be otherwise. of 4 475 t w ish I could bring to you some of the observations th a t it is possible to m ake in various p a rts of the country. I th in k atm osphere h as a g re at effect: on S te h lS in g 1 enthusiasm for a thing. W hen in W ashington notice th e atm o sp h e re of w a r. E v ery w h ere you go th e re ** 1 ` around m etal h a ts, th e ir g u n s w ith b ay o n e ts everyw here. ^ ' Su" d*yJ ^ I couldn't help but notice on top of the bridges th e an ti-aircraft g d , ,,uns 'set up w ith sand bags around them on the go lf courses. And th en I g L to Aaburv Park ju st blow N .w York and had occaaion to d rlv .d o w n along TMo ^ ` and U a l night. I h a rd lrh a d ^ h o d thd I - w ; TM e- body w ith a flashlight and I w as reminded that you couldn t drive alons with any lights except your parking lights, not even, your lighte^turned down, Z t `a r tln g llgh U . The Board W alk la enttreW blaoked o n h , vou Usually see along there, the different concessions, are all shut down for the duration, no lig h ts. The sh ip s of this country 'U nA othera s o ln s ^ lo n s the coast stay so close th at it seem s lik e you. could alm ost -throw a,' roc^ 'lt a^ hit one of them. You can see th at they are stayin g close t h me ^ regkty e^ is as little danger as possible and they don't w an t any glare in the sk y to serve as a background for those ships a t night. I l e a r : f 5. the'wharf and go fishing you have to ham a perm it.be reatric. i t ju st burns me up that w e have got to -put. up'--with a^d have those resWc^ tions and that they are forced oh us and it just m a k e s ^ w a n t w ish I could b rin g that sp irit of -fight here to you as much as possible, th at we E S i T . S t i k l . tklSr, we kave got to s ' t TM can but w e h ave g o t a job to: do -in order to accom plish.that. * TM TM , _ 'W e o u t of W a sh in g to n m a k in g ta lk s now can't follow _our prcf j he th a t we in safety w o rk have followed in ' the past, and th a t. is plant and get a bunch of men around you and talk and say w hat you thing im prom ptuS One of the restrictions in m aking ta lk s now is th a t the commen^ yTMu m" k e m u s i be su b m itted to th e B u re a u of F a c ts ' your re m a rk s can b e checked a n d censored an d be sure tli= at.you.a * to d ay * rep a i d in fo rm a tio n to th e enem y. I don't th in k th e re is a^ / / erhe. ^ isTM y ^ resenting the enemy. If he is, he is in bad company, how ever it is only fa th at we follow the necessary rules for precaution, and fo r th a t .reason 1 am having to b reak aw ay from usual procedure in ju st talk in g safety and b . g " t0r r g . r a T h a r r `p .r" o tn SSe U c ..,, g t k . H it 0,,, k k J: In d u strie s'' an d replace I. cause Sherman said, "W ar Is H ell" and th at is w hat we^are going to- give H;it the Japs and M ussolini--if anybody know s where to find them when the comes. so m uch, because w e can't w in th is w ar w ith p. pl. TM now tae T k at la too ffluok tko H l t l .r B g .t.m i . W o ato w orkm g and w in n in g th is w a r b y C ooperation. O u r people don't a s*d TM ^ TM le J t0 d,, follow . I t 's te ll m e w h a t I can do best, w here to do i t ' an^ ^ ^ 1 e nd my part. The b est defense in the w orld is offense and-from w h at I see ana hear in going through plants producing w ar equipm ent,-our industries today are definitely Offense Industries. ' ' ,' . N ot a p lan t m anager or w orkm an pictures those planes or tan k s in course of production being used for defense, but on the other hand, they see them with SSS our n ilo ts d riv e rs and g u n n ers going o u t to m eet th e enem y; w h erev er he m ay b ^ d C o g ln g S . kis plans and . . . o. wor.d of free people. W hen the boys a t the front get th a t equ pment, don t have a y d o u b t b u t t h a t th e y w on't do it. T hey a re doing t h a t alre a d y an d th e stuff is ," ' t 2 .' iri ng T fk r, o g ? t t '. p la n today, it Is ap p aren t t o m . th a t . men and w om tn a r . d . t S n . d to p r o d a c -- nd do tt onlok. 