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FILE NAME: National Safety Council (NSC) DATE: 1960 Sept DOC#: NSC037 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: NSC - National Safety News - Occupational Health SAFETY natio nal SAFETY COUNCIL Chartered by the Congress 0f Unifad States A NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL PUBLICATION V c l . 82, No. 3 SEPTEMBER 1960 ED 70R1AL 4 Safety Semantics FEATURE ARTICLES 12 Hard Sell (Diary of a Safety Engineer)--Bill Andrews 10 Big Buildings Are Her Beat--Bob Dorsett 14 Safety Got a Shot, Too--James K. Skipton 13 Ten Days of Blindness 10 The Company That Cared 12 BWeitltliearmDrSiavbinogtafor the Whole Family--Richard Tossell and 36 Electrical Test Equipment--Dam Sheet 496 42 Gen. Gruenther Joins Congress Offensive 44 Five Complete Home Study Course 45 Showmanship Sells 'Em 53 They Built It Themselves 5i Congress Exhibitors--Old Faces and New 5 5 Str-r-RIPPED! 6 2 Safety Month Proclaimed in Pennsylvania 6 5 Accidents Anonymous--Robert D. Gidel 82 Sugar's Safety Harvest--E. 0. Evans 86 WNeewldtionng Ea.ndWBhiutrmnainng on Plastic Coatings-- FIRE PROTECTION 26 Big Liquor Problem 7( Fireproof Rustproofing 71 JPoahrtnneWrs. HinalPllaanndt PJ.roCte.cRtioobne--rtson MAINTENANCE AND SANITATION 18 Sanitation's Objectives-- Albert J. Burner DEPARTMENTS 6 Safety Valve 8 Wire from Washington 15 Around the Compass 23 34 News Briefs Tdeas That Worked 48 Coming Events 52 Personals 56 Voice of the Reader 58 Off the Job 62 Occupational Health 64 ASmssaolcliaBtiuosninsess and 68 Consultation Corner 72 Library 111 Keeping Posted 127 Calendar Contest 139 New Products 146 Trade Publications 2 HOM E O FFIC E 425 North Michigan Avenue, C h ica g o (j NeEwasYt o4rk2nOd ffiScte.s,: NLoewcal YSeorrvkice17O;fficPeu'bj6L0. wj j*s*l SYeorrvkice17F.und, 639-40 Chrysler Bldg New--" SaFnraFnrcainscciosc3o. Office: 703 Market St.' SmS ED ITO RIAL STAFF Editor: Carman Fish m-ji AsDsoocrsiaettte Editors: James D. Saul, Roberti TCoecnhtnriicbaultinDgireEcdtiotorr: sR: oHy aBrreynsoCn. Johnson^ AC.rthSumritSh., KRe,llyC,. HEallrirsy, JNr.., RTo.seJn.fieNldo,lanl,!*' EdJi.toTr.iaSlieDdleircekci tor: Robert L. Meyer MHanoargneerr, Publications Department: Jack ART STAFF DCoirveecrt:oWr: ilRliaamlphWMeonsdelsand Photographer: James B. Lehman sigSnteadtemaretnictlses aanrde poeprisnoionnals exapdrveasnsicoends d tNhaetioanuathl oSrsa,fetnyotConuencceisl.sarily those of th| moNnathtliyonbayl NSataifoentayl SNafeetwys Coisuncpilu.blCisohpeyd$* rPirgihntted19in60U.bSy. AN.atEionntearledSaasfestyecoCndoucnlcasilsj;" mChaitcteagr oJ,uInlelin2o1i,s, 1u9n2d1,eratthetheactPoosft MOfafricceh 3jj c1o8p7i9e.sS$u1b.s1c0r,iptAiolln praritcee:s $6su.5b0jeact yetoar.1S0inpgclei% cmeenmt bderiss.couQnutanttoityNaptriiocneasl foSrafeyteyarlCyousnuchflj^ sMcreimptbioenrsAuadnidt Bsuinregaleu oifssuCeisrcuolantionre.quest..'