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s' `kSfevW1' r>V. i-;i . . . i^4 revelation in breathing comfort, lightness, protective efficiency and length of filter life The M.S.A. Comfo Respirator has every quality an ideal dust respirator should have! It weighs only a trifle over 3 ounces. It successfully filters out dust particles a fraction of a micron in size (and a micron is 1 23000 of an inch). Due to the unusually large area and special nature of the filters, breathing resistance is lou-er; filter life is longer; filter replacement cost is less. Cumfos have received the approval of the U. 5. Bureau of Mines . . . official governmental testing laboratory for respiratory protective equipment. Your men will like their easy comfort and extra protection; you'll like their low first cost and maintenance cost. Prove the advantages of M.S.A. Comfo Respirators under your own conditions; order a feu1 for trial. The men it bo wear them will tell you the difference. MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY Braddock, Thomas and Meade Streets, Pittsburgh, Pa. District Representatives in Principal Cities ifcSmiWBER^SMB CHROME MOLY CONSTRUCTION CfaJbucMtks,do^ IN TRI MO-ALLOY* PIPE WRENCH You can put every ounce ofstrength behind the pull on this improved new pipe wrench, knowing that its allalloy strength withstood in actual tests a strain of over 29 inch tons (far more than you will ever put upon it.) In addition to the terrific strength of all-alloy steel construction, you have the assurance ofTrimo non slip, non-locking grip to protect you against bruised knuckles and more serious injuries. No wonder it pavs to plav safe with Trimo! TRIMo Made by TRIMONT MFG. CO., INC., Roxbury (Boston), Mass. NVTIONAL SAFETY \K\\"> i # The great ma- wider use in all jority of new ears forms of transpor- are now delivered with tation is surely in the this added protection in interest of greater public all windows. Anything that safety. Correspondence is done to further its even and inquiries are invited. 1. | B B K Y . o \Y K % S F O It 1) <; L A S S C O II I1 l N V . . . T 0 I, E D () , O ft t o SFFTKMHKK. I'KCi For Better Poster Displays -Use These Frames The effectiveness of safety posters depends large ly on their proper display and locat'on, To assist members, a choice of 3 different sizes of light-weight poster frames are made available. These 3 different sizes make it possible to have a poster frame that will "fit in" any place from the plant entrance, lunch room, employment office, or any department. .-rames are grooved on the sides so that posters can be easily and quickly inserted. They are made of 26-gauge sheet steel, electrically welded, and are finished in a fine, black ebony baked enamel. Net weight of the larger frame is only 2 pounds. PRICES-- F.O.B. CHICAGO ^HOWN ABOVE f 3 POSTERS No. I . . . .One 17x23 inch and r'HiCt two 9x12 inch................ $3.00 each No. 2 ..... . I 7x23 inch.................$2.00 " No. 3 , 9x12 inch ................$ 1.00 " Order from the NATIO NAL 20 North Wacker Drive SAFETY COUNCIL, INC. Chicago, Illinois \ VI7<I\ W. v KKTY \I-:\V< CARNEGIE FLOOR PLATE KPTKMBKR. 1935 National Safety News Published monthly in the interest of accident prevention and the health of industrial workers VOL. 32, No. 3 CONTENTS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1935 l.mnsville--The lv(5 <,tigress City . , . ........................................... .11 \o Half-Way Measures in Dust Control--Arthur S, Johnson ... 17 The Driver Has His Troubles lltnry /, Drngas........ ......................................lb "Every Possible Safety Measure"--7', IT. Osgood.............................. ............... AO An Accountant Analyzes Safety Savings--Stanley Pembrdg* Grand Rapids Is Safety Conscious--Curtis Billings............ Kansas Health Authorities Fight Accidents-- "trie U, Brown, M. D. ... Steps to Safety--Roy R. Randall............ . ..... ................ ('leaning Exterior Walls of Buildings bv Sandblasting or Steamblasting-- Industrial Data Sheet U-Gcn. u . - - - ................................ Raising the standards of Industrial Medicine--,!/. ,V, Xavquist, .!/, D............... .,?4 Looking Toward ihe Congress Elementary Safeguarding Is Still Important........................ 58 And Sudden Death-- T .1. Furnas .................... . . .... . . .... .. bo Regular Departments Editorial ........ .. The Managing Director s Page The Safety Exchange Industrial Health The Bulletin ir.i Personals ! ..... 10 '0 s4 Pi The Safety Library The Honor Kol! Gamut? Events With the Manufacturer The hovers `service The Accident Baromeun Oil to os ,T2 -A Carman T. Fish, Editor Curtis Billings, Associate Editor Stanley H. Kershaw, Poster Editor C, H. Miller, Advertising Manager Copyright 1 \*Ah by National Safety Council Inc printed in L'H A PuhliKhed monthly, r.ntered as -*- MC<i I ass mailer June j |*i2J at in** l*o-( > ilb*e ,<t (`hieau'i III under the 4<t <>(' Maf-h I Audit.4in.il entr\ t* Mon The subscription price t*> members fur extra < pn-w- ..f me N \TP*NAL r \FKTY ts $4,00 per vejir. Single >>opteR, 40 cents Retimed quantity prici` tor vearlv subacnpions and single copies n request Auhsi riptions are a>,niahle onlv m members *-f 'in* S'ttiun-ti s.if.-ti Member Audit Bureau of Circulation This magazine is indexed m the (miustn.il Arts Index exSprteastesmioennsts<tfanthdeoirpianuiothnosrsA,d, vnaontcethdosine soigfntehde aNrtantiolennalare&t!o(bvecuonudnecrisl.tood as individual National Safety Council, Inc. coripcffHiue-- Vow-Commer/Muf-- Son-Political- - S'un-Sttinrmn 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, U. S. A. New York Office, 9 East 41st Street Office of the Education Division, 1 Park Ave., New York City National Safety Council Officers, 1934-1935 jolts L. {,*iste Presnient, HOtl? HT l, ' ATMS, Vice-President for Public Gletv 0, If li,,s.`.HL, Vice-President for Pub lic Itclathms l ew lb Pai mi:r. Vice-president for Safety Councils Ai.hi.wt N, Hla.i i a, Vico-President tor engineer im C. \V. Smith, Viee-Prexdeiit for Indus trial hull*tv It, r. Sm i.nsu s. v rce-Prrside*il ior Mentbersh.p Cassius H, Watson, M,D,, Vice-President for Health \i ui iti \V, \\hctn.v, Viee-Presulent for I ducatmn Wltf-iAM !:. Worth, Vice-President for S inanee nut Ireusiirrr W, !b t, amlron , Aecrotarv and Manur ing Director Executive Committee Members at Large Tub Aiiovn OrncERs anus A. I., Armstrong, iuisfmau Kodak Co. ', it, (.'arrow, .Safety Section, A>-.ueiu- tton of American Hadroads i, Ic. Ct l.lines, Oethlehem Steel Coin. Harry IiUilucrt, The Pullman Co. fc T. Hellmlth, f,h cago North Sliore mii Milwaukee ha 11*.n( o flMMAS P. KhAllNS, industrial f.olllilll'4* sum of <>h*o Thomas II, MacDomi t>. t`. s_ Bureau of Public Hoads iiuWARD .1, MlllBt.s, Portland M'llifiit Association Harold L. Miner. Si.. I. duPont de Ne mours & Co. iEOrge L. Nanioru, `ienerat Kleelric Co. Harry A, Kchilt*. l.'mted Slates Steel Corp. Safety Council Representatives t.UUit.NCE P, Taylor, Massachusetts Safety council Walter Dent Smith, Delaware Safety Council C. E. Ralston, Western Pennsylvania Safety Council D. L. Fennlll. Kansas Crtv Safety Council ItOBkRT L, ht_H MITT, l.-iili is S lilt* S.tlelv Council H, B, Fortitn, Lehigh Valley S.u'otv Coancii Franklin M. Kri mi., Cv.mston Safety council Sectional Reoresentatives cart, !.. \V. Fiskl, hi.. Marine F, SV. Urals, Wood Products Haroi n 11; Hoitman. Street and High way intifir Merle C. Hale, Automotive and Machine Shop I, W, Millard, Accident Prevention Equipment Manufacturers Fester D, Sevmoir. Vernnauttmi S. A. Voss, Metals Past Presidents HonuiT W < t.iuou 11. \thir T, Mori.v l.fcw H, IHi-miji David Van S(iU5K* HaI.I'II C. Hli.HtHIlS' f H AHLI.S P, liM M is Arthur H, Virsi. Mxriis K. I)iw Lewis A. DiJtims Cahl B. Uti Chari.es B. Scorr Walter if, King Homer L, NTis/* Lt.-Col. Henry A, IIimsmm t': 1st.I si Pi TTMmsi C \i. \V. Brniati ist James L Binash * I Ifvejvfii Honorary Members Bnnr.HT \V. Cahimime ATtnN 40 Jays A SsM.INI | RS Arthur Williams : TFM Clf.JHD r  """'uVuFRS OVER BESS.* fIS>' jaiwyeH?# 1 -* I i HV n " 0F HAND INFECTION bedUCE voub bate CLEAN uava SOAP_ 4SI If you could make sure ail hands get really clean before your men leave the plant your rate of hand in fection would be reduced! Can this be done? Is there any safe, simple way to remove embedded grime and grease from minor abrasions on workers' hands? "Yes." say scores of industrial plants, "Lava Soap gets all the dirt . . . every time," Lava is made specially by Procter & Gamble to clean grimy hands quickly and safely. It combines cleansing in its two elemental forms , . . dissolving plus scouring. Lava's lather dissolves the surface dirt. Its finely pow dered pumice rubs out the ground-in dirt. Its glycerine and soothing oils protect the skin. Lava costs no more than ordinary soap... lasts much longer. Works well even in cold, hard water LAVA SOAP Gets Dirt Fast.. Protects the Skin FREE!! LAVA SAFETY POSTERS Safety Directors of leading industrial plants malt pattaol'the country have requested these posters and are now on our mailing list. A new jet of posters is mailed out every two months. they are yours merely by filling out and mailing this coupon to Procter & Gamble Go.. Dept. LNSS5 , Box ISO!, Cincinnati, Ohio. 'o-iup W*tends ckan Sumbrr ,r. .-i IVou.-'d hf /nrerecrea in Prices on Cava A Procter 6s Uamble Product SEPTEMBER. I'm 8 ANNOUNCING j the JS[ew f AO GOGGLE (Patented) from the FUL-VUE Glasses Come Its Comfort and Qood hooks . . . from the New Arched Lens Comes Its Strength Unobstructed Vision -- Highset endpiece takes hinge and earpiece out of line of sight -- removes every obstruction to fullvision -gives dressy appear ance of the most popular style of glasses. Rocking PearlPads--Universal pivot supports allow the pads to adjust themselves to the sides of the nose --no slipping. No pressure. No metal to dig in or irritate. High-Arch 6' Curve Ler-New lenses are ground from finest case-hardened ophthalmic crown glass to a curvature of fourtimesthatofastandardgoggle. About twice usual strength. Here is a new goggle that will make your eye safety pro gram far easier to enforce . . . far more effective in saving e:a and dollars. The AO Ful-Vue goggle has ail the comfort ... ail the dressy, dignified appearance of the famous Fui-Vue Glasses .., high-set end pieces . ,, pearl nose pads and many other features. In addition it has the new High-Arch 6-Curve lens---virtually tune as stnnv. it is the ideal eye protection for most machine operators -for all workers requirin'.: open-frame goggles. Get in touch now with the nearest AO branch office for ,ti. immediate demonstration. American Optical Company Manufacturers, for more chan 100 years, of products to aid and preserve vision, factories at Soufhbnd#e. Mass. In Canada, Consolidated Optical Co., Ltd. Branch offices m alt principal industrial renters !?SU NATIONAL SAFETY NEVIA LINCOLN SHRINE In the field of higher education is the .. ; ` University of Louisville, With depart ments of medicine, dentistry, science, engineering, Jaw and college of liberal arts with an enrollment in all depart ments of approximately 2,500. Louisville's hotels uphold the hospit-. able traditions of Old Kentucky, com bined with the modern luxuries which discriminating guests appreciate. The , hotels provide 3,500 rooms, and when ' *,' "*. ^ ifdditionali^ice.'IsW'ee^ed 'foP a' large ! * convention, the facilities of a number of modern apartment hotels can be ptiyjgsd.. ' V 'W Louisville has been host to many large gatherings, in recent years, , Louisville's iniiultrtes have Always , been, well.,represeatgd in..the member-; ' t ,, - ship of, the National Safety (Council. For ` .IW > - ' l .u*.,;. the past fourteen years the city has had an active community safety council which has received its financial support . ,!^v, <Av-I>. mf, v ;w *o " V,t'.f* Via ((frL >! tACEiARy .i/TAVp, MONUMENT SEPTEMBER, 1935 NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS Published by National Safety Council, Inc. More Worker Delegates Militant Motorists E HVKR since the beginning of the safety movement we have heard that "safety must start at the top." Execu tive participation is indispensable, not only for the prestige ALF a century ago Carrie Nation set out with her hatchet to vanquish the .Demon Rum. A tew weeks ago her modern prototype, Mrs. Carrie Newton, of Colorado it gives to accident prevention work in the plant and on a firings. started a crusade against parking restriction- with national scale but also for the leadership that the executive her car as a weapon. minds can give. "I'm sick and tired of driving around looking for parking The attendance of industrial leaders has always been welcomed at the Congress, and it has contributed much to the success of these annual meetings. Too often the Annual -Safety Congress is regarded as a meeting for a specialized group--the safety men. But in dustry is beginning to realize more and more that safety is - imething which involves the whole organization. Wherever ,i good record has been made, safety started at the top but it didn't stop there. Supervisors and workers have played an important part in the results. For many years a lew members of the Council have been -ending one. two or even a small group of workers, in addi tion to safety engineers and executives, as delegates to the Congress. space and the bus outfits making a depot of downtown streets and saying I can't park there. I'll show them." she declared. After carrying an arm load of signs to the dump, Mrs. Newton was lined cC'5. Then she began knocking over signs with her car. The campaign ended in a padded cell after its leader had broken all the windows in the women's ward. This would "fni to be an extreme example of the rugged individualism that -urmnimes develops with ownership of a . ar. More familiar symptoms are occupying the center oi the road, driving through red lights and demanding the right of way. Motorists who chafe at parking restrictions and regard the buses as juggernauts hogging the streets do nor realize that the great majority of people depend on the common carriers for transportation. The transportation companies Why hate they done so? pay all taxes that are imposed on motorists and a few special Because through these rank and file delegates the workers of industry get the "feel" of the safety movement. The delegates return to their jobs real missionaries of safety. It is a signal honor to be sent, and one to be striven for, Accomplishment in the field of accident prevention becomes ones. They are trying to provide safe service in streets in fested with incompetent and inconsiderate motorists. Anyway, unrestricted parking would probably prove dis appointing. Nine times out of ten, some other motorist would be there first, a coveted prize and safety gains ground. Because the companies which have used the Congress in this way vouch for its value, the Council is this year recom mending the plan to other members. If enough worker delegates attend, a special function will be held , for .them. The Congress is held for the benefit of members. Here is ,i way to secure even greater benefits from it. In This Issue ELEVEN years ago the National Safety Council held an Annual Congress in Louisville. Those who attended have not forgotten, It was a Congress marked by -erintiatlention to business at the sessions and a gracious hospi tality which made the leistre ho,"'s of the week delightful. Page III c t. * Have You Read Them? Putting in a lew fan- and ducts i- not dust-control. The THREE articles which have appeared in national maga problem is a highly complicated one, involving engineering. zines during all who are the past month associated with are of safety special work. interest In the to Tirfiral August 'and legali -kill. * Page 17*. * number of the Amrrinm Magazine, Governor Harold C> What doe- a lommercial driver think about -ufety? One Hoffman of New Jersey, who is chairman of the Street and of them tells us. Plea-ing the company, the customers and Highway Traffic Section of the Council, presents a search the public at large is his job. and he needs all the help he can ing analysis of the public safety problem, In the September get from ihe management. Page Id). '..in'irt' Hiunr huirwii, Paul Lie Kruit tells how Milwaukee ft made a remarkably low traffic fatality rate. Other magazine- Ntfety work on the construction of the Colorado River are also tinding safety an absorbing theme. Aqueduct by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern An article of a different type appeared in the August !'< 'uirrr' Map-tr, ft presents the gruesome details of highway id Idents with a sickening realism. This article is reprinted California is Swing conducted with careful attention to all important details, The hazards are serious but they are being offset with modern ettU'D'ee'o and trainm'c i Page J'U on pace > of this ts-ite through permission of I hr limtii'n' O'.i'i-tt, It is nut pieasant reading and we feel (hat safety Every safety man would like to discover some method education -hould not contain too much literature ol this whereby the -jtety savings could be reflected more dearly 'enure, tint we do wish the picture it presents could lie in the company's accounting -ystem. An accountant who dashed before even- motnri-t who is tempted to drive too is familiar with the value of safety work discusses the prob fat for his reflexes o- pass another car on a curve. lem ' Page SEPTEMBER. 1 *):?> I 10 The Managing Director's Page Most People Die in Bed ARK 'INVARS' said. "Beds are the must dangerous M places in the world. Isn't it true that most people die there.'" That statement is perfectly true as far as it goes, but it needs some additional explaining. Most people do die in bed. but usually from causes which occurred elsewhere. Fur the present, we shall confine our discussion to one cause of premature death and disability--home accidents. We know how home accidents can be prevented. The problem is to convince housekeepers that accidents need not happen. As usual, this will require a combination of persua sion and discipline. Perhaps some day government inspectors will have authority to inspect homes for accident hazards, and the day will surely come when no industry will be per mitted to operate under flagrantly unsafe conditions. if the laws of the land can compel public school education, vaccination and other measures for public welfare, can it not also insist on protected homes? And just as soon as industry realizes that thousands of its trained workers are lost every year through home accidents will they not extend their safety programs? A recent study of 500 harrowing home accident cases, treated in a single hospital, makes it clear that home folks seldom realize the accident possibilities in their own homes. Accidents do not prevent themselves, although luck does seem to step in and protect the victims at times. Mother and the girls must learn to keep house and guard against slippery floors, dangerous washing machines, dark places and frayed electrical cords. The machine age is in the home as well as in the factory but the homekeepers do not seem to realize It. They are not trained in the uses of machines. If the floor lamp looks ornamental and fits into the decorative scheme, little thought is given to the reliability of the electric cord. Not one bath tub in a thousand has a rubber mat and proper handholds. INTERESTING ITEMS The National Red Crons will distribute i0,000 copies of the National Safelv Council'* statistira! pamphlet "Accident Fact*-- 1935 Edition" to its many Chapter* and cooperator*. There arc now v?5 cities and 35 -tale* enrolled in the National Traffic Safety Content. The Council'* membership is increasing with the improvement in business. In one day recently eight new memberships were added to the thousands of members valiantly i ooperatine in the National Safety movement. There never was a time when the newspaper and magaatne pre-was aivina more attention to records of arridcnl-, -pcciai article-, cartoons and olher forms of publicity, partirularlv on automobile accidents. Popular mazarines like the .imrrtron, the LitdipV //omr Imirnnt, Rcndcrv Oiliest, and others are reroauiainit the appallinc number of deaths due to street and highway accidents anil ihe 'averaae man" is bein* appealed to in a constructive way. Remember--"This Year It's Louisville." 1 hv pnnii.-m ,iiwa\5 i.s. How can wt- u-ll the i.tmiiy .juuik '.hose thing-- How can we encouraee regular inspection-; r home.- Him can we make otherwise intelligent people aware of these dangers?" To combat this ignorance and lack of thought for protec tion there has been the teaching of safety in the schools, and. of course, the women's dubs, parent teacher associations, insurance unipanies. the Hoy Scouts, ami many other agencies have made safety an incident of their influence. But it is the employer who can exert the greatest influenceover the family. If he genuinely interests himself in the welfare of the worker, and makes it clear that no working condition will he permitted to kill or maim the employees, then industry can say to the worker, "You know how we have studied the causes of accidents in our jobs. 'You know that we do not tolerate unsafe working conditions. You know that the wile and children are just as liable to he injured bv machines used in the home." And through his committees, bulletin boards, payroll en closures, safety calendars and other influences he point.-. that "he doesn't want to lose his old time friend and worker and he doesn't want this friend of his to lose his wife or sit up nights with a seriously injured child." I almost hesitate to point our so obvious an influence within the grasp of the employer. One of our large corporation members has seen this in valuable opportunity and recommended miniature -afetv organizations in the home. There are many variations to the plan but it is based on the familiar contest idea now being used o successfully in thousands ot industries. There should be a bulletin board in the hall, the kitchen, or .-.muother conspicuous place to focus information about home accidents and how to prevent them. A "no-accident month" campaign is a part of the plan; a score is established for merits and demerits--for good or bad safety conduct, as well as for systematic inspections. Then there is a list of instructions on the bulletin board -- how to prevent falls, burns and scalds, treatment of cuts and scratches, the careful use of equipment, the storage of hazardous supplies, and the many other interesting met InI* known to industry. Under the auspices of the National Safety < '.wuvil mon th,an a dozen industries were persuaded to try this home safety influence. The sample campaign lasted six months imi was c tl'ed After the Whistle Blows." Literature v. supplied and reports ot all accidents in the homes during the period were required. In a sense the safety movement U ,i new experience -n human history. Safety must become a primary part of the education of every child born into this world, bur we mu-: also persuade the adults that they fhnuld have -ini nm-i have--t larger share and influence in the safety movemen* if we ire 'o solve the accident problems, # NATION AL SAFETY NEW - PUBLIC LIBRARY , ,. , . / '* '' to the northern border of the United States than it is to the Gulf Coast. Louisville is nearer to Windsor, Canada, than to Memphis, Tennessee, and nearer to New York than New Orleans. Fur thermore, the city is almost an equal distance from the Rocky Mountains and the Atlantic Seaboard. Eight trunk line railroads, the Missis sippi Valley waterway system, an airway system and scores of bus and truck lines serve Louisville north, south, east and west. A terminal railway belt line serves the industries of the city. Louisvilla's municipal airport, ha^,a rating among the best in' the country.-.' t-' * , Among the educational facilities of the City are 77 grade schools} .Sight-'junior high schools, and sij-senior hi^t schools, with a total enrollment of 47,065 pupils. t > UNIVERSITY LOUISVILLE -;:4 CA'VA -.v* PUBLIC LIBRARY , ,. , . / '* '' to the northern border of the United States than it is to the Gulf Coast. Louisville is nearer to Windsor, Canada, than to Memphis, Tennessee, and nearer to New York than New Orleans. Fur thermore, the city is almost an equal distance from the Rocky Mountains and the Atlantic Seaboard. Eight trunk line railroads, the Missis sippi Valley waterway system, an airway system and scores of bus and truck lines serve Louisville north, south, east and west. A terminal railway belt line serves the industries of the city. Louisvilla's municipal airport, ha^,a rating among the best in' the country.-.' t-' * , Among the educational facilities of the City are 77 grade schools} .Sight-'junior high schools, and sij-senior hi^t schools, with a total enrollment of 47,065 pupils. t > UNIVERSITY LOUISVILLE -;:4 .. ' W ,, CHURCHILL DOWNS .<v v '; > partly from the Community Chest for ' ' its public safety woA and th6 other half . : , S^ce its ,trganiart](^i, JO July, 1921, h*leaders . vt ' have served-'aS .officers. The'present tf,. -- offtt sjtfeiijPiteid^it'^, j,0'iSrieri( Jr., 6M .--v, ;'v '`atc.*''-,,; "''* < U W t, - ^ r^ry.*'v-,.' ` ,\-'*,* `s-vj,**&*.*^* ' . , '**>:. public. Aifpthtr receat advance along *" . ' ' ' ?<* mayyears Louisville has been . ; one o( the leaders in safety .wcirl: In the ," \...'. 1*' ' SEELBACH HOTEL brown.: F"*r" ';" : ,t,V vi"' V #&{&.'v- - ,. : . . -.j. ^00 street'.bulletin boards cutymg public safety posters. The U......... , yCbUncil furnishes a large number of ` ' - *" for various meetings and has . * , baas conducting a continuous radio pn>- ,. .. . - v.'pSjjj,. 'An active Home Safety Com- j >:^**:-4' ^ -^brlUi the; Parent-Teacher other interested xngshu- - 1<P$partUW!nt\ ?. 17 No Half Way Measures in Dust Control By ARTHUR S. JOHNSON Assistant to the Manager, Engineering Department, American Mutual Liability insurance rmmpanii TO CONTROL its dust hazard to the extent of making the occur rence of pneumoconiosis improb Dust control is not an event; it is a program that requires concentrated day-to-day attention able, industry must do much more than buy mechanical dust removal equipment and set it going. With it there must be al to the amount of silica in the air not produce disabling lung pathology, set up a routine of check and double breathed. A new ray of hope lies in yet we are faced with the facts of claims check, perhaps whole new operating some fairly good evidence that there prosecuted successfully. Quantity of practices and a sharp definition of re may be muted dusts in which such dust dust, rather than quality, was doubtless sponsibilities. This all boils down to as limestone, gypsum, coai, hematite, responsible for any ill health. Some day-to-day attention to a program de clay or cement dilute the silica hazard state regulations require dust exhaust signed upon a lone range health con and produce less physiological reaction machinery on some operations. We servation policy. Hall-way measures un than the silica content operating as pure must, therefore, include for control some related to each other won't work. N'or quartz alone. dusts which by nature may not be harm is this a "done once, done forever" affair. Dust controi is not an event, it is a program that never finishes. A second group of dusts produces somewhat the same clinical picture as silicosis in its early stages, yet the x-ray ful. Our fourth grade of hazard is tuber culosis. Tuberculosis is a disease caused Experts seem to be in rather general of the chest shows the shadows pretty by a germ, and probably more useful agreement about tour grades of pneu much confined to the lymph ducts. The work has been done to control this moconiosis hazard. First, quartz caus damage appears not to be so serious as disease than almost any other. From ing real silicosis, a serious solidification silicosis in many ways, particularly in time immemorial the dusty trades which of the mass of the lungs by fibrosis or that it is not progressive nor does it pre we now speak of as having a silicosis growth of scar tissue. It takes years to dispose to tuberculosis. The dusts pro hazard were always among the danger get started, but once started is progres ducing it certainly should be classified spots for tuberculosis. What we now sive, a condition which will not stop and as absorptive and therefore harmful al know is this: that silicosis makes a first cannot be cured. After exposure of 15. though not in the same category as class place for tuberculosis to thrive in '0 or 25 years, men in certain trades ac quartz. There is no question but that ana kill the patient off much earlier than cumulate this fibrosis of the lungs which lessened lung capacity results from them would silicosis alone. Opinion seems to lessens their capacity for physical labor, after long enough exposure but it cer be that perhaps simple silicosis un ft makes them short of breath and tainly takes more dust and more time to complicated by tuberculosis may seldom causes certain well - defined clinical lower capacity for work. Asbestosis falls be fatal, but shortens the working life symptoms. X-rays of their chests show in this group and apparently similar con of the victim just as angina, arterio characteristic shadows. A few of these ditions develop from exposure to ex sclerosis, and such degenerative diseases men die as a direct result of this condi cesses of many mineral dusts relatively do. tion. low in free silica content. On the other hand, we may expect Although few oi them have their from 'ubercuiosii one oi two things: physical capacity to work lessened even Inert Dusts first, a man brings tuberculosis, no mat in 15 or 20 years, there may lie actual ter how dormant it may be. into a dusty lung impairment which predisposes them A third group of mineral dusts may trade, he may reactivate the tuberculosis to tuberculosis. The cause of this sili be harmless in reasonable quantities. and have his case diagnosed as "aggra cosis is silica, as free quartz, not com T he result of work by some investigators vated by" the dust; or second, by get bined with other elements in the form of which has been published recently indi ting simple silicosis or perhaps other silicates, but the quartz as found free in cate clay, talc, emery and carborundum pneumoconiosis, and then contracting granite, md in its purest natural form as dusts to be inert, in some animal ex Miherculws from tubercular associates flint and canister. The studies made of perimentation these dusts did not pro either at work or elsewhere, die of tuber many cases of stiicosis and the exposures duce fibrosis. Contrariiv, there have culosis superimposed on silicosis. Tuber which caused them in the rock indus been claims for disability from workers culosis associated with silicosis does not tries, and grinding industries, fire who alleged that the exposure to these respond well to treatment. Regardless brick making, etc,, have shown that the same dusts caused their ailments. Ex of the fact that tuberculosis is an infec hazard is silica and that it is proportion perts state that these dusts generally do tive disease not necessarily oecupation- SEPTF.MBER. 103.5 18 al. we must face this fact, that tubercu losis is so utten the disabling result ol dust exposure, that dust ..ontrol must include tuberculosis control at the same time. Measuring the Hazard Summarizing, we have three dust haz ards; (1) quartz, which produces true silicosis -- a progressive, lung-disabling disease; (2) some dusts which produce a pathology which usually is not serious and is nut progressive alter exposure stops, yet a pneumoconiosis none the less, and (3) some dusts which para doxically are probably relatively harm less, yet have been the claimed basis for tuberculosis and other disabilities. In the absence of adequate diagnoses, occu pational histories and a more satisfac tory method of adjudicating claims than prosecution at common law, we must conclude that it is necessary to And a practical method for controlling all min eral dusts. Let us now see whether it is necessary to give them all the same de gree of control. We have learned that the silicosis haz ard is measured by the amount of silica in the air breathed. This means that with but few exceptions it is directly proportional to the amount of dust in the air and the percentage of siiica that is in the dust. The studies which have established the safe limit, or tolerance, or threshold limit for continuous expo sure without deleterious effect, have ar rived at 5 million particles of quartz dust per cubic foot of air, none of which dust is larger than 10 micra in size. I think we need to digress for a moment to visualize what is meant by 5 million particles of dust of such tiny size. We know it is invisible to the naked eye be cause it takes 15 to 20 times that much to produce a haze, and even that isn't visible as particles of materials. The particles, therefore, are so small as to thwart imagination. As one looks across a dusty room and sees great gobs of dirt floating in the air. settling out rather rapidly, or being blown around by draft currents, he is told that that is not the oust we are talking about. The danger lies in such tiny particles that they could be run be tween the bearing and the ihait of a very tine machine and not touch, for a micron is roughly .00004 of an inch. Five particles of sand, each piece so small as to be only .02 of an inch m diameter, pulverized down to 5 micra. makes just that 5 million particles for loading a cubic foot. This means that things by arbitrary standards. if it is found necessary to exhaust the dust at its point of origin so that that which gets into the breathing zone ul the workers will be S or fewer million invisible motes in each foot of space, we haven't begun when we get out only the I Du^ts which are known to he largely quartz, 50 to 100 per cent, which represents die sands, and sand stones which are used m molding operations, iand blasting operations, abrasive pulverizing, ganister brick mixing and other such operations, can well be grouped tor a limit of D million particles, visible dirt. We are confronted with the astounding fact that the health hazard has not been touched, even though an exhaust is 98 per cent efficient in terms of the weight of dust. If we cannot vis ualize such an invisible hazard, it at least warns us not to throw together some tin ducts, motors and fans, and call it dust control. Returning to our main theme, iet me repeat 5 million particles per cubic foot as the bench mark for quartz dust. Since the hazard is in proportion to quartz, the less quartz the less danger, or con versely, the less quartz the more dust may be permitted. Now, is there a top limit of dustiness which, regardless of quartz content, might be considered a maximum above which nothing would be safe, and up to which only the inert or so-called "safe" dust might go? it seems to be pretty well agreed among the investigators that there is a top limit and this figure, or second threshold limit, is 100 million particles. In other words, no matter what the dust is, it's dangerous if the concentration is greater than 100 million particles per cubic foe'. In between these limits must lie the points of safety which take the propor 2.. Dusts which come from the hard rocks used m the building and monumental trades which run 30 to DU per cent quartz and the mixed foundry dusts, which started with 80 to m per cent quartz m the sand but have been diluted by tremendous quantities of smoke and lime or phosphate parting so that the dust hreadied is often less than V) per cent quartz, a practical safe limit tor them appears to be 10 million particles. >: For the whole great range of dusts such is talc or day or emery, which contain either no quartz or only a 5 m 8 per cent impurity, for which 100 million particles is a never-tobe-exceedcd dead line, 1 Joubt that we can afford to take chances and be satisfied with control which brings these dusts down onlv to 100 million particles. 