'Yon oan . . . . t - y o n oan feel it-- It's ju s t in the air-- speed and pressure. W e in safety work know the danger of that atmosphere. We must not dampen that enthusiasm b y :slowing them down. W e must let^ t^ m go, maintain safe plant conditions, and provide every possible guard ^ p r e v e n t their personal injury to prevent fires, explosions and other unscheduled events that interrupt an even, steady, but fast production of war materials. ' It is true that in the large plants where safety has becom e'a very definite part of plant operation, th at conditions are excellent, .and the^ experienced em ployees w in be able to Control accidents by keeping a close watch;.over. t h e j e w inexperienced employee. In those plants physical conditions are good:as a result of constant effort in the past to ferret out the hazards and correct them, y . * 476 even in th is ty p e p la n t I :observe th a t i in m a n y .cases all of th e g ain s > n d e x perience in safety through good housekeeping, Ifn^ nspection machlne g u ard ing, and other elem ents are being tossed aside- in the rush a n d h ^ b P n . of g e ttin g o u t g o v e rn m e n t co n tracts. T h ere seem s to be avn T s an p a rt .of m anagem ent and the employee ,to use- t h e :urgency of the w ar. as, an excuse o r a lib i if an d w hen an accid en t o r .a A r e ;occurs. 1 a lib i fo r poor p la n t conditions ev ery day, ;"W e can't have sa fe ty m eetings or m ake plant inspections lik e we used, to .do because we have sch ed u le." "O ur h o u sek e ep in g isn't, as good as. it w as before w e s ta rte d gov " ' " T h i ^ ^ i o i n g - 'to h ap p e n to th a t 'schedule, if your: bad lessn ess during- a ru s h causes a fire t h a t b u rn s down the p la n t ^nd_ p u ts ^ L o f t h a t v a lu a b le m ach in e ry o u t of production-^-or if Bl1^ Sm lt^ ' 7 ^ ths? m an, h a s a n ac c id e n t a n d th ey c a rry him off to th e h o sp ital fo r thres ^mon _ i The big problem today is the sm aller p la n t-th a t in the past has beem t sm all to do a n y o rg a n iz ed sa fe ty w o rk , No one in th e p la n t know s a n ^ h1" J a b o u t s a fe ty . T hey h av e op erated w ith less , th a n 100 m e n --all n f th e m o tim ers a t the job and usually w ent along, iwith .no serious accidents.^ _ All of a sudden th e y h av e 300 e m p lo y e e s - a lo t of inexperienced help. T here is no added space. More: m achines are installed, more raw m a t e r L a i - I n . I t is placed w h e re v e r a co nvenient place can be fou" d` M ateri^ t / "_ P_hlam en t piled in the aisles. Finished goods are placed.here and there aw aiting shl ' S a n ita ry fa c ilitie s fo r 100 people a re now b ein g used by 300. ^ The a n d so m any problem s, th e bosses have no tim e, to consider h " sJeepl" :s tJ fire ex tin g u ish ers g et co v ered ,up. No tim e , to fix a broken g a te . No one to sp a re to em pty th e tr a s h c a n s.,-T h e g en eral a tm sp^ " esS everyone more earless. They throw things- here and there--anything goe W e're on w ar schedule. No--it doesn't pay. Such m ethods ^ t a r d productip . You men who are leaders in the safety program of the country know the answ . You are going to have to sell, and prove th a t we m ust keep utilize our experience in accident prevention^now --when we need the benefits of th a t experience. W hen we as individuals put fo rth extraordinary effort in oing a good safety job,-for whom are we doing it? In the past as safety men we tried to reduce frequency and severity rates for our boss who paid our salary; io rth e hisurance com pany fo r w hom w e w o r k e d - b u t i t isn't th a t w ay today- W e ach h av e a p e rso n a l i n t e r e s t - e v e n a selfish in te re st. W e a re doing th is Job^ for_ our own selves, you and you. A good, quick, efficient job done m e w s in the results and benefits, namely, w inning, this w ar m the shortest period timeThe governm ent representing all the people assumes its obli^ ^ n f ta k |" J p a rt in the program of Accident P revention and so far as possible fu rnish g leadership in th is job of A ccident and F ire