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FILE NAME: Engineering (ENG) DATE: 1934 Apr DOC#: ENG013 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Trade Journal Article - The Legal Status of Silicosis JICC1DETIT PREUEHTIOTI HEALTH COTlSERUATlOn FIRE PREUENTIOI1 eHtE yMAGAEZINnEgCFi nSAeFEeTYr i n g , . * i ' ; - (with which has been- combined Protection Engineering, Conservation and Fire Prevention.) A r t h u r C. C a r r u t h e r s , e j .iop - H e n r y 1W. A l e x a n d e r , a .,dote e ^ H a r r y JeG. A r m a n d , b usiness Menaqcr IN THIS ISSUE l EDITORIAL OBSERVATIONS : Injuries from Shattering Glass ........ 135 Thine DthuetyRoedf utchteionRuorfalMCootmormAuncictiy dents ................................................... 135 Helping the American Motorist ---- 136 AmWenotrth..y.....E...f.f.o..r..t...i.n.....S..a..f..e..t.y....A...d...v..a..n..c..e.. 136 An Important Detail in NRA Codes 136 TEhneterLienggalthSetaTthusirtoyf-FSoiulirctohsiYse..a..r.............. 113377 ACCIDENT ThJeohMn oJd.eWrnittHmaenrdlainndg Ro.f CB.uKrnims--bablyl 139 Pledged to Safe Driving ................... 141 Suvrevaelys VofalCueoaolfMPirnoetresc'tiEonyes..i.g..h..t...R....e... 142 Accident Reduction in New Y ork___ 142 The Elimination of Grade Crossings 143 DoSaYfeoluy?Kn...o..w.....H...o..w......t.o.....D...r..i.v..e....a....C...a..r 144 SuTrrvaefyfsic AtocciFdeixntsR.e.s..p..o..n...s.i.b...i.l.i.t..y......f.o..r.. 146 SliWppeearyverWMalkowwearyy S.u)r..f.a..c..e..s..--....b..y.....H. 147 The Causes of Building Mishaps . ... 150 Pennsylvania's 1934 Safety Drive .... 150 ThTe. CAalfurseeds FoflemFiirneg in.....I..n..d..u...s.t..r.y..--....b..y.. 151 --Thi_Ue_n_gFu_ira_er_d_Me_de_nP_ar_coe_p_eor_ft_yA__.b..a_..n_..d._.o._.n.._.e._d..._..a_..n..d._. 153 VOLUME LXVII Clteiaonn-U..p....C...a..m...p...a'i.g..n....f..o..r....F..i..r.e....P...r..e..v..e..n..- 155 LaAkwewarodod,.....O.....,......W....i.n..s......F...i.r..e......W....a..s..t.e. 155 Caarcbeson....M....o..n..o..x..i.d...e....a..n..d.....H...o..m....e....F...u..r..n... 156 N. F. P. A. to Hold Annual Meeting 156 -- SPECIAL FEATURES -- DI nr,dGu srtereniablurgD, uosft YaCleo, uwnrittei ns ognpage 157. DCrosn.soKliidmabteadllGaansdCWomitptmaneyr doisfctuhses a modern treatment for burns-- page 139. HEALTH Thine ISnadmupstlrinyg--abnydLAeonnaalrydsisGorfeenDbuusrtsg 157 OcecluapidaetioRnoaslsDSimseiathse .C...l.i..n..i.c..s.--....b..y....A....d.. 159 ThBeellOevcucuepaHtioonspailtalD--isbeyaseLeConlianridc aJt. Goldwater .......................................... 161 Thfeor RtehseponCsoibnitlritoyl ooff OMcacnuapgaetmioennatl Disease--by Henry H. Kessler .. 163 Biochemistry and Industrial Disease 164 APRIL, 1934 Wsoirskm(ceonn'csl'tfCdoemd)pen__sa_t_i_on.Tor Silico 167 The Importarj|e of Diabel^s .............. 169 TheeaseIsncid...e.n...c.e.....o..f.....O...c.c..u..p...a..t.i.o..n...a..l....D...i.s.. 169 Eye Injuries and Their Prevention .. 169 What Is a Sanitary Shop?.................. 169 Sickness Among Industrial Employees 170 MIS-vCELLANEOUS Book Review ........................................ 