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FILE NAME: Lockheed (LKH) DATE: 1945 Dec DOC#: LKH001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Proceedings of the Pacific Coast Shipyard Safety Conference ^ SM sfc>A <^s PineoeWLiiigii o f the L L h ',, IA -fl-U JL .fi U i i l 1 1 , 1 , 1 .1 , 1 2 i? M l I T T .fiJLEJLT..E 1. F C._X, Spen*or*d % kuttlx sxrsTT w u sk l ) [ ffiio jff s o c i r r r o r ^ iy v rr rsamssp.^ / P u g ti Sotnd Ohjtpter FU0CT SOUED lE lP K I lI im ASSOCIiHOH l*l/'.'*y**,**3,, < *' ISGBCBZE 13 *nd 14, 1945 S11 liyihiag-toB ' : rvic-bkr&vro-oo 513 l i K -1 L O X l A I y ff 1 - B J U L L - U L tJ L TKKD 2* l OTF Of . f T Unai ^fi ag D ir e c to r, S e a ttle S a fety Council JTCt 2&J12LXO * B eere t a r y , Puget Sound C hapter, A. 5 .S .S . VEMCK X JOKDiX. Safety D irecto r, fodd-Paeifc Shipyard S X, l E U B t M m m . m , D i r e c t o r , Lake tfci3 Drydoek tad Machine Serks 12% X%.. OiXLXTOE, .S a fety D irector, 13th X e n i D is tric t 1* I* 243SBEE. K**.%***%,,Seed, In d o etriel M u lt Hygiene Scoticai Xa&hiogrtoa S ta te D ep artm n t o f H ealth J X. 71C B X . B e a t t i e Metal Iradas Council 1 2 . JiX L aCBXIW t , S . t . U . ......... . . O f f lo a o f S u p e rrie o r o f S h ip b u ild in g ;, U. S. S rry i - 7 . 8 0 * 2 H L . . ................................... . S a f e t y C o n s u lta n t, U. S. Deployment 3o*~ p an e atio n Oosdssii . . . . . . . . % , Safety Xninear, 13 th X m l D istr ic t i m X, JUJBJGK............. %..................... D ir e c to r , X asiiartoa S ta te Department e l& bsr A Industries MPT. C. X. D elC lia U ... . . . . . . . . . S ea ttle Port o f laharoatloc 3D3BSX SXJX. . . . . ... . . * .Ppgpst Bound. S hipbuilde r s A sso c ia tio n Conference lepertar, Safety Drpart ed -P a cifio Iiipyard.* UTX7T DIS7L1T SQCtSS A ieerlcaa O p tic a l Coaoauy S a f e ty A S upply Co-apasy l i a i *f e*y .tru lls # a Ooispany Jfctgg O p tic a l D onm ay (Brust & Xeab) `f c a f c ia ^ k tt I ta ,ta Ikrpart a s s i c i l a b o r A I n t a s i r i m V aahisctoa S ta te Department of H ealth . { X a to s ts ria l cui M u l i B y f i e S e c tio a ) V/ CRMC-BER&.PRO- 00 ; 514 CRMC-BER&FRG-OO  # V-Toro or T ag Q g ^ 1. O utlie of Opening Address of CAPXlK E. IT. TALLIK i u p e r r i t o r o f S h ip b u ild in g , U. S, Naty S e a ttle and Tacoma re a TM s sa fe ty oonferwnoe conrenes a the n atio n approaches the erd o f a trem endous wartime s h ip b u ild in g and r e p a i r p ro g ran , and a t a tin o when such th o u g h t i being given toward a h ealth y peacetim e development of the s h ip b u ild in g wad r e p a i r in d u s tr y , p a r t i c u l a r l y on tho P a c if ic C oast. C er ta in ly organised aocident prevention i s an e s s e n tia l featu re both in the in d u s tr ia l r e la tio n * and oonossios o f the industry, O rganised a c c id e n t p re v e n tio n in a l l in d u s try d u rin g wartim e &ooosrplished sroeh t a d r the p a t r i o t i c urge to "says manpower f o r warpowor"; th u s, few er w erkw s were k i l l e d in o ccu p a tio n a l acc id en ts in 1944 th a n in 1941, do p ito la rg e ly in c re ased ag g reg ate ^plerynoat a n d 'th e h an d icap s in cidan t a l to wax p ro d u ctio n . S o ro rth o lo s s , in 1944 occupational acc id o u ts in a l l in d u stry took 17,500 lir e , caused 1,800,000 non-fatal in ju rie s , and co st an estim ated $2,300,000,000 The Bevy sa fe ty reoerd in ginrernment-otmed yards is good, w ith a 1944 a c c id e n t frwffuency p e r B illio n manhours worksd of 12.2, and a f u r th e r 19$ red u ctio n , in the f i r s t 7 aonths o f 1945 Tbs N ational S a fe ty Council has re c e n tly rooognieed th is record w ith p resen tatio n to ths Esry of i t s *Award o f H onor-for D istin g u ish e d S erv ice to S a f e ty 1". The Navy i s d e f in ite ly sa fe ty conscious and i s going to s ta y sa fe ty conscious; i t s rec o rd in good, h u t i t cam be b e tte r} and the Envy D epartm ent i s r e s i t t e d to a p o st war s a fe ty p ro g ran th at w ill brin g the Kavy to the top o ti s a fe ty heap. The c o n tra c t sh ip y ard s a f e ty p ro g ra n sponsored by th e Envy D epart ment and l i a r i t i a a Docrdssion has le d to s u b s ta n t ia l red u ctio n s in the volume o f work i n j u r i e s . Thu, in 1943 tb s e n ti r e group o f y a rd s u n d er government co n tracts reportad an a c c id e n t frequency of 31.2. In 1944 tho fig u re fo r a l l re p o rtin g y ard s was down 22$ to a frequency o f 2 3 ,2 , w ith a f u r th e r 5$ re d u c tio n in the f i r s t 7 months o f 1945. The a ll - im p o r ta n t man power savings involved oan be i l l u s t r a t e d w ith an e stim ate th a t the 1944 reduction involved the prevention of about 19,000 d isab lin g in ju rie s , direc t l y sawing a t l e a s t 580,000 man-day g f o r u rg e n t sh ip p ro d u c tio n i n 1944 Beyond th u s, i t i s estim ated th a t 550,000 n e n -iis a b lin g in ju r ie s were p ro r e n te d , i r il-rin g a f u r th e r r '-*iv..