Prevention, so im portant to the m ain objective of w inning this w ar. I t is a w ell k n o w n fa c t an d accepted a s tru e th a t 95 p ercen t or m or^ * industry is in sym pathy w ith safety and fire prevention ** carried on in this country during the p ast tw enty years. It takes no aw o com pelling force to get the m ajority of p la n t,operators to provide safe and .s a n ita ry w o rk in g conditions fo r em ployees. They do it fo r b " ^ a " lta " aJ l Jler sons, and because it m aintains cheaper insurance rates, and contribute S efficiency,, w hich reflects in the profit and loss figures. , ; -- make A few p lan t operators have not learned this, or believe th at they can ma g re a te r gains for them selves a t the expense of th e w orker by m aking him_w under unsafe and insan itary conditions. They know th at this is ^ot p o ss^le in the long run, but usually employers of this type realize th at they are J stable or lasting kind. Such plants cannot be tolerated during this emerge y when we need the production output of every man, woman and machine. F o r the first type of plant operator who cooperates in the safety movement, th e n ew p u b licatio n . "B asic S afety and H e a lth Requirem ents,- soon to be a v a il able is a guide to assist him in his safety w ork. F or the second type of_ em ployer w ho has no re g a rd fo r th e safety of our m an-pow er, th is is a-Mist of "R equirem ents w hich m ust be complied w ith" if they are going to do governm ent w ork and use its.citizens in their plants., , . - I t is only fa ir to the first group th a t Governm ent do its p art in g ettin g the second group to cooperate in the m atter of safety of w orkers and Plants It is for th is reason th at the safety and health provisions were put in the W a lsh -H e a ly P u b lic C o n tra c ts Act. T hese provisions a re as follow s; , (i. K suppl tract rounc dangi said 2 C State dence 1 (e) I parat m ent 1 of an \ J \ te rn a C \ I I of Ls I Comi I U. S. 1 pose lie C, I supp] condi 1 m ero possi Of n< m an: quire Cont: not s 9 and safe to al is to teria secui tions w ork unfa: pare< H eal 1 builc 1 1 j 1 3 477 "1. In s a n ita ry , H azardous, a n d D a n g ero u s C o n d itio n s.. ,.f .... , No p a rt of such co n tra ct m ay be perform ed nor. .will, any of ,th e m aterials, supplies, articles, or equipm ent to be m anufactured or furnished under said, con tr a c t be m a n u fa c tu re d o r fa b ric a te d ,.in an y p lan ts, fa c to r ie s ,.b u ild in g s or s u r roundings or under w orking conditions which are insanitary or hazardous or dangerous to the health and safety of employees engaged i ;th e perform ance of said contract.--The Act, section 1 (e). , : ........ 2. Compliance w ith S ta te In sp e ctio n Law s. . Compliance w ith the safety, sanitary, and factory, inspection law s of th e State in which the w ork or p art thereof is to be perform ed is prim a facie evi dence y ^ l S n c ? w ith J i i s ^ ( s e c t i o n ^ l (e )) s u b s e c tio n .-T h e Act, section 1 (GT he m a jo rity of citizen s obey la!ws, traffic re g u la tio n s, etc. . W e have com paratively few thieves, m urderers, etc., b u t we do have to keep a police dep art m en t because of th e few v io la to rs t h a t alw a y s exist. .. . . The Safety arid H ealth R equirem ents have been prepared nder the guidance of an advisory com m ittee consisting of: .... . . i V. A. Z im m r, C hairm an, D irecto r, D ivision of L a b o r S tan d ard s; Jo h n F rey , M etal T rades' D e p a rtm e n t;'A m erican 'F e d e ra tio n of L abor; Voyta W rabetz, Chairman,' W isconsin Industrial Commission; President, In te rn a tio n a l Assn, of G overnm ental L abor Officials, . .. . ... . Cyril A insw orth, American Standards Association; . . r. . "W. H. W in an s, In d u s tria l R e la tio n s D ept., U nion C arbide C om pany, H erbert W. Payne, Textile W orkers Union of America; ^ n . ,, t_ L eo n ard G reen b tirg , -M. D., D ivision of O ccupational H ygiene, S ta te D e p art of Labor--New Y ork; : . ... W. G raham Cole, M etropolitan L