1 have often suggested ID million but have been accused of being ridiculous because that figure is certainly not m arithmetical proportion to the silica con tent. Vet, we are faced with this dilemma-- suppose we pick 50 or hu million particles, rutail a dust control procedure and find in the course of a number of years' operation that we still get disabling results. No dust control that l know of has actually demonstrated that ID. or DO or 100 million residue is satisfactory. It may be necessary, therefore, to skip a tolerance for that type of dust except to say that when it is over 100 million it must be reduced. However, get the dust down as low as is reasonably practicable, and n million still looks reasonable to me. We now understand in general terms tion oi silica into account. what dusts, how much, and of what sizes constitute health hazards. You Standards for Dust Tolerance have a plant in which you suspect a haz ard. Let us examine what can be done What is the practical answer? A table of dust tolerances such as is contained in some state regulations does well enough, and in them we find a general agreement but with some variation. In principle most such tables show 5 to 20 million particles as the limits where the quartz content of the dust runs from 100 per cent down to 50 or 35 per cent re spectively. To use these tolerances which are based upon percentages of silica, both chemical and petrographic analyses oi the dust must be made to get reasonable estimates of the silica. The sampling and analyses are both very dif about it to evaluate your particular con ditions. Dust control is so expensive you should not guess at the hazard. If your dust has a lot of quartz in it, such as foundry molding sand, ganister, aggre gate for fire brick, granite, sand stone for tool grinding, etc., there is a health hazard. If you can see the dust, you know it to be a terrific hazard, [f there is settlement on ledges there is a hazard. You can save yourself the bother of find ing out the exact quality of toxicity, and proceed at once to put the dust under control. Your problem lies in the 5 or 10 million limit group. ficult and expensive. It is doubtful if the settled out dust represents the haz ard. and the raw material certainly dues not. Also much evidence indicates that petrographic analyses of the smaller sizes is impossible. It seems to me that, without being contradictory either in If, on the other hand, you have some mixed dusts of low dlica content or doubtful hazard, before buying dust control machinery you want to find out what the hazard is and how much. The first thought would be to take dust attitude or results, we can simplify (Please turn to page 48) NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS 19 The Driver Has His Troubles 1 By HENRY J. DROGAS Chauffeur, Wtehohlt Storet, inr. Reasonable schedules and eliable equipment help the |lver to serve the public Rifely and uphold the com- pany's reputation &pULD like to present a few of Sne problems that a driver is eonIfrontea with in regard to safety, Saint out some of the difficulties prise which often cause drivers to ghccirients. These difficulties are TO known to anyone except the man running the truck, so in behalf !$> drivers, may I make known to t other side of the story, rte it my business to contact H'.of other concerns to get their |pon the subject. They were willj|>, help me, providing 1 would not * eir names or the names of the i they were working for. to the depression and the N RA hmerciai driver didn't have such a Ob. Most of them didn't work (hour. They worked by the day Rper read at the Thirteenth Annual at Safety Conference, Chicano or week. The concerns didn't care very much if it took the man 6 hours or io hours to do his work, because they were all making a fairly good profit and didn't have to pay these men overtime because there were no set hours for the week. In those days when a driver came to work and didn't feel quite well or had some worries on his mind, he went about his work a little slower than usual. He didn't have to worry about getting bawied out when he came in for putting in an extra half hour or so. But today it is an entirely different thing. When the depression set in. everyone started to cut down expenses, I believe the firms found that their de livery departments were one of their items of greatest expense. As trucks were taken off, more and more work was being added onto the men. And equipment began to be neglected too, the firms forgetting that their delivery men and equipment are their best and cheapest advertising, as weil as their actual binding salesmen, Soon each driver had so much terri tory that, in order to cover his ground, deliver his load, satisfy his customers, and come in on time, it meant he would t, X.j; ISi^i t'.T'L fli-- *, -1 -j 11. _ r. A reckleanlv driven trurk id poor idvertisemenl for any company. have to increase his speed a good deal. In other words, he didn't have time to satisfy his customers and the public, and also he had to become a speed demon as well and take a chance here and there. Because the trucks carry the name of the company, this is not very good ad vertising. Then when one of the drivers has an accident, he's called in and told he must be more careful and avoid acci dents. For a t'ew days after that he drives around more carefully, spends a little more time with his customers so that they're died, and the next thing he knows too much .ailed on the carpet for me, Now that man is driven to occasional accidents through no fault of his own. He must get in on time, or he'll lie out looking for another job. Vou ail know that jobs today are very scarce. A man might come down to work not feeling quite well, or with some personal worry on his mind. He can't very well afford to stay home, in some cases he calls his barn boss, and tells him he`d like to be oft that day, but the boss can't very well spare him, and he is told to come to work. After he gets down to 'work, he finds he has an exceptionally heavy load and the weather good, in peak seasons some concerns ask the driver to use old trucks that are not dependable but expect a lot of work from them, (live a driver a good truck and he will do a good day's work. I'll try to point out to you a condi tion that is not uncommon, fake two men, tor example. One is considered an exceptionally good delivery man be cause he gets in in plenty of time prac tically every day: the other man comes in about a half hour later each day. s > that at the end of the week he has ac cumulated about three hours overtime. Both men have practically tne came territory, and do the same work. The first man is always in a hurry, never gives his customers a decent answer be cause he feels rushed, zooms in and out of traffic, and has a few accidents each vear. But the accidents are overlooked ',v the concern, The barn boss or Please iurn to page 501 IBER, 1935 20 Every Possible Safety Measure77 By T. W. OSGOOD I Member i < iin Sonet i; of i-ivtl iuotutfers ; Stiffly Engineer, the Melro/oitilott Water Dislnrt of Stituhern t'ethf. DESCRIPTION' of the mea of conduits, and 12ft miles of pipe line. A sures taken to safeguard work men engaged in building the The aqueduct and distribution system is being financed by 8220.000,000 bond Colorado River aqueduct will be beiststeure. Twenty contractors arc t arrying understood if the reader has some idea on the work in the tunnels and on the of the extent of the project. Before the actual work of the aque duct was started, it was necessary to construct and place in operation i 50 miles of surfaced highs 428 miles of high voltage electric mission lines; 180 miles of five-, ; id eight-inch surface. Now, carrying on a project of this magnitude safely necessarily involves a great deal of special attention to safety. For the benefit of safety men generally and for construction men in particular I shall list and discuss briefly the satety water supply mains, and 285 miles of telephone lines. The aqueduct itself from the Colorado Heading floodlight- equipped with 300 watt lamps. River to the terminal reservoir will be 242 miles long. It will be made up of 66 miles of canals. 56 miles of conduits. 28 miles of pressure pipe lines, and 92 miles of 16-foot tunnels. The capacity of the aqueduct, incidentally, will be approximately one billion gallons per day. The system being constructed for the distribution of the water after it has left the aqueduct also can be described only in big figures. In this system there will be 11 miles of tunnels, seven miles measures we have found valuable. I might say that the Metropolitan Water District has only one policy regarding safety. It might he expressed as follows: "Every possible safety measure shall be applied.'' Safety committees on the project, which are representative of engineers, employers and employees, hold an aver age of thirty meetings each month. Ways and means tor realizing safe physical conditions and safe practices are dis- and made operative. mpiv literature published by the l\ Bureau of Mines, the National Safety Council, and other recognized authorities, is made available to the con struction forces. First aid training courses have been conducted annually in the aqueduct camps by the C, S. Bureau of Mines, and additional training has been tarried cm by the safety division of the Metro politan Water District and the insur ance companies. Voluntary attendance at these classes has been gratifying; in a number of camps 100 per rent of the personnel has taken this training. Inter- One of the re-rue -quads at a tunnel portal. Ke-s'ue -quail entering a tuunei dur ing praetire maneuver-. NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS . . . That is the aim of the Metropolitan Water Dis trict of Southern Cali fornia in the construction of the Colorado River Aqueduct 21 Man pars provide safe and comfort able transportation for tunnel work- l.efl: Truck for transporting explo it i*-, Note sign and red dags which are displayed at botit ends nf the truck. In the background is a main tunnel magazine. camp first - aid contests are held and prizes are awarded to the winners. The knowledge acquired through firstaid training has been put to good pur pose in cases of emergency, but it is be lieved that the greatest benefits lie in the understanding which the men get of the consequences of injuries, and this has made them more safety minded, and more diligent in protecting themselves and their co-workers from injury. Inter-camp safety contests arc a con tinuous feature or the safety work. Monthly and annual awards are made on the basis of the lowest lost-time acci dent frequencies. Accident statistics, which include causes, frequency, severity and costs are compiled, and these data have served as a valuable guide and stimulus to acci dent prevention. A mine rescue station is maintained tinder the direct supervision of the safety division of the District, ft consists of an enclosed truck, ten sets of McCaa oxygen breathing apparatus and other mine rescue equipment. Six five - man rescue squads, trained by the Bureau of Mines, are kept ready for action. This rescue unit is available at any time in SEPTEMBER, 1935 case of a tunnel fire or other major emergency. Approximately 18 million pounds of explosives will be consumed in blasting the 91 miles of tunnels through the mountains, and additional quantities will be used in connection with the con struction of canals, pipe lines and other surface units. Blasting Practices Every possible safeguard is thrown around the storage, transportation and use of explosives. Fire-proof, bullet-proof, and well ven tilated magazines are provided for the separate storage of dynamite and blast ing caps, and for operations incident to making primers and slitting dynamite cartridges. These magazines are located at least 100 feet apart and at safe dis tances from construction operations, buildings, highways and railroads. Safety primers are used exclusively in blastings at tunnel headings on District work, and to a considerable extent on contract work. Between June 1, 1934, and March 1, 1935, more than half a million of these primers were fired safely and efficiently. Dynamite and primers, well boxed, are transported from magazines to tun nel headings in separate powder cars, or in a two - compartment powder and primer car. Electric battery or trolley locomotives are used exclusively in tun nel haulage. Electric blasting is used exclusively it tunnel headings. I'he standard blast ing equipment (alternating current) em braces the following features: a. Permanent blasting lines: Wiring shall not be smaller than No. 8 AWG rubber covered or weatherproof wire, installed on glass insulators or large por celain knobs on side of tunnel opposite all other electric circuits and pipe lines. Wires shall be kept at least five inches apart and not less than eight feet above the tunnel floor, and shall be kept clear of any contacts except at points of sus pension. Splices shall be staggered, eddered, and covered with rubber tape, varnished cambric and at least four layers of friction tape, or otherwise to provide insulation equal to that of the wire. Transformer and ssvitch at source or blasting rurrent: A separate 2,3004'Y' volt. 5 kw minimum capacity trans former shall be provided exclusively for blasting. The voltage on the blasting circuit shall not exceed 440 volts. An externally operable fused switch shall be installed to protect the blasting cir cuit. This switch shall not be less than oO ampere capacity and shall be fused 9*? at not less than 35 amperes. Both the transformer and switch shall be located opposite the blasting switch on the other side oi the tunnel and not less than 1.500 feet or more than 3.000 feet from the face. c. Blasting switch: The blasting switch shall be externally operable, double-pole, double-throw type of not less than 60 ampere capacity, and shall normally be held in the "off" position by means of a suitable spring attached to the handle outside of the switch box. In the "off" position the two wires of the circuit shall be short-circuited, but not grounded. This switch shall be so arranged that it cannot remain in the "blasting" position when the handle is released, and the "line" dips shall be provided with arc - quenchers. This switch shall be of such construction that the cover cannot be removed when the operating handle is locked in the "off" position and shall be equipped to lock in the "off" position only. This switch shall be located not less than 1,500 feet and not more than 3,000 feet from the face, d. Portable connecting cord: A twoconductor portable cord, type "S", not smaller than No. 8 AWG and not less than 20 feet long, shall be provided for making the connection between the blasting switch and the source of electric energy on opposite side of tunnel. The cord shall be connected to power and blasting circuits by means of plugs and receptacles of not less than 60 ampere capacity. These plugs and receptacles shall be of a type which has provision :or preventing the plugs from being acci dentally pulled out of the receptacles, and shall not be interchangeable with my other plugs and receptacles at any ,te camp. e. ,'Saicy switch: The safety -witch shall be of the same type and rating as the blasting switch but shall not be equipped with spring. In the off' posi tion, the lines from the face of the tunnel shall be disconnected from the source of electrical energy feeding in from the blasting switch. In the "off' position, the two wires of the circuit shall he short-circuited but not grounded. The safety switch shall be not less than 500 feet back from the face. f. Lead wires: These shall be not smaller than Xo. 16 AWG single con ductor rubber-covered copper wire Grinding wheel equipped wih tool rests, guards, and push-button con trol. And goggles for the operator, of course. g. Bus wires: These shall be not smaller than Xo. 16 gauge AWG bare copper wire. The track and all compressed air, ventilating, and water pipes, and other similar electric conductors shall be bond ed at intervals of not more than 1,000 feet and shall be effectively grounded. Steps shall be taken to insure that the bond and ground connections are main tained. Tunnel illumination is normally pro vided by electric circuits. During load ing and connecting-up a round, electric circuits are removed from the heading and all electric energy is cut off at a distance of not less than 500 feet from the face. During this period illumina tion in the heading is provided by flood lights plugged into an electric battery locomotive spotted ipproximately 100 feet from the face. Workers in tunnels wear protective hats; our man cars are safe and com fortable; our switch frogs and guard rails are blocked to prevent workers from getting their feet caught in them. We use automatic car couplers. Moving parts on machines, such as compressors, and switch panels are guarded; grinding wheels are guarded and workers must wear goggles--to mention only a few of our safety methods. First-aid supplies and stretchers are kept in suitable cabinets near the head ings and at other points in the tunnels. On each shift there are two or more men who have received U, S. Bureau of Mines first-aid training. First-aid sta tions in charge of trained nurses, are just the horrible raw material of the f Please turn to page 68) NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS 23 An Accountant Analyzes Safety Savings By STANLEY PEMBRIDGE <'. P. A, Manager with Price, Waterhouse X* Co,, Sew York City AS AX introduction to this dis know whether additional information cussion of accident costs and could not be given in such periodical re safety savings, it may be well ports which would more clearly reflect Occupational diseases judgments paid on suits brought Company hospitals and emergency rooms to comment on the public accountant's the efforts of an efficient safety depart Public hospitals and tees .it surgeons position. A large portion of his work ment. Before considering this question, Payments to m|urcd other than employees consists of financial examinations and the detail of accident costs should be Casualty department expenses including investigations for special purposes. In such work he would not ordinarily be concerned in finding out the total acci dent cost any more than he would be concerned with the number of fatalities or injuries occurring during the period, except for special reasons. In carrying out his work, the account ant would examine generally the items in overhead wherein accident costs, for the most part, are included. Bearing this accounting procedure in mind, it will be understood why the public ac countant has not been required to estab lish an accident cost figure. In Safe Practices Pamphlet No. 21, issued by the National Safety Council, 1 observed some specimen annual acci dent reports submitted by the respect ive safety departments of two com panies. (Figures 7 and 81. In Figure 7 reference to the accident costs of the year is made thus: Compensation, medical, hospital and incidental expenses connected with treating our injured cost us SIS.000 in 1932 but only $8,500 during 1933. The saving has more than paid for the oper ation of the safety department without making any reductions in our activities.1' Figure 3 presents in tabulated form the accident data of the year in com parison with the average experience of discussed. In a casualty record covering a spe cific period of time we would expect to find certain direct or recurring expense items e" ering into accident costs. These may bt entativeiy indicated as follows: I. Casualty expenditures consisting of' Personal iniury settlement on account of employees Transportation and funeral expenses Artificial appliances for injured therein such items as salaries, alike ex penses, traveling, aicidem and teller work, etc. Legal expenses Payments to States as required hv com pensation laws Boiler insurance premium covering personal iniury Surety department expenses including there in all salaries, special bonuses lot reduc tion or prevention ot accidents, an-tv publicity matter, etc. 2, Safety expenditures consisting of: Ojit or new or improved proiective features where none lus previously existed HOW can safety men present the benefits of effective safety work in G-st of protective facilities m connection with new construction or icbuildmg ot terms that can readily be interpreted by plant units, etc. financial and operating executives? Ac- Renewals and replacements All other expenses cident frequency and severity rates are tools of the trade; they often fail to im The accounting treatment to be given press the layman. Nor do accident costs per dollar of payroll, total compensation paid, and similar items tell the whole story. At the Sixth Annual Greater New York Safety Congress, the subject was discussed by Thomas A. Walsh, safety engineer, American Optical Company, and by Mr. Pembridge, Mr. Walsh asking the following questions: isn't there a place on the periodica! report submitted by executives to the board of directors in which the results of expenditures on hospital construction, safety equipment,- etc., should receive special attention. These are in the nature of capital expenditures and are therefore chargeable in most cases over ;r longer period than one year. I am informed that the tentative list of expense items would be divisible into >: 1) The accident dollar, representing compensation paid, and medical and hospital expense, and t,?! The accident the safety program can be reflected prevention dollar, representing all ex financially as well as statistically? penses to mitigate accidents. the preceding five years. Accident costs are shown in three items, consisting of i t) Compensation payments, (2) Medi cal and hospital costs, and (3) Fixed compensation awards. In each report statistics are furnished comparatively relating to the accident experience of the year. I have referred to these two specimen reports because the factors entering into accident experience and costs as usually shown appear substantially to be given In developing such accident cost figures is it not possible to give consid eration to them in a budget in a way similar to that used to reflect the efficiency of any other department of the company? Can the accountant suggest what might be done to interpret more forcibly the need of safely? The accountant's views on the prob lem are presented in the accompanying article. Referring back to the reports of the two safety departments given in Safe Practices Pamphlet No. 21, it mav be noted that had details been given of in cidental expenses in the first mentioned report it would have been more explana tory to executives of the company. The other report does not even refer to in cidental expenses. In addition to direct costs there is a much larger figure to be considered. These items, which may be described as in them. The safety engineer desires to hidden or indirect costs, are harder to SEPTEMBER, 1935 24 trace but they are ever present. They include such items as; For Sales and Safety 1. Cost of lost time of injured employee and lost time ut other eiviPKncvs thruuj*n assistance to the injured or tor other reasons. 2. Cost ot idle equipment. 3. Cost of repairs to damaged equipment. 4. Cost of spoilage of material. To this list might be added numerous other indirect costs. Special studies have shown that the hidden accident cost is approximately four times as g eat as the compensation and medical payments combined. According to the Associated General Contractors the proportion of indirect costs is even higher in construc tion work. To give a simple illustration of hidden accident cost, it happened that cm a building erection job the compensation and medical cost aggregated $225. Against this the computed indirect cost amounted to $950. This indirect cost was made up of (1) Time lost by in jured employee; c 2} Time lost by other employees; (5) Time lost by foreman and superintendent; (4) Property dam age; (5) Payment of forfeits for failure to complete the job on time. Burdensome Clerical Work The hidden accident cost i have de scribed seems to open a wide door to expenditure which is properly traceable to an accident but which has received very little attention in determining total accident cost. It would be wholly im practicable for a cost department to segregate all items making up this ex penditure to an accident costs account. It must be remembered that the detailed clerical work required of most cost de partments is always burdensome, and to keep track of such hidden costs would develop a situation whereby the business would be run to keep books instead of the books to record the operations of the business. In connection with the distribution of accident costs, it was suggested by a safety engineer that they be charged direct to the job on which the injured was working, or to the department with which he was connected, in the same way that spoiled work is charged. Thus the interest of management in the con trol of such losses could be aroused. In some accounting systems this procedure would also be impracticable. Accident costs, however they may be classified, are only a small portion of the many items entering into overhead which is distributed by apportionment over de partments or to lobs or contracts. BOTH safety and the company's In the daytime and frequently at product are advertised by the night the cruiser is at the disposal of "Safety Cruiser" which is now on thethe mayor, city police or county authori road for the Phillips Petroleum Com ties for putting on traffic schools and pany. The bus, as shown in the above illus tration, is equipped with a sound ampli fier and an apparatus for displaying sound motion pictures. When nearing the station of one of the company's safety lectures throughout the territory tn which It happens to be operating. Local authorities have willingly cooper ated in the safety program. Many com plimentary letters have been received by agents or dealers, the agent's name is the company throughout the territory in called from the amplifier and he is asked which the cruiser has operated. to step out in front and greet the "Safety Both advertising and safety literature Cruiser" as it approaches. This per are distributed throughout the crowd formance soon attracts a crowd.I during the program. I now come to the question, "Can the accountant suggest what might be done in the safety department's report to emphasize the need of accident pre vention?" A report of this nature must refer statistically to the accident experience of the year compared with that of the preceding year, or to the averages of perhaps five years. The results are generally expressed in frequency and severity rates, accident costs per dollar of payroll, and so on. (Parenthetically it may be asked if accident costs per dollar of payroll is a correct term if it excludes certain expense items incidental to accidents.) I have already referred to the factors entering into direct acci dent costs, and these should also be re ported in summary form comparatively with those of the corresponding preced ing period, Whether hidden costs can be reported is a problem which, I believe, has not yet been worked out by safety engineers. One solution would be for the safety engineer to follow up the so-called hidden costs by compiling data which could be obtained from the cost depart ment nr from other sources. At the close of the fiscal period the total of these hidden costs could be combined and reported by him. The time may Ciime when a cost department can be geared to build up this figure in a special memorandum account. More study, however, will have to be given to the subject before effective action can be taken. It is my understanding that safety engineers feel that they do not obtain credit for savings effected through their e'orts, By pavings is meant reduction of cost tor one period compared with a corresponding preceding period. That the factor of savings is recognized is apparent from reports of cash savings tn employers resulting from improved accident experience, which reports were obtained by the National -Safety Council during July. 1933, from a selected list if members. A perusal of these reports indicates very clearly that the replies i Please turn to page pni NATIONAL SAFETY NEW9 25 Grand Rapids is Safety Conscious By CURTIS BILLINGS IF YOl' were seeking an American community in which the spirit of safety has permeated through a very large part of the population and you wanted to observe the results, you could travel much farther than the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan -- and find much less to report. For in this furniture center the labor ers, the skilled workers, the business leaders, the city officials, the children and their teachers and mothers--ail are represented in the local safety council which for thirteen years has performed an educational function so thorough and effective that it is the envy of cities the country over. While a dose study of the methods used will reveal no startingly original innovations i indeed, from the point of view of the traffic engineer and enforce ment specialist Grand Rapids leaves something to be desired), the same study will show that the simple, understand able, incessant program conducted is reaching almost everybody in a very effective way. To use a trite, but rather accurate phrase, Grand Rapids is safety conscious. The people there regard an accident as the result of ignorance,which usually it is; and they are determined to wipe out a type of ignorance which can result in terrible suffering. Before presenting the facts which serve as a measure of the success of the By a simple, understandable, incessant safety program, this furniture center is reaping rich dividends each year---divi dends that can be measured in dollars and cents program, it might be well to describe briefly the program itself. First let us observe the program for public safety. Because of its many unusual charac teristics. mention might well be made at the outset of the council's Special Traffic Squad. This squad which meets on each Tuesday for iunch is not only an integral cog in the safety machine of the city, but is, beyond question, the most exclusive luncheon dub in townl At first glance this fact may seem irrelevant, but when one recalls that the child's game of "Follow the Leader" is a game which adults play as well, one realizes the importance of hav ing civic, social and business leaders serving actively in an organization for safety. They set the style, if you piease, and others follow. ft is an exclusive organization- only thirty-one men hold the coveted mem berships. They are all police constables for traffic within the city limits and deputy sheriffs in Kent county. The captain is H, Fred Oilman, vigorous vice-president of the Peoples National bank, and under him are five lieutenants. All members of the squad may make arrests, but, since their function is main ly educational, they exercise this power infrequently. They do something which is even more valuable. They stop from !,50O to 1,800 cars each year and talk personally to the drivers about the mal practice which they have just been ob served to commit. During a year they may give only 7S or so of these violators arrest tickets because usually this is nut necessary. Cooperation to observe the law is usually good naturedly prom ised after the talk. The squad conducts drives seven or eight times annually. A member in his own car and with a uniformed police man beside him cruises an assigned dis trict during specified hours and watches for such dangerous practices as have been observed there, such as driving without lights, speeding and running signs and signals. The squad member and policeman may caution as many as .'00 law violators during the cruise. On the squad is the president of a Oai company, a newspaper editor, the The work, of reminding the public of the need for safety never ceases in Grand Rapids. Here a police officer U shown painting a cross on the pavement uhere a fatality occurred. The other pictures show two floats in a recent parade which made grimly graphic the toll of auto accident*. .SEPTEMBER, 1935 26 president ut a manufacturing company, The Highway Division of 'he Councii miblic. parochial and private, the total a leading lawyer, the vice-president of makes a monthly inspection of grade Uting o9, with 38,000 children receiving an ice company, an assistant superin crossings in the city and county. Thi- this protection. More than 750 children tendent of schools, the superintendent of division is interested in securing proper serve on the squads, an express company, the president of a signals for the crossings, the removal of in most cities these squads are sta paint manufacturing company, the secre barriers to view, and the laying of per tioned at intersections near the schools tary of a motor dub. the president of a manent pavement so that the crossings to hold the children back until a safe publishing house, a furniture designer, will not be rough and bumpy, ft is interval in traffic occurs. A study of the president of a trucking company, composed of city, county and railway child accidents in Grand Rapids reveal a past mayor, the general manager of engineers. ed that most of them occurred not near one furniture plant and the president of While the police of Grand Rapids are the school, but from four to six blocks another, the superintendent of a trolley conservative in the adoption of new from the school. Consequently, the company, several insurance men and a methods of traffic control, they have squad members escort the children past city commissioner. Such men can ob investigating squads equipped with all of the dangerous street intersections viously set the tone of the whole which they come to and in many dtv in regard to traffic safety. cases take the younger children Each year the Grand Rapids Council carries on some outstand ing activity calculated to reach to their doors. The whole city of Grand Rapids is proud that in 1933 no child of school age was and influence a large number of people. This year in May it was a safety week. Each day during the week had its special activity. Monday started off with a dinner of representatives of interested or ganizations. The late Dr. Maurice R. Keyworth, State Superintend killed on the streets. The record in 1934 was not so good. Four youngsters lost their lives, but not one while he was going to or tram school. The Police Department has detailed a full-time traffic officer to the safety council and he or ganizes the squads, talks to the ent of Public Instruction, was the principal speaker. Incidentally he made a very significant statement at the dinner. He said that it was his considered opinion that it is more important for people to iearn Here *re the men who lead the fight on accidents: voting, personable students, encourages them, trains them, in the choice of this man the city was iuckv. for Officer Elmer Brackett is a past school teacher, a genial chap who is well liked by all the children. how to drive automobiles properly than to iearn how to write their own names! James K. Miller, president of the Grand Rapids Safety Council, and E, Ross Farra, manager. Every school receives a sub scription to "Safety Education" magazine and every school room On Tuesday the Industrial Divi sion of the Council had a meeting which had as its sole purpose enlisting the active interest and support of every in dustrial executive in the city. While the old story of the cost of accidents in the plant received its due attention, a main point in the discussions was the tre mendous loss to industry of accidents oc curring outside the plant on the streets, in other public places, and at home. Wednesday was Child Safety Day in all the schools of Kent county, with appropriate programs. Mention will be made later of the work going on in the schools of the city. Thursday was Home Safety day and Police Department day. N'o warnings were issued to motorists on Thursday; every violator who was caught was given a ticket. Friday was devoted to the development of member ship in the Safety Council. Saturday the pedestrian had his day. A hundred and fifty junior safety squad members aided the downtown police in stopping jaywalking. A parade was conducted on Saturday afternoon with more than ISO decorated vehicles and floats and hundreds of persons participating. cameras and measuring tapes on the streets whose function it is to determine the cause of accidents. The regular work of law enforcement is of a com paratively high standard. Traffic engi neering is in the hands of the City Traffic commission which is composed of four citizens, the chief of police, a member of the city commission and the city manager, with the city engineer as advisor. All of the large commercial vehicle fleets in the city, except one or two, participate in the Inter - Fleet 'diety Contest conducted by the Council. More than 900 units are included and month ly meetings are held for the purpose of maintaining interest and stimulating competition. Every spring an equipment inspection is made in which 90 per cent of the cars in the city are tested. The school program in Grand Rapids is one of the most complete in the country. Under the direction of the f-'afetv Council the Kiwants Club is the official sponsor of the Junior Safety Squad. There is one in every school, receives a monthly safety poster and a lesson outline for the teacher to use (by order of the superintendent) for a fifteen-minute safety lesson. Home safety is taught in the domestic science classes and in June the manager of the Safety Council went to all junior and senior high schools and, in audi torium speeches, asked for the coopera tion of the pupils to stop accidents this summer. His specific requests were that they obey the traffic laws themselves, that they think through their own driv ing and walking habits and correct them, that they tell their parents of the mis takes they make, and that they use their influence everywhere for safety. The home safety program in Grand Rapids is also one of the most complete to be found. The Woman's Home divi sion of the Council conducts monthly meetings. The division is made up of representatives of the Parent - Teacher associations, the woman's dubs, the literary dubs and the church groups. There are 117 such cooperative organi zations in the city and each one devotes regular time to safety. A monthly bulle- (Please turn to page 6$) NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS Kansas Health Authorities Fight Accidents By EARLE G. BROWN, M.D. Secretary, Kansas State Hoard of Health T IS the function of a State Board exceeded only by deaths from chronic I of Health to promote the physical well-being of the citizenry. 