~ o f 82,501 man-lays o f p ro d u c tio n , b a se ! on a D e p e rta o c t o f Labor study showing t i n t on rm avorago each ronh aor>d is a ilin g In ju ry r e s u lts in the lo ss p i 1 .2 hours of working time. Ths fo regoing s t a t i s t i c * i n d i c a t e a w u -ticc shipyard s a f e ty j e t w all done. Howwrer, 1st** not lo s e e i r h t o f the 71,500 i n j u r i e s which d i i occu r in th e c o n tra c t y ard * in i.9-^4, u .'.h ir o n a hum anitarian sta n d p o in t and in connection with the m illions o f d n lla rs of d ire c t and in d ir e c t costs tbs in d u stry sustained thereby. During wartime those *m enses were larg e ly borne by tb s O creraae at, but from now on th e y are an im portant and c o m e t it l r s eveybead oost o f doing b u sin ess, u ltim a te ly -paid for by the .customer, -- 1 im p o rtan t p a r tic u la r ly to the sh ip b u ild in g and re p a ir in d u stry on the P a c if ic C o ast. Thaos o o s ts 'a r o *u'os t i n t in i - I 'l l i l l u s t r a t e w ith oto f ig u r e s from one erf the p r in c ip a l y a rd s in th e Pugot Sound i r o n , (T odifmBifiUf Ten-- s ) . In a rocent n th 2300 in d u * trial injury v is it s to tho |<W4 f lr r f e -- id. t t a t i m * r 545 en n -d ay a l o s t to p ro d u c tio n but p a id f o r and t o s m i L & u i u t f m tJSsJt,aJu.i - oontioued 2. eharjrwi V the > b . The mum yard, in that month, m id ever $20,000 for ariOMo* oomponeetlen p ro ta ctio n . Md to these d irect co sts, safety nan, .ttooters and a l l tbs tn d trea t oosts risin g out e f the accidents which did ooour, m i she aem doubt that asmageeaent should hare a real no-- a ic inter#* la aocident prevention? i a e ffe c tiv e s a fe ty programs must hare the w holehearted support o f top aanagtmaat 55 jMLnogewmt must reeogniss that accidents a re expensive { to ta l o a sts eatim ted a t 8-4 times diroot oosts) and, with rare exception, taanooosaary end preventable; th a t accid sn t prevention aid s production af~ flo i n c y and eoonoeyj th at a good sa fe ty progress promotes good employee and p u b lio rela tio n ! that s a fe ty i a non-oontrowr*i&l subject on which mar-- agssMnt and wortewa oan wort togeth er to mutual advantage. This msnageaent p o lic y arost be sad* clea r to o i l txa outline a sad ssp lo y ees, *ad top oaaagwa se t o u st show oeatiaueus I n te r a c t and take a ctiv e part i s the safety progrmia. Ia order te r e a lly sake pcrogroca in accidont prtrronttra i t is 's e c e p ary to indoctrinate a l l dopartsast haads eo that they w ill be in ayspathy w ith s a fe ty work, fcyil pyei acceptance and cooperation a lso are e s s e n tia l. 2 t la th era fer* ad risah lt th a t a n le y e e c he f ir m an opportunity to a s s is t l a preparing the prscrwM ta o ffe r su ggestion s, and to p a rticip a te and co operate to the fa lie o t ex ten t. lon g before the war, may exeoutire* ware convinced of the sc a le v ein * of organised a ccid en t prevention work, and th ey c a rrie d th a t m r i c t io a in to th eir m rtiiM o p eration . So o th e rs , p artictfL ax ly those who hare roaohed position * o f a u th o rity during the war y e a r s , sa fe ty hae saamed ^ u * t n e tbsr *mr toby*, h e m o f the acute manpower shortage and accepted * t tho u rg in g and w ith the fin a n e la l su ro o rt o f e^&rtasnU This incorrw ct issproeslMs. has tmdctfeiodly W on aggravated by the In e x p e rt d ire c tio n and h igh o o s t e f sa fe ty a a t lr l t ie a in mm w p la n ts , due to the d earth of w - prlea.odd safety directors. fbas the sa fety wnronsmt i t s e l f nood* "rsccnveralixn* to i t s cer e a l peacetim e character - id o n t if io a t ic n with e f f ic ie n c y and with good in d u str ia l and public rolat.ierui, whothor busiaoss ia good or had, manpower eoaroo or abradant. The fuadaaeotals o f accid en t pwrrontles apply equally w ell to p la n ts e f e l l s it e s . I t i s w e ll w ith in the province o f & email plant to carry r*' an ex ce lle n t program o f accid en t prevention in keeping with i t s s i we and tho nature of i t s operation* and u ith eu t the a id of a safety d ir e c to r or nj-- lib era te c n il ^ organ isation . Scoev or, r e la