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276 Twenty-firs! Congress--National Safety Council Heavy Machine Simp Division. Group A. Lycoming Mir. Co, Plant \o. I. \Vii!ianis|i'irt. iVtuisyjvaiua. The same division. Group B, United States Rubber Ortiiltam-. Sh't' Hardware Comjiany. Waterbury. Conn. "Your Hour-" T'm- next jan <* this sc?si was a >|*ccial feature entitled "Your Hour/* led hy T. H. McKennty. Sujiervisor oi I-alxir & Safety. Illinois Steel Com]jany. South Gii- caco. Ouesti<m cards had licet) distriimted and returned with safety problems, which Mr. McKcimry read irnn :lc floor, and then asked for solutions. Questions and answers were as follows: Question Xo. J: "It was expected that jwmt working schedules would cause more accidents, hut this lias not in-vit the ase: why not:** One reply was that plants arc not pressed for produnion. However, a 5trng percentage of the delegates were of the opinion that sjrrcadmg tin* work and putting new men on new jobs was causing accidents. A vote of delegates on whether or not frequency of accidents has decreased during 1V30 and 1V.11. resulted hi a vote showing a decided decrease. Question Xo. 2: "What jiractical means can le used to delect defects which may develop in crane wheels:** The replies included: risible insjiection for cracks, flat surfaces, etc.: tapping wheel* with hammer; also gauging the flanges. One well known ronqiany makes a monthly insiirction of all pans of the crane. Question Xo. S: "Have any troubles <ir injuries liecn encountered due to metal raps on safety shoes:** Several well-known companies do not icroiit any safety shoes except with steel t*c. Flammable material in a conqioshiun toe is considered objectionable. Practically every man went on rrc*ird as favoring metal tqiped toe* and a vote showed unanimous approval ut steel toes. Question Xo. -f: **\\*liat |fToccdurc should l*e followed if superintendents. forenien and worker* do not ot-nperaic in the accident jrrevcntiim program:** The answers included the following: Our management is always with us hut a pood organization will also off>et "pj*>itiJH to safety. Rutting objector* at the htads of safety com- nthievs will often effect a cure. Safety must l*cgin at tlir top. A safety engineer who cannot sell his wares to his men should move. The safety engineer must sell his wares to the management, and all executives are susceptible of Iwring influenced if projierly apjrradjcd. Both the emotional approach and the discussion of safety on a cost Iasi? are valuable to make the management listen. Question Xo. 5: "In the investigate*! oi accidents and near accidents, what is the lest method of procedure--through the foremen, hy a cmrniittec. hy a safety inspection, or otherwise :** Many delegates tawired an investigation hy ihc dqianmmt sujierhi- tendent and his mat. foremen, etc., with the safety engineer a* secretary and assisting in tlie questioning. Another suggestion was hy means of a trial. An immediate invest i Ration is advisable, since conditions s<*uj cltange. esiieciallv if someone is csjierially at fault. Question Xo. 6: *`Xmv tltat we are agreed that rcfjH:nsibility for accidents rests with the head of the dcfianment. what is the safety dciiartntenl doing to lighten the load of the foreman:** It was agreed that the safety department should help the foremen in every jKissilile way. It is important to ccmlrine safety and training. The final feature of the program was the presentation of the film strip entitled "Safety Kinks.** hy J. A. OartcL Chief of Safety Bureau. Carnegie Steel Company. Pittsburgh. Mr. Oartel presented a great variety of machines and devices with appropriate remark*. , AWOVRXMEXT 7 ir E N TV-E1 K S T A.V X C A I. S A E E TV CO X C K E S S X AT I u X A L S A / ETY CO C X C 11. Mining Section Officers 1931-32 General Chairman--H. Comixs, National Lead Co.. St. Francois. Mo. Viff-Chairman in Chart# of Membership (Coa! Mintug)--T in:mas h. Lir.iirrooT. Kopjicrs Coal Co, Pittsburgh. Pa. 1`ieC'Chairntan in Chart# of Membership {Metal .1/inittg)--I'. M. Arthur. Amer- . ican Zinc Coni|any oi Tennessee. Mascot. Town. I'iee-Chairnian--J. W. Alt, Calumet & Hccla Consol. Copjier Co, Calumet. Mich. riee-Choinnau--Frank B. Dunbar. Pickands. Mather & Co, Mather. Pa. Secretory and Xeics-Letter Editor--Daniel Hakkinctox, United State* Bureau oi Mines, Washington,^ I). C. Chairman Statistics Committee--\V. \V. Arams. United States Bureau of Mines. Washington. I). C. Chairman Entertainment Committee--]. T. RvaS. Mine Safety Appliances to, Pittslnirgh Pa. Publicity Committee--M. R. Rcim. Explosives Engineer. Wilmington. Del. K. Dawson Hall. Coal Age. New York. X. Y. Chairman Postcr-Slidc Committee--j. J. Forbes. U. S. Bureau of Mines. Pittsburgh. Chairman Engincerintj Committer--T. Metzger. Hudson Coal Co, Scranton. Pa. Chairman Program Committee--Cti as. F. Hazelton, Pickands. Mather & Co, Cleveland. Ohio. Members at Large 'S!. F. Fairlie, The Mining Corporation of Canada. Lid, Toronto. Om, Canada. H. C. Hexrif, Phelps Dodge Corp, Ristice. Ariz. R. X. Hosler. Coal Mine Section. Pennsylvania Compensation Rating & In- si>cction Bureau. Harrislmrg. Pa. George Martinson, Pickands. Mather k Co, HiMmig. Minn. C. A. McDowell. Pittsburgh Coal Co, Pittsburgh. Pa. D. D. Moffatt. Utah Copper Co, Salt !.ake City. Utah. Howard I. Young, American Zinc. Lead and Smelting Co, East St. Louis. III. TUESDAY MORNING SESSION October 4, 1932 The sessions of the Mining Section convened with General Chairman W. H. Gmtins. National- Lead Company. St. Francois. Missouri, presiding. Aitcr welcoming the delegates. Chairman Comins asked for the rc|ort of the Statistics Committee which was presented hy W. \Y. Adams. U. S. Bureau oi Mines. Washington. D. C, Chair man. in part as follows: 277