1. have heart disease, cancer and apoplexy. About five years ago we became con always taken the position that disabilityvinced that the oniv solution to the and death from accidents are just as problem of rapidly mounting deaths serious as disability and death from dis from accidents was to familiarize every eases and that accident prevention is person in the state with accident causes just as important in the health depart and with the places, times, and circum ment's program as the dissemination stances of greatest danger. In order to of knowledge and serums in the fight do this we adopted a program of obtain against diphtheria or typhoid fever, f ing and analyzing in much greater detail believe that most state departments now- every death from accident that occurred take that point of view. in the state. In 1931 we adopted special years. 1930-34, is 7,831, classified as follows: Home ............................ ...... Motor Vehicle .................... Public (not motor vehicle) industrial ............... ............. :,496 1,594 i ,(00 ccw TOtM \(y a' 18 M Although this is not meant to be a statistical report, a few main facts about each of these o-pes of accidents may be of interest. lie group of home tataii- ties the be- n proved to be the most dangerous ,. in the house. Approxi Diphtheria caused 38 deaths in Kan sas during 19.34, typhoid fever 26 deaths, both all-time lows for the state. During the same 12 months accidental deaths numbered 1,755, which was the largest number ever recorded for any year. There has been a steady increase in acci dental deaths from 1914, when the total was only 965, During the ten-year peri d, 1925 - 1934, our records show report blanks designed to provide in formation supplementary to that given on the regular death certificate. As a result of their use we are now able to tell the public not oniv how many acci dental deaths there are but also where the accidents occur, what the person was doing at the time of the injury, what unsafe practice was responsible, and other details which bring the accident mately twice as many persons die from trcidentai falls which occur in the bed room as in the next most dangerous place in the home, the living room. The next largest group of fatalities occurs on stairs and steps; then comes the kitchen. Approximately 50 per cent of all deaths from burns occur in the kitchen and are the result ot making tires with kerosene or gasoline. 194,383 deaths from all causes. Of this problem "down to earth." The most important facts developed total, 14,445, or 7.4 per cent were due In making our analyses we have used in our study of motor vehicle fatalities to accidents. the four main groups of accidents recom parallel those which are available in For several years accidents have mended by the National Safety i 'ouncil motor vehicle department reports from ranked fifth as a cause of death, but in as suitable classifications. The total of other states'. Fatalities are more numer 1934 they moved up to fourth place, accidental deaths in Kansas for the live ous in the three summer months than ~m any other quarter of the year, July being the highest single month. Friday. THE AUTOMOBILE "DEATH CURVE" Saturday and Sunday are the high days of the week for motor vehicle accidents, with Sunday accidents being most numerous. The peak period for fatal motor vehicle accidents is the late after noon and early evening hours. In 1934, however, there was a noticeable increase in fatal accidents occurring between midnight and six in the morning. Kansas is essentially a rural state, of course, and we find that a predominant number of our motor vehicle deaths occur in rural districts rather than in cities. In the group of public accidents not involving a motor vehicle, drownings constitute 2.3 per cent, railroad deaths 19 per cent and falls 13 per cent. Both brownings and railroad accidents have shown substantial decreases In recent One of the charts made available to newspapers by the Kansas Board of Health as part of a program of public education. years. During 1930 - 1934, 1,100 industrial SEPTEMBER. 1935 28 TYPES OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT DEATHS NON COLLISION* _ ACCIDENTS I CITIES 1934 RURAL Charts like this one -hovv Kansas citizens tile nature of tile state's motor vehicle Accident problem. accidents resulted in death. These fall into three principal divisions: Agricul tural activities resulted in 50.5 fatalities, or 46 per tent of the entire number; transportation and public utilities claim ed a death toil of 147 persons, or 1.5 per cent; and 7 per cent were caused by accidents in construction work. A survey of agricultural deaths shows that more than 50 per cent are caused by farm machinery and farm animals. Fatalities from machinery, which show a ghastly increase, were mostly caused by tractors, of which there has been a growing number in use. Agricultural deaths are confined almost entirely to males, with fatalities in a majority be tween the ages of fifty and eighty. These few facts are only suggestive of the thorough analysis of accidental deaths which has been carried on in our vital statistics division. This analysis has meant additional work for us. but work which we are convinced has been tremendously worth while, ft is worth while because the intornmron has not been packed away in small-type tables to be glanced at occasionally by research students, but has been sent out daily, weekly, and monthly to the people of the state through every educational channel. The Kansas press is very co-operative. This is not entirely altruistic, as the story of human deaths ihow many, where, when, how and whvj is packed with human interest Many newspapers are glad to write their own special ar ticles from the tabulated reports we submit to them, The Associated Press Bureau in Topeka sends -torics of the aforementioned type all over the state. Radio station KFBI at Abilene, Kan sas, has broadcast twice-,a-week bulletins from the State Board of Health for more than three years. Many of these have dealt with accidents and their preven tion, The time is donated by the broad casting station and through this medium much valuable information and many important warnings are given our people. min Marion \VTR\Y in Topeka, in tersperses its programs with brief safety 'tamings and slogans. During the past year an important forward step has been taken to coordi nate all of the safety education activities "t the slate into a Kansas Safety t oun. il. Beginning in February, 1934, cer tain officers of the State tiovemment. whose departments have to do with acci dents and their prevention, began to hold weekly meetings, tlovernnr Alf M, Lamion gave official recognition to the campaign by giving an effective iiiio talk on safety last May. Semi weekly talks have followed, under the ponsorship of the Kansas Safely Coun cil, up to the present time. October. 19,54, was declared a "Safety Month'1 for Kansas by ;t proclamation of the Hovernor, Meetings were held for the reorganization of the Kansas Safety Council and the enlistment of import of all persons interested. Two things have developed from the meetings of the Mate Safety ( ouncil. First, the organization of county and city units, composed of interested per sons. These groups will make a study of their own problems and construct a program. Second, a movement for the prevention of school accidents. Schools are divided into groups, according to population, and 47 school systems are eporting accidents to their school child ren, These reports are made to and tabulated by the State Board of Health. Frizes were offered for the school in each group making the best record l that is, having the least accidents and time lost j for the year 1934-35, Fine of the effective safety measures introduced last fall was the use of the ic.ud speaker system at football games and other large athletic events, giving a short warning-a talk in the interests it safety. In which this slogan was re peatedly stressed: "Add five minutes to your driving time and arrive home safely." Recently, a new daily syndicated fea ture was started by the Kansas Safety i 'ouncil. This feature. It Happens Every Day." is a brief description of n turd fatal accidents, although fictitious names are used. The information is furnished by the State Board of Health, mil 17 dailies are using the feature. As a result of information furnished by the State Board of Health to the State Board of Agriculture, to officials of the Kansas State College and to farm (Please turn to page 0?j NATIONAL SAFETY NETS 29 Steps to Safety By ROy R. RANDALL Sofiuti iUnniHiny, H'tirwlcr, Mass. More attention to the floors and stairways means a safer footing for employees and customers MORE people die or are injured each year by falls un floors or stairs than in any of the catas trophes so blatantly described in news paper headlines. Much of this is all so needless because so many of these falls are directly traceable to negligence in providing sate walking or stairway sur faces. A very large proportion of the falls that occur on flours are caused by their being badly worn, thus ottering a trip ping hazard with a consequent fall, or by the floor having a smooth, slippery surface. If a floor is worn, an entirely new surface can be laid, or the surface may he repaired if a new floor is not warranted. In either instance any cause of tripping should be eliminated. A further safety precaution, especially in dairies, kitchens and similar places where liquids, oils or fats may be spilled. .tf i (i,i Jli* l` UM.J :U Annual Massaohus^u SaCoiy (>!<!!<(, Boston, Mass, is the use of a flooring material that is "non-slip" under any conditions, whether dry, wet or oily. .Many flooring materials on the mar ket offer a level walking surface, and there are some which claim a "non-slip" feature which is especially true when the floor -surface is dry. To properly achieve a suitable "non - slip" surface under all conditions we believe an abra sive surface is necessary. Ordinary abrasive grains may he spread into the top surface of a floor and accomplish the desired result to a certain extent. An abrasive grain, how ever. presents a hard -mouth exterior which does not readily nr firmly bond itself to its surrounding materials. It I* for this reason that aggregates are especially manufactured and prepared to crease a grain of aggregate irregular In shape, and open in its structure, to give a rough. easy-to-grip, surface. Once imbedded in a cement or other bonding material it is firmly and permanently Ceramic mo-air tile with a sati-fartory anti-dip surface is widely used where safety must be combined with attractive appearance. SEPTEMBER. 1935 bince propaganda for safer footwear ms to lie so much wasted effort, the management ran only provide -ate floors and stairways and hope for the best. held in place, yet .still niters ila ired resistance to wear and slipping. Ramps such as are found at the en trances to stores or vestibules of build ings should also he made adequately non-slip; for it is here, with a sloping surface to start with, that a great num ber of slipping accidents are iikeiy to occur. The floors of ramps these days ire usually laid in terrazzo or in tile, If it is to be of terrazzo, an abrasive aggregate should unquestionably he used, for a terrazzo floor in itself can he quite slippery, especially if wet. If the ramp is to be tiled, tion-slip abrasive tiles are available and can be used with a definite assurance that they will re main non-slip for years to mm.-, pro vided they contain a sufficient amount of abrasive, i Thirty - five per cent m recommended as a minimum.) Falls on stairs are usually more seri ous than those occurring on floors and such falls are most frequently occasioned by a slippery condition at the nosing of he tread. Worn treads them.-eives rt\i\ also cause tripping and consequent fall ing accidents. The question naturally arises as to what can he done about iipperv and worn treads to overcome these hazardous conditions. It is not always real economy to choose stair coverings that seem to be heap In their first cost, because often times these stair coverings will prove very costly in the long run due to neces sity of frequent replacements ami be cause they do not offer adequate protec tion against slipping and tripping arci- ( Please turn In page S4> 30 The Safety Exchange "A ROUND TABLE IN PRINT" The ideas presented here have proved helpful. If you have developed some useful device or method send in a description, with illustration, if possible. These devices are home-made and are not avai able commercially them; and it makes them more avaiiabl tor use. The rack is used by the Lon Star Gas Company. Dallas, Texas. . photostat of the device may be had iror the National Safety Council library. Rubber Grip and Flange for Drill Holder This tool-steel drill holder has a cor rugated rubber grip, a tapered socket, and a half-inch flange below the strik ing end. The grip enables the workman to maintain a better hold on the drill, and the flange protects his hands from being struck while the drill is in use. Safety Switch Prevents Bruises and Strains Tu prevent mashed hands and strainei backs occurring to the men who ioai and unload ice through the side door Combination Danger Signal Is Easily Constructed The Equitable Gas Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., sends us this photo graph of a combination flag and lantern danger signal. The base is made of an old gate box cover, the upright of iron pipe, and the cross arm which supports the red warning flag and lantern, of a lighter material. A U-shaped bracket holds the lantern in place, thus pre venting it from being blown into the standard or from swinging. This signal is simply constructed, and can easily be dismantled for transportation. Salvaged Material Makes Pipe Tong Rack This rack for pipe tongs is made of short lengths of discarded pipe welded together. It keeps the wrenches off the ground, adding to their life; it elimi nates the hazard of stumbling over of their elevators. Races Ltd.. Ice Great and Dairy Products. San Diego, h: developed a safety switch. When th side door of the elevator is opened, th switch is automatically thrown and th elevator cannot be moved until the doc is closed. NATIONAL SAFETY NEW 31 Automatic Signal Warns When Fan Stops The revised code ut .standards of the Union Pacific foal Company, Rock Springs, Wyo.. provides that each fan shall be equipped with an automatic signaling device similar to that shown in the accompanying illustration. This equipment is so constructed that when the air current is interrupted, the vane in the fan shaft drops, whereupon, through the system of shafts and levers, the mercury switch is rotated sufficiently to either make or break the circuit to bell or light. The latter is installed at any convenient point designated by the Welding Equipment Is Handled Conveniently To avoid excessive handling of equip ment during welding, a truck was de vised by Michael Gacek, electric welder at the Buffalo roundhouse of the Erie Railroad, incorporating ideas for saving time and energy. The truck body is the frame work of an old iron wheelbarrow, and attached to it a cylindrical drum, made from scrap neet iron, for winding the electric cable. A guard was placed over the wheel in the form of a tray, giving the welder a convenient place for carrying his helmet and welding wire. I'd facili tate welding on a locomotive, a place is provided on the back of the truck for carrying a ground wire, 1'he truck per mits quick transfer of equipment and saves the cable from unnecessary wear and tear. The truck has two safety features. Men will not trip over the cable in transit, and the liexibie ground cable eliminates the use of a tirehook to get a ground, a hazardous method. mine superintendent to warn those re sponsible for fan operation in case of a shutdown.- Caal /fee. Hinged Grate Guards Chute The visible feeding opening shown in the accompanying illustration is covered with a permanent grating with the grates far enough apart to permit the material to go through. Over the open ing is a movable hinged grate which is lifted when the car is to be unloaded. This arrangement is in use at O, A. Serlachius, A. B., Mantta, Finland. Hook Turns Flywheel Off Dead Center This safety hook was devised by the N'ationai Works of the American Sheet starts, makes it impossible for the hook to catch in a spoke, ff this should happen, the hook or the chain from which it is suspended would probably snap. The bar is therefore a real pro tection to men working near the flywheel. Hand is Guarded With Sharpening Stone This sharpening stone has a hilt guard at that the operator's hands will not come in contact with the edge that is being sharpened. The device is in use at the Corduroy Rubber t'ompanv. Grand Rapids, Mich. SEPTEMBER. 1935 and Tin Plate Company, Monessen, Pa. It is used to turn the large flywheel off dead center. The lever bar, which closes the mouth of the hook after the engine 32 Cleaning Exterior Walls of Buildings by Sandblasting or Steamblasting industrial Data Sheet D-Gen. f 2 A. Problem 1. What are the hazards ot cleaning the exterior walls of buildings by sand blasting or steamblastine, and what pre cautions are necessary? 8. Hazards 2. The hazards are: a. 1,'nguarded machinery. b. Explosion*. c. Falls. T Burns. e. Sand and dust. C. Discussion < Sandblast equipment tor cleaning building exteriors consists generally ut a gasoline engme driven air compressor with air receiver, control and safety valves, pipes and gages; a sind mixing chamber; a suitable high pressure hose and nozzle; a swing scaffold with the necessary hooks, irons, pulley blocks and rope; and canvas tarpaulins or curtains, {n steamblasting, the equipment is about the same, ex cept that there is no sand mixing chamber and a stationary or portable high pressure steam boiler is used instead of the air compressor unit. Machinery 4. All moving parts of the gasoline engine such as shafting, fly wheels, belt, cranks, coup lings, gears, sprocket wheels and chains, should be so enclosed as to prevent accidental contact with them. (See Note V). Accidents due to hand cranking of air compressor engine can be avuided by the use of a self-starting device. Explosions 5. The possibility ot explosion in an air com pressor engine, receiver, and pipes requites that special attention be given to Compressor lubrication, cleanliness of air at intake, air cylinder temperature, and cooling the air be tween stages and after compression. The air receiver should be designed in accordance with the specifications of the A.SM.E. Boiler Code, make-shifts such as old hut water ranks should not be used. Ait pressure gages should be checked and calibrated at frequent regular in tervals. Safety valves should be tested daily and, if necessary, adjusted to prevent sticking. They should be set preferably at five pounds over the working pressuie. The air receive! should be drained daily. ( See Note W ) 6. Boilers used in steainblasting should be designed, constructed and equipped m accord ance with the requirements of the A.S.M.E. Power Boiler Oxie, unless local or state laws contain more stringent requiic-mcnts, m which case those requirements should be followed. Boiler gages should be checked and calibrated every six months. Boiler safety valves should be set to blow off at not more than fen pounds above working pressure and should be tested daily to make sure they are not sticking. Ail steam boilers and their accessories should be inspected at frequent regular intervals hv qualified men. (ermujtes at such rest-. Noth) be conspicuously posted at the place where the boiler is being operated, t bee Note X t Falls ", Failure of the scaffold or is supports t> the cause of most tails m these opeiatiuns. in addition to good scaffold material and con struction, -ate hoisting ropes and blocks, hooks, irons, hand rads and toe hoards diould be used. The requirements of a recognized scaffold code, such as that of New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio or Wisconsin: should be followed. (Sec Note Y.) Frequent and regu lar inspections should be made of all parts ft the scaffold and its accessories to make mk-* they are '.ate. Tare should be Mken *o keen supporting ropes away from at.u and laustu.*. Scaffolds should be firmly tied ; * the midd.tt.? to prevent swaying. Special care should be taken fo avoid dropping the scaffold while d is being raised or lowered. 8- Passersbv sometimes trip over such equip ment as barrels, ropes, hose lines, and to**i. Hose lines crossing the sidewalk or other pedes trian passageways, should be elevated on over head supports not less than seven feet high. Rope fall lines should be placed m barrels -*i other receptacles. Tools not m actual use should be kept in boxes so located that ffree will not create a stumbling hazard, v/hett sidewalk r.h<,mjaiom are unavoidable, the odewalk should be barricaded against passage. At night adequate illumination oi red warning lights should be provided. Burns h Equipping the nozzle end or the steam hose with a positive grip handle will prevent the nozzle from slipping from the hand of *htoperator. Frequently workmen are burned bv the <*siaping steam. Meamblasting operator* should wear wool lined asbestos gloves. Burns of the wrists may Dc prevented by asbestos wristlets, and of the legs by asbestos leggings. Proper eve and head protection is necessary, in most cases, a heavy canvas ot asbestos hood covering tne head, ruck and -.boulders and equipped with clear glass Senses u windows, is `.uitable Vc Note Z, s 10 The blow-off pipe from the boiler should be >o located that the discharging of steam will not be a hazard to employees of to the public. If the boiler is located where the public mav come in contact with it or with burning fuel or hot ashes, the boiler should be enclosed and signs posted prohibiting entry of unauthorized persons v-. ohm the CTiclosuies, i ovenng 'he steam pipe line from the boiler the n< with jstsestos or other suitable insulation, will prevent many burns to employees and passersby. Sand and Dust it. Appropuate respiratory protection aiid wearing apparel should be provided tor the sandblast operator. Make-shift canvas hoods buuld not be used, as they do not afford the -.rcvsjrv protection against the inhalation of dust created by the abrasive. The protection -uld consist of a positive air-pressure helmet t hood with wide angle, dear visum lenses. This nelniet or hood should fit completely over die head and neck to the shoulders and be fur nished with a constant supply ut dean dustfree air ar a pressure of not more than five pounds where it enters the helmet, The volume `*f air supply to the helmet should be not less than three nor more than four and one-half uibic leet per minute. If the air is supplied from the (ugh pressure air receiver used tor -amlblasting, a pressure regulating valve should He- provided m the line, preferably near the air An adequate air filtering device should *no be* provided m the line to the helmet or -*`0 lo uiiime oil and other extraneous or ... c.'. fumes and substances. Protective hnM,e?s or hoods used in this work mould comptv Aith the requirements of the Schedule n Respiratory Protection ' by the United States Bureau of Mines, (See Note 7. I T Tarpaulins and canvas curtains should be maintained m a serviceable condition to ar rest sand, dust and other Hying particles which may strike passersby. These should be attached -*..ui'eJy to the top rail <n\ and should extend none the side of and under the scaffold, dose -o tlie building. A canvas duct should be prot ki for returning urni from the scaffold to the ontamer below-. Where pussible, a vacuum ana out recovciv *y>tem mould be ust-a -.eparate the sind and extraneous material mu thus avoid such contamination of the air as would be detrimental to the public. Miscellaneous l 4 safety couplings should be used at aJJ "ints of hose under air or steam pressure or provision should be made to maid cuds to.'-O'e* n case mints become detached. 1 f Dermatitis may result from the irritating ;`tviS .it ihcmieal* -.oiriettmes used as Jeaning agents in steamblasting. When chemicals arc sea the steam blaster should wash treelv with .no,ip and water immediately before lunch and at the end of the day s work. If the cnemicjjs ue Hammable, the equipment should be a: elided pievent Kruniuiations -i .tat.c electricity. I*1 At the end of each day s work, all equip ment should be removed trom walkways A'hen this is not practicable, citable warning hgnts hould be Conspicuously placed. Warning signs to the public should be placed on trucks. ,<.at >(d> and otlier equipment. ( Please turn to pa^e N> t f mniniateii in i nnfii'ratmn with Mctrofwhhtn i.hn/ittr, .imet-ienn Sonety of Safety Ertyitieers--f-.nyweenny Section, Sattonal Safety f bmnri/.y National Safety Council, Inc. 20 North Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS 33 Mereuroehrome ^Industry .} #kiiis*< iw *1f,'ily/{\.., ""li^ JLN INDUSTRY little tilings count. Slight mistakes may mean serions loss. So with industrial injuries a little scratch if ignored may become a serious infection. fThe first defense against infection is thorough cleans ing and the application of an effective antiseptic. All wounds, however small, should receive treat ment promptly. Be prepared with Mereuroehrome for the first aid care of all minor injuries. In more serious cases call a physician. This seal denotes acceptance of Mereuroehrome for New and Nonofficial Remedies by the Council on Pharmacv and Chemistry of the American Medical Association. HYNSON, WESTCOTT & DUNNING, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland SEPTEMBER, 1935 34 Industrial Health A Non-Technical Symposium for Physicians and Laymen Raising the Standards of Industrial Medicine By M. N. NEWQU1ST, M.D. Ofimrtnicnt of Industrial Mtdtane and Traumultv Sitrgrru, .Imertcun Coll?qc of Surgeons above objectives economically and effi ciently? By putting medical matters into competent medical hands, and dele gating therewith appropriate responsi bility and authority. This brings us to the qualifications and duties of an in dustrial physician, remembering that his personality, integrity and ability form the most important element in the medi cal service. NTIL recently the medical pro the medical services in some 1,300 in U fession has not effected special dustrial establishments and they are organizations to deal aggressive rated according to their compliance with ly and continuously with medical ptrhoisbminimum standard. lems in industry which would be com The question is often asked, "What parable to the work of the National and role does medical service play in the Local Safety Council. To facilitate the reduction possible in injury rates?" dissemination and practical application Investigation by individuals and organi of knowledge requires a national or ganization. The American College of Surgeons, an organization of some 12.000 qualified surgeons, has for over twenty years established standards for surgeons and hospitals in this country to provide beater surgical and hospital care for the zations has shown that an efficient medi cal service can be responsible for at least one-third of the reduction in injury rates, while the safety service can be responsible most of the remaining two- thirds. The accepted basic objectives of in dustrial medicine are: public. As a result of this beneficial S. Tn iscertiin by exJmirution the physuti work, the College was requested by ,md mental fitness of employees for work, representatives of industrial organiza tions, labor and insurance carriers to aid in the improvement of medical serv ice in industry. Preliminary investigation in this field 2, To maintain and improve the health and efficiency of those already employed. 5 To cooperate in educating the worker m accident prevention and personal hygiene. V To reduce lost ttme from dlness and injury. made by the College in 1926 revealed that many of the larger industrial or ganizations had provided excellent medi cal service for employees, but that much could still be done to improve the serv ice, particularly among the smaller es tablishments, (hir surveys also revealed that compliance with compensation laws does not in itself signify efficient medi cal service, and that compensation The above objectives do not mean that industry should provide medical care for non-industrial disabilities. It is not the original purpose of industry to practice medicine. Sound business and humanitarian principles, however, plus the responsibility imposed by com pensation laws, should call for the fol lowing scope of medical service: awards cannot correct a disability chargeable to inefficient medical service. The College therefore formulated a Min;mum Standard for Medical Service in \ Pr?-<*mpf>vment arui the imnciU**} peritniic physical examinations of employees. T The complete care of all industrial in juries itnd M`upJt!unaS diseases. First aid tor non-industrial miunes and Industry and is now engaged in a cam paign to elevate the standards of such service. Persona! surveys have been made of i -jhdiOfs t . rnphoiTv <-mIv while on dutv \ The .dirrvnihon of ill preventable health hazards. T The integration of the industrial medical ve-rvcf* vfcoh rh.it rendered bv the private prac- tv*\'! nco. `'uu-tujo, How in iwiu-try K\omp!i<h the 1. The physician should be a gradu ate oi an accredited medical school and licensed to practice in the state or pro' litre. Since every industrial injury is a potential medico-legal case, it is import ant that these cases requiring medical attention he treated by a surgeon who is licensed to practice. Surveys have revealed that in some industrial establishments nurses and first aid men attempt such surgical pro cedures as the suturing of wounds and tH* incision of boils. This practice is nut only unsafe for the employee; it is illegal as well. The state requirement for a license to practice surgery should automatically prohibit such practices by laymen. The entire first aid service should be under th" supervision of the plant physician. 