ife Insurance Company; ' , . . H. L. Miner, Safety and F ire P ro tectio n Division, E. I. du P o n t de Nemours W. B. B eaver, M an u fa c tu rin g D ivision, M arshall F ie ld and bom pny ;. L. M etcalfe W alling, A cting A dm inistrator, D ivision of Public C ontra , U. S. D e p a rtm e n t of L abor. . ' A . . .. _ T he b asic s a fe ty an d h e a lth re q u ire m e n ts a re b ein g Vn m anted * t he p u r pose of im plem enting the safety and health provisions of th e W a lsh -H e a ly P lie C ontracts Act, and to serve as a guide to substantial compliance w ith the act I t is n o t in ten d ed t h a t th ese re q u irem en ts sh all in any Why supersede or supplant existing state laws, cods or standards dealing w ith safety and' health conditions for w orkers. " ^ V _u,. The v ariety of existing state laws, codes and standards applying to nu m erous specific industries, operations and processes indicates' why it is im possible to cover all types of em ploym ent exposures effectively in a single code. Of necessity, therefore, m inute specifications and detailed p articu alrs common in m any state law s and codes are om itted from the basicr safety `and h eaith re quirem ents. It is expected th a t employers subject to the W alsh-H ealy Public C ontracts Act w ill substantially comply w ith such state regulations although not specifically enum erated or set out in this set of S u e ra i requirem e s . The requirem ents set a m inimum of safe and healthful w o r * o an d e ffo rt t h a t in d u stry sh all provide fo r w o rk ers. They *!;e a^ S d re la te safe and san itary w orking conditions and cover m atters whIcJ n^ ply M anpower to all industrial plants irrespective of type and location. Industrial manpowe s t o k y a m ost essential resource of th e. Nation and any labor, plant, or m a terial w astage which impedes m aximium N ational production, menaces the s e c u rit of the Country. Accordingly, there is need for .extraordinary precau tions to conserve our industrial manpower, plants, and m aterials. Many new w orkers are going, into our industries, under unusual conditions to face new and u n fa m ilia r w o rk h az ard s. F o r th is re aso n th ese re q " it" e n t Vthe W a!shpared as instructions to employers perform ing contracts, under the W alsh H ealy P u b lic C o n tra c ts A ct of th e 74th- C ongress. The subjects covered in the m anual are: . . : . Safetv of buildings from a stru ctu ra l standpoint,- floor loading, etc., buildings; Housekeeping, m aterial storage and handling; Machine guarding; / E y e p ro te c tio n a n d o th er necessary p erso n al p ro tectiv e equipm ent, : Hand and portable power driven tools; . . . ,.tj. ik i Ii 478 Electrical equipment; ' ' ' . Heating, ventilation,' illumination; -Occupational diseases of the common and more serious ty p e s,; S a n ita tio n :and pfersonal service conyeniendes; . ... , . .. . D rinking w ater;'" . . ... . . . : F irs t Aid facilities. . . .'. M ost im portant, it w ill be required, th a t all .'plants m aintain th eir frequency r a t e T he m eth o d ' of co m p u tin g freq u en cy ra te '.is . 'th o ro u g h ly . explained a n d an example is given. r i;.-i .. , _ '___ ` This w ill in stru ct m any plant operators how to figure their frequency r and it w ill co n tin u ally , k e e p before, them a, ..picture, of ..their .own situ a tio n re la tiv e to frequency of accidents in their plant. . , \ . . : ' In endeavoring to' m eet the .basic, safety and health requirem ents, no need w a n t fo r help, assistan ce, o r advice,,.sinceuth e .best s a f e t y ^ e n pf In d u stry are available w ithout cost to any p lan t,. no m atter how sm all it may be , w h e re it is lo c a te d ..... T lje: 450 m en en listed ,in r th is .w o rk a re practical1 and ex p erien ced ; they: k n o w production. problem s in general,, and ;can be v ery b e lp tm to any plant, m anager desiring to provide safe, w orking conditions, m aking fo the g re a te st efficiency, both in quantity, and quality,.of,finished.products. _Th s a fe ty m en h av e been o rg an ized u n d er, th e ,tttl? of '.