170 Protective Equipment and Safeguards 171 SummemntarCyoodfe I.n..d..u..s..t.r..i.a..l...S...a..f.e..t..y....E..q...u..i.p.. 172 JoSseapfhetyA. AHwoalmrdess A...s..s.o..c..i.a..t..i.o..n....M....a..k..e..s 174 "The Status of Safety Engineering" 174 StLeealddTerrusss.e..s...P...r..o..v..i.d...e....S..a..f.e..t..y....i.t.i...N...e..w.. 175 What's New in Safety?....................... 175 AlTunredaudmNoRwubMbearde iBnonCdoeldors S..a..f..e..t.y. 175 AiSnaswfeotrythCoIms mAitptepeoin..t..e.d......t.o.....G...e..n..e..v..a. 175 Protecting Wood from Decay .......... 176 No All-Ohio Safety Congress in 1934 176 The Elimination of Glare ................. 176 New Headband for Goggles .............. 176 Perforated Steel for Machine Guards 176 A Waterproofing Material for Walls 178 CaMrbootnor MAcocnidoexnidtse .a..s......a.....C...a..u..s..e.....o..f 178 NUMBER IV THIRTY - FOURTH IJEAR : TMEp,Snits mLDCAT,on Published monthly by Safety Magazine Publishing Corporation; Arthur C. Carruthers, President; Austin F. Hancock, Vice-President; Harry deC. Armand, Secretary. Editorial and General Offices-- 45 John Street, New York, N. Y . ; Publication offices-- 34 North Crystal Street, East Stroudsburg, Pa. w i do ou* putt Previous issues of SAFETY ENG IN EERIN G can be found in the Industrial Arts Index in your library. Entered as second class matter January 7, 1930, at the East Stroudsburg, Pa., Post Office, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscriptions: $3.00 a year; Canada, $4.00; foreign, $4.50. Single Copies, 25c. V 11 1 U L jI \1 1 1 \J 10/ It is right that each industry prepare its own standards, beenctahusaezanrodsgewnheircahl saertecopureldseanptpliyn, doiwffienrgentot itnhdeudsitfrfieesr. Progressive employers and employes alike now know from experience that working conditions are very im portant for both management and employe efficiency. hRaevmearbkeaebnleserceudruecdtiotnhsrouogfhlogssiveisngofsttriimcte aattnedntimononetyo safety and health conservation. taiEnacehxppeartrtigcuuildaarnicneduasntdry,adwvhiceen innecdersasfatriyn,g sihtosusldtanodb darisdesasfeorhaszaaferdtys aanred phreeaslethnt,.especially when occupational A The Legal Status of Silicosis BSItaLtLe hLaesgibsleaetnureintrboyduAcesdseminblythmeanNeAwntYhoonrky of BrookClyann,nebyrinogf inBgufsfailliocoasnisd uSnedneartotrheHt.erLm. sOo'Bf ritehne state's Workmen's Compensation Law. It has the ap pbyrowvahlicohf, athsea NmeawtteYr oofrkfaSctt,atiet wDaespdarrtamfteendt. of Labor, penTshaeblemaotctecrupoaftioinncalluddiinsgeasseilsicocsoivseirnedthbeylitshteofWcoormk mcuesnsi'sonCfoomrpmenasnaytioyneaLrsa,wnohtaosnlbyeeinn aNemwatYteorrkfobrutdiisn omtahkeers iintsduasptprieaalrasntacetesinwmhienrees athnids fdarcetoardiesl.ungThdeisesuasde den growth in the number of lawsuits for damages for hsialiscobsriso,utgohtatlltiongthien NatetewntYioonrkofaloenmepslooymeers$5a0n,d000in,0s0u0r, ance companies the need for legislation of one kind or iatnyotthheerretfhoar.t will define this disease and limit the liabil byTnhoe mpereasnesnctobmilpllerteeplyresseantitssfaactocroymptoroamllispe,artbiuets