2. He should have at least one year's interneskip in an accredited hospital arui mine experience in general practice. The policy of employing a full-time physician is justifiable if the adminis trative and professional requirements are of such a nature and volume as to warrant it. it is the consensus, how ever, that the rest of the medical peronnei should have experience in private practice, it will broaden their s .rial, industrial and professional viewpoints, and it will add to their knowledge and ability. ' He should be qualified tn deter mine hv examination 01 employers their physical and mental fitness ior mirk. No physician should consider himself malified tn make physical examinations with recommendations for placement until he has ;t knowled- "t the "ih N ATIONAL SAFETY NEWS TRADE * TABLOIDMARK -- FIRST-AID 'TABLOID' FIRST-AID ("Pac-Kit") 36 Unit Illustrated Measurements: I3%"x 9V#x 2 " Also furnished in 10-, 16- and 24-unit cases TABLOID FIRST-AID A tray is provided by the cover, which when open is held in place by the retaining arm We Extend a Cordial Invitation to Industrial Surgeons, Safety Engineers and Nurses to visit the Burroughs Wellcome & Co. Exhibit at the 24th Annual National Safety Congress Louisville, Ky., October 14 to 18, 1935 'Tabloid* First-Aid Literature Firm Name ___________ Address..... .................... Individual's M tme Official Capua* v.. St'PTKVBfc.K. IMS BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO.,u^cA1 9 a ii East Forty-first Street NEW YORK CITY Associated Houses: London (Eng > Montreal Sydney Cape Town Milan Bombay Shanghai Buenos Aires requirements and health hazards in The principle involved is commendable, Alsemi potsoimni ,i> ifs ,,.juel.ie volved. inis will require inspection trips through the plant and a dose working relationship with the employ ment officer. In industry, opportunity is presented whereby many of those afflicted with physical defects may be safely allocated to jobs. Notwithstanding the import ance of this situation, during the past tear we found in one industrial com munity alone over 100,000 employees who had been given their so-called preempiovnient physical examinations by employment officers or first aid men. Such a procedure may be regarded by some as only a culling process, for the findings will be of little or no future value to either the employer or em ployee. In giving physical examinations, a trained medical examiner is the only one who is qualified to determine physi cal fitness for work. but the ,og.c ui me pr.xetiure i- ,,t --: misplaced. I am sure that tt would noi be good business to have expensive ma chinery overhauled on the same basis -- "Labor free, you pay tor the parts. With the introduction of seniority rights into the labor situation and the more rigid application of the workmen's compensation laws, it has been noted that the preemployment physical ex aminations have gradually become more thorough and more practicable. I'eetiliariy enough, the employee benefits most thereby because the employer can not expect to reap any material benefit until he has first benefited the employee. On account of the present occupa tional disease situation, many industrial establishments having such hazards have recently made special effort to obtain, first, a more complete history of previ ous occupations tor all applicants for employment, and -econd, a thorough - I'.uuming by benzol or iiiiim. by,ho-. ,,,i iiiu.i.i . ,iy; in-, ,i , ., . sdimtro benzol, aniiin, anil others! or its our lae. ' Poisoning by carbon bisulphide nt its ! nuei.ie, or my sulphide. 10 Poisoning by nirrous fumes oi its menu. :i Po'snntne by ni. Cel cuibonyi ut its se quelae, -- Dope poisoiiimt (poisoning bv leira,oi .methane oi any substance used as or in louiulmn With a solvent tor acetate nt r,-!!uiose oi nitro cellulose, ui its sequelae. i Poisoning bv formaldehyde and its pre parations. i t `Chrome ulceration m .-is .equelae oi bonne poisoning. tv hpirhehomatous cancer or ulceration nr ;ne skin or of die corneal surface of the eye, due in tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, <>t i tr.ift in, el any compound, product or residue ot any of tiiese substances, in Inlanders. n t .impressed air illness -m ,fs sequelae, Causes for action Similarly, the causes for rejection must be determined by the examining physician. The hazardous nature of one industry may he a cause for rejection, whereas the rejected person may be saielv employed in another. The per centages of rejection among applicants for employment in industry range from less than 1 per cent to 40 per cent. The thoroughness of the examination should be based upon the requirements and hazards of the particular industrial plant. Unfortunately, in about onethird of the industrial establishments physical examination, including ,'C-r.iv examinations ui the chest and other in dicated laboratory tests. To maintain the health and efficiency of those already employed, we find periodic health examinations for all em ployees in some plants, while others ex amine only those who are exposed to occupational disease hazards. The fre quency of these examinations, unless specified by law, must be determined by the plant physician. We have ob served dye workers being examined weekly, lead workers examined every 50 days, and those exposed to silica dust X-rayed once a year. s .Miners diseases including ,-idv celiu"ursilis, .inkviesfoniiasis. I. muynovitis and rm slaemus. id Cataract in giassssorkers. so Radium poisoning ... disability due , j!, -..sine properties it ..distances or to R'-v U'en r,ivs ; X ,ays i 11. Methvl chloride poisoning. Jd. Carbon monoxide poisoning, j Poisoning by sulphuric, hydrochloric or hvdroiluonc acid, C4 Respiratory, gastro-inteslinal nr physio,-igicai nerve and eve disorders due to contact 1 Ph petroleum products and then fumes. -ions Disability arising from blisters and ahra- dt Disability arising from bursitis or avnn. surveyed by us, the examining physi 4. He should have a enteral knowl . ' Dermatitis t venenata l cians had failed to make adequate or any records at ail of the physical findings. If the examinations are worth making, a record thereof should be made. The examination of the eyes of em ployees should be made by the examin ing physician at the time of employment, using the Snellen charts, recording the findings, and instituting corrective mea sures lor those having detective vision. Since anywhere from 25 to 75 per cent of all applicants for employment have defective vision, such a procedure would Lie productive of a greater working effi ciency among the employees and would tend to reduce the number of accidents. This examination, however, has often Sven overlooked by the examining physician. As a result, some well mean edge oi industrial relations and employ ment methods. v He should have a knmdedge oi the materials used in plant professes and oi preventive medicine in general. McCord has listed more than 500 agents used in manufacturing processes that are toxic or are so closely related chemically to known toxic agents that toxicity may '*> expected. NT ii>t should be considered complete on ac count of the increasing complexity of manufacturing processes, It may he of interest to enumerate the 21 occupa tional diseases recognized to date by the compensation law of Mew York: Compensable Diseases o He should have a knowledge o< `he tiagnosis and treatment at occupa tional diseases, 7, He shotdd have n knowledge of sanitation, working conditions and acci dent prevention methods. Unfortunately many physicians in industry think that plant sanitation con- only of inspection of toilet facilities, i hey have overlooked the important points of illumination, ventilation, garb age and sewage disposal, the safeguard ing of food and water supplies, occupa tional disease hazards.and other diseases that threaten or may be present, such as malaria, typhoid, hookworm, amoebic dysentery, >`tc. Every company oper ating a cafeteria should make sure that ing managements have permitted indi viduals or commercial organizations to enter their plants and make free exam t. Anthrax. V Lead poisoning or its sequelae. - Zmc poisoning or ils sequelae all food handlers receive the indicated medical examinations. It has been conservatively estimated inations of the eyes of their employees for the opportunity of selling the glasses. 4, Mercury potsnmnc nr its sequelae. Phosphorus poisoning or its sequelae that there are over 500,000 workers in i Please turn to page pi i NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS 3 EPTEMBER, 1935 38 FOR Eht* ririt tinit* fhe round! is urging all members to send one or mure worker-delegates to the Annual Safety Congress. Recently a letter signed by W. H. Cameron was r^ent to mure than a thousand members recommending that they select from the ranks of their employees some worker who would suitably represent all the em ployees at the great safety gathering. The following suggestions were sent with the letter: I l.'se your plant bulletin board to publicize vimr decision to Mend one 01 moie delegates tfom the ranks"..to the Congress. Do not, however, name the delegates at first. 2. Select your delegates carefully. Perhaps fin-ie : v .ne man t other than an official) who has made v-me outstanding contribution dur ing the past vear to your safety program; per haps iiu* "t your workers has performed some notable feat m life-saving; perhaps one has been lesponsible tor some new- method of safeguarding which has prevented accidents; perhaps one man has religiously attended every afety meeting or rally since vou started vuur .afety program If aich men >re available, make the trip to t.ouisville their reward for such meritorious It not, perhaps you will want m send those who have been longest m yur employ or those who have the longest uu-uuident records. Perhaps you will want to.allow the em ployees to select their own representative bv popular vote Or vou mav want to have a contest of some sort to decide on the winnets. Your safety director or your personnel director can easily plan a contest winch will get every* orn- thinking and talking about safety. Once the telegates are selected, have > talk with them yourself. Tell them now im portant it is that every man m the plan; mip interested in safety all the time. Point out to them that their trip to Louisville is made pos sible because the company wants them to get first-hand information so that they can utrv a message of safety back to their fellow workers on their return. 4, Following the Congress, have the dele gates address a safety rally which all the workers should attend. This can be held dur ing a nH>n hour. The delegates should also make a full report on their trip to you. The success ot this plan tests, to j Jatge tw y on choosing the proper delegates. Tie h -r their station {providing thev are >n* ent) the better the results should be If enough members respond to this suggestion, a special function will he arranged for their worker-delegate*. f* The Preliminary edition uf the pm* gram of the Twenty-fourth Safety Con gress which is part of this issue of the News is one of the most complete ever issued by the Council. Of 30? scheduled participants. 35V speakers and meeting chairmen have accepted invitations take part. There are, thus, only 34 vacancies. **+ One of the greatest novelties ever presented at the (uncross will lie a fea ture of the sessions of the street and Highway Traffic Session. To demon strate the effect of alcohol on the auto mobile driver four subjects will "sub HOTEL RATES IN LOUISVILLE SINGLE Brown. th Sc Broadway Kentucky, ?th Sc ^X'alnut .................. V'dbach, 4th Sc Walnut ................... Tvler, 'rd St [etferson ...................... Henrv Wafterson, 415 VC*. Walnut Henry Ciav, ;id &: Chestnut Atgunne, i -t 6c Chestnut Csirtlandt, `.M2 S Uh Plan, 4iW S. Stir .......... .......... Chesterfield, 429 W. Brnadwav Kenton. fOH VC Walnut Victoria 10th Sc Broadway Berkeley oof S Oh Hermitape, - V. s sih With Bath % \ IK).$S (In 2 *>0 up 2 *.oo 2.00- coo 2 no- : ni On ECO t)0 up E A0- 2 50 E.50- 2.00 ! up J i>- j 50 Oil- j 5ci ` so `ip 'X'lthout Bath 2 mi -j AO t 50 1 5|i t J * f 50 t.00- t 50 125- 1.50 t .25 up \ e>ft \ Vti *; O'* Double With Bath $5 00 up t 00 up i.00- "00 ! 00- i .iao 4 00- 0 00 i M). 't (HI J' 5(i 5 00 Up 250. soo 2 50- yoo 2 5(j up \ Ml III. . 2 51) up VCithout Bath 5.5Q- 4 Oil *. 00 2 5ii 2,00 1.50- 2.00 2.00- Y00 2 00 up 2 50 ;* fii 2 no mit' to stated d'.s.s and then to various tests. Also the efficacy of scientific tests of drunkenness in traffic cases will be demonstrated by a mock trial. The latter will be held at the Friday morning session. r f< I (i. W. Hl*ey, manager of the C onven tions and Publicity League, Louisville, is in charge of the hotel reservations bureau for Congress delegates. since hotel room reservations are pouring in now, it is recommended that members state their needs t Mr, Huey at once. * i- -t The session (or Mate and Federal officials which was tentatively planned has been canceled because the otficiais thought that they would protit better by attending the regular sessions of the various sections. NV-xt year a vries of meetings will lie conducted for the officials. Reduced Fares to the Congress Prospective delegates to the 24th Annual Safety Congress should write to Council head quarters for reduced railroad fare certificates. The certificate en ables one to buy a round trip ticket for one and a third the one-way fare. Tickets from California and other distant points may be pur chased a day or two in advance. Tickets may be arranged for going and coming on the same or different routes with stop-over privileges in most cases. Those living on roads in the Southeastern Passenger Association have a choice between the fare-anda-third rate and the special round trip fares of 2 cents a mile in each direction with a 15-day limit. One certificate enables a dele gate to buy reduced fare tickets for members of his family. NATIONAL SAFETY \FW 39 HEAT SICKNESSTM"TM" --is no longer a menace O 1935 has marked this familiar enemy of production as being finally overcome. Thousands of plants are now using "Fairway" Sodium Chloride Tablets and Dispensers with uni versal success. Heat sickness is ended wherever plant physicians and safety directors are familiar with this success l ful preventive. If you have not had a copy write for "Prevention of Hsat Sickness"--it tells the whole story. Tablets now available tn pocket packages and individual refills. We will send the booklet on request without charge. FAIRWAY LABORATORIES, Inc. I -- 262ft West Main Street Belleville. Illinois;----- -- Setteh. Safest... RE 5 PI NATURE w-th tAa Osll^IhcJI DOUBLE FILTER CHAMBER >1*1 BULB VALVE TPyE NO. 4 Thi* DUPOR respirator has * clear entrance filter aperture of 7!/2 iq. >n. It use* special felt filter pad* 5/16" thick. Extra pad* 4c each. The exhalation valve takes care of moisture and enables easier breathing. Made tn soft, high grade rubber wtth face cloth. Foldable and revers ible. Price $ 18.00 per doz. Sample postpaid $l.o0 CHIPPEWA-A DUPOR i* really two ordinary respirators in one because at its double filter arrangement. It provides greater filter area thus enabling slower passage of air through the filter pads. Thi* not only enables easier breathing but provide* better filtering be cause more dust and spray is caught. Order your DUPOR to day. Once you try it you will never be satisfied with any other. THOUSANDS OF DUPOR RESPIRATORS NOW IN USE Used for all kinds of dusts, smoke, light fumes, vapor* and paint spray that is free from harmful gases. BASIC PATENT NO. 2,000,064 DETAIL PATENTS PENDING AND ALLOWED MANUFACTURED ONLY BY H.5.COVER BULB VALVE TYPE NO. 5 This DUPOR has enlarged ad justable filter chambers of screw cap type and the very large ap erture of 111 2 sq. in. Extra 1" thick pads each. The ex halation valve takes care of moisture and enables easier breathing. Made of soft, high grade rubber with face cloth. Foldable and reversible. Price $24.00 per doz. Sample postpaid $2.00 SOUTH BEND, IND,, U.S.A. SEPTEMBER, 1935 40 The Bulletin Board A page for those who maintain the Show Windows of Safety ----------------------------------Conducted by STAN KERSHAW-- ------------- * Accident Facts Exert a Powerful Influence MIN THE average family group of A 20 persons, one will be injured or killed in a motor vehicle accident within the next five years" -- a startling and thought provoking statement, yet it is only one of the many cold, hard facts which have been brought to light by the statisticians who have been studying the accident experience of the nation. It is a human trait to think of acci dents as happening to the other fellow. To break down this false sense of se curity is one ui the biggest problems facing the safety men of the country. Perhaps the most powerful influence that can be exerted is the appeal to the sense of fear of injury to oneself or to those who are near and dear. Xot until accidental injury or death stalks ones home does a person fully realize the meaning of all he has read and heard about safety. It is then that the light of understanding enters with the force of a hammer blow. If more people knew more about the hardships and deprivations that result from accidental injuries and death, there would be fewer accidents. Posters are a great aid in imparting this knowledge. While gruesome and factual posters cannot be expected to produce one one-hundredth part of the shock experienced by a person who sees for himself the actual results of a serious accident, they do make lasting impres sions that tend to produce the desired reactions. The Council has issued many such posters and a number of them are avail able, Some of the outstanding ones appearing in previous issues are here listed for your convenience. Xo. SSS2-B--17x23 inches --4 units. In the average family croup of 20 persons, one will be inturcd or killed in a motor ve hicle accident within the next tive years--but --YOU. through vtmr influence and example can make your group safer than the average, and thus avoid this threatened tragedy. Xo. 5542...0x12 inches--1 unit. PUBLIC EN'EMY NO f - Accidents kill more men and hoys than anv other cause exrept heait disease. The poster! shows graphically the relatis y (.on of travel and more people will see inpottance "f 'he is-im-s --t -le.itit - To carry the matter still further, Xo, 5503-H--17x23 inches--4 units. place it facing against the direction of Last year tiiete were lo.uuu ratal otcupufiniul acuden-s < "nn fatal motor vehuU -indents. i, iiio fatal home accidents and ! 'V*oi) fatal nunhc accidents mnt murnr ve hicle f. Xo. 5502-B -- 17x2.3 inches--4 units. Will your brakes enurnm niansiaueiitei travel but at a turn in the walk and in a position which would place it in the center of the walk if it continued straight and most everybody walking in that direction will see it. Now, seeing a sign or poster is one This poster, which sitow-s a tiny who has m-t thing; stopping to read it is another. iieen struck by an automobile, includes a com plete chart of proper stopping distances. Xo. 54to--9x12 inches--1 unit. Lins anti IsecJnle mtecttd t,, -i-.gii i mi- i , Ci.uk in tlu* end of om* nnc-.ci - -..e-utii resui-ed after seven weeks of suffering. Tlieie arc two photographs of the horribly However, making it difficult to overlook is the first important step in locating a display. f in the other hand, suppose the dis play fines appear at such a point, that it cannot very well be missed, how much infected atm good will it do if the people you want Xo. 5090--9x12 inches--i unit. Vi reach cannot spare the time to stop It s nice the victim thought to have a pai so and read? kmd, But in taking off the bandage he found he had gone stone blind. dlie poster shows a worker removing a par ticle from a fellow- vvoiket s eve and a cinse-up of the resulting infection. It certainly takes more than a casual observation to determine the best loca tion. It is necessary to consider ease of observance and time for observance as Xo. 5361--9x12 inches--1 unit. of equal importance, If all the accident victims coultl be moved bize is another factor. If the board out of hospitals and into shop windows, there is to be used to display small, wordy wouldn't be so inunv accidents. posters, it must be placed where people can get close to it. If it is to be used Locating Bulletin Boards ior large posters with but brief wording, by Test it may be moved back from the path of travel somewhat but even so, ease of BULLETIX boards can be made so observance as well as time for observ attraciive that they will cause ance must be considered. people to stop and absorb every mes One good way of determining the best sage posted upon them. It is not pos- location suggests itself. Why not con- ihle. however, to rub a bulletin board truct a temporary hoard of the desired with some sort of magic lode stone and -hape and size, mount it on a portable convert it into a magnet that will draw- upport and try it out in different loca- people from the far corners of a plant *ions and in different positions with re to within reatiing distance. spect to the paths of travel? Observe Xo, to he effective a bulletin board aretully what occurs each lime you must be where the people are, and what -hift It from one location or position to is more, it must catch the eye and com another. Make actual counts of the pel attention. people who stop to read the messages t'nfortunately, people don't ordinari early in the morning, at noon, and in the ly walk with their eyes searching the evening. Don't be satisfied with a one- landscape. They do generally watch day survey in each location. Wait until where they are going and anything with he novelty wears off. in that range of vision is likely to be When uni have in this wav discovered seen. the locations where the displays will Place a sign or poster to one side of reach the most people, proceed with the a walk and paralleling it and many of erection of the permanent bulletin those who pass will never know it's there. boards and i unrentrate on the >nh of Place the same sign at right angles to keeping them alive with interesting the walk and facing against the direc- posters and news items. NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS llllllllll SAW* KNOW NO MERCY KEEP ALL GUARDS /N PLACE- / - o ^ % xV^v WHATS TO BE DO/S/E WITH THE MAN WHO CONTINUES TO TAKE OLD TIME CHANCES WHATEVER YOU L 'T . GET . iSAFE HOLD y WRONG RIGHT SAVEYOURTOES NATIONAL SAFETY { S M NCI l u* *"i 'There's NO EXCUSE for failure to/ operate motor cars SAFELY/ f tpll I -Xi H THE KIND OF A WORKER WE HAVE NO USE FOR/ TT'Tr" Mil), *- X. Inspect the motor ear before starting out <* 2. Get proper Une-up from train dispatcher..............................* ). Load tools and material properly 4. Make proper coupling to trailer * 5. Test brake ............................ fc. Keep constant lookout in both directions 7. Approach all highway crossings prepared to stop STUDY THE RULES NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL r'-i 'V < '------ ' A i, i-.ry,, , SfL*r,. jLAU NATIONAL , fS rT V/!) COUNCIL USE your HEAD YoU CAM AVOID ACCIDENTS NATI O N i ft t unt` Wear Gloves ffmbprotectyourhands I .V mikhghd/Mghazardous \ Never WearGioves When working around mvjngmch/nery 'i A F TTY IMPROPER LOADING CAUSED THIS TheBLOODY ROBOTI Jj 'V, J . J J \ iAV t A F C T y COUNCIL gw NATIONAL S A f C A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY Do You kNOW Of Amy Safe guard For a WANDERING MIND. . . . Q NATIONAL `.AFC' : O U NC JL SHIRES A MORAL TO THIS f AY lijkl Sb3MT L, / t Q,.A|t w*MOv % '1 rlt.<t*JcMt*Ui**Ol*F`P**-o' HlkiiiM., VL'Ufti' ,i 'T>-^... ~ v' A 4*N ' i ',;!i ^' i a j auss </AHk.MA<tt5AhTawW:AS*r'AYKt '[< t --- 1 h <i i?C\ _____ _____ 1 ss=n: NATIONAL 5 />, f l r Y C O l> N C I llii FOR SAFFTY' c >s IViuST COVER THE HAIR f wiP fa**, : ou nc i f SIZE UP <>', load BEFORE YOUa.-TRY U FT IT try council BEFORE MAKING LEFT TURN JiWM THE BEST THING A BALLPLAYER DOES IS TO GET HOME SAFE YOUTOO irt EASE OVER TO CENTER OF ROAD NATIONAL *, a. f F l I U N f, t t PULL DOWN BLAST DOWN all DRUMMY'ftOOFS /i DANGEROUS IT BLOCKSTMFF/C IT ommcTsak v/ar IT MMATFSMVaS IT Fomsorm cmmroTHF LEFTS/DE OF THEsrmr I acidit" 48 a reasonable price. There is also a verv Dust Control ingenious continuous dust sampling :mu 'lining apparatus fur keeping a rnn- i Continued irom finer ii> liuiuus count of the dust in a room un der exhaust and it can be so arranged as counts. make analyses and rely upon those findings. I have said that I doubt the value of analyses. They may prove to be the only practical methods, but they certainly are not as good criteria as to know whether the dust is harmful, and some moderate quantities under suspicion may be safe, We are, there fore, very anxious from a practical standpoint to determine whether our dust is really dangerous or not. This seems to me to be a tremendously im portant point, for if certain dusts are lie made only by physician* who ire qualified to interpret x-rays and who have training and wide experience in the diagnosis of respiratory ailments. The periodic examination is an imii-- pensabie preventive measure which en ables the physician to detect disease- the lungs in their early stages and ,-u a time when removal of the worker from the dust offers hope of recovery or im provement. In addition, the repeated routine medical examinations furnish a valuable means of determining the vih\ - to control the ventilating exhaust in nanism, turn cm more ;(* needed and turn it off when the satisfactory condi tions have been reached. This has been designed and buiit by Mr. Hazard and Mr. Philip Drinker of Harvard and as far as 1 know, is still a laboratory piece. I see nothing impracticable abuut it, however, and for a large dust control int.illation ! would expect it to he js use ful as the automatic carbon monoxide detector and control mechanism in the Holland tunnel. not dangerous, the atmospheres contain tiveness of dust control measures. There are practical dust suppression ing them should not require such clean While it would seem desirable to ex mechanisms for sand blasting, tumbling, sweeping as though the quartz content amine present employees to discover grinding, mixing, bagging, drilling, abra- were there aione. cases with active tuberculosis, in order ive grinding, dry pan mixing and al Our present knowledge of pneumo to assure proper treatment and prevent most every type of localized operations coniosis is so limited, and especially our their spreading infection, this procedure ,`enerating dusts. They are expensive knowledge of the-- minor dusts, that we is likely to stir up claims or misunder unless well-designed. They are too often do not know definitely which are bad standings on the part of the workmen. ineffective because, as f said before-, and which are nut. Good medical Such examinations, if made, should V hey don't begin to touch the health records of old employees, which records used only for rehabilitation purpose-. aazard until they have got rid ut must would show the incidence of pneumonia, of the dust, which is the best they can tuberculosis, etc., would be helpful. X-ray of employees with 20 years or Equipment for Dust Counts do. They wear out due to the abrasive action of the dust. They cost, a lot of more exposure would be most useful, but Our problem now is to suppress the money, and the cost usually cannot be the danger from inexpert diagnosis on dust to a safe limit. That implies its tv- justified on the grounds of improved the one hand, and misuse of the informa moval at the source by mechanical ex work efficiency or quality of product. tion on the other, makes examination of haust. That implies counting the dust Occasional installations will be self- employees for this purpose something to to begin with in order to have some basis supporting. The Kelly trap on rock be avoided. I urge that more satisfac tor designing the equipment, and re drilling has been demonstrated to in tory yardsticks for evaluating this haz counting to know that the equipment i crease the cost per foot drilled but has ard be found, and the recent and current working satisfactorily. The impinger or increased the drilling rate sufficiently toxicity studies hold some hope for an standard method is complicated, slow, to offset the cost. Also in the case answer. expensive and poor for routine checking of air-conditioned rooms in which por In the meantime, it is necessary to as although it must be used as a standard celain enamel is sprayed, the expensive sume that all mineral dusts contain for calibration. We. therefore, want a or conditioning system can be made some health hazard and put them ail un simple method, one that somebody not to control the dust and at the same der control, and rely upon the low- an industrial health expert can use sat time be made economically sound by quartz content of the material producing isfactorily. Zeiss Konimeter is a satis reason of an improved quality of the dust to locate it in the third or least factory instrument in the hands of the enameled surface. No doubt there are harmful bracket. man why has had some training. The in many installations which have already- It may be well to consider medical ex strument is imported, is rather difficult demonstrated economy from other con- aminations as a dust control measure. It to obtain, and not too expensive, under - [derations than improvement to health. is recommended that new employees for $2QQ, I believe. The point 1 wish to make is that the dusty places be found physically fit in Another instrument is the Owens Jet improvement to health is too important order to avoid introducing men whose which has been modified by Mr. Hatch to waste time trying to justify dust ex condition makes them liable to an early of Harvard and Mr, Thompson .is.-oci- haust equipment upon economic consid break down on account of defects or ated with me in the American Mutual to erations. Where operations are spread diseases already present, or who may in make its operation simpler and more sat out over a great area, as in the case of fect others by spreading disease. isfactory. This apparatus was built foundries, it is difficult to avoid raising Proper diagnosis of such physical con specifically for use in checking the dust dust in the shakeout operation,except In ditions can only be accomplished by control apparatus in a large granite expensive mechanical installations. Most having a medical examination with x- shed, and is entirely satisfactory. Up to of those which have come to my atten rays of the chest, including as complete the present time I do not know that any tion have been installed for the economic a medical and employment history of instrument maker has undertaken to purpose of sand handling and in most the applicant as can be obtained. It is manufacture it. but certainly a demand such cases were far from satisfactory recommended that x-ray interpretations would create interest to produce them at irom a dust control standpoint. They NATION U. SAFETY NEWS 4`> handle the sand tonnage all rnrht but they do not touch the micrograms. Let u# now look further to -ee whether some other remedies will be satisfactory. Suppose we leave the hazard alone and put respirators on the men. It won't work, except for very short periods or for emergency work, such as cleaning out dust arresters or loading tumbling barrels. There should be no question about efficient respirators because the t.'nited States Bureau of Mines is now prepared to make tests and an employer can justifiably limit his purchase to res pirators which meet these tests. Even though respirators may be efficient, they are uncomfortable, and while it is not a CftWrixtitai lin *.V {yJiJsit slut* '< hardship tor a man to wear a respirator temporarily, or even for a week perhaps during a period of breakdown in the dust Happy Feet exhaust system, I cannot conceive of workmen remaining contented if they have to wear respirators continuously for a long period. If they need to wear them and don't wear them properly they might just as well not have them on at all. It has often been said that a man is no better than his feet. Mangled, bruised, broken or smashed toes and feet not only take a man off the job, but cost real money in In operations which can be confined compensation, medical and other to a limited space, such as sand blasting direct and indirect costs. In ad and perhaps shaking out some types of dition such injuries reduce the castings, the workers can be encased in helmets provided with an adequate sup ply of dean air. The air-iine helmet is morale of fellow workmen and slow down production. practical for continuous use, while a filter respirator is practical for only limited periods. If the dust is extremely heavy, say 300 million particles of quartz, and a respirator is 98 per cent efficient, the worker is still breathing six million particles, which is too much. Think of respirators preferably to sup plement exhaust systems. What else can we do to get rid of the You can protect your workers' feet by insisting they wear Lehigh Safety Shoes with the improved steel box safety toe. Their feet will be happy feet, protected against injury and further--Lehigh Shoes are built for comfort, durability and appearance. EVERY-DAY WORK SHOES So. 839 --- Black Elk Blueher, Leather Sole and Rubber Heel. No. 838---As Above, Except Chrome Leather Middle Sole, Army Grid Rubber Sole and Rub ber Heel. Sure* 5-12 EE dust hazard? The first to suggest itself I is to get rid of the silica content in the j LEHIGH SAFETY SHOE CO.dust, l know of one group of foundries which is conducting extensive research 31 S. SEVENTH ST. ALLENTOWN, PA, involving the use of molding sands that are free of quartz. That may prove to be thoroughly practical and is a step in the FERALUNright direction. Any plant can study ns operations to see whether the quartz ma- | JlnlhSlip Treadsferial that is being used can be eiimt- j {lumaltin and \lenuin nated. (fastings in some cases can be I cleaned with water. Blasting can be i done frequently with steel grit instead of sand. Certainly foundries can use silicatree parting compound that is just Js good as quartz dust. Silica packing PREVENT ACCIDENTS ON STAIRS and FLOORS A hard metal matrix into which is cast an abrasive next in hardness to the diamond assures durability and anti-sltp efficiency. ALL ARE FIREPROOF should lie replaced in annealing opera tions. Pulverized quartz is not needed Originators and developers of Abrasive metals for SAFE WALKWAYS iii an abrasive. This is one avenue of ! control which should have thorough j study in each individual case. Even though you get rid of quartz | Specify Foralun and He Sure AMERICAN ABRASIVE METALS CO. Irvington, New Jersey SKPTF.MBER. I<5 50 | hut cannot get rid of all dust, see what 2Q Reasons why CRD-CDjRDS are [ you can do about getting rid of excesses (if it by conducting operations in such a manner as to minimize the raising of dust. Explore your process, for instance, and see how much residual dust lies on ! the horizontal beams, ledges, etc. In fAFE some plants that have not been cleaned for a Jong time this dust has been found to lie at the angle of repose and the vi bration of a passing truck would liberate IGro-Cord and Raw-Cord Sole* and Heel* contain! approxi mately 70*p native cotton. enough dust in the air to he of itself a serious hazard. This can Ire got rid of by a thoroughly practical means, such . The Cotton is twisted into tough cords to increase wear. as vacuum cleaning or blowing down with a jet of wet air or steam. Respi 3. Cords are placed in the sole ON-END to prevent slipping. rators are satisfactory for the protection of men doing the cleaning. GROCORD and RAW*CORD soles and heals are used in dairies, iron and steel foundries, railroad shops, auto factories, gas and elec tric plants, ice and fuel stations, stone quarries, mines, general warehouses -- where Safety is an important factor. 4. Non-Slip strain. features relieve leg 5. The high percentage of cotton resists heat and cold. . CORD-ON-END gives cushion COMFORT to the feet. 7. Flexibility and ease in walking. 8. NON-SLIP adds confidence and efficiency to the wearer. 9. GRO-CORDS and RAWCORDS guard against lost time accidents from slipping. 