`N atio n al Com m it e C o n serv atio n ,o f M an-Pow er in !War In d u stries." . , . . . , , T he c o u n try is divided in to eight: regions,, e a c h /u n d e r -a nR eg io n ab D irector. Ohio is in R egion 4 u nder the able direction of-your own M r,-C arl Sm ith of the Safety Council, who is doing a swell job. This is an . o rg an izatio r^w ith in industry, made up of industries' safety leaders, and- experienced safety R e c to rs and engineers, who have been serving industry .for many years im the prevention of accidents. T he p ro g ra m is d irected and th e w o rk co ordinated by th e U. . D epartm ent of Dabor. . ' r ; T hese 450 sa fe ty m en in in d u stry , co v erin g th e entire: country, a re p u ttin g fo rth th e ir b e st efforts to p re v e n t loss of tim e by accidents, fires,-etc.. .T ey a assisted by a staff of about thirty-five full tim e men of the Division of Labor Standards, a branch of .the D epartm ent, of Labor: . - , ^ T he 450 m en a re s p e c ia l: a g e n ts of th e , D e p a rtm e n t of L abor, kn o w n " D ollar-a-Tear-iyren. T hese men under norm al conditions spend th eir time; in the plants of their employers, and in practically all.cases, have done an excellent job. Their plants, as a result, are plants th a t we have little ,to w orry a o fa r a s "loss of, tim e fro m accidents." !. - / - ......... ' ' , U nder the program , these special agents are giving a large p a rt o tim e to neighboring plants engaged in w ar::m aterial production. They assisting the plants th a t heretofore have not had the services, help and guidance of a n experienced sa fe ty engineer. I t ap p e a rs t h a t a- la rg e Pe rc e n ta g of " J "poor condition plan ts" w ill be b rought up. to -d esired standards throug help and assistance of these experienced safety men, now the F ederal Governm ent to do the job. A fter all, m ost plant owners and m an , / , , s d s s l r , c. do th e p ro p er, th in g , a n d w hen g lv . th e .c s s s a s y . I S ' - i S S anri inform ation are au ick to correct th e undesirable conditions in th eir pia th a t would ultim ately cause w astage in time, m aterials, production and m an- P WAs s ta te d before, th e re a re alw ay s a few w ho do n o t respond, and m u st be handled thro u g h daw enforcem ent m easures. U nder norm al peace tim e co - " s S f f a n d fires in a p la n t W e rt so rt o t a `" A 'J ' Tow " y em ployee an d em ployer. They suffered a n d p a id th e p en alty . The em ploy , V high insurance rates, loss of p lan t w ith, loss o f :profits; arid the e^ loyee' su fferin g ph y sical pain, loss of eyes, " A n g e rs,!legs, etc., w ith r e s u lta n t loss of DOW6r fo r h im self &nd his family* Today It isn't fust a fam ily affair, ' The whole nation each and every plant and Its workers. U *** :i ' g *" TM r thT L s ^ s r s r . ^ 2 " tie nhiis-ation of G overnm ent to take up the job. It is proper to conclude th a t w herever conditions exist th a t m ay-cause , - S = r l^S Z S g & S S S S O S Z X irig; w assist : " Th are coi of the and sa Divisio also o] plant i H ealth re'lativ m ay g< the cor ' Sh m atter State : City B B u re 'a t On p a r t o; City- G enforce things, ticipat Yo to rs bi manuf. : Th city ai a ls o . c< Navy, coordii Ti: , Th the we our be At like F, very d Ge subjec w ith st rigoro the w since : tr ia l i. In there enginf sim ila Jt on an a r e ' 2t rod--2 other- Ai requir A: consis D L e t's man i great T. shopk rich, f  m . : - ingr w e are ab le to apply th e W a lsh -H ea ly A ct to fire p rev en tio n 'an d th u is assist in the p lan t protection effort as well as the conservation of manpower. The activities of the N atidnal Committee for th Conservation of Manpower are coordinated w ith those of the Public C ontracts D ivision.: The special agents of the N ational C om m ittee'are used for educational work, and as safety salesmen, and safety consultant duties, and the investigators of the Public Contracts Division as follow -up ihen when enforcm ent m easures are' necessary. The