tiv e ly few a ll p la n ts have e f f e c t iv e sa fety program*!, tho resacindor-rood eootln-iod tlg o la t i on cad assiatanco hy tratisido agencies. ' jL fin a l point - i t appears th a t th ere, i s a d e fin ite trend toward sta n d a rd isa tio n f s ta t e eaf*w cot*-*--, coupled with a greater la g a l r e r p o u s i h i lit y en'aasiagiBent fo r the organ isation , m in te n a n c e and enforcement o f s a tisfa c to r y estfety odacattional standard*. Theo, coupled with iacraam l worfeMB* ooaqpsnafitioii b e n e fits and co sta , mates i t irperativw th a t maaagvM s t toko a nob greater and or* d ir e c t i n t e r e s t i s org an ised s a fe ty and aoaddaet jsrarraafcteo. fo r both hsmto and fin a n cia l ro&sons. 11 to, of itsp o rto iu M , r f r t f 1* * eosseon o o o tia c greuDd fox b o th la b o r and aauaewsent, aad an OiToetiva pstesses ean be the eeraersto as of an ewployor' * industrial srOlotioaaa p rte rm * fiB gM L MXPXigD s u m s 3, A p&ft&l d ie e u a e ie a by p a re o n n a l f r o * the P ugat Sound B arai Shipyard. U E L I. XX3WXL J . HIBMED, W a iter Mechanic Sh#et M etal ftaop, Mo^wt Sound K arol Shipyard, Bramarten, la ah in g to n Mr. Cfcaiswaa toad 0*ntlmrai t>P3 re c e ip t o f y o u r kind l e v i t a t i o n to a d d re ss t h is oonfextmce I doubted the value o f anytM ng I oeuld o f f e r on the subject ef sa fe ty th a t you do s o t a lre ad y kaoer. S afety en g in eerin g i t y o u r orofosaion I t cor ore a wide and sp e c ia lise d f i e l d o f knowledge and you have tudied the tub jo ct ware thoroughly than I o eu ld ever hope to do s in e s I an a M aster Mechanic and not a *afoty angineer. I t occurred to m , however, th a t a re la tio n sh ip exist* between the M aster Mechanic and th e S afety Engineer, the foreman and the sa fe ty in s p e c to rs , th a t oen b aaw lyied to e a r snitusi advantage A b e t te r under sta n d in g e f th la r a l a t i e n t h i p w ill advenes the oaue* o f sa fe ty and t* th e re fo r expro pr i a t e a t th la ti* o . I t i* the purpoee e f th i* panel to p re s e n t th e p o in t o f view f th e f&r*an and M s ooncoption e f th e p ro p er d iv isio n o f a u th o rity fa r a safety pragra*. aad i t s re la tio n sh ip to production in a ty p ic a l hep. Daring th e f r e e d ia o u s s ie s p e rio d fo llo w in g i t i s xpetd t h a t you w ill a e rre c t any o d siw preasian wa say bar os t h i s ubjwct, lead in g to a b a tte r thdarstaadii*; ae a r e s u lt. My as Mates *fe w ill speak in tu rn on th is p en al are on *y rig h ts Kr. W sw alar, M aster X X e c tr ic l ad Ur, S a y lo r, Id re s a n Sheet Mutu a l Worker 2 m m m haws bean chase as r e p r e s e n ta tiv e of th e i r f i e l d and beeauas th e ir dopartaeois have & very excellent aafoty record. A* a fo undation f o r f u r t h e r d iscu ssio n I w ill to tb s follow ing re a a rk s , f i r s t , I wish to p o in t o u t th a t a s a fe ty p ro g ran cannot be carried on w ucceasfully iaderpandemt e f the p ro d u ctio n schedule Ivo ry a c t th a t in v o lv e s p ro d u c tio n , p la n n in g o r the le a d e rs h ip e f workmen on a ob a lso in volve* s a f e ty , The p ro d u c tio n p ro cess i t in se p a ra b le from the a c tio n re quired for safety. Xf the a c tio n s f o r sa fe ty send the a c tio n re q u ire d f o r p ro d u ctio n on a >sb ar* in s e p a ra b le , the pereon who co ntrol* p ro d u ctio n a l control* aafety .- i f e l l o w th e n , the nnr&on r e p o s s iti fo r o&S# a c tio n i* the l i n e s n e r v i sor .o f p ro d u c tio n . A t w have o fte n found c u t Mr b i t t e r e sse r te n e * , r,-'a ril* * * of o v a rd e n t p la n s f o r s a fe ty , the foreman i* in a n o sitio n to coins or br<**x ws* aafoxy enginoor* s progran I f th a a fe ty 'an g in e e r i t e h worth hi*, a lt hm v i l i re c a g li se tttte and n o i ta k s an o f f i c i trae- a t t i Pud. te n a ri th* forem n Secane* of th foreoaaMs tm te g ie p e a itie n In aafety aay arguseni between th* aafety s g ia e e r ad itwwm a mOy hav s u r e sul t m f a r a s e a fe ty i s esse oraed m i th a t i s a vyy jm rt ose Te advanoo eaio ty i t i* in o r ita b io th a t th m j Tewranwi f Mao e a fo ty og in eo r i s te c o ltiv a to th a n c p o ra tic s ef the l i n e upeuTiciea* CRMC-BER&FRO-OOiSJS e o e tia u s d 4, i s i* a t Mad s* ly tote* i* the way e u fo r the m o f technic*! km *~ ledg* f Mfcfwby. Bow than., oan we g e t the oooperation o f foreman? I wshid suggest th a t m approaeh the pro ti e d ir e c tly , fe can m y wb*t we w ill h at cooperation always e n ta ils doing something fo r sowsoe t i e * . 