10. Safe workers are efficient work ers and are in demand. There is an economic value in this item. It has been reported by some plants which have improved their house keeping by this method and have gone a step farther and brightened up their factory rooms with paint and adequate lighting that other accidents have been reduced and work efficiently increased. Certainly an extremely dusty place indi cates sloppy housekeeping. Housecieaning must be put on a periodic routine. Dry processes will sometimes admit of being changed to wet processes, or damp processes. While dampness will not lay Now--before you have an accident is the time to purchase shoes that have GRO CORD or RAWCORD soles and heels on them. Your work will be more pleasant because of this added safety. our exhibit at 24th Annuai Safety Cormress and Exposition KOOTH NO. 16, Brown Hotel, Louisville, Ky., October 14-18, 1935, dust, moisture in the process will pre vent the generation of dust in many cases. Care must be exercised in interp -eting this suggestion because water on a high speed grinding wheel does not The Lima Cord Sole & Heel Co., Dept. 7-F, Lima, O. Protected by t'atent-Any InlnnRement Will Be Prosecuted prevent the dust. One of the most seri ous silica health hazards is wet grinding on natural sand stone wheels. The inci dence to.tuberculosis is high. Water on artificial emery and carborundum wheels may nr may not he beneficial. It is per mitted in lieu of dust exhaust in at least one slate, but we are faced with the LES HEELS opinion that these dusts are harmless anyway, unless the volume is high. It? worth depend? upon getting the dust well below 100 million particles. Rubberized Fabric Link Mat Having done all the housekeeping and process improvement that can be devised This Non-slip 5afely Mat is especially designed for industrial use where there is a slip hazard. In addition, they increase the workers' efficiency as they reduce fatigue brought on by stand ing on concrete, brick, tile or hard flooring, ideal for placing in front of machines and where wet conditions exist. Heavy galvanized wire with cadmium plated clips and plates are used to prevent rust. Furnished in sizes to meet your require ments. Low in cost and long wearing. in lieu of exhaust, we are confronted with the question of whether there sail remains dust in sufficient quantity trum some processes to make it necessary lo remove it by mechanical exhaust. 1 Hist counts will tell the answer. Hand opera tions, such as molding, can be done without raising much dust. .Most ittc- Write today for prices and complete Information. THE BUXBAUM COMPANY Akron, Ohio chanicai ojierations which use or genei ate dust must be exhausted. It seems in evitable that exhaust be used on sand stingers, rock crushers, dry pans. etc. Assuming that we have put in an ex- X II IIIN W. SAFETY YEWS 51 haust system that is well designed, what J must be done to make it work? I have I said that they wear out. You must put j dust counts on a routine basis as a check of the efficiency of the system. Whether you use the Zeiss or the Owens' or the impinger doesn't matter. The system must be explored constantly for leaks, the dust traps must be cleaned regularly, and the dust disposed of so that it won't blow back Into the building. If the de sign contemplates returning the cleaned air to the building, extremely careful checking of it must be done in order that the hazard may not be compounded. It is poor practice to return the air to the building because operation is so often badly maintained. Who is responsible for a dust control program? The owners, through the man agement, are responsible for the provi sion of the equipment and the proper engineering to produce it. They have to spend the money and it is management's responsibility to see that it is spent properly. The initiative and the engi neering necessary to control the dust rest entirely with the management. It is not a hazard which can be controlled by efficient supervision and safe practices alone. The supervisory department is re sponsible for the housekeeping, sate pract.ces and shop methods. Some as signed members of the supervisory de partment are responsible for the main tenance and operation of the dust re moval equipment and .for the dust counts used as a check on the system, if there ever was a nice machine re quiring constant tuning, it is a dust re moval system, It won't work without this attention. The workers carry a responsibility too. They must use the safeguards pro vided. whether they lie respirators or portable hoods to place behind hand tool-. They nuts! not .-tuff bags into , ducts to stop drafts. Dust control is a cooperative thing--each division carry ing its share of responsibility. Nobody can avoid his responsibility and make the thing work. Out of the Way Places \\ lien you make yu icxt plant inspection, he -ure to notice tin mre or less out-of'-thewav drive belts, motors, shafting or other equipment that should he guarded, but that have been neglected tiue to their location. It is a good policy to protect every hazard even though the chance of accident is seemingly small. It i- real economy to protect your workers from possible injury and it is Safety Guard fieonomy when you do mo with H & K Guard Accessories. They are furnished ready for easy and quick assembly hv vour handy man in his -pare time. All H&K Guard Accessories are under inspec tion service of Underwriters* Laboratories, Inc, amnqton & Kina Perforating I ^Co. i I I- Liberty St. N'KW YORK.' N. Y. 5645 Fillmore St. CHICAGO. [IX, USE a UNION or COLUMBIA CARBOY INCLINATOR for tin* SAFE and F.\SY wav to pour acids ami chemicals from earhoy* or -mail am! medium size drum*. A Correction j \ tried - and - proved devire attractively priced. Sold on money-hack guarantee. Through an errur in the caption ac- > rompanytne the illustration cm page 11 | ot the August National nakkty News, | Alfred 1'. Sloan, Jr., president of tien- < eral Motor* i `orpnration, was referred to as vice-president of the corporation. I Sond for a completely illus trated ami descriptive bulle tin giving full particular* and price?. THE INCLINATOR COMPANY-p.o. box 3*3-minneapous, minn. SEPTEMBER. DERMATITIS --its in your plant--too: Skin jihncnts--sometimes serious, sometimes only uncomfortable-are found through industry. They're in your plant. They can be avoided, too, Whether they're caused by cutting oils, greases, paints, dyes, acids or with Bullard Protective Cream. alkaTlihs--is tphreotpercetvioenntiisonseiscuthreedsbaymerub. b.in.g pBroutlelacrtdthPerostkeincttive Cream into the exposed skii ore exposure. It forms an invisible glove , . . dri ami non-sticky. en it's time to clean up, just wash with ordinary soap and water. N< h cleansers are needed. The cream is water soluble. Won't you try Bullard Protective Cream? Let us know how >our ork^ men are exposed. We will send you data on how Bullard Cream has pro tected workmen under similar conditions. Mati your request to any Bullard office or distributor. By return mail you wtll recast the data on Bullard Protective Cream. .Vo obligation, of course. Tintf* 1m Corpora.... < Vortck St- >ll%/n TW t w,, , Supply Co ` fcirauy Buildm* ,,-\--S--"-f-'X-R---VEAICSTf / PHILADELPHIA .. . ntCo. CLEVELAND Safety Clothing Co, *' 2*06 SttttMme St J%M Piyne Avt. \f v BRAINTREE, MASS. Direct Sales Cu. iH President KojJ taSST fcBSfcgOUTH CHATTANOOGA, TENN. C. D Center Company, Chattanooga bank Building 41D-WEST DETROIT C.H.T)Qck*on Company ' East Grand Boulevard CHICAGO XI) Bullard Qsmpeny * )IS South Leavitt Street GREEN BAY, WJS. Safety Service Company H* No. Quincy Street DULUTH W P & R.S. Mars Company >i24 W. Michigan Street HOUSTON E, D. Bullard Company - I Main Street SAN FRANCISCO , D. Bullard Company 2S Eighth Street LOS ANGELES . ft. Bullard Company 12 South Olive Street SALT LAKE CITY E. D, Huilatd Company * |` Ye..re*t Avenue H6*t Sankey Foot GuardsTM^- Sankey Foot Guards afford protection for the toes and instep. They are made of 16-gauge steel, or Rigidlum, an alumi num allow Light in weight, to assure free and easv movement, but exception ally strong. Will withstand an impact of 300 foot pounds. Comfortable to wear, as they rest lightly on the worker's font and the floor or ground take, the force of the impact in case of falling objects. if rife for your sum pip. Ellwood Safety Appliance Company ............ Ellwood City, Pennsylvania --------------- --______ i The Holger Nielson Method of Resuscitation t k r:-... ii :_..f m, j method uf resuscitation, which was de' : riheci on page .'4 uf the August j National Safkty Nkws, whs haily* honed through the f'anadittn press in j June of this year. When it was received j by the Toronto papers, it was brought ! to the attention of the chief coroner with a request far his opinion. With others, I was requested by the coroner, Ur. I rawford. to test the method, ft was done in the following manner: f, Under the supervision of some of the coroners, the medical health officer, the life saving squad, and others inter ested in life saving, I tested the Danish method and also Schafer's prone pres sure method on five subjects. Two or them were life savers, one the doctor attached to the life saving squad, one *ne secretary of the swimming a.-soeiatiim. and the fifth the superintendent of life saving in Toronto harbor. All ot these men have had lone practical ex perience in artificial respiration. None of them felt that the Danish method was as effective as the Schafer method. 2. To make doubly certain of the correctness uf these conclusions, 1 car ried out the Danish method of artificial respiration on a patient in the Toronto General Hospital under the supervision of a number of doctors. Arrangements had been made to measure tidal air by a spyrometer and 1 also carried out the Schafer method in a similar manner. In both of these instances the artificial respiration was carried cut for live minutes and a record taken by a mov ing pen, The Schafer method gave 60 s per cent more tidal air than did the Danish method. With the ......its of these tests before 'tr, the Toronto papers have retrained from giving publicity to the Danish method, or recommending it in prefer ence to the prone pressure method. I do not think that the National Safety t V.iinril realize- i- m;p..pd! ib'v in giving publicity to methods that have not yet been thoroughlv tested. Having for some years had some responsibility in connection with training in artificial respiration among public utility employ ees in the United States and Canada, md knowing that thousands of men are thoroughly trained in the Schafer meth od. is it too much to ask that the Cuum il should thoroughly test any method be fore giving it publicity and unsettling the minds of your readers? Wills Macl.whlan, Electrical En^innr WHONU, SAFETY \EYP= 53 Personal s Announcing a New Respirator Howard I'. Durfek, for many years THE DIAMOND FILTO-RING Mutational director of Hamlin & Com pany, is nuw associated directly with the Consolidated ('las Company of New York as assistant manager of the Insur ance Department, $, Engel, formerly vice-president of Hamlin & Company, is manager of the department. The com pany's insurance department will render the same service as was rendered by Hamlin & Company, covering engineer ing and educational work in connection with accident prevention for the entire system. Mr, Durfee is news-letter editor for the Public Ctilities Section of the National Safety Council. Full time safety inspectors have been appointed in the three principal plants of the Paint Division of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Peter Zimmer has been appointed to the Milwaukee plant; K. R. Burns to the Newark plant, and D, C. Carruthers to the Ditzler color plant. Charles j. Kolb has resigned as manager of industrial relations for the Pierce-Arrow Motor Corporation to take up similar duties with the t blonial Radio Corporation, Buffalo, X, Y. Obituary RESPIRATOR TYPE 60 WITH FILTERATION DISC What is new? The Filtration Disc and the Filtration Ring. What is a Filtration Disc? It is a foramenous metal disc containing a tiller pad with an air tight edge formation. What is a Filtration Ring? It i- a rubber ring which fits into the face piece of the respirator. It provides front and rear grooves for holding the Filtration Disc, it also provides front and rear flanges for fitting the front guard filter pad. Notice! The Filtration Disc itt held by the front and rear grooves and the front guard Alter pads are held by the flanges. F*t,nt The front guard filter pad may he replaced frequently. It is easily pulled out with the fingers and readilv replaced by tucking a new one under the rubber flange. This respirator is light, comfortable and efficient. Provides a maximum of filtration area for a minimum ot air qiacc. Easiest on the market for rep. tng filter pads. Equipped with exhau.-t valve. Price, $21.00 per dozen . , . Filter pads 5 cents each. We shall be pleased to have you try one on approval at the dozen quantity price. Also New THE DIAMOND DISC RESPIRATOR WITH FLUTTER VALVE What advantage* does the flutter valve provide/ Ks* halation is made easier, therefore, respirator is cooler. Uno a farire 'ponee is provided increasing the efficients of the air nitration. This is the lightest respirator on the market for the amount of efficiency. Herbert D. Banta, personnel man ager for the Hoberg Paper ami Filter Company at Green Bay, \Vis., and gen eral chairman of the Paper and Pulp Section of the National Safety Council, died suddenly on August v>, He was 56 years aid. Surviving are the widow, four suns, three sisters and three brothers. Mr. Banta was one of the outstanding members of the Paper and Pulp Section and had held several offices in the sec tion prior to his election as general chair man at the ' leseland Congress last year He was also president of the Brown I Country Traffic Safety Council. A. E. IHvtnsuN, formerly president of the Chesebro - Whitman Company, and one of the founders of the Patent hcatfoiding Company. New York City, died July 11. He was 75 years old. and had not been in good health for more than a year although death came suddenly. He is survived by his widow, three sons ...F. A.. A. E.. Jr., and Harry--and two daughters. In the early days following the organi zation of the National Safety Council Patent** Frt , 1*34 an* Patent* Pending Prices l.<ich Diamond Disc Respirator with valve .... $1.50 $15.00 Diamond Disc Respirator without valve 1,25 12.60 Diamond Disc Respirator without valve and without sponge Dias gauze filtering I ...... 1.00 o,no We 'hall he pleased to nd samples on approval at the dozen quantity price, HYGEIA RESPIRATOR CO. 129 Bast 85th Street New York City For the First Time Vacuum Cleaning Made Applicable to All Plant Cleaning Requirements at Low Cost with BREUER'S BALL BEARING TORNADO PORTABLE INDUSTRIAL VACUUM CLEANER `solve*! all cleaning problem* without expense of InNtalllnit a xtAtionarf plan or u*in(; semi-portable cleaner* wbieb are too heavy and expennive for nverbrc plant appilcBtiouH. Combine* llaht weight tonty *4) pound*| with tremendou* cleaning power tl HP f*.K. ball bearing motor-- * wnterllft I. Remove* du*t, dirt, metal filing*, ete. Special attach ment* for cleaning boiler tube*, ovens, machinery, wall*, floors, etc, spray* paint and lta*eetleide*. Reduce the du*t hazard which no vitally affect* the nafety and health of your employee* by using tbl* new machine, H'rife for details and further information, BREUER ELECTRIC MFG. CO. 358 Blackhawk Street Chicago, III. SEPTEMBER. 1935 54 THERE ARE NO HALF-WAY MEASURES IN DUST CONTROL IF YOU SPECIFY * PANGBORN - ALL METAL CLOTH SCREEN DUST COLLECTORS Efficient Dust Control means practical. DEPENDABLE DUST CONTROL. Halfway measures are not only inefficient--they are both costly and dangerous. A Pangborn Dust Control System, as designed by Panqbcrn Engineers, will trap dangerous dust at its source .... and collect it for salvage or disposal .... saHv, and at low cost! Write today for Dust Control literature. PANGBORN CORPORATION The World's Largest Manufacturer of Blast Cleaning and Dust Collecting Equipment HAGERSTOWN * MARYLAND You will appreciate the greater value of this new and more practical DAVIS AIR LINE OUTFIT which may be had at no extra cost. v-:c"i j Mr. Davidson gave the movement his I whole-hearted support, contributing: I much to the develonment of - ife"' on j a national scale as well to the deveiopI ment of safer equipment and safer prac tices m the construction inriustrv. Walter E. Dorn, safety director for the Grasselli Chemical Company, Cleve land, died July .10. He had been with the company fifteen years, succeeding E, V. Rogers as safety director three years ago. Steps to Safety (Continued from patfe 2Q) dents, fn other words, when you buy a stair covering, regardless of whether it is for use in a new or an old building, you should make certain that the tread you buy not only is going to wear a long time but also is going to stay non-slip for years to come. Some materials are well adapted for stair treads and can be used with a definite certainty of per manent non-slip protection. Other ma terials used on stairways have not given the service anticipated. When new they are rough and seem to be non-slip, but after they have been subjected to heavy' traffic they lose their rough surface and become slippery'. The net result is that the public does not get the protection that was originally intended. If you do not know what material you should use on the treads of a stair in a new building or what you should use , for covering worn and slippery treads m your present building, ask your ua. bilitv insurance company. They should be willing to give you the benefit of their experience. After ail is said and done, the number of accidents and the number of claims the insurance company has to pay is reflected in the premium charged. WILLIE EVERLEARN `'Ny \ <L t cotta notion| L#" ITO LAV OP F Hkc | THIS AFTER- .SLV'Ljs! J'J NOON I rTM1 TV-s^'X Wnf for dtlaiis to DAVIS EEQMUEM,c*MeNCNCTr CO., INC. .hicago. Ill New York C.tv Houston, Tex. NATIONAL safety news 95 Minute Lessons in Watchman Service WHEN' a watchman must iook for t scrap of paper to make a re port. a hazard may go unreported. Some of the larger concerns have re port forms and instruct their watch men in safety and tire prevention but such training is by no means universal. With the needs of smaller companies in mind. Roy M. Warberg, of Chicago, has designed a set of "Minute Lessons in Good Watchman Service." These lessons are in 12 hooks of 26 pages each. Each page is detachable and perforated for filing in a post binder. In addition to a check list, each page contains a brief, readable talk on some phase of safety, tire prevention or other subjects coming within the watchman's duties. There is also space for addition al comment on conditions observed. This service is published by Minute j Lessons Publishers, 6354 Evans Ave., Chicago. To Fumigation Indiutry, in seif-defense, must kill billions of insects, eggs and larvae every year. Proxate, developed in the research laboratories of The Liquid Carbonic Corporation, is a gas which does this killing job with utmost safety to human life and property. Unlike the chemical agents generally used, it is non-poisonous to humans. Almost equally important, there is no fire hazard--in fact, a sufficient concentration of Proxate will put fires out. Yet, this safety docs not mean chat the gas is slow or ineffective in its tetion. Proxate quickly kills living insects or larvae, and penetrates their ggs to prevent hatching. Proxate has proved itself in a variety of applications, from crops fumigated in bulk storage bins to packaged food products. FROM THE PRESS THE SCARLET LETTER (Team Tr*n**rtpl J /~\LR Puritan ancestors sometimes seem cruel and fiendish to us. Offenders against social and moral codes were stripped of all dignity and branded so that they had to walk with head* bowed in t-hame the rest of their lives. Yet their methods had the \irtue of being effective. Today we are too inclined to be lenient and make excuses for offenders, even when their violations of various codes actually en danger the community. We evidently do nol believe strongly enough in our own laws and codes to enforce them. Perhaps in certain respects it would be a good thing to go back to the old days and brand those who flout law and custom, so that they would be shamed and others would he warned to beware of making the same mistake. This revival of the "scarlet" letter and the branding iron might be tried tentatively on the motorists. Our legislators have refused to pass licensing laws and other traffic con trols, io we must do something to turn pub lic opinion toward this greatest of all mod ern i-rimes. Instead of fining offending motorists or warning them in police court it might be well to establish a system of windshield "brands." These could read: "1 am a speeder," "I am a reckless driver," "1 drise without lights," "1 drive while drunk," ul drive through stop lights or "1 killed a child." For minor offenses these stickers might be left on 30 davs under a penalty of a $10 fine. For major offenses they could be affixed from six months to a year, with heavy pen alties for removal. If traffic law violators were branded with these "scarlet letters" they might learn cau tion and obedience under the derision and shame of their acquaintances. Liquids experienced fumigation engineers are available for consulta tion on new applications as welt as standard uses. Their objective is to lower both infestation losses and fumigation costs and increase the safety factor far above present levels. Write for Proxate Fumigation Handbook, giving many further interesting facts about Proxate. PROXATE 7 he snrr> htmieant THE tSgitid' CARBONIC CORPORATION 3 100 S. Kedzie Ave., Chicago, ill. Branches in 37 Principal Cities of the United States and Canada London, England Havana, Cuba * DURABLE SAFETY MATS * You know how new workers tire quickly from standing. While it is true thev become more or le* accustomed to being on their feet, there re mains a strain which natural ly results in slowing down both physically and mentally. You can help your workers and yourself by supplying Durable Safety Mats. They are -oft, resili ent, slip-proof and will do much to reduce fatigue, prevent acci dents and in crease produc tion. DURABLE MAT COMPANY "*04 Miami Street Akron, Ohio Foronto, Ca nada Seattle, Wash. SEPTEMBER, 1935 OILY tVASTE - MUST Bf - njms miNe(owwossr WHEN INDUSTRY RALLIES at the Twenty-fourth Annual Safety Congress . , . the rosier will read like "Who's Who" among STONEHOUSE SIGNS for Accident Prevention As usual, we will be an exhibitor, with all the newest Accident Prevention Sign ideas. For Stonehouse h the foremo-t authority in this field. 1 ho nciv Stonehouse Catalog No. 4 will he off the press for the Congress. VTatch for it. Welt see you at thheer-b`Sya"fety Hnoth So. i on. t\-tS! SIGNS,inc 9th at LARIMER "Since 186}" DENVER, COLO. ACCIDENT PREVENTION STEEL SIGNS FOR ALL INDUSTRIES Lincoln Twin Disc Floor Machines Keep Your Floors Clean Plant* that art eftan usually set the best production and safety records. Efficiency in plant floor cleaning produces a savings in cleaning time and a savings in cleaning materials. The plant superintendent and safety engineer are assured of clean, sanitary and safe floors when Lincoln Twin Disc Floor Machines are used. The Lincatn Industrial Spatial Is used by many af Mm aaantry** largest indnstrlal plants Ja re ware tba iabaddad pratte. dirt, tieai ebipa, and ihnrinpa fraat faetary fleers. Twenty times faster and Mare efQclent than hand wart ideal far etaaning weed-block fiaon. Two of our twelve models are illustrated. These machines have proven their worth by continuous service in many large plants. A trial on your own floors under your own supervision, can be arranged without any obligation. Write for complete details. LINCOLN-SCHLUETER The Lincoln Type Nr 20 it a eompaci rembi- nation ltrubbmg, cleaning ant belittling ma- china--rrearamcnSed far ui in average can* geited treat. Hat a capacity af tram ta 3000 m. It. par hr. Bruthet revolve in appe tite directions climlnatiM "whip" ar tide pull. FLOOR-MACHINERY CO., INC. 237 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, III. % ?/ie LINCOLN Twin Disc J 3b SCRl'BS - WAXES- POLISHU * | The Driver Has His Troubles f. "iicmucii tram pay: / <) > , -hipping cierk helps cover them up bej utM' the driver always makes such good | ume. Now the .second man gives his I customers a decent answer, drives more j caieiully and manages to keep away ) Irani accidents, but he is constantly be ing picked on, and told to wake up. He finally gets disgusted and says to him self that if that's what they want he'll give it to them. He no longer takes up time with his customers and starts driv ing around the same as the other fellow. In time he will not only lose customers because he doesn't take time to give them a civil answer, but the people will even try to keep him out of the neighbor hood hy making sure they deal with -ume other concern that has men that drive sensibly, because they are not only afraid to let their children "tit: but they're afraid to cross the streets them selves. Where you had one reckless driver, you now have two. That's one of the reasons for your frequent accidents. Another reason is this: You are very careful that your salespeople are thoroughly experienced in their iine of work, get the proper training, and are given a chance to rest up when they are not quite so rushed. But you seem to forget that your drivers need that just as much as clerks do, if not more. 1'hey need the same consideration because they do heavy work; they put up with all kinds of traffic in ail different kinds of weather; they often have to drive bad trucks; and, last of all, they are the -tore's representative making the last contact with the customer. With ail this against them they have *o tigure out a way of their own to mak-* c.ntr -ales stick, soon as loads are a trifle light they are told to stay home, and lose a day's pay. Or else they are doubled up to make sure that they earn their day's pay, rather than he allowed to take it easier for a day or two. How can you expect these men to keep alert, to keep their faith in vour business, as well as to be in a mood to drive safely? A driver delivering merchandise m the consumer must be a good chauffeur; he must be honest, alert and neat; and he must be a diplomat and a cashier. He must be fearless, and know the store system of deferred payment plans, store policy, etc., and he must know his city. f am not basing these remarks on personal experience aione. Our company NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS is not guilty of - .me of the criticisms i have made, i have formed my opinion from information [ have collected from ! NOWdrivers for department stores, milk com- panie-. !mndries. and many other con cerns all ot which deliver their goods to the consumer. READY More Companies Join Million Hour Club AMONG all companies reporting lo54 industrial injury records to the National nalety Council there were ten which worked more than 1,000.000 man-hours during the year without a single disabling injury. Here are the members, therefore, of the "No-Accident Million Hour Club" for 1934: Cnited Shoe Machinery Corp.. Bever ly, .Mass. Western ( lock Company, LaSalle. Ill, Raytheon Production Company..New ton. Mass. Owens-Illinois Glass Company. Gas City. tnd. American Tobacco < Vtmpanv, Rich mond, Va. General Cigar Company, Perth Am boy, X. j. Brown shoe Company. I'niun City. CHICAGO EYE SHIELD COMPANY Tenn. Brown Shoe Company. Brookfield, 2323 Warren Blvd. Chicago, III. Mo. Lycoming Manufacturing Company, Williamsport, Pa. Gentlemen: H. D. Lee Mercantile Company, Kan Without cost or obligation send me a copy of your new catalog. sas City. Mo. Some of these companies operated well over a million perfect hours last Signed......... year; some are still continuing without a single injury. Three of these perfect Company. record plants also were members of the Million Hour Club for 103.5: The I Street................... ............................................... ................. Brookfield Plant of the Brown 3hne Company: The Raytheon Production Company; Western Clock Company. City...................................... State A million man-hours is a long time to go without a disabling injury. It means a year's perfect record for a plant with a payroll of approximately 400 employ PRESCOTT ees. It is equivalent to one man work ing without an accident for 400 years, SAFETY TOOL Flannigan met with an accident, but the next day he managed to craw! to work. "Hy didn't ye stay home for a week or two?" asked Finnigan. "Weren't ye carryin' an accident policy?'' "No.'' said Flannigan. "I was care less enough to leave it at home in the dresser drawer." J special tool that tll close hopper-bottom car doors with EASE and SAFETY Prevent smashed fingers, strained backs, ruptures and other serious injuries, by using the Prescott Safety Tool--Saves time--Is inexpensive. Write for prices and details The Trumbull Mfg. Co. Warren, Ohio SEPTEMBER. 1935 Elementary Safeguarding Is Still Important Accident reports show that lack of simple safeguards remains high among the causes of injuries IN THE PRESENCE OF INFLAMMABLE GASES Williams' "NON-SPARKING" Safety Wrenches are the safest and strongest known for use wherever a spark may pro duce disastrous results. Drop-forged from beryllium-copper and accurately heat treated, these Safety Wrenches are unequaled in strength, toughness and hardness. Non-rusting. Non corroding. Practically as strong as steel wrenches of similar size and design. A wide range of sizes in single and double head patterns. Williams' "NON-SPARKING" Safety Wrenches are finished in "Safety Green" enamel with heads polished bright. They are easily identified and are backed by more than 50 years of wrench making ex perience. Guaranteed by the manufac turers of the most complete line of dropforged wrenches in the U.S.A. Buy from your mill or safety supply house. Ask for literature. J. H. WILLIAMS & CO. "The Drop-Forgtnz People" 75 Spring St. New York Western Warehouse anti Sales Ofjlce, Chicago Works. liuffalo, S, V WHEN industry first became most any industry would seem to offe impressed with the idea that ample evidence that education aione accidents really could be pre not a cheap substitute for safeguardint vented, attention was turned to sale- Medical ..ervice, job training, psyche guarding. If every moving part could logical studies of the accident prom be covered accidents would promptly and other elements of progressive acci disappear, men thought. When the re dent prevention work cannot compensat duction in accidents proved disappoint- lor the lack of sound elementary safety ine. they turned to safety education as practice. the sure cure. Then engineering revi-ion, a little understood term, caught their fancy. Safety men are continually The following examples, taken iron ihe News-Letter of the Chemical 5ec tion. are illustrative of the types o discovering new angles of approach to the accident problem, and getting in creasingly gratifying results with each discovery. But no 'ingle remedy has proved effective. Guards no longer hold the center of the safety stage. Many people are in accidents that still occur, although thei auses were known twenty - live year: ago. f. A man working on a machine drivet with an unguarded belt had occasion t( move material located close to it. He wa: wearing a loose ragged sweater, the arn clined to think that contraptions of expanded metal, perforated metal and sheet metal are obsolete; that modern of which came in contact with the belt He was thrown over the shaft and killed Unsafe clothing and unguarded trans machines of streamline design with all mission equipment again proved to be . moving parts enclosed have solved the dea ily combination. guarding problem. 1, A man was working on a day Such machines, however, are not yet mixing machine (pug mill type). Ar universal. And there is a vast amount overhead belt jumped off its pulley anc of obsolete machinery' in American fac was caught in the revolving blades o; tories which will be operating for many the pug mill. The belt wrapped itsel: years to come before excessive mainte around the man's legs and he was throwr nance costs and the demand for in mto the mill and crushed to death. Gooc creased production send them to the practice in safeguarding power transmis scrap heap. If you think the hazard of sion equipment calls for a guide to pre inadequately guarded machines is a vent the belt from running otf the pulley thing of the past, ask any insurance or where there is no bearing between thi state inspector. pulley and the outer end of the shaft. Hundreds of photographs have been rejected for the National Safety Xt.us because of some uncurreeted me Supervision Was Lax chanical hazard. Many of them have Here is a case in which guards weri been from companies which have high provided but training and supervisioi standards of mechanical protection and were ineffective. A workman removed : exceptional safety records. * iccasionally guard and leaned over a shaft to oil ; some defect gets into print and the fearing. His clothing caught and hi Council hears from members about it. arm was torn from the socket. An in Often a hazard in a picture is called to vestigation showed that this practice hai the safety man's attention by the men feen common in the plant. While ii in the shop and relayed to the editor, this ca'e the shaft had been guarded fn many cases the hazard is not serious the value of the guarding was purely but members feel that the Council's nominal in view of the fact that th< publications should bend over backward workman thought it perfectly proper ti In showing anvthing less than perfection. remove the guard and oil the `halt whit Any survey of accidents covering al it was unguarded. Just another exampli NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS 39 of the close tie - up between education and safeguarding. 4, A workman was emptying a can of material into a mixer. A horizontal shaft was located on the top of the mixer. The shaft had never been guarded. The man's frayed coat caught on the shaft and another arm was torn from its socket. Management's neglect both in guarding and supervision was all too evident in this case. 5 A man went up a ladder to paint overhead pipes that were located dose to an unguarded shaft. While he was doing the work, a rung of the ladder gave way and he was thrown onto the unguarded shaft. It may be argued that the ladder was directly responsible for the accident. Probably it was, but, on the other hand, if the shaft had been guarded the man would not have been killed. Like most accidents, this had more than one contributing cause. One of those places where "nobody ever goes" was involved in this case. 6. In the course of altering a building, a workman was let down through a hatchway into an unused room of the building. A horizontal shaft, hip high, located near the side of the room, was in motion. The foreman of the job was lowering timbers to the man down below when the man's jacket was caught on the shaft and he was killed. The alibi was that the shaft was turning in a room wh `re no none was ever expected to go, Fifty cents worth of lumber and thirty minutes of a mechanic's time would have prevented this tragedy. 