ictonis cerned. It provides for the recognition of two stages obyf sdileifcionsiitse. anTdhespfeicrisfticstsaiggensisodfeftihneeddiassea"scehabruatctneroitzetdo tohcecuepxatteionnt aolfdcisaaubsiilnitgytocotaml pdeinsasabtiiloitny"u,pantod $p1r,o0v0i0d,ews hfioler tdhuestclhaaimzaarndt fiiseldf.indiInfg hoetheelerctesmtpoloryemmeanitn oinutseimdeplothye mcoemnpt eonfsfaetriionng uthpiosnhsaizganridn,g haewmaiavyerr.eceTivhee uspecotond$2s,t0a0g0e olufngssiliccaousissi,ng"ctohtaarlacdtiesaribzielidty"b,yisdceofimnipteensfaibbrloestios tohfe ethxe tent of twenty-five dollars per week and a maximum aitwyawrdhicohf $th6,e50b0il.l esTthabeslieshaerse. the general limits of liabil deTmhainsdisatatellnvtieorny. weWll,hbouitstthoereestaarbelischerttahienpproesinetnscethoaft tphreosveidfeidrstbyantdhesbeiclol,ndto sbtaegaeps?poinTtehdrebey pthhyesiIcnidanusstraiarel cCoommpmenisssaitoinoenr., wThhoatshsoalulndexsalmogiincealaellnopuegrhso, nbsutctlhaiemeivnig dDernsc.eG, aprrdesneenrteadndinSmSaitfhe,ttyenEdsngtoindeeemrionngstrlaastet mthoantthevbeny physicians who have specialized in the study of the pinatahtotelomgpytianngdtodimagankoesipsoosiftivsielicdoiasigsnoasreesoafntednparotganolsoesss cinoscisasietsseolff (ththise kwinrdit.er kVneorwysfeowf npoeovpelreifidaibelefrcoamsessiolif btheirscualtosailsl)wbhuitchmtahneyrehaivseabesternonkgnopwronbtaobidliitey ftrhoamt tthue silicotic condition either brought about, accelerated or pcoavmepdenthsaetiwonaywfhoern. siWlichotaitcsprdoieviosifontubshearcllulwoesism?ake for There is undoubtedly a need for some such bill as the Canney-O'Brien measure, to make silicosis a com apbeinlsitayb,lebudtisethasee,gtroeadteefrinneeeitds sistagfeosr ainndtentosivliemirtestehaerclih into this and allied diseases--the establishment of a foundation, which shall operate a clinic devoted ex cscluiesnivceelyantod tpheersseevdeirsionrgdeirnsv,essotigtahtaiot nb,ywdeinsthaolfl mbeedpicraol vwihdiecdh wweithmadyefbiansiteeaasnadne,urneaasssoanileadbleandmeaqteuriitaalbleupaodn judication of the legal status of silicosis. WEntering the Thirty-Fourth Year bITraHtes tihtsisthiisrstuye-,thiSrdafbeitrythdEayn.ginEeveerrinsigncecetlhee finirsAt pcroipl,y1w90a1s, uisnsdueedr tbhye tnhaemeInosufrIannscueraPnrceessEngineer ianngd, tnheiws smoafgapzriongerehsass ibneetnheafifeolcdussoffoarcaclildeinnftoarmndatifoirne prevention, and, more recently, health conservation. A gthrreeaet dyeeaalrsh.as Ahamppereinceadn inindthuessteryf,iegldiasnitn tthhoeulgahst itthirwtya-s even then, has grown to towering proportions, and with tfhoirsthgeropwrethsehrvaastiboenenofinlitfeen,sliifmiebd,anodf pnreocpesesrittyy--, tthhee ffiigghhtt for safety against danger. buBt itrhthisdayyesara,rewhneonthitnhge nseawfettyo faietlhdi,rtays-thwreelel-yaesarm-oalndy. tohtehedres,priesssgieotnt,inmgaoynbeitsregfeaertdeadgaaisneaspfteecriatlhlye sdigunmifpicsanotf. Tgihveesgefrneesrhal croeuvriavgael mtoayS be slow, afety E nbguitneiterisincgerttaoinc.arrIyt oAnmeinriccaonntirnibduutsitnrgy aitnsdmbuitseinteoss.the steady progress of