-' THE COVER aMidrs.nuMrsaergroenttath"eBu2f0ty-s"toRryottHmaarytfeorrdis Fire) einstsurianncCehiCcaogmop.anHyerGe,rosuhpe skpyauscseraspeornprdHiqi ctoounrsstrushcetiomn aksietes daaftielyr, oAnlethooufgthhethfereqriugeonnti aorfe gemttoinreg adrioffuicnudlt anhderetretahtainng iinnjumreodstrnifnfkj sdiuassttricialabnouurtsincgonsstirtuuacttiioonns,nuBrusfinfyg. is entity" 38,000 copies of this issue were prin N ational Safety News, September, IM OCCUPATIONAL A b stracts of current literatu re on O ccupational Hygiene, M edicine, and Nursing Xoenfqen Study Wo"rRkoeersmseWnhoStudHyavoef SRileicceoisvisedin MCceIrnatmyriec AMl.uDm.,inuPm. 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Gan. dHaLn.noRn., SOusrmgeornvd., VMol..D.29,InNduos.tri6a.l JuMneedic1i9n6e0. aPnpd. 186-289. msTsihoenreamhoansgbeveanriocuosnsiindveerastbigleatdoirsswm.hyethvearluealumminuthme tphreervaepnytioins ooff ;sLiglihcoscisoncinentwraotiroknmsenof esxipliocsaeddutsot pinredvewnhtetthheeruasluuaml ipnruomgrethsseiroanpyofdoeessabitihsehedaustniioicrossims. this paper report .i94s4tudivn aofplaantprtohgartammansutafratcetdureidn caenrdamwicherseantihtaeryavbeartahgreoodmustfixetxuproes;puerrescuwbiecrefosoetvewnithmiallioqnuarptazrticcolensbaemgtinonfing25oftothi3s0stpuedry cmenatn.yAotf tthhee e.x3p2osuwreortkoerssilicainvaonldvesdhowheadd raldoinog nlougmicaltheevriadpeyncetreoaftmsielinctossisc. oAnsliusmteid owfeeks.ix-minute inhalations once a maTnhageeamuethnot rhsadpopinutt oinutenthgainteeprlianngt ci oanzatrrodl omf eaaisrubroersnetosilmicianimduiszte, bthuet liinlicostpiictse woefre tbheeisneg dceovnetlrooplse,d enaecwh lmeeanr.t Fdoecridtheids rteoasionnaupgluarnattemaanpagroe- iprraomphyloafxisa.luTmheinuamuthotrhsercaopnycluadned: "1. TAhluemininuhmalatPioonwdeorf cMancInhtyelrpe fporrote1c5t-pwluosrkyeerasrs.from silicosis "2. The use of McIntyre Aluminum 'Powder will prevent or decrease the rate of severity of the usual progression of ceramic silicosis. "3. There was no evidence that the inhalation of McIntyre Alumi annuym mPaonwnderer towawsorhkamrmenfulwhion tpohoyklaxthisis itnypetheofparedvdeitnivtieonproof silicosis." Asbestosis, Carcinoma Of the Lung By"AJs.beAstnodseisrsoann,d MCa.Drc.i,noamnda oFf. thAe. LuCnagm."pHaeganlath, . VMo.lD, .I, ANroc.hi1v,esJulyof I9E60n.virPopn. m2e7n-3ta2l. of Tahsbeesatoustishoarsssocreiaptoerdt wonithacacracsie nalosmo areovfietwheedl,unagn.dThite ilsiteirnadtiucraeteids twhiatht tchoismpisletteheau2t4otphsyrefpinodritnegds.case havMeafneylt thiantveasstbigeasttoosrsis prperdeivsipoousselys Ntoatliuonngal cCaracninceormaI.nsHtituueteperrepoofrttehde mthaat o1f27thecasluensgofaraesboenstorseicsocrdar.ciTnhoe athuatht,orisn inthethiriscpaasep,erthheavpeatiinednitcahteadd bbeefeonrea hheisavfyinsaml oikllenresusn. til five years invTehsteiygaatolsros icnodmicmateentthedat otwnosmotohker ihnegavyandsmothkeeirrs. pTahtieeyntssughgaedst bteheant aonrywfiuthrtohuetr tcuamseosrsofbeasrbeepsotrotseids wwiitthh csuarcehfuals asttmenoktiionng. toIt oistheornlyfacwtohresn, aelvlaltuhaetiofnactcsanarebe amvaaidlaebleof tthhaet raen llautnigoncsharipcinobmetwa.een asbestosis and Providing Suitable In-Plant Environment Su"itAablePrIanc-tPiclaalnt MEentvhiorodnmoefnt."ProBvyidiKng. Ea. RVoolb.in2s9o,n.NoIn. d6u.stJruianle