7. Other sources of frequent trouble are the temporary installations and the equipment for emergency use. Guard ing is seldom up to standard and main tenance is too often neglected. One such example is that of a circular saw in a chemical plant which was used for emergency repair work. The saw was not used much and this was given as the excuse for not maintaining it properly. However, a workman did find it neces sary to use the saw which was wobbly on the mandrel. A kickback occurred and a piece of timber killed the emerg ency operator. Similar cases might be drawn from any industry and carried to monotonous lengths. These, however, will suffice for illustration. The saddest part of the whole store- is that they occurred from causes that are so easily preventable. While we are awaiting the installation of fool-proof equipment (which may tie several years in the future) a little attention to the commonplace hazards will prevent many of these needless tragedies. INVINCIBLE VACUUM CLEANEP MFG. CO. 2509 DAVIS ST. ________________________________ DOVER-OH IQ INVINCIBLE--CLEANED PLANTS ARE ALWAYS SAFE PRESENTING New Justrite Safety Cans! IfSTnrrn presents a New Im provement in the 2, .`5 and j gallon Safety Cuns, The carrying handle has been redesigned. This permits "Disier Carrying" and "Mnre \eeurnte Pouring." Cargo Spout easil> tUird direct from filling station hose--no funnels required. See im* easy it pours--the most ellleient ran for the workman. Vutmnntte spring controlled spout eap. Natural Hand Grip--opens m one operation--?loses auto matically. K safe container for tarrying explosive and volatile liquids no leakage or evapora tion. I -theled hv the i nder- vsriterv1 laboratories, luc,, and Approved by the Associated Fac tories Mutual Fin* Insurance Companies, LESSENS INSURANCE RATES {** i pljro -- your empiwn - ..v*,r liviraiiee f*te firetoitfin*--m U'rtt ifniwmnJ and f> oriv^ij jrSTKtTfc SatfU U*M' <'* 1'**- -re `>*r denim ir writ** >n tor n<i literature Justrite Mfg. Co 20X7 Southport Vsenoe CHICAGO, IbUVOIS SEPTEMBER. 1935 NEW FRIENDS! for ! THE I INDUSTRIAL SUPERVISOR Safetu Libra ty MARY M. WELLS Librarian N.S.C. Further iniornintinn retarding publications listed here ran "It is very well edited and should go a long way in reach j he obtained from the Satwnai Safety Council Library ing the key-men of industry." C. J. Long United Traction Company BLINDNESS AND THE BLIND IN THE UNITED STATES Beit, Harry: Blindness and ihe Blind in the United States. Pabtuhed by The Mae- Solvents: Smyth, H, F-, Volatile solvent hazards and bow they may be minimized. In InJmtrul Medicine, July, 1935, p. 354, "Your new publication is going to fill a long-felt need for some kind of mediu- `o dis seminate safety info .ion to Foremen." Ernest Agustus The Mead Corporation mtllM Company, Ml Fifth Attune, Stu Yni \ Oty, J9,to Price $o>u. > Boou | This wuik is u revision and expansion ot j The Blind. Their condition and the work I being done tor them m the Doited States. It | covers the various problems that are raised by | the presence ot the group of persons known as \ the blind anti the several measures that have been put forth to deal with the prubfems thus Static Electricity: Davies, W., To prevent belt static Always uimnmg, often dangerous, static charges Can be presented by proper drive design and kcepiig belts soft and pliable, in Factory Manaeewent and Maintenance, August, loss, p. "This magazine should have a very definite bearing on the furtherance of the accident prevention movement in the brought to view. OTHER BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS Respiratory Protection: List of devices tor respiratory protection ap proved by the L\ S. Bureau ot Mines. Pub Honor Roll Details of no-accident records in excess of 400,000 man direction in which the operating lished bv the V S. Bureau of Mines, Washing hours, or 200 working days, executive will be made to ap preciate its value in relation to good management." ton, D. G, loss Free. tl.C. 0615) Tin Can Industry: Tin can manufacture. Published by the Retail are invited for this department T. A. Walch American Optical Co. Credit Co., Atlanta, Ga., 1935, Pamphlet. (In Citizens Power & Light Co. dustry Report) Five years without a disabling injury was ----o--_ PERIODICAL ARTICLES completed on July 30 by the Citizens Power & Light Lompanv, Council Bluffs, Iowa. The "It is a splendid magazine and should be a part of every safety man's library." Joe H. Ayres The American Rolling Mill Co. "I shall be glad if you will register this department for 30 copies monthly of the new magazine entitled 'The Indus trial Supervisor.' " Victorian Railways Melbourne. Australia Carbon Monoxide: Cooper, G- F, Methylene blue and utner agents as antidotes in hydrocyanic aad and j carbon monoxide poisoning In i $, Satal Medical Bulletin. julv, 195V 9. 56l. Fires: The 1934 fire loss- In National Fne Protec tion Quarterly, fulv, 1935, p, 19. Housekeeping: Andrews, j F i.-aid out like a city. Num bered streets and lettered avenues speed selec tion of parts for assembly, replacement for branches or customers. In Factory Management and .Maintenance, August, l`M5 p 5 3V Labor Costs: average number of employees fur the period has been between 55 and uu. General Cable Corp. The Perth Amboy, S. {., plant *<t Genetal Cable Corporation has operated since Decem ber 12, 1934, without a disabling injury. The exposure on July 12 totaled 525,632 manhours, Morton Salt Co. Fmm September sip 1932, to June S \ pHS, he Newark, Calif., plant ot the Morton Salt Company operated without a disabling injury. The record terminated on the latter date when an employee dropped a chain on his foot. The H employees worked GjT"" man-hours duriig this penod. ----- o------ The doctor and the cost ot hiring. In hut* 1triat Mediant, July, 1935, p 3*1. Panhandle Refining Co. The Kings Mill refinery of the Panhandle Monthly Circulation Now '5,000 Published by NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Resuscitation: Pye, H. 'X'aher, Resuscitation bv Hulger Nielson method. In Cod Aer- August, i955, p HO-Ml. Silicosis: Refining Company has not had a disabling in jury to anv employee since it was placed in operation on March 1, 193s. The working force is 100 per cent first aid trained through the courses sponsored by the Bureau of Mines and the American Petroleum Institute, "When CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Pierson, Dr, P. H, Silic*si>--medical, in a department is first-aid trained, vavs R, B. dustrial and legal aspects. In Laniomta Safety St, Clair, safety director, it has a tendency to Send for Samples and Subscription Hates Neui, June, 193V p, 6, keep down accidents. NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS til Sections Appoint | Nominating Committees I HE pt'rsinnt'l of the nominating committees ot 20 sections of the TNational Safety Council have been SUNGSannounced and are printed below. The NEW TYPE members of these committees will wel- j come Miggestions for candidates for the I LESS THAN 2" THICK offices of their respective sections for the year I v255-.56. ASSFMdNUNE t RING s H- Whitme (Chairman), Liberty Mutual Insurance G*. Boston. J, L Bunash, Gmsulting bngmeer, Chicago. R, F. Thalner, BuicJc Motor Co-, Flint, Mich, C B. Auei. Weitinghouhe Electric and Manu facturing (m . Hast Pittsburgh, Pa, Dr. M. G. Lloyd, National Bureau of Stand ards, Washington, D. C j Automotive and Machine Shop | M. L McCarthy (Chairman), Fisher Body Detroit Div.. General Motors Corp,, Detroit, H. L, Fracher, Detroit Steel Products, Detroit. L E. Avtrill, C. H. Dttckion Co., Detroit. R. A. Shaw. The Murray Corporation of America, Detroit, They had to be flat -- to meet a clearance ot" only j.!$ inches. They had to be flexible, easy to handle--yet capable of lifting jo-ton loads! To meet these rigid speci fications, Macwhyte de signed and buiitthese6-part DREW Slings of Monarch Whyte Strand Wire Rope --made endless and then braided flat to give a flexible non-kmlnng, non-spinning body. This patented con struction speeds up loading and gives an un usually high safety factor. CEMENT Lt. Col. Henrv A. Reninger iChairman), Le high Portland Cement Co., Allentown, Pa, H. Vanderwerp. Medusa Portland Cement Co., Cleveland, O. E. Posselt, International Cement Corp., New York City. Drew Slings are custom-built for all kinds of lifting jobs, especially for those having small clearance requirements. Write for catalog. At the 24th Annual Safrtv Congrwi, Louuttlle* vuit Booth 35 and see the Mocwhvte Sling Exhibit. MACWHYTE WIRE ROPE SliUUfJ* ATLAS DREW MONARCH MACWHYTE COMPANY, Kanosha, Wisconsin Chemical John Roach (Chairman), Deputy Giinmissumer of Labor, Trenton, N. J. Plummer Wheeler, American Cyanamid Co., Linden, N. j. $, K. Whiting, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Boston, Construction i John Russell, fr. (Chairman), Underground j and Iransmission Construction Dept., Public \ Gmu* Corp, Newark, N. L ! Fred 1 Rowe. W L lohnston Construction [ < ' Hickiville, ! ' Roheit McKtidev. tiriu-ra! AccMcnt F;r* A j Lite Assurance Corp., Detroit. t Food Henry I Mineui (Chairman). Bordens, New j `Cork Citv \ Frank A Haaw. '..om Products Refilling C< . r Chicago, William A. Sullivan, Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co, Kansas City, Mo. Marine Frank H. (,'ogan (Chairman). The Delaware and Western Railroad Co., New York City. John v Hunter, The Atlantic Refining Co , j Philadelphia, Pa Arthur M, Tode. Consulting Marine Engineer, New 'Cork C#tv. Meat Packin'", Tanning and Leather Industries N L Bramard iChairman). Swift & Com pany, Union Stock Yards. Ill f W. F McClellan, Armour and Company. Chi- I cago. t Continue* on next pJgfi I SEPTEMBER. 1935 WHAT'S NEW In Louisville? That's the question which hundreds of safety - minded execu tives will be asking as they start their annual trek to the National Safety Congress and Exposition the week of October 14th. B-K Laboratories have been busy the past few months on some new oxygen equipment develop ments. Be sure to see them! Visit Booth No. 38 Section of B-K Inhalator Department B-K PRODUCTS Include 4 Oxygen Breathing Apparatus 4 Oxygen Helmets 4 Hose Masks 4 Inhalators 4 Tents 4 Pumps 4 Valves IMS II I MpI II KOEHLER MANUFACTURING CO., INC. /SUt-42 Kelly Stret Plttifcurffc. Pt. Manufacturers oxygen* equipment products 62 A TRIBUTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY H. D. Tefft. institute or American Meat Packers, Chicago, 111. Metals E. f\ Blank (Chairman), Jones & Laugn.in Steel Corp., Pittsburgh Pa, F. G, Bennett, The Buckeye Steel Castings Co., Columbus. O, A. Berquist, The Youngstown Sheet ami Tube Co., East Chicagu, Ind. Mining J. T. Ryan (Chairman), Mine Safety Appli ances Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Thomas E. Lighttoot, Kuppers Coal Co., Pitts burgh, Pa. P. M, Arthur, American Zinc Co. ut Tennes see, Mascot, Term. Transit M. W Bridges (Chairman), Chicago Rapid Transit Co., Chicago. p. A. FuK'h. iVones-.e'- YijK-v Author*:*,. r Wheeler Dam, Ala. P.alph C. Bush, Transit Mutual Insurance Co., Boston, Mass. Wood Product* Louis W. Kerberg (Chairman), Mengei Body Co., Louisville, Ky. F. G. Padgett, North Carolina industrial Com mission, Winston-Salem, N. C. J. A. Purdy, Michigan Mutual Liability Co., Detroit. Data Sheet Twenty-five or more years ago, when the industrial safety move ment was organizing, scarcely a day passed in many a large steel mill without the loss of life or seri ous injury. At first--management thought and said that accidental death and injuries could not be eliminated. But thanks to the organized safety movement, with its efficient safety personnel and protective equip ment, industrial injuries continue to decline . . . and today, many of these same mills will work an entire month without a loss-time acci dent. We are happy in the realization that STEEL-GRIP gloves and safe ty clothing have played a promi nent part in the reduction of fatali ties and injuries in many of these mills. -A-_ [MEMBER] INDUSTRIAL GLOVES CORPORATION 725 GARFIELD BLVD. DANVILLE, ILL. Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Paper and Pulp A. Scott Dowd (Chairman), The Paper In dustry, Chicago, j. j. Plzak, Consolidated Water Power and Paper Co., Wisconsin Rapids, Wis, Samuel Pruyn, Finch-Pruyn and Co., inc., Glens Falls, N' V. Petroleum R, W. Black (Chairman), Standard Oil Co. d j., Elizabeth, N, j. Cr Hightower, United Gas Co., Houston, I as. R. E. Donovan, Standard Oil Co. of Caitt'., San Francisco, Calif. Power Press E. J. Smith (Chairman), Western Electric Co., Hawthorne Station, Chicago, 111. S. H. Slaymaker, Fairbanks, Morse & Co., Beloit, Wis. G. A. Kuechenmetster, Dominion Forge and Stamping Co., Walkerville, Qnt., Canada. Public Utilities F. M. Pepper (Chairman), Illinois Bell Tele phone Co., Chicago. C B. Boulct, Wisconsin Public Service Corp,, Milwaukee, Wts. E. S. Beaumont, The Peoples Gas Light 8c Coke Co,, Chicago. Quarry Otho M, Graves i Gunman j, The General Crushed Stone Co., Easton, Pa. A. L. Worthen, The Connecticut Quarries Co., Inc., New Haven, Conn. Nathan C. Rockwoud, Rock Poniucts, Chicago Refrigeration L. W. Dawlev (Chairman), Southern United fee Co., Jackson, Miss. T. F Nickerson, American Institute of Re frigeration, Chicago, A. J. Authenrieth, Chicago, Rubber H W Low iChairman), Miller Rubber Pro ducts Co, Inc, Akron, O E. W Beck, United States Rubber Products Inc , New York City. R, W, Morse, The Firestone Tire and Rubber . Akron, O. Textile E. E. Place, American Mutual Liability Insur ance Co, Boston. M. W. Heiss, Proximity Manufacturing Co., Greensboro, N, C L T. Trolmger, American Bemberg Corp, Elizabethan, Tenn. (Continued from page 16. It is recommended when practicable to atrange the cleaning job, that the work can be done at night beginning after the dose of the regular business day and ceasing in the morning in time to dean up and remove all obstructions from the street and sidewalks. When the work is performed at night, provi sion must be made for adequate illumination both of the scaffold and that portion of the thoroughfare to which the work i> confined. Note V: Valuable information on the guarding of gasoline engines will be found in National Safety Council Safe Practices Pam phlets No. 9, 'Engine Guarding and Engine Stops, " and No. "Construction of Ma chinery Guards," Note W: Complete information on the con struction and use of compressors and air re ceivers will be found in National Safety Council Safe Practices Pamphlet No. 4N Compressed Air Machinery and Equipment." Note X: Detailed information on power boilers and their equipment will be found in National Safety Council Safe Practices Pam phlets No. $, "The Safe Operation of Steam Boilers," and No. 46, "Construction and Equipment of Steam Boilers." Note Y: Additional information on rhe construction, maintenance and use of scaffolds will be found in National Safety Council Sate Practices Pamphlet No. ij. Scaffolds." Na tional Safety Council Sate Practices Pamphlet No. o, Fibre Rope, contains excellent in formation on the use and care of such equip ment as scaffold rope, blocks and tads. Note Z. Detailed information un head pro tection and protective clothing will be found m National Safety Council Safe Practices Pam phlets No. 16, Protective Clothing," and No. 64, Respirators, Gas Masks, Hose Masks and Breathing Apparatus," A Candidate for the Dumb Stunt Prize The man who sat on a hmn ana saweu it off between himself and the tree had nothing on a Colorado quarryman in displaying real ivory. This chap got a twelve-foot drill stuck. He fastened a pick head over the drill, put a long board under the pick to get leverage, and backed out on the board over a 49-foot quarry pit. The board slipped and he fell to the bottom. He may recover but it is certain he will not use his right arm and leg and become ? total permanent disability case- The Ohio Monitor. NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS 63 Kansas Health Authorities Fight Accidents i Continued from pae,c jSI $210,000,000 will be LOST organizations, a program for the pre vention of farm accidents has iieen de veloped which is being carried on by the Grange, the Farmers Union, exten sion department at the State College, the Four-H Clubs, and other interested organizations. Last summer the State Board of Agri culture prepared a four-page bulletin on the prevention of farm accidents. This bulletin was distributed by the Board and by farm groups. This year, due to the interest of J. C, Mohler, secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, data are being secured by assessors concern ing non-fatai farm accidents which oc curred in 1934. The American Legion has also played an important part in this move for safety, largely through the efforts of M. R. McLean, Adjutant-General of the State of Kansas, and state chairman of the American Legion Safety Committee. General McLean has been responsible for organizing the Kansas Legion mem bers in the safety project. A safety director is appointed in each of the eight districts; each post commander auto matically becomes a member of the Kan sas Safety Council, and approximately 300 of the 360 posts have safety officers. The Legion assisted greatly in the pas sage of state legislation regarding motor vehicles and laws pertaining to traffic safety and drivers' licenses. General McLean is bringing a powerful force to support the safety movement, and the work of the I.egion members is both effective and enthusiastic. Increasing numbers of persons inter ested in safety are associating them selves in the work of the Kansas Safety Council. The primary purpose of the Council is to develop a program of edu cation which will have a potent and farreaching effect in the saving of human lives. Although Kansas recorded a new high for accidental deaths in 1934, it is only fair to say that excessive heat fatalities contributed materially to the advance. 1 believe that we have laid the ground work for a real attack on our normal accident problem in the state. After five years of effort, the Kansas Health Department would no more think of discontinuing its special analyses of acci dent causes and its general accident prevention activities than it would of giving up its fight against disease. through FIRE in the next 6 months . . . That's a conservative esti mate of the toll which American industry will pay to fire. A large proportion of this loss will be caused by not having an extin guisher in the right place ... or by having the wrong extinguisher in the right place. Remember that the heaviest contributors will be oil and electrical fires. And remember, too, that LUX gas, the fastest known ex tinguishing agent, snuffs out these dangerous fires instantly, penetratingly! 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Will fit any rail from 40 to 110 lbs, ) M & M Rail Clamps are used and recommended by Manufac turing Plants, Cement Plants, Grain Elevators, Mines and Quarries. High Speed Movie Shows Sprinklers at Work Gopyniht /V/5--Rock wood Spnsklcr Co. Style A $15.00 each ! Our Engineering Depart ment will design clamps to meet special track conditions. Let us have your operating j problem -- we will gladly make J suitable recommendations. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS COMPANY Accident Prevention Equipment 800 W. Somerset St. PHILADELPHIA, PENN A. {, Solder beginning to melt Ijccmum* of lire mmiitinm. 2, -*trut rollap-ms, allovunt* *4ter to ifart. ,'5. One piece of -trut *!u>vu ju-i 4^ re!eaei, b The '*lhuM iioun m above dlu~ (ration dropped jbout ^ inch. *>. Water beginning to eome in great* er volume, 0, `Tbit-' turning but no lower dun in previou- picture. S Heavier top or "tl.it" cau-ed thi* (here to turn further. .v. One other of the four piece- of die -trut can he -eeu 4t the left oi the frame. ': iter Morea'imi m volume. Mi lull di-charae of water hut in tune it ba> taken the "tl.it-" piece to drop about I inch. ONE-TENTH j second after the heat struck the solder, water de f.ori of a Type O'' sprinkler head recorded tor the first time in the history luded the fire in sufficient quantities otof the sprinkler industry by a hit'll speed extinguish it -- 4 > gallon* per minute. movie camera in the laboratories ->i the Such was the remarkable automatic ar- Riu kwuiwi Sprinkler i ompany at Wor- NATION \L SAFETY NEWS M,(>.>. Flic rcremi\' iim'lu|k*ti high >peeri movie technique established :i picture auriy of an operation that is too quick for the eye to follow. Taken at the rate of 1Q2 frames per second, these films showed that it re quired only one-tenth of a second for the sprinkler head to operate from the time heat of the proper degree struck the solder until water was deluged upon the lire by the heat, besides showing the extreme speed of the sprinkler head, these hints also furnished an excellent study showing the actual movement of parts and the distribution of water. In the various picture frames the living parts of the head actually appear to float in the air; the acceleration due to gravity, increased by the snap action of the tigure-4 linkage having comparative ly little motion from one frame to the next. Antiseptic Applicators Safe to carry in pocket, tool kit, hand bag or first-aid kit -- shock proof wooden case prevents breakage of glass container holding solution. Patented feeder tip applies solution like a fountain pen exactly where wanted. Two cc. size treats over 100 average injuries. Coming Events Of Interest to Safety Men Patented closure prevents evapora tion and keeps solution at proper strength. Saf-T-Tops are filled with your choice of Iodine, Mercurorhrome, Metaphen, Merthioiate, Ferric Chloride or lso-prnp\l-alcnhoi, in J sizes--the d cc. or pocket size, and the 15 er, size. FREE SAMPLE to officials in terested in safety. Write today. S?pt. 23*27, Atlantic City, N. J. American Transit Association, Mth Annual f .'mention. G C Hecker. genc-ral secretary, .A}2 Madison Ave.. New York City, >pt. 25-26, Portland, Me, State 't Maine, Eighth Annual Industrial Safety Conference. I Eastland Hotel.) Walter J. Brennan, safety engineer, Department of Labor and Industry, Augusta, Me, Sept. 30-Oct, I, Chicago National Recreation Association, Annual f oniiress. < Sherman Hotel.) Seactarv, Thomas F. Rivers, >!* Fourth Ave New York Citv, On, MO, Milwaukee, WU. American Public Health Association. Annual Meeting. Acting executive Mueturv, Dr. Kendall Emerson, M Vest V.lth Street, New York City. Ort. H-18, Louisville, Ky, national Sm ttv Copncil. Twrnty-tourth Annual Satetv Congress W H CarTunm managing director. N. vv'.icker Drive, ihi- cago Get. 1 (-18, Chicago American Ga> A^o<latmn, Seventh Annual Convention i Palmer House.) Alexander For- j ward, managing director, Go Lexington Ave , New York C r\. I <M, 15-16, Loui'villr,Ky. j Institute of Traffic Engineers, Sixth Annual Meeting ';<'rvt.iry, Hawley $. Simpson ! \ Fifth Avenue, New YorkCitv, | lice, 12, Miami, Fla. ; American Awioafion *>f Staff Higiiu-.lv } ! ffficiats Annua) C onvention Ewsutise -.rue- ' t.uv, 'V L. Markham, 1222 National Press Bide, VC'ashmgfon, D C PROFITABLE CLEANLINESS FOR INDUSTRY Industrial cleaning is no longer merely a neces sity and an expense item. With a snappy vacuum and improved vacuum tools it is found that dirt and dust resulting from manufacturing processes can be removed as often as necessary during the day. Spencer Central and Portable Vacuum Clean ing Systems in many types and sizes are reducing fire and health hazards, keeping dirt and dust from the finished goods, and improving produc tion conditions by removing the dirt at its source before it spreads. Quicker and more thorough than hand meth ods, easy to operate and with low maintenance costs, these units are showing the way to cleanli ness with profit in many plants. Our engineers will be glad to go over your plant layout and suggest methods of saving on production as well as on daily cleaning costs. PENC^ CENTRAL AND PORTABLE 5 VACUUM CLEANING SYSTEMS THE SPENCER TURBINE COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN. SEPTEMBER. ITT, --And Sudden Death By J. C. FURNAS Real Safety is secured in the Brownht'/f Women's SAFETOE Shoe by its strong: re inforced box toe, its double leather sole, and its steel shank. Tbue Comfort is assured because the shoes are scien tifically designed. Thev are *haped to hold the foot in the most comfortable, healthful, and fatigue-resisting position. Good Styling is provided so that women will be proud to wear them. The safety fea tures are entirely concealed. BrownMf SAFETOE Shoes for Women are available in a wide range of sizes, in black or white, and welt or stitchdown construction .., and tile prices are LOW, Safety Engineer': -- Without obligation we will glaillv have our representative call and -how you samples. MANUFACTURERS -- ST. LOUIS, MO, Also manufacturers of Safetoe Shoes for Men--including the famous H-100 wirh its spring steel insert sole. To most persons, 36,000 motor ve That picture would have to include hicle deaths and a million non-fatal motion-picture and sound effects, too-- injuries are just so many figures. the flopping, pointless efforts of the in Mr. Furnas translates these dry statistics into a sickening reality of blood and agony. This article is reprinted, with slight abbreviation, from The Readers' Digest of August, 1935, with the kind per mission of the publishers. Reprints jured to stand up; the queer, grunting noises; the steady, panting groaning of a human being with pain creeping up on him as the shock wears off. It should portray the slack expression on the face of a man, drugged with shock, staring at the Z-twist in his broken leg, the insane crumpled effect of a child's body after may be obtained from The Read its bones are crushed inward, a realistic ers' Digest, Pleasantville, N. '/. portrait of an hysterical woman with ---The Editor. her screaming mouth opening a ho'e h the bloody drip that fills her eyes and runs off her chin. .Minor details would UBLICIZING the total of motor include the raw ends of bones protruding P ing injuries -- almost a million through flesh in compound fractures, last year, with 36,000 deaths -- and the dark red, oozing surfaces where never gets to first base in jarring cthloethes and skin were flayed off at once. motorist into a realization of the appal Those are all standard, every-day se ling risks of motoring. He does not quels to the modern passion for going translate dry statistics into a reality of places in a hurry and taking a chance blood and agony. or two bv the way. If ghosts could Figures exclude the pain and horror be put to a useful purpose, every bad of savage mutilation--which means they stretch of road in the United States 'eave out the point. They need to he brought closer home, A passing lack at a bad smash or the news that a fellow would greet the oncoming motorist with gr tans and screams and the educational spectacle of ten or a dozen corpses, all you had lunch with last week is in a sizes, sexes and ages, lying horribly still hospital with a broken back will make on the bloody grass. any driver hut a born fool slow down "The automobile is treacherous, just as at least temporarily. But what is needed a cat is. It is tragically difficult to real ** a vivid and sustained realization that ize that it can become the deadliest mis every time you step on the throttle, sile. As enthusiasts tell you, it makes death gets in beside you, hopefully wait in feel like nothing at all. But ti.S an ing for his chance. hour is 100 feet a second, a speed which That single horrible accident you may puts a viciously unjustified responsibili have witnessed is no isolated horror, ty on brakes and human reflexes, and That sort of thing happens every hour can instantly turn this docile luxury into of the dav, everywhere in the United a mad bull elephant. *'stes rf von renllv felt that, perhaps the cold lines of type in Monday's paper recording that a total of twentv-nine lo cal citizens were killed in week-end rashes would rate someth'ng more than Collision, turnover or sideswipe, each type of accident produces either a shat tering dead stop or a crashing change of direction--and, since the occupantmeaning you -- continues in the old i perfunctory tut-tut as you turn hack to the sports page. An enterprising judge now and again vntences reckless drivers to tour the direction at the original speed, every surface and angle of the car's interior immediately becomes a battering, tear ing projectile, aimed squarely .it you-- accident end of a city morgue. But even a mangled body on a slab, waxily por traving the conseauences of bad motor inescapable. There is no bracing your self against these imperative laws of momentum. ing judgment, isn't a patch on the scene It's like going over Niagara Falls in a of the accident itself. No artist work steel barrel full of railroad spikes. The ing on a safety poster would dare depict best thing that can happen to you-- and that in full detail. one of the rarer things--:s to be thrown NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS f) out as the doors spring open, so you guaranteeing agonizing months in bed. ha-.e niy the ground to reckon ith. motionless, perhaps crippled . , True, you strike with as much force as broken spine resulting from sheer side- if you had been thrown from the Twen wise twist--the minor details of smashed tieth Century at top speed. But at least knees and splintered shoulder blades you are spared the lethal array of gleam caused by crashing into the side of the ing metal knobs and edges and glass car as she goes over with the swirl of an inside the car. insane roller coaster - and the lethal Death Is Erratic consequences of broken ribs, which puncture hearts and lungs with their Anything can happen in that split sec raw ends. The consequent internal ond of crash, even those lucky escapes hemorrhage is no less dangerous because you hear about. People have dived it is the pleural instead of the abdominal through windshields and come out with cavity that is filling with blood. only superficial scratches. They have Flying glass--safety glass is by no run cars together head on, reducing both means universal yet--contributes much to twisted junk, and been found unhurt more than its share to the spectacular and arguing bitterly two minutes after side of accidents. It doesn't merely cut ward. But death was there just the --the fragments are driven in as if a same--he was only exercising his privi cannon loaded wi,li broken bottles had lege of being erratic. been tired in your face, and a sliver in This spring a wrecking crew pried the the eye, traveling with such force, means door off a car which had been over certain blindness. A leg or arm .-.tuck turned down an embankment and out through the windshield will cut clean stepped the driver with only a scratch on his cheek. But his mother was still inside, a splinter of wood from the top driven tour inches into her brain as a resuit of son's taking a greasy curve a little too fast. No blood--no horribly twisted bones--just a grav-haired corpse still clutching her pocketbook in her lap to the bone through vein, artery and muscle like a piece of beef under the butcher's knife, and it takes little time to lose a fatal amount of blood under such circumstances. Even safety glass may not be wholly safe when the car crashes something at high speed. You hear picturesque tales WORKMAN TELLS WHAT DAYTON SAFETY as she had clutched it when she felt the car leave the road. 1 in the same curve a month later, a light tourine car crashed a tree. In the of how a living human body will make a neat hole in the stuff with its head-- the shoulders stick--the glass holds-- and the raw, keen edge of the hole de MEANS... a If the boss only knew it, middle of the front seat they found a nine - months - old baby surrounded by broken glass and yet absolutely unhurt. A fine practical joke on death -- but spoiled by the baby's parents, still sit ting on each side of him, instantly killed by shattering their skulls on the dash board. By no means do all head-on collisions occur on curves. The modern death trap is likely to be a straight stretch with three lanes of traffic--like the no capitates the body as neatly as a guillo tine. Or, to continue with the decapitation motif, going off the road into a post-and- I tail fence can put you beyond worrying i about other injuries immediately when a 1 rail comes through the windshield and j tears off your head with its splintery end --not as neat a job but thoruughiv eifi- dent. Bodies are often found with their shoes off and their feet all broken out of shape. The shoes are back on the he'd save money with Daytons! If I fall, (Someone's got to pay the bills! And. be sides. I could work faster and better on the safe platform of a Dayton Safety Ladder. I'd be worth more to him." Made of durable airplane spruce, sizes 3 to lb feet. Stands firmly. Straight back permits work in corners, or torious Asior Plats on the Albany Post tloor of the car, empty and with their against wails. Moderate in Road where there have been as many as laces still neatly tied. That is the kind price. Write Dept. \SN--'J twenty-seven fatalities in one summer of impact produced by modern -peeds. for details. month. This sudden vision of broad, straight road tempts many an ordinarily sensible driver into passing the man ahead. Simultaneously a driver coming the other way swings out at high speed. At the last moment each tries to get into line again, but the gaps are dosed. As the cars in line are forced into the ditch to capsize or crash fences, the pass ers meet, almost head on, in a swirling, grinding smash that sends them carom ing obliquely into the others. Overturning cars specialize in certain injuries. Tracked pelvis, for instance, Not Scare Fiction j But ail that is routine in esery Amor- I ican community. To lie remembered in dividually by doctors and policemen, you have to do something as grotesque as the iady who burst the windshield with her head, splashing splinters all over the other occupants of the car. and then, as the car rolled over, roiled with it down the edge of the windshield frame 1 and cut her throat ironi ear to ear. i None of all that is scare-fiction; it is THE DAYTON SAFETY LADDER CO. 121-^23 West Tlurd Street, Gacinnali, 0. DAYTON Safety Ladder Citfnteiii 2t.vk .**rnM op Die.flo t'.jti * It H;t- ,*f,J t . U.i .Wfi*' Jn>l :!> t-finet,.- ; rut hr otiter .ttttrUiuii rs r-.m -.