1# w ait to sew eihiag f o r tho fortnuaxu In ta lk in g sa fe ty we can 1 wcm to qm the language th a t ppools to h ie p o in t of riow . 1 oan ta lk ab o u t jurodoetioa sm& hat s a fe ly w i l l do to iKprtrre i t , l s sb e r th is has a spwcdal appeal bsoauM by hsaprftTiiig production the foreman gie hi proJMstioa* and inerwa*** in alary , t r y to th in k and analyse sa fe ty in tom e f d e lla ,r e werad, b e tte r w r a l e te d ore coordinate e f f o r t between tho foreMac' s applayua*. Safe p r a e tio e h a p p ily adapts i t s o l f to th is approach Tory oellaotly. S hit approach w ill iaduco oooparatlea, ia o tb a r point 1 way *M be th is i s that i f you hare decided th a t you jrost g e t to* fa rem a 's oopratiea, do m l go about i t w ith rsluetano, *o i t w b*lh s*riily, be dirw et, b o a s r i aad fre e in your ooatideration of, ths f t n e M i' t p o sitio n , 3^ the na* a f .actrorabe s t a t i s t i c s toep M* in fen e 4 m tM aoddfflit tjwn&s In. adranoa, in h is d^partowmt. 'Balp bin avoid tha awharmssMmt * f a poor sfeowis^: or a eytotss scid*t by hewing h in who h i s aod d an t prooo --p ltyw et a rc, ate* Bo w ill appreciate th is help i f i t i s g iftm be h ia in the s p ir it o f h alp fu ln ass sad docs a c t carry w ith i t a tia g # o f abew-eff *r ctriticisM* Geo ths sth n sia stic ooppsr&tion and supp e r t o f the forwste is g*ia*d l a say aafsty pxugraa tha oaf sty agiaeer w i l l be o a lla d upon sraeh more o fte n fo r hie serrioe* and advtc. So safe ty oglu? aaod worry about h it p rw stige and liv e lih o o d i f the accident ra t * f .the p lan t i t low and be g a in s tb# cooperation o f M e a sso c ia te s, tbs ferwswsa Bo w ill stand out as a u who understand and can deal with tb ba s te , fere* that bs srost g et In to motion to ruceood i s h is ebown, iio ld * So obtain the forwuss' s oooperation i s an e s s e n tia l part of the perofossite f a safety aginoox. l a ywar a t t i t u i o toward th e fonw wa i t i s suggested th a t ainos 1 i s d i r e c t l y TwspoMdbl mi th s b f o r p u ttin g in to e f f e c t the sa fe ty p ro C ran, he should got the him or c r # 4 i t fo r i t s f a il u r e o r auceegs, as ths ***# way bo. 1 boro eft h eard s a fe ty ' ouginoers bl& w tho foroewa fo r a p o o r s a f e ty roocrrcL and hoaro. tb*e saw* sa fe ty gi:ni b o ast and riw w ith p r id e what they thesasalw* d id wbn the reco rd m s good. S d i s a p o o r witr to c * t ao cp ratio n . lasasesber th s fbreasst i s alm y tusdsr f i r e os o e rt* ten. cctrp lstio n schedules. E iu work i s n rra r s t a t i c but is aXsiy dyneudo- JU1 ow&nne stust he r^de f o r M s o'uttiaajjcy in soe re s p e c t* . I f b sarre * p e rro n e a s ily iirfluaiused* who could not stand hi ground, - he w orld be t vsxy poor forsatu*. e -mxst have s t a b i l i t y o f c h a ra c te r. I f ; i s re c p o h s ib lc .in r *yiH ng Hbu. haooen* ia uie #oop g ir h is u n a tin ia c m rs d it whte th s work i s good, s o c i a l l y i f I t r e s u lt* in a good safety srwoord. Shi* w ill g a in M s ooafidonce cad c o o p e ra tio n . i** .k" w- Z -0 M CRMC-BER&FRO-OOl 519 8SSZSUL SHIPTASD &ATTTT* - ?AP,?_H. ALBJET X. ULTUm, ?oraa Sheet Metal Worker, Sound fiaval Ship l a r d , B re a e rto n , Washington Mr. Chairwan and Owntlemn; I t was about two weeks ago t h a t I f i r s t le a rn e d fro our Safety O ffic e r, L t, 809t t Baswn th a t th is S a fe ty C onference was to take p la c e ir. S a a ttl# and I had hopes of finding an o p p o rtu n ity to attend th is seeling beoauwe a t a y interne* i n t e r e s t in s a f e ty work. At t h a t time 1 had no id ea o f ta k in g an a c tu a l p a r t in the p ro g ra m S ince then I hare boon req u e ste d by your o rg a n is a tio n , th ro u g h Iruaeol J . H ib b ard , M aster Staeot M atal lo r k o r , to g ir o y o u 7 riww o f T t e _ ^ , 7 t t r . p ^ g a - A a a l d - ^ ..l a t a i s s t e O a - 5 s I < i ^ . * My p o s itio n i n the Puget Sound S aval Ship T&rd a t ir a a e r to i: i t t h a t o f Perwwa in charge o f Shop P ro d u ctio n in a la r g e S heet M etal Shop and p ro d u ctio n i s p riw a rlly what I axs i n t e r e s t * ! in . llaay people have aakwd mi wfcy I a so in t e r e s te d in s a fe ty and wonder ho* I devote so push o f 9? t i m to s a fe ty work asid e fro * aty r e g u la r d u tie s . D uring the p a s t th re e y e a rs s a f e ty ha* be cow a s o r t o f a hobby w ith m , and I h a re been ab le to apply i t s u c c e s s fu lly op the jo b ca Shop foresauw I t doe* n o t take a g re a t d*ol of one' s tia c bwcaueo o f a e le to