plan also operates in the reverse order. JW hen W alsh-H ealy; investigators, check a plant in connection w ith W age-H our m atters, they also check for Sfty ana H ealth. Should th eir rep o rt indicate the existence of unsatisfactory conditions relative to safety an d 'h ealth , a special agent is given the inform ation so th a t he may go to the p lan t to volunteer'expert'.help, advice, and assistance in correcting th condition. : : -n ` . Should th is step fa il to hiring rifeout th e d esired re su lt, w e th en re fer the m a tte r to the local ' b'rdnch of : G overnm ent h aving jurisdiction, such as the S ta te F a c to ry In sp e c tio n ;iD! rtn i h t, th e S ta te /D e p a rtm e n t c>f Labor, or the City Building Inspctor, the local City or State F ire M arsha! or F ire P revention Bureau; the local City or S tate H ealth D epartm ent, etc.' . . Only a fte r th e medi'uiri o f alesm anship,' education, and ex p ert advice on the p art of the special agent, and the enforcem ent m easures of the local State and City. G overnm ent has failed,'does th e F ed eral G overnm ent ta k e any steps tow ard enforcem ent. The F ederal G overnm ent cannot compel any p lan t to do certain things, b u t it can, under the-W alsh-H ealy Act, prevent; the' company from p a r tic ip a tio n in 'g o v e r n m e n t!lco n trafcts-fo r a period of th re e y ea rs. You will note th at the W alsh-H ealy Act applies! not! only to prime contrac tors but to all plants from w hich m aterials are furnished, or in which they are m a n u fa c tu re d or fa b ricated . ' - :-?-/. ' . V ^ . , .. T he Public C o n tra c ts D iv isio n is. w o rk in g in clos cooperation, w ith all local city and state agencies, and they are all giving -excellent .cooperation. We are also coordinating our w ork w ith the plant protection sections of the Army an Navy. Excellent cooperation w ith these units is being m aintained, and the wor co o rd in ated in ev ery w ay possible. .......t w - - . ., Tim e is an im p o rta n t e le m e n t in th is m a tte r c o n fro n tin g us today. _ - The more tim e w asted by accidents-arid fires the longer it w ill take to win the w ar and every day tthe w ar is prolonged the more it w ill cost us in lives of our best young men. > ' \ : . . . . A t first th o u g h t, we p ictu re planes arid ta n k s com ing off a production line like 'F o rd s an d B uicks have been produced. I t isn 't t h a t easy. W a r equipm ent is very different from the products we have ben building the past years. General' M otors, in a recent publication, point out th a t w ar equipm ent is subject to m bre severe stresses,: striin and shocks. They m ust be b uilt to w ithstand the unpredictable. They'-m ust be m ore accurately m anufactured and rigorously inspected. Upon these tilings depend the saving of-hum an lives and the w inning of victories. F or th is reason, we need every available m an-hour since it takes more tim e to produce w ar equipm ent than it did our usual m dus- tr ia l p ro d u c t Of peace tim e. / ......... . . .... ,, In m o st people's m inds, a ll gasoline engines a re m uch alike. A ctually, there is a trem endous difference betw een an autom obile engine and an airplane engine.. They both use gasolirie, arid they are both 4-cycle, b u t beyopd th a t the sim ilarity ends. ' ` !.. , ,, J u s t to- m ake th is clear, G eneral M otors com pare th e m achine operations on ah Allisori engine connecting rod, w ith a Cadillac connecting rod. There a re 25 m achine o p eratio n s on th e C adillas rod--as a g a in s t 93 on the a irc ra ft rod-- 2/10 of a m a n -h o u r on th e one-- as against; a to ta l of 11 m an -h o u rs on th e o th er-- or 55 tim e s a s m uch! ' ~ ,, An autom obile c ra n k sh a ft req u ires ,62 opera,ti9 n s --a n A llison airplane engine An autom obile crankcase comes in,/one,: p ieee--an A llison engine crankcase co n sists of IT,pieces. , , ; , > ' J V ' -- _ .D o you see how our job is increased? ; D o.you see the value of m an-hours. L e t's n o t w a ste th em th ro u g h accid en ts and fires o r