*<( t* supply tDo.oi, iifu>rtcrRiht<'n5ed m hr SEPTEMBER, 1935 68 SAFETY Swinging bark on a strap of leather-- gaflf dug deep in a wooden pole, an asphalt street or concrete curb below --(he lineman knows that failure in equipment would probably be fatal. His job is free from worry because his equipment is Kleins. "Since 185"" the name Klein on line men's equipment has stood for the finest in quality, whether it's pliers or sleeve twisters, climbers or safety straps torches or furnare*, Distributed through jobbers The four pomphlets listed below will b* sent without charge to anyon* interested. Check the ones you want. Softly for ttio Pol* C!l*b*r. Sp*citcal(ofis on LinM*n'i 8[(t and Softly Straps. III* Safety Factor on L(fi*atn<s Ltofhtr Goods. C Pock*f Toot G*ld*. Mathiasl^l gkJA.Sons iMtsHiwi la BvlLl raimrcn 3900 Bmhiont^\venue^Chicago^JUinojs a year s >tntift(c as in the ortfinarx course of duty by policemen and doctors, picked at random. The -urpriring is that there is so little dissimilarity in SPEAKING the stories they tell. j It's hard to find a surviving accident ( Sr SAFETY victim who can bear to talk. After you I come too, the gnawing, searing pain j throughout your body is accounted for by learning that you have both collar- . No one who is ever called upon to bones smashed, both shoulder blades I make a talk on safety should be splintered, your right arm broken in : three places and three ribs cracked with ! without a copy of this 80-page every chance of had internal ruptures. ' But the pain can't distract you. as the j pocket-size, speakers' manual! shock begins to wear off. from realizing j that you are probably on your way out. j "Speaking for Safety" will tell You can't forget that, not even when i they shift you from the ground to the stretcher and your broken ribs bite into your lungs and the sharp ends of your what you need to know to make an effective address whether it is to collarbones slide over to stab deep into j be to a Rotary Club, a group of each side of your Ac reaming throat. ! When you've stopped screaming, it all | school children, a rally of hard- comes back--you're dying and you hate yourself for it. That isn't fiction either. boiled workers, or the Women's It's what it actually feels like to be one of that 36,000, And every time you pass on a blind Thursday afternoon Sewing Club! It contains hints on speaking, quo curve, every time you hit it up on a slippery road, every time you step on tations, outlines, facts, stories-- it harder than your reflexes will safely everything! take, every time you drive with your reactions slowed down by a drink or two. ; every time you follow the man ahead i too closely, you're gambling a few i CONTENTS seconds against this kind of blood and agony and sudden death. J Effective Public Speaking Take a look at yourself as the man in the white jacket shakes his head over j [ The Speech and the Audience you, tells the boys with the stretcher not i Outlines for Safety Addresses to bother and turns away to somebody j The Safety Movement eise who isn't quite dead yet. And then Accident Prevention Agencies take it easy. Accident Facts for the Speaker How Costly Are Accidents? Page 5 13 19 32 35 41 44 Every Possible Measure <Continued from page 2s) ) located near the tunnel portals. Hos- | pitals with a high standard staff, equip- j ment, and facilities, are located at i strategic points on the aqueduct. This article deals only with the more Savings Through Accident Prevention 48 Fundamentals of Accident Prevention 54 The Three "E's" 55 Miscellaneous Safety Information 57 Great Minds on Safety 69 Stories and Illustrations 7| Medal Awards and Safety Contests 75 outstanding features of our safety pro gram. There is a multitude of other Be Prepared items, such as hard toe shoes, respira- ; tors, abatement of dust, ventilation, i sanitation, change houses, fire protec- t tion, tests and analyses of tunnel air. Order Your Copy I'otiav' Member Price 50 cents ea. safety ruies and discipline. | While maintaining good physical con Non-Member Price $1.00 ea. ditions has contributed to safety, ex perience indicates that the major credit j NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL for minimizing the number of accidents j is due to the development of the safety j 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, III. spirit within the entire organization. [ NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS Grand Rapids is Safety Conscious was made despite the fact that Grand Rapids had a very unfortunate ->u'n. mobile accident increase last year. S hat < Continued irnm pate 20) is, unfortunate fur Grand Rapids. Auto mobile fatalities in 1954 were double tin is published and is circulated to all of these groups. Hospital reports on all accident cases are received and studied. Speakers are sent out to the various clubs. The Home Division conducted an examination of the records of the Visiting Nurses' association recently which revealed that eight per cent of all of their charity cases were caused by accidents, the toll in 19.53 but even so the rate was 25 per cent lower than for its popula tion group and exactly half the rate for the country as a whole, in the last ten years the population of the city has increased 22 per cent while the number of motor vehicles has increased trior? than three times. Since 1929 when the inter-fieet con test was inaugurated the fleets of the city were averaging 26,205 miles per TANDARD with Directors of Safety who fully appreciate that there is no half-way mark where The industrial safety program in Grand Rapids reaches 63 plants with 9.000 employees. The Safety Super visor's dub holds monthly meetings. The Council also conducts an inter plant contest so that competition aids in maintaining interest in the preven tion of accidents. Periodical mass meet ings with foremen and men are held and the council maintains a library of information on preventing industrial accidents. Does this whole program in Grand Rapids pay? Records for recent years show that the program pays very great dividends indeed. In 19.14 there were 41 fatalities for each 100,000 citizens in the city, which is to be compared to a rate of 50 per 100,000 in all cities between 100.000 and 250,000 popula tion and a rate of 79.9 fatalities per 100.000 population in the country as a whole. accident. In 1933 they were driving 63,657 miles for each accident and in human lives are at stake. Protection 1954 this safe mileage had increased to , 70,958 despite the nationwide increase must go all the way! Safety apparel in motor vehicle accidents. , In 1932 the city won third place in must give maximum protection .... its group in the National Safety Contest and in 19.33 the bronze plaque for first j to be worthy of its use. place. On this page is a table which show? 1 the comparative rates for insurance on automobiles in Grand Rapids and ten i other cities. { Figures on other phases of safety are not available but it can be assumed that educational efforts which are effective j in the most difficult field--automobd" | im WHEELER HI safety--would be at least as effective i in industry and in homes. j This Grand Rapids is a compa'atively ?pe j place to live, ! policy is standard in the making itf "Wheeler Protective Apparel." This record, which represents a 2.5 per cent decrease from the year 1920, INSURANCE RATES ON* AUTOMOBILES IN' GRAND RAPIDS AND TENOTHER CITIES This rate includes Property Damage to the limit of $NOOO. and Public Liability of $1,000 for injury to one person in one accident and $10,000 tor iniury to more than one person in the same accident. These rates apply on Ply mouth, Ford and Chevrolet cars. Public Property Or\ L/jbtlity Djtnjte Tot.d Grand Raptdu, Mch $ 16 00 Flint, Mich, .. 18 00 Reading, Fa. 10 00 ^X'lChita, Kan.......... . . 20.00 $ 6.00 ' 00 0 00 8 00 $22.00 2 Y0Q 2800 28.00 Davton, O Springfield, Mass 'OC'nrcester, Mas* . 22.00 . m).4S M 80 6,00 o.r q S'* > l .00 40.02 44 r Oklahoma Gtv, Okla . *2.00 O.00 M.00 Hartford, Conn. t: oo Syracuse, N V ...... . A l .00 Youngstown, O. .... . 6*. 00 i yoo 14.00 tl- 00 00 OS i'K) "8 00 Church Synod Urges Whether it is leggings or helmets-- Careful Driving spats nr gloves --coats or pants-- THE California Synod of the Pres- i hand pads--knee pads or arm pro byterian Church, meeting in San ! tectors--votir assurance i- the -me Francisco, passed a resolution on July j Experience itas proven that the 24 calling for automobile driving "with a courtesy and grace which becomes name "Wheeler" means -- Protec Christians," and advocating strict en forcement of laws against drunken and I tion that renders "More Safety per reckless driving. Dollar." "Whoever else may drive in disregard F. H. Wheelerof the rights or safety of other people." I stated the resolution presented by the j sub-committee on social education, "let j MANUFACTURING CO. Jus at least not do so, but observe upon ; 224-230 W, Huron the highway the courtesy and grace Chicago which becomes Christians, , The Synod cannot contemolate the terrible mounting toll of human life and j the increase of mutilation of human j bodies by automobile accidents without l a sense of resoonsibilitv to utter a word | of warning and admonition to her mem bers." > SEPTEMBER. 1935 SPENDABLE EG PROTECTION "FRAN K" Knee Leggins Hip Leggins Spats ur* ni*cul*ntr> and cut cutU|K'n%tttuiu s 'a iMi these quality protective (# ts, in steel plants, i'oumlries, weitlplants, etc, Write for complete nea folder. THE S.FETY CLOTHING COMPANY Manufacturers 4 Payne Ave. Cleveland, Ohio ' Everything from a finger cot to an asbestos sutt," FUSE A lifetime of Safety First service * Eliminates shocks, burns or possible death. The standard of Amer ica's (cadin$ Safety En gineers. * Mtdt in 4 tut* Write (or litereture I | Two New Film Strips I Prepared by NSC however, could make valuable compari-ims of its own t nsf> irom one period to another and from one operation to WO new aim strips have just ueen .motner, provided Us meutou; ..u cost Tcumpieted and added to the Coun calculation aie the same at all locations cil's services. One of these illustrateasnd at all times.'' the safe methods of using machinist's The question that may be reasonably hand tools, and the other is on wood asked in this connection is why a stand working machinery. With each strip ardized method of determining accident a mimeographed lecture : available. costs cannot be established for each in Many members are planning to use these dustry. To this end a central committee film strips as part oi their regular safety should be organized to study the possi training. bility of developing standardization. If As an example, woodworking machin it is found feasible, a sub - committee ery operators may be called together to. could be formed for each industry, as i meeting where the him strip is dis for example, Metals, .Min ntr, Chemical. played and the accompanying text read. Public Utilities, and so forth, In my At any time the lecture may be inter opinion, the central committee should rupted to discuss any of the illustrations. not be composed of safety engineers. Recent experiences in the plant may be With all due deference to them, thev drawn upon for the discussion, and les- could receive valuable assistance by stns can be driven home very effectively. working in conjunction with an insur The other strip provides excellent mate d to be used at a meeting of me dia s and machinists. ance casualty expert, a controller and in operating executive of each industry, ami finally, a competent accountant. i oe total number of film strips now available to members of the Council is 49. The subjects already compiled in clude several of the leading industries, public safety, home safety, first aid, and vehicle operation. A list of these strips will be sent on request. The film strips may be obtained with out charge, Those who do not have 15 mm, strip film projectors may rent une from the Council for a rental charge of SI.00 a day plus transportation charges. The film strips prepared to dale still leave many topics to be dealt with. Suggestions for future strips will lie we1jonted by the Council. I have tried to bring out the point that accident costs require far more attention than has usually been given them. At a previous conference a col league of mine. Mr. R. D. Gracey. in dicated on a much broader basis the accounting treatment of accident costs. He also pointed out the desirability of safety engineers consulting with ac countants to the end that their reports could include more financial data relat ing to costs. After all, results expressed in dollars can be better visualized by an executive than an elaborate tabulation of fre quency and severity rates. A full report which included details of accident costs expressed in dollars sinuid prove of the greatest use when presented at meetings An Accountant Analyzes of directors. Safety Savings f Continued irom page 141 submitted by 18 concerns ail empha sized the savings effected by accident prevention work. To cite one case, the management of the concern reported. "In the light of such an experience, is it necessary to argue that safety pays " Turning again to Safe Practices Pam phlet No, M, I quote from paragraph WILLIE EVER LEARN (Whose signs give j ___ I IV\E A PAIN IN j its. I, The back's ' TRICO FUSE MFG. CO. mOtpL S, Wik "The .National Safety Council makes no standard recommendations regarding the method of arriving at accident costs because it seems impossible at present to obtain enough uniformity in methods to permit accurate cost comparison as between companies. Each company. NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS Raising the Standards of Industrial Medicine (Continued trom page jOi the United States suffering from silicosis. This situation is a challenge to the in dustrial physician as well as to the em ployer-knowing that the silica hazard can be reduced to safe limits by proper sanitary measures. The practical applcation of medical knowledge will be just penation h\v?. \nnuai t sum maries should be made not onlv of in jury ana illness experience but ot its costs as weit. Such comparative studies will enable us to evaluate the efficiency of the medical service. 11. He. must be fair to both employer and employee. To do otherwise would destroy confidence in the meaicai serv ice. There may be a few exceptions THIS Portable Tool .nut iii.i- dniifry tinil \ in nnrkiUR nr<lt`r, / BLOWS, SUCTION- CLEANS or f SPRAYS as necessary to industry in the future but our surveys have revealed that in as it has been in the past. The Panama dustry as a whole expects a medical Canal could not have been built if medi cal science had not first solved the sani tary problem. service that is just for all. The value of industrial medical serv ice in dollars and cents is not easily /`'JaSmt(ag/ -i The industrial physician or surgeon should cooperate in every way possible in the accident prevention work. He should not he satisfied with treating his patient alone --- he should analyze his measured. Studies made by the College, however, have shown that it is cheaper to pay for good medical service than for disabilities. In a recent analysis of i '>4 accident cases as to causes, and in co operation with the safety director, take steps to prevent their recurrence, 8, He should be competent in the diagnosis and treatment oj all traumatic lesions which he undertakes to treat. It is not necessary that the plant physician he capable of doing all of the major or special surgery that may be industrial establishments totaling 730,- 000 workers, we found that in 19,i2 an I average of 556.32 per employee was spent i for mi .cal service. It was also shown , CLEMENTS - CADILLAC that tl.z smaller companies, had 39 per PORTABLE ELECTRIC BLOWER cent greater compensation costs than The meit versatile portable thop foot--.? tijnts in the larger companies in which adequate ene-->ean be ud te blow, iprav, r.r tuctlenilem, DRIVES dry air, free tram oil, it irejr medical service had usually been pro- i velocity but low pratiufe. Saifiv, quickly, CLEANS motur*- delicate or intricate machinery viried. A good medical service will ,il-o J and equipment. CUTS RISK of "Short*," burn, auta. fire, rer*i wear, Convertible fa \yriioi* return other dividends in the form of teaser, or sprayer. anywhere, In any socket--reaches necessitated by industrial injuries, as a healthier, happier and more efficient long as such service is otherwise avail working force. j able. it is important, however, that j CLEMENTS MFG. CO. 6658 S. Narragansett Chicago, III. the plant physician should realize his j PAIN KILLERlimitations and consultation called early j rather than late. It should also be re membered that more than surgical heal ing is expected of the surgeon. A good -TANNIC ACID surgical result is not obtained unless there is also a reasonably satisfactory functional result. j t. The treatment of burns with Tannic 0. He should he .ait versed in pro- , /enure tor follow up and rehabilitation. \ The treatment of every injured em- j Acid lessens the toxic effect of a burn --saves lives formerly lost. ployee should be closely followed until I he is back to wurk--either at his old I job or at some job suitable to the case. Not only should we treat the injury, j but the mind as well in order to create , in the employee a desire to return to his i work --to resume his place in industry, j Too often an injured worker is ill- 2. Tannic Acid, as a dressing for burns, lessens pain. 3. The local astringent effect prevents loss of body fluids. 4. Secondary infection is markedly limited. advised by misinformed friends or by incompetent or shyster lawyers and I physicians. In his effort to secure a i greater award his malingering soon de- j velops into a permanent disability com- i piex. i i10. He should have a knowledge oi compensation laws and oi efficient re- [ cord systems, including statistical met It- j ads, j Adequate records should he main- 1 tained for the benefit of both employer i and employee and to comply with com- j 5. Scar tissue formation is less than observed after other treatments. TANNOID is Tannic Acid, in a water sol uble base and is available in convenient form for instant use in your first aid kit. Send for your copy of TANNOID Bulletin, DAVIS CO., INC. Chicago, III * New York City Houston, ?e*, San Francisco and Los Angeles, Col. Davis Emergency Equipment Co., tnc. I 5 5 Van Dam Straet, New York City Please send my copy of your Bulletin I on TANNOID to ! Nome. ___ __ -------------------------------- -- Addrmt. - .......... ........... J *, SEPTEMBER, 1933 With the Manufacturer Manufacturers are invited to send in announcements of new products, or improved special features. Only items which can be considered as "news" to our readers will be published Dual Purpose Car--Passenger or Ambulance The imrease in automobile accidents and loss of life, resulting frequently through delay and improper handling of the injured, has led B, E, Arntzen of Yrntzen, Inc., 810 North Clark Street, Chicago, tn perfect the Arntzen-Way of handling the sick and injured. This auxil iary and emergency stretcher and first aid kit is the result of many years of ex* perunentaton. The first patents up this unit were received in !9LL The manufacturers r-tate that any car converted and equipped with this new necessity of safety wrenches on anv work where a chance spark might :au>e :n explosion is clearly demonstrated by the news story recently carried by the New York Herald - Tribune. An ordinary wrench falling on a cement floor caused a spark that ignited fumes from a nearbv gas tank, Nine people were hurt and Mur entire buddings shattered. Had the worker been using a non-sparking wrench, tincatastrophe would not have occurred. Pennant Danger Sign Industrial Products Company, 800 \\ Somerset .Street, Philadelphia, Pa., an nounce a new pennant danger sign. It tcomposed of * inch diameter iron rod. 68 inches high and a heavy metal sign jdate b by 14 inches. The rod is looped at the top to provide a hanger tor a lantern and for stringing rope in making up barriers, The bottom end of the rod is pointed for -ticking into the ground. The company once a year. Now with the de velopment of this new continuous weight indicator this annual weighing is also eliminated: The unit is v- constructed that upon anv appreciable loss .f gas. and thus weight, the target reading "nillv charged" drops down and a notice to 'recharge' ma\ be read m its place. * iperation depend- on a heavv -firing roil wth equipment can be easily changed to an ambulance in a few seconds without changing the appearance of the car. This car has a capacity tor two patients ami two attendants when in use as an ambu lance. This equipment is especially valu able for use by industrial plants, public utilities, construction firms, railroad com panies, fire departments, police squad car*, hospitals and doctors. When one or more cars arc equipped with this unit there is available at all times an ambulance for rushing emergency cases to the hospital. These same cars when not used as an ambulance mav be used for other pur* pn'-es. The above illustration shows a patient placed in the first Ford car ever converted for use as a police squad car and ambu lance, It is recommended that all men handling these first-aid cases be trained m the Red Cros standard first-aid methods Non-Sparking Safety Wrenches Especially adapted for use in industries where fire and explosion hazards exist, 1 H Williams and Company, 75 Spring Street, New York, announce a non-spark ing safety wrench. Drop - forged from beryllium - copper and accurately heattreated they are of exceptional strength, toughness and hardness. It is claimed thev are practically as strong as `-feel wrenches of similar design and size. P Non - corroding, non-rusting, the*e wrenches are finished in "safety green ' enamel, heads polished bright with open ing sizes `tamped thereon. Thev are avail able in both single and double-head patterns m a wide range of sizes The Mgn plate is finished in bright red back ground with the word "clanger: m four inch white letters. This wording appearon both sides of the sign plate. The sign is securely fastened to the rod by means of two metal straps which are bolted m place. The entire assembly is attractive, sturdy and designed t giv* long serve** under the hard use to which thev .ire naturally subjected. Thev are especially useful in street and road work, tor gas companies, plumbers and contractors, New Unit Gives Constant Check on Fire Extinguishers Reduction to a minimum of maintenance on fire extinguishers has been a feature of the fine developed by Walter Kidde ami Company. <>0 West Street, Bloomfield, N ,! In the pist it has oniv been neces sary to weigh the extinguishers of this rod and pm connection to suspend target down ill lower position m the abase pic ture. This unit is rigidlv tested ami is now available for all Lux portable mnbr-L In, l.\ or dU p-.und capacity. General Duty Welding Torch \ new wHding torch known the Purox Xu. 45 general duty uelding tore.; has been announced hv The Linde V*r Products Company, 40 blast 4jud street. New York, bonstructed of extruded lira--, Monel metal., and drawn copper, and with dvr soldered tubes, tin- torch ts nigged ami can stand rough treatment. Its range u-etulnes- make* it equally id.vitabio to the hghte-t as well as the iu.Mvje-t v..-rk to be found m anv welding -hop. St ,* listed bv Lnderwnters1 Laboratories. Inc The ribbed design of the extruded brn-- handle reinforce- the torch and enable-. t* to be ea-iiv gripped The are ferrule type and extend parallel to the axis of the handle The individual mixer- m each welding head are de-nfiieu that maximum re-i-rance to ria-hbnek -- itfordod ami at the -ante time the eftectiv range of each size tip is greatly tuerea-ed. Improved -eat protection i* provided, which helps prevent leak- The manu facturers further state the head cannot be made tight unless correctly assembled, thus uracticallv eliminating anv danger due to faulty a.`Semhlape. The M >md metal seating surfaces are protected, wearresistant, and ea-iiv removable for clean ing -r replacement, \ hexagonal socket arrangement permits the welding head 'o be as.tuphlrd in the most convenient 4 S!X Options! oTSitlOps 111 relation to * he NATIONAL SAFETY NETS body. This arrangement tUo |ires<*nt* injury or scoring ut the seating surface-*. The tips are of hard-drawn copper. They are ot the ngm -Ai-ignt i> mtii-tauu excessive heat anil t* maintain perfect balance in the torch as a whole. The standard Purox N'o. 21 cutting attachment can be used with the new Ko. .`IS torch. The latter is transformed into a light-duty cutting torch having an un usual efficiency >f performance given bv the new design features of the torch it-elf Trade Publications for your SAFETY EQUIPMENT LIBRARY Non-Slip Rubber Gloss Wax This product, designed to reduce the slipping hazard of floor finishes, is an nounced by Franklin Research Company, 1226 Girard Street. Philadelphia, Pa, The manufacturers state 1111> new wax will im prove the appearance of floors and at the same time provide safety bv reducing the hazard of slipping. To determine its safety features tests have been made bv an in dependent laboratory. These were the artificial sole test and the artificial leg tests. In the report, for comparative pur poses. they rate tin* prs-.ilnlttv ,,f slipping on glass as 100 percent. The following table gives the relative vnnmarisotis Xrtifietal Artificial :>.ie l est Leg l est Oil Wax......................... Varnish ...... Ml'r 7 Ordinary Water Wax.. T'T <it)r> Rubber Gloss Wax MiG ,!-,n Glass ................................ 100 T- The manufacturers further gate thes' tests were devised because thev scented more neartv to aponMch actual conditionof skidding and embodv these condition . to a closer extent than other tests which might have been used. They report tests on wood flooring, linoleum, marble, terrazzo, asphalt tile and rubber tile, NEWS STEMS The Portable f.amn and Equipment Company. Pittsburgh, Pa , announce the annointment of Carter-Cockard Company. 225 West Eleventh Street, L$ Angeles, as distributors of Pleco safety equipment in Southern California. f iStatements published on this pane an based on the claims of the manufac turer, While the National Safety News cannot guarantee these statements, thev are believed to he accurate. A Service For Our Readers Now is the time to devote more study to all type* of equipment and products which can lower production costa through factors of safety. Find out now what the market offers. The publications listed below will be sent free and without obligation to readers of National Safety News. Indicate on coupon the publication you desire. 1. Protection Plus with MSA Skull- 7. Industrial Head and Eye Protec gards. Bulletin DK*3. This interest ing new bulletin describes a complete line of industrial protective hats. Illustrates seven different types designed to meet certain requirements. Mine Safety Appliances Com pany. 2. Lux Makes the Difference, xhii splendid booklet deals with fire protec tion service for industrial plants. Covers system protection for severe fire hazards. Particularly valuable for protection of ail electrical and flammable liquid hazards. tion. Thi. new 20 page catalog deals with a line of goggles, welding shields, res pirators, masks, helmets and grinder guards. Various types and styles are illustrated and described. Chicago Eye Shield Company. 8. Pennant Danger Sign, rhh n.w folder illustrates and describes this new sign together with other street and highway sign units. The pennant sign is especially useful in street and road work of public utilities, contractors, etc. Industrial Products Company. Walter Kidde and Company, Inc. 9. News Underfoot, rhi. interesting 3. How to Get Rid of Rats, xhi, publication deals with the test made on little 16 page booklet is of value to the Rubber Gloss Wax on various types of chose troubled with rat infestation. Deals with the habits of rats and how they may be flooring to prevent slipping and to improve | and maintain floor appearance. Franklin exterminated with Ratmort. West Disinfect Research Company. ing Company. 10. Non-Sparking Safety 4. Frisbie Safety Saw Guard. Thu Wrenches. This literature illustrates small folder illustrates and describes a and describes a new line of non-sparking safe guard for use on circular saws. Con wrenches made of beryllium-copper. Es structed so saw ts entirely covered at all pecially adapted for use where a spark times so the operator is effectively protected might ignite fumes or gases, j. H. Williams from injury. Warren M. Frisbie and Company, t 5. Safety Catalog No. 10. xhi. 11. Inland Copper - Alloy Steel. big 160 page catalog is appropriately called "Everything in Safety." Contains illustrations and descriptions of hundreds of safety products designed to help prevent many types of accidents. The Boyer-Campbeil Company. This folder incorporates impressive evidence that copper-bearing steel is eco nomical material for combating corrosion, cites some interesting applications where loss from corrosion has been cut. Inland Steel Company. 6. Put to the Acid Test, rim foid describes the development of a special line of gloves and other clothing made from material processed so as to give protection against acids. Process provides a non-porous surface that is resistant to corrosive chemi cals. acids and moisture. Safetex Company, Inc. 12. Fostoria Machine Lamp. Attractive folder describes this special I lamp designed for the definite purpose ot providing illumination at the point where it ismost needed. Furnished in two stock styles, each employing bail and socket joints and glareless shade. The Fostoria Pressed Steel Corporation. NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS 20 North Wacker Drive Chicago, III. Please have sent to me the publications I have checked: Name .. , . _____ ..... Title ,. .................... ....................... Compsni Address ........... ......... ........ , . .. September, I'-Mj SEPTEMBER. 1935 74 Penn. Power Companies Reduce Accidents in June % LTHOl'GH the electric pour .. .I jv.U'tpar.ne compunv mu the signature Jlm. companies operating in tne State 4 the chief executive. of Pennsylvania already enjoy a safety record which compares favorably won cither industrial enterprise and with the public utilities industry as a whole, in June, 1935. they participated in a one- \ A calendar for bulletin hoards carrying 0 date sheets, each dav uf the month being medicated to a participating company setting forth its slogan on accident prevention. o. \X etklv pep letters originating with the Accident Prevention Committee of the A,.o Almost overy cUy in tv*ry plant somabody falls on slippery floors. You can avoid those often serious accidents easily and economic ally by the application of PLASTIC FUT-SURE to all waiting surfaces, old or new. It's easily applied, oil and grease proof--does not react to temparatura change. PLASTIC FUT-SURE has in hundreds of plants made vary definite reductions In acci dent tolls. Prices and particulars upon re- qU GENERAL ABRASIVE CO., INC. 2041 Collef* Avo. ___________Niagara Falls, N. Y.__________ PLASTIC month campaign to further reduce em ployee accidents. The results exceede i the fondest expectations. Lust time acci dents were reduced from a total of 23 in June 1934 and from a four year June average of 2S to 8 in June 19 35, repre senting a 05 per cent reduction unde.' the June 1934 rate. Twenty - one companies, practically the entire operating personnel in the state, participated in the contest. Thest companies employ about 23,OCX) persona, with a total exposure of more than 4,000,000 hours monthly. The accident turn advising and counseling the contact man -in wavs and means to carry on activities within ins own company. For competitive purposes, participating companies were divided into tsvo groups: runup i--companies employing more than coo employees, and Group 2--companies employ ee iv-c than on employees. The ruies pius iOed that the winner of the contest in each group would be that company which had the lowest frequency rate. In the event of a tie. flte o'mpany in each group which had the greatest number uf exposure hours would be -lie winner. Un this basis, the Duquesne Light Company, 1'ittsburgh. Pa. won first FUT-SURE FOR SAFER WALKING SURFACES frequency rate dost time accidents per million hours worked) for the month of June 19,35 was 1,956; this compares with an annual state rate of 5,56 and place award in Group 1. They com pleted the month without a lost time accident, with a total of 455,242 man hours worked. In Group 2. the Pennsyl with a national rate, tor public utilities, vania Power Company of New Castle, DR5CC0%^ ^DIST CONTROL for the year 1933 of 8,31. Seventeen of the 21 companies completed the month without a single disabling injury, and all companies with the exception of on.* made a record far better than cither the state or national annual average. The campaign was suggested by K Mu* -.`umdiM'ss if <mr ml\ <*c \ nut hasM upni I W. Judy, vice-president and general knoKliulxr mi DL'ST CONTROL but j manager of the Duquesne Light Lon- s bused upon v*;irs uf experience m designing l equipment tIkiI has Si. CCKSSi- l Lt.Y vdved 1 pany, and president of the Pennsylvania Dust problems \r a period of many vir* in ill tv pcs nf (Monts, You m.iy have "the ad- i I Electric Association, under whose ;tu- ' ant.mu of th .* * vper ner -pires it was conducted. The program DUST was patterned after the experience uf the Th* New DRACCO Multi-Bag Filter COSTS MONEY OIST is a costly ele ment thut ts dangerous to tturkfrs anti destruc tive to even hras v equipment, It reduces plant efficiency ;nd shortens the life of ex pensive equipment ami increases cost of main tenance. The New IHt.M i n MI'LTt - BAD KILTER oilers KXONOMICAL and EFFI CIENT Dust Control,- , very compact unit lUals priced right, u th low operating am! maintenance cost. It will Day to write for Bulletin No. 301 and a*t details, Wrtfe for Bulletin. .Vo. SOt Duquesne Light Company. The program was developed and exe cuted under the leadership of R. .'I. Godwin, chairman. Accident Prevention Committee, Pennsylvania Electric Asso ciation, and was carried on through the cooperation and support uf the chiet executive and employees of each com pany. Features of the activity included: t. Appeal bv the President of (he Penmvlvama Electric Association tn (he duet' executor of each member company. 2, Appointment nr a contact man m each company to sunk -a oh the Accident Prevention Committee uf the A,,tt.iaonn DRACCO CORPORATION fsueceuon t* Th# Oust fif<#vrlni 4, Coflvtylni C. 4075 E. U6th St. Cleveland, Ohio C Printed appeal letters in bulletin form oser the signature of each executor "I patticipattne companies tor bulletin hoards -L Appeal letters to the supervisory group nr Pa., earned first place award, completing the month without a lost time accident wil i 73.393 man hours worked. The following companies participated: Duquesne Light Company,Metropoli tan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Penn Central Light tv Power Company, Scranton Electric Company, Pennsylvania Water & Power Company, Pennsylvania Power & Light 'Company, Philadelphia Electric Commnv We-t Penn Power Company Pennsylvania Power Company. York Railways fit Subsidiaries, Erie Lighting Company. Keystone Public Service t `ompany, Northern Pennsylvania Pow er ompanv, Bradford Electric Com pany. Sooth Penn Power Company, Natrona Light & Power Company, Palmerton Lighting Company, Home Elec tric Light <A Steam Heating Company, Luzerne County Gas & Electric Com pany. Trophies to first place award winners will be awarded by Mr. E. \V. Judy, president of the Pennsylvania Electric Association, (o the winning companies on their own property. Honor Certifi cates will be presented to all those which completed the month without a lost time accident at the Bedford Sorings Con vention of the Association, in Seot-mh--. NATIONAL SAFETY NEW: INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Accident Prevention Equipment Manufacturers' Section y- American Abrasive Metals Co, American Mason Safety Tread Co, American Optical Co. . , , .49 Boiler Plate Can Be Bernhard, Robert A. Bishinger-Koehler Mfg. Co,, Inc. Breuer Electric Mfg, Co. , Brown Shoe Co, ... Bullard Company, . D, Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (U.S.A.) Inc. Buxbaum Company, The 65 61 .35 SO Handled Safely TYulLER plate can he handled Carnegie Steel Company Chicago Eye Shield Co, Clements Mfg. Co. , Cover, H. S................ 57 .71 39 safely with Never Slip Safety Clamps, OM-tasiiioned chains or hooks, which have a tendency to slip, cause accidents to men, These clnmps make carrying work over the Davis Emergency Equipment Co. Dayton Safety Ladder Co, Dracco Corporation ........... Durable Mat Co.................. Ellwood Safety Appliance Co, 3)4-63-71 ..67 .74 : . 