ly k n it o rg an iz atio n and th e sp len d id o o c p o ra tie a and a s s is ta n c e o f th e su p e rv iso r* and vorktaen -who t a r r y on the s a fe ty p r e g r a s and who h are c o n trib u te d a g re a t d eal to i t s u c c e sa . My Job i s to le a d the w y o r s t e e r the course. As Mr. Hibbard has wentiona-d i n h i s t a l k , the M is ty p r o g r a r has p a id g r e a t diridatsd* earored in in c re a s e d and ar e f f ic ie n t p ro d u c tio n a t a t i e s d u rin g th e war whan i t was naeded w est, I t h as, frota a h u c a n tta ria a standpoint, reduced the nunbor o f p a in fu l in ju rie s to an ab so lu te BinltfflKi, and y o t , no doubt earod l i r e o r p re v e n te d Dorsanont d i s a b i l i t y , $ho s a fo ty rec o rd of the hep has boon an i s p o r t a a t f a c to r in speeding uc p ro d u c tio n and i n koerpiag a e ra le a t a high le v e l, fha fin a l re sp o n sib ility of s a fe ty in the prevention of accident dees a c t r e s t w ith ytm wen, but i t does l i e w ith th e s u p e rv is o r on the Job, fie i s tha key assn in in d u s try and he alo n e i s th e one m n u s t lo o k to fo r the success or fa ilu re of a safaty program I t is considered a fa c t th a t to booowo a s u p e rv is o r, a war e u s t bo a werkasan o f no bobji k i ll o r a b i l i t y , fie has. b e t t e r than a working knowledge o f th e r u le s and h ie a t t i t u d e cor respond* to the e x te n t t h a t he i s read y , w illin g and ab le to carry o u t o r d e rs and r e s p o n s ib il iti e s . O rders, when p e rta in in g to the s a fe ty pro gran, have a m u tif/'d nurpoae: p reduction, e ffic ie n c y , a r t huoahitari ur.isa. I f a su p e rv iso r i s n o t w ell ae f a i n t e d w ith or d e o s n o t tak e t h i s -purpose -to h e a r t , hi i s n o t f i t t o d f o r th e Job ha b o ld st th a t o i te a c h in g an-i 1 adj.v Ho ,, i s i o i l i t y fo r a c c ia c n ts r e s t s w ito hazu The fn rc rv r, wnc rw a lis o s a l l t h i s knows t h a t th o ro c a n n o t bo excuses o r a l i b i s f o r i n ju r ie s . Sue p rin cip les of safety in in d u s tr y a re c lo se ly r e la te d w ith the cla ssro o a tra in in g progrea for supervisors i n Job organisation and person 's*! r e la tio n s , During the paaoe tia e years 1537 to 1940 in c lu s iv e , there m s net a sin g le l o s t tia * accident in the Sheet M etal Shop. In 1941 and 1942 the ia f l sx of new workers, t k illo d and unskilloA aen and vojwon unf--?i lia c r w ith t h is type o f work, eoon ado i t e v id e n t t h a t an organised eafjty progrwa m s naaosMzy for effective, pred u o tiw n .- I t beoasw seo esaary th o re m j^ iy be i j e d ^ e t r i m t e m e y a t the new er wuperri or* in sa fety . I n th o se f t i l t ear life aestety work i t i s g en era lly understood th a t to be e f f e c t i v e , mSmUt b e fia s with top MBUhgVMsnt or the e x e c u tiv e head of the d e p a rts r.t * 4 A* *&> ftttt 1 m ftaerWr Shoot Motal lo r k o r , Mr, H ibbard. A f te r a AXMj-jLl...attlflT OMxtl&Qd ooarultati with h is I 11 given p o raiesio n to o u tlin e an organised safety p ro g ra a and i t tooolvod h is wbolehoartod su p p o rt, This p lan le n o t no-:, th o ro a rc tmxsy s i a i l a r plans th ro u g h o u t in d u s tr y w ith hich you non aro f a a i l i a x , b u t the Oaa th in g th a t was u p p o rao si in our ainde mx& to croato tho n aoessayy entbusi&Ka and i n t e r e s t of tho au p o rv iso r and the workman a l i t o to want to make th is orogrniD a su c c e ss; tro o u s t c re a te new id e a s and 8uggftion and toop tho aofoty ao etin g s a liv o w ith in to r o s t. The answer was to g ir o tho suponrioor and tho worker on a c tiv e p a r t in i t . _s jjx i'I a m a i a m ok? Sfh# Sbaot M atai Shop * S af ty Cta.irs*sn* i s a p p o in te d by th* M aster, ad is the fersasan la ebarge f Shop Production. The r e sp o n sib ility for the ssnocss o l th e shop aafe ty jsrogra r e s t s with the Production Poremn* However i t i t w rp o iv w d 0 t h a t mah o f the d e t a i l iced work autom atically heoeae# the duty *f gpwoial s ta f f a# a s s is te n t . 