illn ess of em pioyees ^ E very m an ,and wom an should- be. kept: a t top! condition physically -to m aintain, the g re atest efficiency. : " : ' ' ' ! ;' There is a job for -everyone to do--fo r the m anufacturer, the w orker, the shopkeeper. And, know ing Americans, I-kriow it w ill be done. In a c o u n tr y ^ ricW so m ighty, it w ould indeed be to -o u r etern al sham e if w e sen t fo rth poorly- * 480 * TM .d American boys: to .ta k e empty plMW .nd to st.p e m r mopt m 4 ,to d o ,, A W a . th a t job W . sfssst^s ^ r ^ r s s 1'1"'"pai"* S ^ t < S i ! ^ % & & ' * " ,s ,e" -,< S v wm b* lh thIins. fuinnadleartnaaltlylnsgis,, atsh ewjeobMcan't be* d5ojn?e'^by* u2se?, o5f ruies^a n4a ^re d u lrefammeohutss. oI rt w ill ta k e w h o le h e a rte d c oper a *iono'JJJJL*- oSr S eedbrn an d w e lfa re a re a t s ta k e ., sticking together when cooperation is n e c e ssa ry fo r re s u lts .. S a fe ty ,ru le s a re n ec essary fo r g u i d a n c e , _ p * e ,fleld ^ u i w in th is, w ar. W e 5 h e rd te lo g a . M e id e h ta ^ n Be Prevehted. efficien t a tto rn ey s, to te ll us ju st e x a c tly now, .mo. . w ith th is enterprise.. Mr. Thompson. . ; u. * . n a te d a s an em ployer relations, u n '1- f 0 h , contacting employers with and dow n the length an d breath of the State of Ohio c o n c e r n pJ cuUon of the idea in mind of assisting them n P _ empioy and also to stress the claim blanks of the injured w orkm en in their employ anu a n e c e ssity fo r a p ro m p t filing of claim s. __ m . nv ,, . asa ist hia w ork m an In The law in Ohio places the b u r d e n o n th e e m p lo y e r ^ a s s i s t h s the filing of his claim- The law provides th a t the seven days a fte r th e accident occur. W ^ ln . ^ unm indful of the fact th at you ladies and job to perform in these tim es. W e d ^ w ish P in to " ' that Icer^er. A partm ent are not 1^ . aifflcu lt December, reference to compensation s zjssszs 1941, all of th e employers w ith reference to the same claim s take We believe th a t as a m atter o pu the employee th at > e a h o i^ . b ^ eon w orry of lost w ages freeJ ^ " g " f* d as a m atter of w elfare'of ._d .v,dual jf ke is freed from the A ^ of aoctor bills, the prom pt worry. I believe I can truthfully say a p / t o become hurt, and, therefore, -redo^ siv :^ s T t T Z S blanks' They have been placed there f e - e of m ents of the Industrial Commission called upon to determ ine claim s. W ithout the complete deflnite answ ers S rom addi- sr. u the freedom to present to them tke p reerence to your claim s and I am sure and" ready^to^answ er those questions. Thank you. (AP TM W b ite: I w ish w e -all m ight do th a t a certain Pole was the the Germ ans had control of ih ^ m ^ d they put a sign up on the park, p ^ w alk ed `For use of G erm ans only. f 1! ^ a nd h u n g it on a cem etery g ate, a couple o f blocks a n d crossed th e s tre e t anu u u u B *- No of man togethi start s of the Ou represe tion, ai Safety Mr "H d i d n 't (L . I a give t) th e ex: pretty I ; becaus Body, gettins m iles especi: more, you ki where have y here t "W hat (Laug T1 hotel i give y I la te t< went i the st Anyhc and a cup o fellow H (I I mome comps alien N to wr work. Gener when I hop' read < T Safet; hours subje. and I have their coope you t * Now, this; h aa been a fine meeting'. I know most, of you, a cross section of m anagem ent and labor all through the towns, and you are on the com m ittees together and it has been harm onious, p u t for fear somebody m ight w ant to s ta rt som ething, I w ant you to know th a t Tom Donnelly, the efficient secretary of the A m erican Federation of Labor, is here. Tom. stand up. (Applause.) Our next speaker is not an Italian, he is not a German, he is not a Jap. He rep resen ts th e F ish e r Body Company,, D etro it Division, G eneral M otors C orpora tion, and his nam e is McCarthy. Mr. M cCarthy. (Applause.) MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY AND INTEREST IN SAFETY ; ' Safety Director, Fisher m. j . McCa r t h y , . Body, Detroit ;Division, General -Motors