55 52 heads of workmen sate. -Vo time lost Fairway Laboratories, Inc. 39 in adjusting the hold or forming a balance. Made for horizontal and vertical lifting. Write for details Never Slip Safety Clamp Co. P, O. Box 448 Grand Central Annex, New York City General Abrasive Co, , . 74 Harrington & King Perforating Co....51 Hygeia Respirator Co, 53 Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc, 33 Inclinator Company ...... 51 Industrial Gloves Corp. 62 Industrial Products Company 64 Invincible Vacuum Cleaner Mfg. Co.. 59 Justrite Mfg. Co, ...................... 59 Kidde Co., Inc., Walter . Klein & Sons, Mathias ... 63 68 Lehigh Safety Shoe Co., Inc. Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co, Lima Cord Sole & Heel Co. Lincoln-Schlueter Floor Machinery Co. Liquid Carbonic Corp. 49 3 50 6 55 Macwhyte Company ........................ 61 Mine Safety Appliances Co. Inside Front Cover National Safety Council 447-60-68 Never Slip Safety Clamp Co, 7!* Pangbom Corporation . 54 Procter & Gamble Co. ... 7 Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp............ ... Inside Back Cover Pyroil Co. _____ . , 75 ttvuiiji'fiut f Hardwore Sffg. Cory,, Makers THE NEW Safe SCREW DRIVER TRY A NON-SKID--> PREVENTS INJURIES Saves Time and Materials Safety Clothing Co. Safety Equipment Service Co, Spencer Turbine Co. Stonehouse Signs, Inc. Surty Mfg. Co............ . 70 Back Cover 65 56 ................... 75 Trico Fuse Mfg. Co. ,. Trimont Manufacturing Co, Trumbull Manufacturing Co Wheeler Mfg. Co., F H. Williams & Co., J. H, Willson Products. Inc, 69 't Made for millwright--mechanic---electrician {withstands 18000 volts), THE SURTY MFG. CO., INC. 4139 W, Ktnzie St., Chicago H> safeguard anu machine at paint at opera- 'ntoons.and C.Ol.LKC.T dial at point of uliS'h7M Miss Dummie 'Buying golf outfiti: " And 1 shall want a small rifle.1' Clerk: "A rifle?" Miss Dummle: "Yes. l heard my cousin say he shot two birdies and an eagle on the course where Fm to play." SEPTEMBER. 1935 AMERICAN MASON _S__A___FETY TREADS Formerly known Carbo-Casr' Iron Bronze Aluminum Nickel The carborundum or aluminous abrasive embedded in these stair treads is an integral part of the body metal. The flint like particles project above the surface, producing a surface that effectively prevents slipping whether wet or dry. O* } years experience is at evict for (he asking. A.,.crican Mason Safety Tread Co. Lowell, Massachusetts Distributed by Joseph T. Ryerson 8C Son, Inc. Chicago, Illinois |p*yr* your plant aqamst mary ogerU'on ho ards by the reiular mo at pyroi) rut irtctio.i Is * minimum Reduce Are hazards. Increase eaw*r. Speed up operation. Fyroil shields frictional area* with a elony. slippery surface which becomes virtually a part o the metal and safely SF.IF-LUBRICATES in emertcncles of oil thinninp, toss or failure, <Cos* vlncmply proved.! Any proper test reveals imazino results, Sold, used, the world over. Simply add by the eunte t% rttuUr eiis and preaae*. See 'phone book for nearest Pyretl Distributor--or write for important (acts. Manufactured and Guaranteed by Pyroil Company, W. V. Kidder, Pres,, ,80 laFolirtte Ave.. LaCrosse, Wis., U.S.A. Look (or this siprature on every ean. 76 The Buyers' Service Sec Advertisers' Index, Page 75--When writing, please mention National Safety News A Accident Prevention Service National Safety Council, Inc. Alarm*!, Fire Mine Safety Appliance* Co, Safety clothing Co. The Safety equipment Service Co , Tito Safely Flat Supply Co. Standard Safety equipment Co, birauti Company, The Belt*. Tree Trimming Uuhrke Company, K HBullard Company K D Industrial Products fq Min# Safety Appliances fo, Straus* Company, The BtovrcrH, Hone linak Bullard Company. B ft. Dart* Bmertency Equipment Co.. Itie. Blower*, Portable, Fleetrlc Hr#g*r Electric Mfg. *"> '"laaenu Manufacturing Ctncbom torvurtu -n Spencer Turbine Co Burur Mfg. Co., The to ( an*, Waste Bullard Company, E, D Bari* Emergency Equipment C'-- , Inc. induvmi Produeii i a, iuitrue Mfg Cti: Mine safety Appliance* Co. Proteet-eeal Company Pulmcsan Safety Equipment Corp ;-4fetj Kqiument Sem.*e Co The standard Safety Equipment t o. nothing, Acldproof t 'lothlng. Fireproof Bullard rompany, E. D Davi* Ktnrriency Equipment Co:. Inc. Industrial 1'rp.luct* Co. Mine .Safety Appliance* Co. Safety Clothing t o The Safety Mulpiuent Seme* *.'fl , I'ilft .-safety First Supply cj. Standard Safety Equipment Co. Strauss company. The Anemometers Bullard Company, E. D, Wine Safety Appliance# Co. {Mruble UmpAtEquipmeot Co. A (irons Bullard Company, E. D. D*vu Emergency Equipment s o,, Inc. Industrial CMotm Corp. Industrial Product* Co Urn* Safety Appliance# Co. Canaborn Corporation Puiim'iao Safety Equipment Safety Clothing Co., Th* Safety Equipment serric# to , 111* safety First Supply to. standard Safety Equipment Ce. Straus* Company. The Arrestor#, Dust Bullard Company. E. U. Hracco corporation I'angbom Corporation Sony Mfg. The A *>arda. Prlxe Mine Safety Appliance* Co. B Badges and Button* Bullard Company. S* D, Min# Safety Appliance* to Baas, Tool, Linemen Buiirk* Company U. H. Bullard Company. t> l ua*la Bmertency Equipment ItlC. J.iimtriai I'roducU C<? 'ifety Equipment i>*r*lce t>, . The Salisbury k Co , W M. qtraus* Company, Te Belts, Linemen Buiirke Company, B. R. Bullard company, h. D Darts Emergency Equipment Co.. Inc. Industrial Product* Co. Klein Ac Son*. Mathias Ulna .Safety Appliances Co. Portable Lamp k Equipment Co. PuIranian Safety Equipment Corp. lafety Clothing Co.. The Safety Equipment Sarrtc# 'o.. The Safety Flttl Supply Co Standard Safety Equipment Co. *trau* Company, The Belts, Safety Buhrke company, B H Bullard Company. K. b. Dam Emergency Equipment Co., Inc, Induitrtal Froducte Co Klein At Sons, Mathias Mine Safety Appliance* Co portable Lamp k Equipment Co. Puimneaa Safety Equipment Cwp. I Why Safety Equipment } Helps Workers Turn | Out More and 1 Better Work 2i ff :i industrial workers turn >,ut mure 1 and better work when tiiev can net- j birm their tasks in I'umiurt and I with peace ut mnni. p j ! Bv providing tor -mf.nt, .md bv affording- worker, a leeling of ~e- j ctirity against injurv, -ititablc tiro- ! teetive equipment permit* them to give closer, more interested attention to their work, therein- enabling- 1 f them to imprme both tiie quality j and quantity of their production. ; nothing. Weatherproof Huliard Company, E. D. Dam Emeffency Equipment Co., Inc, industrial (lime# Corn industrial Product* tjn. Mine .Safety Appliances Cu, -#fety i >.'> The -afety Equirment ^rel.e The Safety First supply to Standard Bafcty E*juipment Cu. (.loth*. Wiping Santtarr Institute if Anienea f olleetorn, Dut Draceo Corporation Fangborn Corporstiuu Surty iifg. *. j fit* Compound*. Cleaning Safety Clouting Co., Hi# Containers, Explosive Liquid Bullard Corursny, K ii Daria Emergency Equipment Co,, Inc. Industrial Product* Co. iustrlt* Mfg. Co. Mine Safety Appliance* Co Portable Lamp Ac Equipment frotecWseal Company Hafety Equipment Seme* *'o.. The Strauss Company. Tiie It Detector*, Go* BuUard Company, V, D Darla Emergency Equipment C'n , tac, Min* Safety Appliances < o Portable Lamp k Equipment Co. Belt#, Indon Cleaning Buiirke Company, R. H Bullard Company. E D Industrial Products Co. Mine Safely Appliance# Co Portable Lemp k Equipment Gaiety Clothing Co The Strauss Company. The Blanket*. Fireproof Bullard Company, K t> Darts Emergency Equipment C<> Inc Industrial Products Co Min* safety Appliance* ; ? Pulmottfl Safety Equipment Corp Safety CI-MhSns Co.. The Safety Equipment Service Co The Safety Flrtt Supply Co Standard Safety Equipment Co Buckets, Hoistlag Bullard Company, E. D DstIi i^aeriancy Equipment Co,, Inc. Industrial Preducti C? (lullctia Board* Huliard Company. E D Dals Emervency Muipment VytU'ootl ISnerertce Ce Mine Safely Appllinees C:o i^ilmnsan Safety Equipment Corp Safety Equipment SerU*o Co., The Safety First Supply re Standard Safety Equipment ( * Blocker*. Mine Car Industrial Products Co Mine Safely Appliances Co Miocker*. Kaitroad Car Bullard Company. E, D Industri#! Product* Co Safety Equipment JBrrict Co . The Safety Flm Supply Co Standard Safety Equipment Ce C* Caaa, Oil Bullard Company, E D tnduitrial Froduclt Co Mine Safety AppUance# < 0 Frotectosul Company Safety Equipment Serfice Co . The Chain, Factory SfeKay Company ( hair*. Safety, RoatnTrain HuMard Cnrarsnr E 5* Mine Safety Appllaneei t;.j: strauit Company. The t iarapn. Kail Inlustrla) lvreluct* t-j. * ifety nttuinc Safety First KJf-ply . o Detectors, Indicator*. Recorder*, Carbon Monoxide Bullard Company, E. D. Davis Emergency Equipment Co,. Inc. Mine Safely Appliances Co. Detectors, Fyrotanaic Mine Safety Appliance* Co. Disinfectant)# and De odorant* (Tamp# and Socket* !>*!!? Slip Safety Clamp ;, rlcaacr*. Vacnam Breuer EirWic Mf# i 'D^lweminerontuie MVtan^uttfuamotur<inle#aner Mf* C<> Spencer Turhine t`o Surly Mff Co , The tiothiag for Indnstrial Worker*--Sec Apron*. t*lavc*, Haad Leather*, Legging*, Shoe* Hunter*, Rock Mine Safety Appliance# Co. Portable Lamp k Equipment K iambic***, SafetyMine safety Appliance# Co. Hikannts, Grinding Wheel :Surty Mfg. Co , Tit# NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS THE BUYERS' SERVICE See Advertisers' Index, Page 75--When writing, please mention National Safety News Extinsniiilitn), Fire Bullard Compar.y, 1. IT Eiiddo 4 Co , Inc,, W*tter Min* Kafety Appliances to Portable Lamp 4 Equipment Co. Pulmosan Safely Equipment Corp, Prrene Mfg, Company F Fans, Eahnunt Draeeo Corporation Paagborn Corporation Sunr U/g. Co., Tb* Fasteners or Facers, Belt Clipper Belt Liter Co. Films or Slides, Safety for Rent and Sale National Safety CounclL Inc. First Aid Equipment Bauer 4 Black Bernhard, Robert A. Blahlngw-Koehler Mf*. Co,, Inc. Bullard Company. E, D, Burroughs-Wellcome Co,. OIS.A.) Inc. Daria Emergency Equipment Co,, Ine, ttynaon, Weateott 4 Dunning, l.nc, Industrial Product* Co. Johnson 4 Johnson Merck 4 Company Kin* Safety Appliance* Co. Pulmoaan Safety Equipment Corp, Safety nothin* "0 Safety Equipment Serrte* Co , 111# Safety First Supply Co. Standard Safety Equipment Co, Fls*s. Danger Bullard Company, E D Induitrial Product! Co Safety Equipment Seme# Co,, The Stonehoua# Sign*. Ine PlaakllKhta. PcraUaalble Bullard Company. S D Portable Lamp 4 Equipment Floor Clesstn* Machines, Electric Lincoln Selilueter {-lo-sr Machinery Co Flooring Material, Safety AAmueerriicraton AMbasrount?*SaMfeelytalsTreCaod V.., Carnegie Bieel Co. Durabl* Mat Co. General Abrastr# Co Illinois Steel Company Industrial Products Co. Inland steel Co Safety First Supply Co. flurty Mfg. Co., The Footwear, Rubber Bullard Co . fi D IndustrlaJ Product* Co Lehigh uafett sh e < > Mill# Safety Appliance* Co Portable Lamp 4 Equipment Fountains, Drinking. Factory Fnoaliraats Bauer 4 Black Liquid i arhome r,ep Ci lirrnlrldea Gamiddes, Cattlag Oil (Isnh, Safety American tipticil C uh at r llullird Company. H M. Chicago K> Shield Co. Induitrial Product* o Llbbey-Owens-Ford Claw Co Mine Safety Appliance* Co. Pittsburgh Hate Glass Co. Safety Clothln* Co.. Th Safety Equipment Serrlee Co The Standard Safety Eqjipment Co. Nurty Mfg Co,, The Wiliion Product*, Inc. t.loven sad Mittens Bullard Company, E. D. (Iobshi Sirens, Horns ami other Mjgnalini; Devices Bullard Company. R I, Industrial Products Co, Mine Safety Appliances Co, (ratlacrs. Safety t.uardn. Chip sad Spark Bullard Company, F; 1> Chicago Eye Shield Co. Industrial Product* Co. Safety Clothln* Co., The (HtartlH, Jointer Hl-ipr.al Product* t> Safely Equipment Seme , The "ilaitilard Safety Equipment Co. Suny Mf*. Co., The <iinrdH. Kirk Press urty Mf* t;o The iiuards. Power Press Chicago Kye Shield Co, Industrial Products Co. Could You Crush a guards. Treadle ynr Mfg. co-. Hie H Hand Cream Uuilard Company, E. I) Paris Emergency Equipment co., Inc, Industrial Products Co Mine Safely Appliances ( afety Clothing to Hots, Safety Bullard Company, fc, D. Industrial Products t> Mine Safety Appliance* Co, Portable Lamp 4 Equipment Safety Clothing < rv Safety First Supply <o S'rausj tnmpany, The Man's Toes with a j .Sledge Hammer? ! I Xut if lie had on a pair of up-tn-datc SAFETY SHOES! On ,,ne uccarion, men a .5,000-ll>. blow from a .'team hammer, amdentally tripped, failed to injure the i toes ,;,f a repair man so protected. j {J '! ; jj Ij H( Crimp l>r. Fairway Liberator ntivra .c, Helmets, hafety American Optical Company Blshtnger-Koehler Mf*. Co . ine, Bullard Company. E. n * hica*o Kye .Shield Co Dari* Emergency equipment IhduitriaJ Product* i o Min# Safety Appliance* o Pangbora Corporation Portable Lamp 4 Equipment IHiimntan Safety Equipment Corp. Safety Clothing Co., the -afety Equipment Serrice Co,, The i Safety shoes can't prevent accidents, ; but they can and do prevent toe | injuries. They are comfortable, dur1 able, and cosLthe workers no more | than other tjuod wnrk--hn<?>. j | g >,w.1wiM-l,.,iMiiin,,:i,,r.w <** nmm ummor,mfliB!U,,miii;ai,iiiii,miin--i-nrT rninm-imiii*n.n--irii=**1-rirr---r..-rr.,,,imuunj.u,u,ui,uWnipua(Wo,hr, < f Chicago Ee Shield Co, Darts Emergency Equipment (>5 . Inc. Industrial GJotcs. Corp Industrial Products tn Mine Safety Appliance* .o Pangbom corporation Puimcaan Safety Equipment Corp, Safety f'Vithlnx Co , The Hafety Equipment Serrir# t'o , The 'alety First Supple t o HatiitjurT 4 H Standard Hafety Equipment ' l.OKBl*** Ameriran Optteai Bullard Company E _ l* t'meago Eye Shield Co. f'orer- H, S Maris Emergency Equipment Co,, Inc, Industrial Product* o Mine Ssfair Appllanret Portalii* Lamp 4 V^uiPV Puimosao Safety Equipment '-ai7 Clothing Co The 'a/ety EQuipment herrtee Co rh Safety First Supply o Standard Safety juipment Co entt*. n Products, Inc. Safety Equipment Serrice Co The Standard Safely Equirment C`>. Standard Safety EfliHnroent t o. Surty Mfg ' , Tiie (uarils. Flywheel ilarrinrtort 4 King Perforat* in* Co. Industrial Product* c ~urtr Mfg i": . The ituards. Foot sad Tor Buila/d t'omrany. E D Klitfoed 8sftv Appliance to industrial Products Co Mine Safely Appliances Co Portable Lamp 4 Equipment '0 Safety nothin* Co . fhe Hafety Equipment Serrice Co . Ttw Safety First Supply Co ttandard Ssfety Equipment Co Straus* kompany. The tiuardft, (.par huny Mf* Co , Th# l.uards, Grindlaa Wheel Surty Mfg, Co., Tho i.usrdH, Snfetr Bullard Company. K. D Darla Emergency Equipment Co., Inc, lUrnngton 4 King I'trtnraV* n>* Co industrial prosluct* Co '-sfety t iotiting Co., Tiie Safety Equipment Serrlr# v"- . Tiie Hurty Mfg. to.. The iiuards, >rr Bullard Company. E. D Industrial Products Co Safety Equipment Serrice ` o , The Standard Safety Equipment. Co Surtr iif*. Co , The (oarda, Shaper Industrial Products Co Star,da/4 Safety Equipment Co. Surty Mfg. Co , The Holsts, Electric Hooks, Safety Brit Bullard rvnjptny. K M Dana Emergency Equipment Ce!S Inc, induitrial Product* Co. Mine safety Appliance* ' Port j,hie Lamp 4 Kquipmei.i Co, Safety Equipment Her/iee C , The Straus* Company. The Hooks. Safety, Hoisting Sndusirial Products t'q. IfoNplfal Equipment Bull&rd t'ompany E M Burroughs W>|lrime 'i , f' S A.t Inc Maris Emergency Equipment >'> . Inc. rodustrltl Producf* r# M -ie Hsfefy Appliances '? `'efety Equipment ojrmr i ' * The `sfeiy First H-ippir >'o 1 I iM'linrsfrirM, i. nr bin il'IU'd Compatiy E M ii l|U4i.ir < .-iiipaji). Htc Industrial Braducta Co. afesv I'iuthlng 'Xi Hifecy Equipment Serrice Th# Indicators, Flammable Vapor Bullard Company E M Marl* Kmergencr Mulpment o , jnc. Mine Safety Appliances m SEPTEMBER, 1935 78 THE BUYERS' SERVICE See Advertisers' Index, Page 75--When writing, please mention National Safety News f okalatorM BlHiInger-Koehler iff*. Co., I tic. Bullard Company. K. b Dam Emergency Kqutpment Cr>., Inc. Mine Hafetr Appliance* Co, Insurance Metropolitan Life Insurance J Ladder Shoes or Feet American Abrasive Metal* Co. American Mason Safety Tread Bullard company, K. D IJitu Emergency Equipment f.Vi,, Inc. Vlayton Safely Ladder Co. Industrial Products Co .Mina .safety Appliances Co Patent Scaffolding Co.. The safety Clothing t o , The 'afeqr First .--'uppiy <> Surty Mfg, Co., The Safety Equipment Service Co . The Lock*. Locker and Pad lock, Keyless Dudley Lock Carp. Lu brlcafion Pyrei! Company M Machines. Floor CleanIb(t, Klecfrle Lincoln SHilueier Floor Machinery Co fnriusuiai i^oducts r Safety Fim supply tc Metal. Expanded tsutty Mfg. Co., ill* Metal, perforated Harrington it King Perforat ing Co. Industrial Product* Co Movers, JlnUtrny far Bullard Company. E it Induitriai Product* Co. Safety Equipment Service Co., The Standard Safety Equipment fo Protectors, Arm Bullard Company. E. I* bam Emergency Equipment Inc, Industrial tii-ive* Carp, Industrial Product* t;oWtn* Safety Appliances *>. Culmnsan Safety Equipment { Orp 'afeti iJthlng t.o : Hi* afeiy Equipment service . Ml# Hrst Supply co Standard safetr fq<n (intent Co 'tra is* < ompany. Tiu? Protector*. Flneer Bauer k Black Industrial titnres Com I!r: TWICE : in 20 Minutes Goggles 4aved His Eyes! ; U KcHpirafon* American bptlcal Company Ulthtngor-KoeiiDr Mtg. ao Ihc. Bullard C-mpany. E D Chicago Eye Shield Co Cover. H. s, Davis Kmenency Equipment Co,, ioe, HvgfU Itespirai-ir t'o Induitriai Products Co Mine Safety Appliance* * o i'anglKira CorporatL n Portable Lamp * Equipment <'7v Puimosan Safety Equipment Carp. safety Clothing Co. The Safety Equipment Serrtce ` '? . T'he ?af*ty Vim Supply to. Standard Safety Equipment Co. Willson Products, Inc, KfHUflcifatiou K(|ul|>uirnf Blshinger-kuehier Mfg. to., toe. Bullard Company, E D Davl* Emergency l-quipmeut < >5 , Inc, Mine Safety Appliance* c.i Hope, Wire Slirwiivie C-mpJib Ladders, Safety Bullard Company. E, D. Dayton Safety Ladder Min* Safety Appliance* <-*). Patent :>calTolduig Co., Th* Safety Pint Supply co. Lamp*, Safety Benjamin Electric U/t. Co, Hu Hard Company. E D I.iavta Emergency Equipment < >., toe. Mine safety Appliance* Co Portable Lamp k Equipment Co. Lanterns, carbide Hullard Company. L, D. Lanterns, Klecfrle Bullard company, & D. industrial froducu Co. Justrit* Mfg. Co. Mine Safety Appliance* to Portable Lamp k Equipment Co. Leather*. Hand Bullard Company. E. t>. Industrial up vet t.orp Induitriai Product* co. Pttlmotao Safety Equipment Corp. Safety nothing Co . Th* safety Equipment Bertie* Co., The Safety First Supply CO standard Safety Equipment Ci Strauaa Company. Tli* LeffgiDga Bullard Company. E. L>. UXrta Emergency Equipment Inc Industrial <*t*ei Corp Induitriai Product* Cu Mine Safety Appliance* Co. PuimoMn safety Equipment c >rp. Safety lotlilng Co Ttie Safety Equipment Service < . Tli* Safety Kirn Supply Co standard safety Equipment .Strauss Company. I he Lighting Kquipnaent iiiduafriat Benjamin Electric Ufg Co Westinghous* Electric Mfg Co Locker* nod Hanger* for Clot bln Industrial Product! < Lock*. Lamp Industrial Product* rn Min* Safety Appliance* Co. | A foundry worker was chipping castings when a chip } | flew at ius eye with bullet speed The lens <t hi. i g-igglcs cracked in taking the blow, but .iid :i,.t shatter. I ami his eye was not injured. His foreman gave him > | another pair of chipper's goggles. j Twenty minutes later the same man reported again. f Another chip had struck his new goggles! Again his t s eyes were saved ! ) I I * i; There's a right type of safety goggles to *>e had for i every eye-hazardous job. j1 1^7hmkml scinY couwcuX * marker,. Train.. Safety Equipment ftcmcc The Masks American Optical Company Blshlnger-K denier Mfg * a , Inc, Bullard i omr-mr H D i Itlctgo Era shield Co. Dam F-roergen-ry Eiuipment bo, Inc li iutlrul V'rcduct* Co Mm* Safety tpptunm ' } Pancborn Corporation pulm'tnn Safety Equipment < .-rp .*!ftr * iotn.ng Co The ifety Equipment Af-ftlce ' . The .'aJety Fim .Auppu Co Standard safety Eq-ilpmeiii in tVHIson Products. Inc Mat*. StandiBC, Safety Hilliard Company HmCaura Co Dull Emergencv Co . Ir HuriM* il*t t o. ED Equipment O Oxyscn BrrathiBg \Hpnrofun iilililngcr-iioefiler Mfg M, Inc. Da- i Eisergene* Kquipmeui < '-> . Ine Mine Safety Appftanrej i n P Pal^chHig,h^IsIabfcetpyh*siinc c i -rtiii* |jmp & M-iitment Pad*. Knee dullard Company. E D (1-lutir`al ,i iet i-rp ln.iu-tat I'b ilwti * t Mm* e.afety Ai-plian,*e* i ? P?rliii)e Lamp it Muipment c. ;ifety Equipment 'nm'-f i-'c . The -afety Firtt supply C. Pouter Service Elliott Serrict Co ?atlonil Safety Council. Inf Bullard Company E f) Chicago Eye Shield ra Davit Emergency Equipment <">> . lac. (ndtistrtal Produeu C* Cflne Bafety AppHincei Co. afety Clotlilng Co.. Tb* safety Equipment Serrleo Of , Th# Protector* for Linemen Builarl tC'mpanr. E fl Dm* Emergency Lqulpment Cq jnc industrial Hlotes Corp fodtuirut l*n duel* ( n >lne wifetv \ppi**ncn C > Paimusan Safety I^juipraent Terp Safety F^iuiproen* ^errfc* ` o . Die -Afeiy First Sunpl* r* -tMi'iirt k * a . SV If handard Safety Equipment PubiirafionH. Safety Cahinal Safety c,vin--ii Inc afety Magazine F'yNUldnf ' ; <rp Putlera, Four Bullard Pompiny. E D Industrial Product! to Mine Safety Appliances Co. Trlro Fuse Mfg Co Safety Equipment Service Co. The Pomp*, Oxygen Blshlnger-koehier Mfg Cn., Inc. Mine Safety Appliance* Co. ScafToldlns. Sn^rf T Patent Scaffolding Co.. Th* Screw DrUrru, Noa-ukid surly Mfg. to.. Th* Sbadrn, Ky e, Son-break able Bullard C-.-mpanr. E, D, Chicago By* Shield Co. Darls Emergency rktulpmeni C'u., Inc, Industrial Product* < o Mine Safety Appliance* Afety i toifitng to Safety FhulometU Serrtc* Co.. Th* Shadets, Window, fnduncrinl Shoe*, Safety, Factory and Foundry Brown Shoe <`onapany Bullard Company. E. L> IIjnftdilughitriaSiafePtry' dSucl.nt* ><.'-i Mine Safely Appliance* ra, Portable Lamp it Equipment Co, Safety Equipment service Ci? . The 'afety First Luo* <> Safety First Supply to. International Shoe Co Shoes, Wooden Sole IndustrUt Proiucii ` o Safety clothing to . ru* Mrba, A.cetdent l*revenf ion Bullard Company, E. D Induitriai Products *>. Mine Safety Appliances Ca Portabl* Lamp A Equipment Safety Clothing to . The safety Equipment .`jf-rvi.-e Co., Th* ;-iaf*ty Pint supply to Standard Safety Equipment co. Honehouse Signs itv* Sirenx and Slcnniu Bullard Compir.r E S' induitriai Products -r '-.linen. Safety. Wire Mope Macwhytc i tmpanv Soap f*yot`er it Darn'd* Co Sole*. Shoe. Ntm-slip Lima C--rii jsui* tt Had to Sterilising Equipment Straps, Safety Buhrk* company, K H Bullard Company, E H Dal* Emergency Equipment t!n . Inc, Industrial Product* Co, Klein k Son*. Mathias NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS THE BUYERS' SERVICE See Advertisers' Index, Page 75--When writing, please mention National Safety News Surrey*. Eye Sight System*, dealing, Viraaa Brouor Electric Mfg. Co. Clcmnu Uinujieturiog Co. Invincible Vtcuuis Cleaner Mf*. 10. Kpancer Turbin* Co, Surty Mfg. Co.. Tb* Systems. Dost Control Draeoo Corporation Pangbora Corporation Surty Mfg. Co.. Tti* Systems, interlock Union Switch 4 Signal Co. Systems, Lnbrlcatlnsr T Tents. I'ncumonla Bhhinter-Soehter Mfg. Co Inc. lline Safety Appliances co Testers, Fuse Tools, Linemen Bullard Company. , U, liana Emergency Equipment Co., Inc. Induatriai Product* Co. Sileln 4 Sons, Mathla* Tools. Marking; or Stamping Taolu, \on-Hpnrktnff Ampco Metal, tne. Bullard Company, E I). Dih Emergency Equipment ( <>.. Inc. I'ulmojin Safety Equipment Peep. Torches, Dlotr Klein 4 Sons, Matnlas Trends, safety American Abrailvr Metal* C" American Muon dafcty md t-u, Huchaum Co. Carnrgjf Steel t'o. iiuribl* Mat Co Illinois Steel Company Industrial Products i e Inland Steel t*o Surty llfg. Co . Th* Treads, Safety, Oar Step Unenrtn Abrasive Metals Co. American Maiun Safety Iread Co. Bullard Company. E O, 1 jfnegie Hreel o I ..snots Company imluitrial Product* co. Inland Steel Co. Trestles, Safety. Exten sion (nduttrlal Product* Co. Patent Scaffolding Co.. The Safety First supply r Trophies V \ dives, Oxygen BuhlngefKoeolw Mfg. Co., Inc Mine Safety Appliances to leRdlBting Equipment Pangbora Corporailon liraceo Corporation UaNhers, Safety for Orindlntr Wheels Industrial Prrducta Co. Standard Safety Equipment Co. Washroom Equipment, industrial Weldin/r Equipment Wreni-kea. Hopper (nr Industrial Products Co. bi/ety Equipment Aernc# Co . Tii* K*fwy Ptrjt Nu,,p|y Trumbull Jiff. . o ,. rite Wrenches, \on-S`parkln !l Wrenches, Pipe Trlnuint Mff. The following companies are those whose names appear u naer the various Headings contained in this Buyers Service American Abraiire Metal* Co. . .... Inlogton. N. f Amarlean Masco Safety Tread O l^weli, Vfasi. American Optical Co. .................. Bouthbrldte, Mat*. Ampco Maul Inc..................... ................ Milwaukee, W|s. Hau*r 4 Black .............. .. .......... - ___ .Chicago, III Baojamia Electric 4 M/g Co.......... Bernhard, Itobort A. Blihtngw-Koehler Mrg i'o Brown Shoe < ompany ........ Det Plaines. Ill Rivhestrr, N. V Pittsburgh, Pa, ;>i touts, Mo. Brener Elctnr Jlfg t'.i , `Bragi*, III Buhrka Co, ft, H, ... . Chicago, Hi. Bullard Co E, D Ain Francisc*. t llf. Burroughs-Wflkomo 4 Co t; s a Inc , New York. S. Y Buxbaum Company. The Akron, yhlo Careagla Steel Co.......................... .. Pittsburgh, Pa. c'hlcsgo Eye Shield fn nmnu Manufacturing Co . Chicago. III. t Iticago. Ill Clipper Balt Lacer Co Grand Rtpldt. Mich. Cow. H. S, , Darla Emergency Equipment Co In*- tysith Bend Ind N>w Yirk S V Dartoo Safoty Ladder Co TV < moinnail Mu* Draeoo Corp . . Cleveland, Unto Dudley Lock Corp................. . Chicago, Hi. Durable Mai Co .................... Akron. Ohio Ellwood Safety Appliance Co Ellwood City, Pa. Elliott Service Co. . ....................New York N, Y, Fairway Laboraiorte*. Inc. ................ ...... Belteetll*. III General Abraslra Co ........... Harrington 4 King Perforating ce Mjgeta Beaiursi r G liynson, Weatcou 4 Dunning. Inc. llllnoia Steal Co, (ncitnator to, The induatriai uiores Com Induitc- Product* Co . , inland -?ef * s I am im * Mu ` Intern nai Shoo Co Johns* & Jshmon . fuairtte Mfg Co Kidd* 4 Co . Inc , Wsker Klein 4 Soni. Malhia* : f^ahlgh ^afMy Shoo Co J,!lite-neflfFord cJtip i? i.ima Cord Sole 4 Heel Co F'Ce f.mroln Schlorler FI or Maclunen Liquid t arl-mlc t orn MMc.iKewayhueCs.' f.... . Merck 4 Co., Inc . Metropolitan Ldfe Insurance co Mine Safety Appliances Co Nations! Safety Council, Ine. N'eter Slip Safety t lamp to Macau Falls, N. T, Chicago. IIL 5 t-,rk N 't Baltimore, Md. ... Chicago. Ill Minneapolis. Minn, Danville, !U, Philadelphia, Pa, Chicago. III. d L-uls. ilo", Brunswick, N' i, * hicago. HI, *ew York. N. ' . Chicago. III. Allentown Pa. i dado. Ohio Lima. Ohio t'hicagO: III rhieigo, ill, Serr-'tna W,t Pduburth, Pa ,ew York, N, T. -<ew York, N . PHlaburgb, Pa Chicago HI Pingbom corp. ................ . Patafll Scaffolding Co.. The Plttsburgb Hate Glass Co. . Portable Lamp 4 Equipment Co Procter 4 Gamble Co Protectowil Co. ................................ Pulmoaan Safety Equipment Corp Pyrene Mfg. C<>................... Pyroll Co.......... Safety clothing Co . Hi* ll-tgerstown SM iM-.-ago. Hi. Pittsburgh, f's. Pittsburgh, p*. .t'inrlnnatl, Ohio - -Chicago. HI. BrookBc, v Newark N 5 I * < ri{0, tVn Safely Equipment < Safety First Aline t wafety First Supply Co. Nafety Magarlne P<tbllshlng C rn Sallabury 4 Co., Inc . W. H, SanlUry Institute of America i Vreunu, 'iru.i HollMinn Mast. P'ttjlnirgh, Pi, New York. N Y 'Chhtciceaggo%, 1j|1t1 Spencer Turbin* "o , The Standard Safely Equipment Co Stonehous* Aigns, tnc. Strauss Co.. Inc. ........................ Surty Mfg. Co , The rcteo Fute Mfg <, Trlwnt Mfe. t o lltrtMrq !-on -ricagi. 111. li..nrer, `'no. PHifhurgh, Pi h.Clrf., J t M'ssj.ikce. \ii ii<> urv Bonn S\>^ Trumbull Mfg C'o , Tiie , Union Switch 4 Signal Co `Vjrten **<> Switsvaie P* Weatlnghousa Electric Si Jffg ( > `P'dlsm* 4 Cn s it Fait PtfId'nrpV (>t Willson Ihnduet* Inc Beading P Industrial Safety Market A S a service to our readers, we endeavor to maintain a complete ' ' list of the source of supply of all types of safety and allied equipment. If you do not find what you want in the advertising pages, send in the coupon below, and we will have forwarded to you without charge, or obligation, detailed information and catalogs on mate rial to meet your requirements. National Safety News 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago Please have forwarded to me from various manufacture^ without charge, prices, catalogs, etc., on the following material; Specifications: *Be specific as to size, capacity, quantity, etc., when prices are wanted.) Company Address Your Name , SEPTEMBER, 1935 80 The Accident Barometer Prepared by the Statistical Bureau, National Safety Council orAccidental deaths all types declined slightly from May to June, thus indicating an improved trend for this year: usually there is a sizeable increase in June. The June total of 7,310 deaths also represents a good reduction from the same month of 1034, amounting to 800 deaths or nearly 10 per cent. All types of fatal accidents decreased, with public i not motor vehicle) deaths show ing a drop of more than 20 per cent. The half-year's death total is estimated to be 44,550, or 3 per cent under last year's total for the same months. Occupational accident fatalities occurring in June numbered about 1,300. This indicates a reduction of about 100 from the May death total, but no change from the figure for June 1934. Present estimates for the first six months of the year indicate 7,800 deaths, or 215 per cent more than occurred during the same months last year. Reports on the interpiant contests of community safety councils show an average June frequency rate per million man-hours of 9.29, or 39 per cent less than for June 1934--an exceptionally good record. The severity rate also improved, declining S per cent from 0.75 to 0,71. The six-months' fre quency rate, at 14.62, is 9 per cent under last year, and the severity rate, 0,75, is down 2S per cent. In five sectional con tests conducted by the National Safety Council, June showed continued im provement. The frequency rate stood at 8,66, or IS per cent below the rate for June 1934, while the six months' rate was 8,84 or just 11 per cent under last year. Steam railroad accidents occurring in April resulted in 402 deaths and 2,021 injuries. This is an increase of 7 per cent in fatalities over the same month of 1934, but a decrease in injuries of 5 per rent. The increase in deaths is limited to highway grade crossing acci dents. If these deaths had remained the same as in April 1934, the total would have decreased 4 per cent. For the first four months of the year the fatalitv total is 1,432 compared with 1,369 last year, while the injury total shows practically no change. The in crease in deaths is somewhat greater for trespassers than for non - trespassers, Traffic (indicated by locomotive-miles) rose 1 per cent. All Accidental Deaths January-June 1935 ...................... .. . 44,550 f 934 ........................... 45,960 f933 ............ 41,199 U. S. Census Bureau total for 1933; National Safety Council estimates for 1934 and 1935. Motor vehicle deaths in June num bered approximately 2,710, or i per cent fewer than were recorded in the same month last year. This brings the esti mate for the first six months of the year up to 15,350, which is only 50 deaths less than occurred tn the same period o( 1934, Some cities and states have achieved excellent reductions from last year, which serves to emphasize the poor records of other localities. One encourag ing feature of this year's record is that during the first four months deaths were only 1.6 per cent above last year, while traffic (measured by gas consumption) increased 3.7 per cent. inCommercial vehicle accidents June averaged 1.S7 per million vehiclemiles, according to reports covering fleets competing in the National Fleet Safety Contest. This is an increase over June 1934 of 6 per cent. For the whole Contest year (July 1, 1934 to June 30, 1935) the rate averaged 2.13, or prac tically the same as lor the previous Contest year. Both passenger car and truck fleets recorded reductions, the former from 1.57 to 1,49, the latter from 3,20 to 5,10; but buses had an increase from 1,26 to 1.51, Public ( not motor vehiclei deaths were more frequent in Tune than in any earlier month this year,numbering about 1,500. However, when compared with the total for the same month last year the June figure represents a reduction of 25 per cent--a very favorable trend. This large decrease appears to come principally from fewer brownings this year, although there also have been de clines in other types of accidents, par ticularly in falls in buddings and other public places. The six months' total of public snot motor vehicle) deaths is now placed at >\5U0, or 8 per cent under last year's comparable total. Home accidental deaths numbered only about 2,100 in June, a reduction of 9 per cent from June. 1934. This brings 'he total for the first half of the year to 15,400, which is 6 per cent under last year's comparable total of 16,400. Ac cording to reports now in file, this de crease is spread over falls, asphyxiations, and burns. The experience of children has been relatively favorable. Fire losses in the United States dur ing 1934 were recently placed at $262,548.122 by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, thus confirming that body's estimate made last spring. This figure represents a decrease from 1933 of over 88,000,000, or 3.2 per cent. Also, it is the smallest annual total since 1916. The National Board also estimates that in the first five months of 1935 fire losses were approximately 5118,000,000 or 14 p*r cent under 1934. If this favorable trend continues during the rest of the rear, the 1955 total will be only about ,8226,000.000. Looking ahead ... In each of the !.i-t ten years there was a reduction in accidental deaths from August to Sep tember. It seems almost certain, there fore, that there will be a decrease this year. According to the records of earlier ears, this decrease will be somewhere between 500 and 1,000 deaths, depend ing in iarge part on the size of the August total of brownings. Motor ve hicle deaths will probably be as numer ous as in August, and may even show ..inf increase as a result of less daylight and more dusk and night driving. These items summarize briefly the monthly reports collected by the Nation al Safety Council to show current acci dent trends. Certain of these reports are analyzed more fully in other monthly publications of the Council, devoted to industrial, traffic, commercial vehicle, home, and school safety. In addition to these monthly data, the Council's annual statistical report "Accident Facts," con tains very detailed information on all types of accidents. NATIONAL SAFETY' NEWS Shows most complete line of Industrial Safety Equipment for Employees and Plant! 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