1 Stop S a fe ty InrsM sctor i s oaoleywd a & p e r t t l a s b aci . A seerstery , od safety in s p e c tio n ooe>s d tto o s , m d s t p s f sploye* fro o a l l supervision and worker l e v e l s , func tio n as s a f s t y s t a f f a s s is ta n ts . by are resp o n sib le to the chairm an and Production Peraasn in oarryiag out th e ir duties* J o i n t sa fe ty wetixvgs w ith th e i n s i d i and o u tsid e supervisor* are h e ld s r s r y tec weeks and ar* o f one berar and f if t e e n m inutes d u ratio n . M eetings, sure runaaily oonductod by th e s a f e ty chairm an, but in o rd e r to in s t i l l a v a r lo ty and prowoto in t e r e s t , the s u p e rv is o rs a lte r n a te in p re se n t ing safety to p ics a t the tin g * . i l l of the supervisors are not able to a tte n d the tin g s a t on* t i so th e g ro to s a re eq u a lly d iv id ed , each sraperrlwor a t tending the safety aoeting eneo a oath. n g r e g , ., g ,ss s .Ka rarcs: Meeting* ara b a li to discuss safety problemi and to m ks p o ssib le rscesaoemdatiOTis fo r new p la n s and id e a s , a lso to a p p o in t s a f e ty c o n s itte e s and h e a r t h e i r r e p o r ts ; to b u ild up a f r i e n d ly s p i r i t o f c o o p e ra tio n eng ra p e rv ia o rs and workers scad to develop a f r i e n d ly s p i r i t o f com petition be tween dopartsjcmta, C h arts on the blackboard g ra p h ic a lly i l l u s t r a t e the a c c id e n t tre n i scad a re ex p la in e d to show the su p e rv is o r th e tru e r e l a t i o n of s a f e ty to h is own w orkers and the n ro d u c tio n of th e shop. I n s t r u c t i o n a l movies shown in tb s w est' nr c widen h is tr a in of thought to in clu d e s a fe ty programs of o th e r p l ^ c t '-. w o rk e rs, said headed by one ru x w r ris o r ar.d th Shop Safe r i I n s r o r t e r . Suet oew aslttees ar given s p e c if ic M i i m o n v to in s p e c t v a rio u s deroartaants of tb s shop at w ell as c e r ta in p o rtio n oi the ships which are being r e n a iroi ilk tho yard* b one o f th o o m ltto e i* given n chock-off sh io t shewing hi sfcust 1* Xo#k far tm h i s particn fU r aasigrsaont inch ns housekeeping, safe-fassrdLa, m t o r t a i h o z ll g , otc* y m r r r itte n r en etta on unsafe p r a c tic e or o o a d itio n s ar** m de through th* taafsty chairman. They a lso contain r*cc--mmmXXm&s d esign ed xo slisin & t h a sa rd s. CKMC-BBR&FRO-Om 5.1  M jJ L , liaLtt - eontinnad ?, H i i b i r i * f iniois O M w lttM i and. e th e r fccrolpyee* have p re s e n te d &&aj im portant tucKw itioa*. i i a r * u lt *eaa have b e n e f ic ia l S u r e s t ion P la n Award* s a d h*v* b o a a fite d f i n a n c i a l l y from t h e i r su g g e stio n s. gist uazAM w m - Tb* Shop S afety Inirpsotor i t anployed on a p a r t tie b a sis in the Xh*t M*t*l Shop Ei# d u ti* i include s a fe ty work and the in d o c trin a tio n of now aapley*. B* h at had co n sid erab le experience in safety work and was p elao ted baeauae o f hi* "background Xho Shop Safoty lairooctor is d ire c tly ro e p e n e ih le to the Shop P roduction PoroJaan in a l l of h is a c t i v i t i e s , Eo *ks re p o rt* to the ta fo ty chairaaa, cad ruggeste a c tio n which he believes should taken in m tta r* p e rta in in g to safety. H is n th e rlty i t H a lte d to the e x te n t th a t he does n e t give or d e rs to s u p o r r ita r s or worker*, b u t in h i* a s s o c ia tio n w ith then, he co o p e ra te s by making mxgr b a lp fo l su g g e stio n s. The Shop S afety Im roactor *>eko* a y s ta m tie follow -pp m a l l r* cea en d atio n s of the S afety Inspec tio n O csnitW e* which have baac adeoted by the fo rem n and co n stan tly check to ee th a t the roggsst ion* are a a t i s f a c t e r i l r used In gttneral, th e Shop S afety I m p o s te r 1s d u tie s c a l l fo r Mb to ; ( l ) . faka a s a c tiv e p a r t i s a l l asfn ty o o a ritte * in sp ectio n s; (2 ). Prepare chart* on tho blJMjkbe&rd w g rrA ih g s a fe ty a a e tin g s; (-3). leep s a fe ty record*; ( 4 ), I n s p e c t ahop d a ily f o r M f# ty and f i r e bawards; ( 5 ) . Cooperate with a l l ru p srriw srf to alim iaate unsafe p ra c tic e * , in v estig ate a l l accidents, etc* u s iu n i 111 n n r asrploy*** spend t h e i r f i r s t day in am in d o c trin a tio n sch o o l. They re c e iv e i i f e r n a t i o n concerning tb s shipyard end the r u le s , re g u la tio n s , and p o li o ie t which apnly to worker*. They got ^ob In s tru c tio n s and le a m of eafety regulations, le v spleyoo* ar* assignsd to the shop, chore they receiv e further in d a c trin a tie ra on bop p o lic y , poreonnnl pro bios and s a fe ty , Job is x iru o tio n is ex p lain ed by an in s tr u c to r nbo fu n c tio n s under the su p e rv isio n of th e shop p e rso n n e l ruporriw er la p lo y a o s soo a tsovio o r s lid e f i l a on s a fe ty , and a rc then conducted on a to u r through the m op. S n a il grotto* e f f i v e o r s i x p e rso n s acoocmaay the shop s a f e t y i n r o e c to r on such trip * The coeylete in d o ctrin a