Mi9e6d0ic.inPep.an23d3-S2u3r7g.ery. T he author indicates one must have a basic understanding of how baefwoorerkedriffreeraecntts mloe oanbdtaivnenatilastiantigsfaccainorv in a plant. CoHmefortdisCcuhsasrets fotrhestilAl .Sa.Hiri"f"j etuffneactteivlye, tethmespeeracthuarretschaarcrt, tjoil ewveelrl,illtuhsetyratecdanin btheis fjoouunrndal,|j8r| tMheanAuaml eornicaVnenCtiloantfioernenpcuebliosfbcj' eWmitmhenthtaesle cInhdarutsst,riaolne Mcanygiiii tmioinnse awrehewthitehrin,ora tneontipepria.mimi conTshideereaduthcoortnfaolsrouihdkevscribes witp*f*""" smaatinsyfachteoartyingesnyvstieromnsmfeaniltatlo pCrcCwjff tdiiosncsusinsesindwuisthtriailllupslatrnattsi.oTnshehaoisiifKj ctioonntsroiln taheplaennvt irhoanvminegntaolpcreaS| vsuoclvhinags hceoants-itdreearatibnlge oqpueraantitci*fy radHiaentstreensesregsy.that satisfacKI^lpf sretaalclatitoionnsofmuthset binedibvaidsuedal OjiggL* ethnevirhoenamt leonsts rbaatsheedr othnana csaullpf^| B.T.U. loss from the building, |J Arsenic; Chronic Human Intoxication B . " ADr.s e ni D c: in Chr man, o nMic.DH.. m n:m Cm c ., /< Occupational Medicine. Volume - ' 141. March I960. The author reviews^ tions of chronic arsenic intoxt itnherhaupmy,anasn,d gipvrionggnotshise. dpcf caarsteesnicthaantdoictscucpoamtipoonuanl dcsxhpacsxy.y, produced acute and systemic Accautitoen caasmesonogf aresxepnoicsedinto J -- 77; 1 National Safety News, Septemb r J | | ^'Occupci'f'iortal H ealth .from page 62 gJrjejlsVtCiobnCCoBf CvUsirsieodusbyarsaecnciicdaelns.talThinisahbasilitbyeeonf thduees elcaorgmeplyoutnodsthien ianvsaeicl-t sprAayltsh-ough iccupational exposure tsokinarsecnoinctamcte, y tbhee bymoinsthalcaotimonmoonr (Anrasmenfiecsttartiioos iidseardeusdterdmisasotolvloesgicin, tmheucomusoismtuerneibroafnesskitno fcoaldusse ainndeflxacmesmsiavteorayrmcrhuanntgseos.f dInuhstalwatiilolnleaodf I' l'L"itToheperafuotrhaotirorinodfictahteesnatshaalt segpatsutrmo-, .I-ijn'atveestibneaeln arne3pornteedurioiinc soamlteeraoticocnasjBlpartcopnosrisin tohfe psaysstte2m0iycearins,vobluvtemmeonstt |gpirriesdinagtefrcoomn' oacmcpuoparatiroynalliteexrpaotusurere, K j-Cvoalsveisngofskioncsaunpdatiorensapliractaonrcyerpabsl- sages have fcten reported. FORPTRHEESEFNIRTSINT GTIME A n All-Purpose SHIELD O F S A F E T Y " PLAQ UE '"'S'- TWO TO? H Jew&eSle-rIs0 Bronze Etching wl"Shir Lida GofreSeanfeEtyn"ameemlebdlem. SSSS--1i0| AWGAenRuDine0 PLAIN R( Walnut Plaque r?BMONERIT 10"xl0%" 3SSS--I132 PALVA/AINRD R1C3FB0HNO.NONRO EMBLEM $E1a0c.h95 EWxrpitoert foHra aFdreeEn4gDrn.-zPlangrec C6?atpaleorgle5t1t9e1r.. Sao o i' Display at Booth 48 NSAATFIEQTNYA;-AWASRADFSET&Y INCCOENNGTIRVEESSS M. mWILLIAM! JEWELRY & MEG. CO. Chicago 3, 111. 