Detroit, Michigan : - ' . : . " Corporation, Mr. C hairm an, L adies and G entlem en: ! "H e is n o t a G erm an, he is n o t a Jap ." He didn't tell you w h a t he was. He d idn't h av e to w ith a n am e lik e M cCarthy. (L a u g h te r) .' " '.' ' _ ' I alw ays like to come to Columbus. One of the best reasons is th a t they do give th e ir e x h ib ito rs fre e space an d , w e don't have , to pay to re g iste r. W hen the exhibits get hold of you up here they usually take you up and show you a pretty good time. ' . ,' I am delighted to hear our friend here say th at he is from W ashington, because in g ettin g around through the country in our various plants, and Fisher Body, as y o u know---excuse th a t, I am n o t a tte m p tin g to a d v e rtise a t all-- in g e ttin g a ro u n d th ro u g h th e c o u n try w e have a little p la n t w hich is ab o u t 40 m iles from W ashington, Mr. F orsythe. W hen you g et around to W ashington, especially when you have to get into W ashington and then back up a t B alti more, the first th in g they ask you in W ashington is, "Who do you know, who do you know, who do you know?" And when you get up to T arrytow n, New York, w here one of our other plants is, the first thing they say us there is, "W hat have you got, w hat have you got, w hat have you got?" B ut when you get down h ere to C olum bus, these v ery fine fellow s, the firs t th in g th ey say to you Is, "W hat are you going to have, w hat are you going to have?" I really like that. (L a u g h te r) Then again I like the D eshler-W allick Hotel. One of the reasons I like this hotel is the fact th a t is is the only hotel th at I have ever stopped a t where they give you m ore tow els than you can p u t in your suitcase. (L aughter) I got to the banquet here last night a little bit late, in fact I got here too late to eat. Some of the boys were sitting down here in the front row and we w ent out to eat a little bit later or about eleven-thirty and when I got down to th e s tre e t th e y to ld me to go to M arzetti's or some place down on Gay S treet. Anyhow I w ent down to another place and I was ju st down there about a block a n d a fello w cam e up to me an d ask ed me if I w ouldn't give him a dim e fo r a cup of coffee and some doughnuts. I looked a t him and I said, "W ell, my fellow, I am not in the habit of giving people money on the street." He said, "W h a t th e h ell do you w a n t me to do, open an office?" (L a u g h te r) I ju s t to o k exceptions to Mr. F o rsy th e 's re m a rk s th a t he m ade here a few m om ents ago. He said if there is any enemy alien in the crowd he is in bad com pany. I would s ta te i t th e o th e r w ay around, I th in k if th e re is any enem y alien in th e crow d here, w e a re in b ad com pany. ............... Now, I know w hat Forsythe was talking about when he says you have got to w rite these things. I am tied to the same thing. W e tak e on governm ent w ork. I have got th a t sam e thing, too. I had to have the whole crowd up in General M otors go through this thing before I could come down here. Now, w hen I go back th ey w ill possibly ask w e if I read it, and I will say "Yes," and I ho p e th e y don't m eet you fellow s an d I am going alo n g h ere and how m uch I read of this depends on how we get along. The su b je c t assig n ed to me to d ay is "M anagem ent's R esponsibility fo r S afety ." M an ag em en t's re sp o n sib ility fo r sa fe ty is a su b ject th a t w ould ta k e hours and hours, and hours for any of us to discuss, b u t before I get into th at subject I w ant to take the opportunity to thank my good friends, Tom K earns an d H a rry S ain ;a n d th e re s t of th e com m ission, fo r the splendid job th a t they have been doing in the S tate of Ohio, especially in so fa r as our association and their association w ith us in F isher Body is concerned. They gave us w onderful cooperation and I hope th at we have given you the same and I w ant to promise you th a t as we go into this safety w ork from here in we will give you more V \\ ' -* V I ' 1 >