tio n reouires lo p ro x iaato ly four hour*. \ tbs time tb s su p erv iso r ta k e s the new ocployce* through hi* p a r t i c u l a r ae *i r ' ty and shore b ln the work which i s b eteg dene, ho ex u ltin g the aafoty rrogrraai and p o in ts cut a l l unsaid n ractieo * and th r nrecautlons which a re tak en to p r ervonV 'injuries. On a re g u la r schedule, one* each nook noviec are sbovn to *cpley~ ## and safety subject* are o f t faatp rn d , A s i gs. i n each departm ent shows the cue be r e f l e s t t i n e a c c id e n ts which have a e c u rro d s in e s th e f i r s t e f each y e a r, Oho ta b u la tio n c re a te * an iatoT-d49*art5ontal s p i r i t of o e sp o titio n -Rhick-aids in reducing th e cucVrr of accidents a s s a , arj s x UJVg.rspgam. i t H ltaatrat* the sectivsn W iB o f tbs s a fe ty progrwe which bai I* ttaad ifi 1fa* frigni i f t e d Sarral Ship la r d - Sheet M etal Shop, tb* f e l l o S*C m rnm jftsm i t mmi CRMC-BHLl&KRO-i .! ' -p? """it" ** 6 M ti * d S ix Ms&tht port4 b efore program m s i n i t i a t e d cunulativo lo ti&@ dny Jftl* i f 15*3 through December 31, 1943 - 40 l o s t tit# days. fh aocident frequency re c o rd in the lu g e t Sound 15aval Ship Y&ri Sb*t M etal Shop a t the p re s e n t d a te l i - 2 * 6 0 aad the se v e rity rat i s 1. Shi* I s the low eet Sheet H otel Shop accid en t ra te in any of the 'J. S. Xarml Ship Tarda. fh safety p reg ra has c r e a te d a g re e t deal of enthusiasm and tr>~ a t t | th e rB p e rriao y s said fa&s been of b e n e f it to any employee*. S st auperriaer has learned that h is f i r s t resp o n sib ility i s safety and th a t i s ae arranged to f i t i n w ith hi* Job a n alysis fo r production* B* has learoad t h a t ha asset know ttwee r u le s an^ *ct an example by liv in g up to th e 1 an d regulations M m eeM , Be has le arn ed th a t th e sucooti of tho wsfty pmgrm& &pad* m, h is - t h a t the su p erv iso r i s li k e the ksystoaa i s a grhes# a r e h aod i s tb* daterssln in g f a c to r in the race# o r f a ilu r e of an in d a a tr ia l aafatjr p r e p , 8 g r e a t i s hi* t i x e t i i e r fa ilu r e th a t, hwild he f a i l , tbs en tire yrppr&a would cruabls as surely as the stone a rc h w a ld o ra b le w re the tarynton# of poor q u a lity or iin e r fe c t eenstnac*tin . Y itta m t th e w illin g o p e ra tio n stad support o f the s u ^ a n i s o r and th e ta p le y a * t h i s s a fe ty p ro p ra o f th e Sheet Met&l Shop would n o t bar* bean a * t o * * l and such o f the c r e d i t r ig h t f u lly belongs to then, They can in to p rid e in th is i w r d of i h S O frequency, the low est of any e f tho l& m i Ship l a r d Sheet Metal Shops, I w ish to thank.you f o r tb* o p p o rtu n ity o f tak in g p a r t in tho S a fe ty Donferen.ee and hope th is i s o n ly the beginning of m ny successful oeferenoes in the future. CRMC-BER&FKO"l)0i 1 m lirm is mm o f ih n ag lscted o f *11 mmars not only Ir. irai i s e l i O ther typo f industry Of ccur have a l l rar. l a t e %hn* to r Ba&lere th i ad have don hat w* oeni to o c rro e t th t o i r i4*, b u i 1 th in g 1 th in k w to r o overlooked., i s adeguate to s ta fo r the to m rd a 4 l a v a rio u s g a a e t, t e i , d u sts, e tc , They ** 4 U tttlttK tri # ad I th ia k a p r e tty good > 1 has been done ia e o a to o llin c tto8 th a t a ro ta w , though eo bar rrerleekafi t h e r a f t e r - sskih bscf t a e k f i on ewipe.tiigfflAl d ia a a e s s . l a th e n e x t ten j m x t I th in k there i s going h# *w o l* * tsr o a p aid r u t m a r e s u lt of csT^mticasl diseases Ms fo r pfeysleal 1* t o w Injury i t . I f & *an i s paralysed * * y * o lt Of * t m c t o o d ^ p t 4 t o w that i s going te h# a pension **> Vat * s t e s H km netat the iw altB o f 1* o f the# f a w s t i l l b. G ^ isie m U y th e te r t o r p r o t t y ge*4 idles, b u t fro* the d a i a s coning i* f w* f t M to e sorts r t o t t i n g wash on o e a d iiie ji in in d u s tr y . 