10 SoutChEnWtranblas6h-5A01re8. Item Nc. 88-- Reoder Service Card Motional Safet ' News, September, 1960 beeCnasetsreoaftaerdsenwicitihntoxdiicmateirocnahparvoel (BAL). Hyperpigmentation, if pdrreusge,nnt,orhhaass ntooxticrehseppoantditeisdotrocatsheiss of Tthhee aassuothcioartedgivaepslas3ti4c raenfeemreinac. es itnotoxthiceatisotnu.dy of chronic arsenic OPnrieguinmoonfokoniosis nia"sTish.'e" OBryigiAn. oMf etihkelejTohenrm. B'rPintiesuhmJoonuorknoa-l oAfpriIlndIu9s6t0ri.alPpM. e1d5i5c-i1n6e0.. Vol. 17, No. 2. nioPsniseuorm opnkeounmioosciosnio(psinse)umisoanotecromltihtaetrahtuasrefreinqueantdlyisbcuesesniounsedofindtuhset diciasleamseasnofhathseolfutnegns.bTeehne ncoonnfmuseedd taesrmto. the definition and origin of the dePscnreibuemoacvoanriioestyisoifs launtgermconudsietdiontos ipnlyvomlveinangsinthhearleatiiosnduosft dinustth.eItlusnigms. Tbehedsiesabcloinngd.tions may or may not GePrmroafn.yF, . iAnt.roZdeunckeedr tohfisErtelarnmgenin, E1n86g7li.shThtheeaourthigoinr ahlaGs etrramnsalnataerdticinletos dcaelslcerdibisnidgeroasisco(ndduietiotno twhehiicnhhalhae tioInnoZf eirnoknero'sxipdaepdeur s"tI)r.on Lung-- SisiddeirsocsuisssPeud,lmaonndumth,e" ngoemneernicclatteurrme mpnaeyumboenookfoniniotesrisesits tiontrroedaudceerds. tIot qinuowtehitchhe mcoanncylustieornmsofutsheids ainrticdlee, shcarviebinbgeednusctocinoendd.itions of the lungs 1 c"oFino,r btyhisananleowgyfworimth oanfthdriasceoasseis, a(wdohpictehd gdeensiegrnaalltyio)n,thewnilalmseosoinderboe sdiessiogfnatthee alsunpghsthaisnids soindeeroctaicna.thtehne milloussttrasteerdioubsy uolucreraftiersdt fcoarsme s,(reads psihst)h.isis as opposed to black phthi og"nAizfeteranwtehrahcaovteic leaarnnded sitdoerroetcic lwuhnigcsh, tawreo ivdaernietitcieasl ionf athlle edsisseenatsiael, pooriignitns anwdithsymrepstopmecst antod dmiffoedreonolyf in the nature of inhaled dust, we Circle Item No. 89'-- Reader Service Cord Pro-Mo-Lite general-purpose liquid detergent saves you labor and money on a full range of floor cleaning obs, Excellent for resilient and sealed wood floors , . . forms no soap scum on contact with free lime in old cement or ferrazzo surfaces . . . for complete stripping or 1 simple daily maintenance . - leaves no slippery film . . . use with muriatic acid to clean and neutralize concrete floors in just ONE operation! 76 Roknd Street Boston 29, Massachusetts OFFICES IN PRINCIPAL CITIES 131 Circle Item Nx 90-- -Reader Service Card For Dependable S e rv ic e ... . . . TRAINING PLANT I ECURITY PROGRAMS NATION WIDE SERVICE Successful and economical plant pro tection must include highly qualified and trained personnel . . . Acme officers are :arefully selected, meet highest standards and are specifically trained in many fields, including: # FIRST AID FIR: FIGHTING SAFETY PUBLIC RELATIONS For more deailed information write: ACME INDUSTRIAL POLICE . AA1N OFFICE TA W A 5 C I TY, MI CH1 GAN INGS. STEEw CAST Safety Wheel [Locks are light, strong, tou.jh because th e y 're Hold he ivy trucks, trailers with ease. Prevent accidents causec by vehicle moving away from dock while loading, i nloadlng. Easy to handle, $t ilcaliy indesfruct t Stocked for Im m ediate Delivery THIS! G or moro O der now for Immediate dollvery! Hammond, Ind. W rite (o r illustrated catolofl, Circle Item N<>, 91-- Reader Service Card 132 motahyer sucbosmeqpuareanbtllye edxispeeacste thwaitll stbilel iandhdaeldati(ofnoroefxatombpalcec,othdautsdt utheattowthilel be"eIsttabwliisllhedtheinn thbeenenxetcpesaspaeryr). to tehmesberaceesseunntidalelry iadensitnicgalel fotirtmles aolfl ddiesseiagsnea.tiIonnsteemadploofyetdhebylonmge-waisndtehde ttoitlemeof tothiesxparretiscsleb, ewsthitchhe aepspseenacres onfoktohneiosmisattreerc,omthmeenndams eitspelnfe. umOnoewdiovuidlduatlhfeonrmresquasirepndeiusmtinognuoikshoendiosinis barnitehfrlyacoatnictha,rasciodseirso,ticsaid, eertoc.sis(o).r"just of Slaidrgereospiasrtiiscldesueotfoirtohne oinxhidaelataionnd mpraoyducpersodaurceed paingmXen-traatyion,shwadhoicwh snoomndeiwsahbaltinsgi.milar to silicosis. It is Hazards of Microwave Radiations K.u"Ho-aCzhajredws QofuaMn,icBro.wEav. e ER.,adMia.tDio.nsI.n"duBsy trial Medicine and Surgerv. VoL 29, No. 7. Ju ly 1960. Pp, 315-318. genTehraisl aispplaincateioxncsellaenndt reefvfeiecwts ooff miTcrhoewaavuethroardiaptoioinnt.s out that the hhuemataantbaodryaties coanpathbeleoorfdderissoifpa0t.i0n1g btood0y.1suwrfaattcse.peTrhesqhuuarmeancenbtoimdyeteisr a1b,0le00towaattbssoorfbenbeertgwyefernom10a0n oauntd asindde sstoilulrcme,ainsutacihn aasn meiqcuriolwibarviuems, bWuht enattheanrateeleovfaetendergtyemabpseorraptutir0eJ'' iosuisncrteeamsepde,ratthuerree wriisllebewahiccohntiwnuj]j' ultimately lead to death. useThaereratdhaer b"aSn"dsbannodw winithcomamfcrem.'wquaevnecyleonfgt2h,88o0f m10e.g4acycecnletismaentedrsa oanf d9t,h3e75"Xm"ebgaancdysclwesithanadfreaquwenacvye lteonrsgthhaovfe 3r.e2pcoerntetdimethtearts.hiIgnhv-eisnttiegna skiitlyled10a-nceimntailms,etseurcmh iacsrowraabvbeists haanvde rwatastt efixepldosfeodr 2in2 ato c7o5nssteacnotnd3s,.000incDreeaathseis oafttrbiboudteyd tteomthpeergaenteurral* wthheicrheslpeiardastortyo ctheenrtmero. -pCaerratlayisnis fsouersheoaft tdhiessibpoadtiyonaraendnotetmepqeuriaptpu rthegeuleaytieona.ndExtahmephleoslloowf tvhiessceera-- pthaertgsalolfbltahdedegr,austrrion-airnytebsltaindadlert,raacnd hasObnelyenonreepcoortnetdrovoferasicaclidfeantatal lcaesx*' posure to microwaves. TUI POSITIV LADDER SAFETY DEVICE lO C K S-IN rA-N..O..T..C.Hm Prevents deal and injuries! from falling." .IntfAMabi [f clim ber sta Fo fa ll, devlcg locks in a do" notch on c a rril rail and limt. fall fo approA m ately 6 inch ^ -- distance bt; tween notches. LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY and INSTANTLY-- HOLDS SECUREL| W ill catch and hold workman if ho ^tarff to fall, even if unconscious. C an n o t slip down lad der. Requires no attention trorfl clim ber; he climbs in normal manner. InoKv pensive. Easy to in stall; 3 men can c^af71^j | to ordinary ladder in any rung ladder, peg or few hours. Clam ps ladder, paie frames work. No welding ar cutting. Notched rali hot-dipped galvanized . Entire equiprn&n,,. rust and corrosion proof. C a n be kept tr Apprvf of ice by applying heat Inside the carri , rail. In us approx, I I years. r by Safety Engineers and G ovt. throughout country. Patented. M anufacfur : onlv bv 'That's the bass . . . he's hot-tempered, so don't do anything to upset him." SAFETY TOW ER LADDER CO. 1024 Burbank Slvd., IP.O..Bu 1043 BURBANK, CALIFORNIA Circle Item No. 92-- Reader Service Co ^ National Safety News,. September, 17^, aBR*6SafflI8S*SS mmmm