1 be~ H y S r . f a r & s r i m & r e s u l t o f i d s spri3M ttt& tiens sa d t e s t s , can girts you a flood i&oa o f t o s t i s toppo-sing in in d u stry . i ISrs. L , M. l a r a o r mud. I ^ s a r i e k H ly f is ld to take T ig I 1LOTS M. 1XBFSK, K.2X I n d u s tr ia l and Adult Hygiene B re tto n , din g ten S ta ts Derpartaent o f Hotltifa i eonfertme and guests; aid go in to the fo ra el rsq u ire iw n t o f O fficer of the rice s Ts aura aleecy a*k4 to ex p lain b r i e f l y rho m tide 13 S. P u b lic H ealth B u rris* to the S ta te of Bead o f th e I n d u s t r i a l sad M u l t Hygiene S ectio n of p a rto e n t o f H ealth I a speaking to you, howervor, M-, b u t as 'a ssrn to r of the S ta te Dx>artant o f Baal fa r* ia l lasve aad 1 an re a lly o f f ic ia lly w ith the o u r reo o rd a t h e r e were to p r o x ia a te ly 111,OOC trerV.'rn S ta te o f la s h in e t o u Aurin." the *'* *or t ' c r . of the f tho I n d u s t r i a l ad M u lt Hygiene S e c tio n of the artExmt of EnalM oonsistod c h ia fly of; agneeriac' aad nursing e e r r ic e s 4ig5ed. to a s s is t t in the prrrentioa o f o cc u p atio n a l d ie aases, a n i t i c s a f Jr# m&$qxAt h e a lth aervioos a tb* ind-. dar th a t they aighi b e t t e r oerm w ith b o th ocrops. tiat>~ ^ e n p a i t e n i l 4is*tMM? p re b le a * o r , i s e t h e r word?, Kigfat conduct a p r o g r of pro v e n ti vs 4 1 cal so r- CRMC-BHR&FKO-t,0' 12-i lg, t oontim iad r_ Sfervugbout the war t h i i department co o p erated very .o sely w ith tba U. 8. M*vy ft^A Mari t i n t Commission in th e ir in d u s tr ia l hygiene programs. Wa wxnha ngad i fc n a a tio n fre a ly with them and our serv ice were oo designed as to fu p p laaan t th e ir work in the shipyard. f t e l so oooparatod v ery clo co ly w ith tho S ta te of Washington Zop a rta o a t of Labor and I n d u s tr ie s , and to a l l i n t e n t s and purposes took cure f tho occu p atio n al d isease work fo r thorn ninco t h e i r d e o a rtn o ct had ir.adoquato p ro v isio n fo r dealing w ith tho problem of occupational disease c e n tra l. hus our procra o lia ia a to the nocoteity of th o ir o sto b llsh ln r * progrs of in d u etrial hygiene. throughout the war m were extrw aely l i a i te d in both p erso n n el and f f t c ilit ia # and thus i t vat 1 p o ssib le fo r us to do very each in th e way c f rvaaarch. q? g r e a ta tt c o n trib u tio n , I b e lie v e , was in a s s is tin g the industry w ith applying tha kaowladg* r o la tiv # to p re v e n tiv e h e a lth serv ices th a t had bum gained altw fearo, ha o ccT etio n al dive.# in tho s h ip b u ild in g Industry- aro many and v aried . her *ro saaarm u occupational diaoaeo ha-m ris including cxr oovure to *ush toxic a e ta r ia ls as; to x ic d u sts, gasoa, vapors, m ists and h arafu l ray* Jut a p e r t o f tho ooeporation botveen tho D epartm ent of E o alth and the Dopeurtittoat o f la b o r a n d _In d u s trio , tho l a t t e r p ro v id e d us w ith copio of a l l report# of oocuaetioinl divoasa ciclos* !hoo varo analyzed in o r d er th a t step # n ig h t bo tekon to a tta c k th aso di soaso ssoet commonly r e p o r te d . I r e * O ctober 1942, a t which tin o t h i s S e c tio n was c ro a to d and wo bogs ro o o iv in g th e se r e p o r ts , u n t i l Ja n u ary 1 , 1 9 44, th e re was an average o f 76 occupational d ieo ato re p o rt* por month iro n th e shipyards alono, D u rin g th o f i r s t s ix o ath s o f 1944 thoro were 32 r e p o r t s p e r s o u th , Dur in g tho l o # t s ix *sntho o f 1944 th e re wore 21 p o r nonth, D uring th e f i r s t s ix so u th s o f 1945 th e re vero 21 p o r south. The p r in c ip a l co n d itio n * re p o rte d a s o ccu p a tio n a l d iaaaie* ac quired in tb# shipyard* wvraj Deroato** &on j _ v iv iti# I n f l a m a to .-y crcccosec Heducsd... tr a p :...... ..... . w 14 par nonth, 1943, to 7 /n o ., 194E ,, 33 " 7 * . _ to le s s than ................ .......... hiJSSJUI--Jih-nLz-U---- * " to 7/ao'., 1945' S osplr& .ory oouuj. .one 3 * * 4 /s o ., 2 '- r- iy s ta s ic poisoning (includes acute t a l fuse fever) G" * * h /a c ., 1945 Mi# oftllftzsftcm# 7 * ' 2 / s o , , 1945 ^uauaa of th # trwoandou* aweunt of acu te s e t a l f u s t fe v e r ar.i th f a c t th a t th e w aldiag fO N t ware b e lie v e d re s p o n s ib le f o r vo many d if f c * - a t IIL Nhw h fia # aada a breakdown o f tho euabor of a c u te case* o f * * ta l tv r n XT9t rnA ft m itai * n i l l n o ** due to w elding fu c e t. cuto a e ta l \.tam ta rw r fta* r*oHL t v m f iv e p a r s e n th in 1943 so lo * t than* one s e r tatafll t 'XNBH 11L# t i c t o t a l Cf a l l i l l n o *o* duo t* voiding fso* w * y m e t h i a m 3 to tv s per n t h i r 1945, g M L l i m i &K.E&5LfilAIiB_T-IID-BY SHIPYAPr WfPrrps 1 st, T otal - o n j. : .n i l . Reap. System Other Acute Me T otal of Pop** CD`8 to Is g l a t i o n ic Poi t a l Fusse 11 I l l soning Fever ness due ai . at to reld - ' ing fume < a 112,20 0 n z 3 203 489 icy, 135 90 102 82 (75) (14) (33) (7) (9) (6) (7) (5) 4 5 1 Q i U l.,2 0 0 192 3 23 ' 43 20 ?5 (32) (11) (4) (7) (3) (4) 3 t-t 18 22 (3) (4) 250 (17) 3Q (5) 3 a 1 2 1 , 20c 124 38 2 33 23 13 16 0 B (2 1: (6) (**1) (6) (4) (2) (3) (0) (1) -\'>'" vM ........ n iMM.u* .- ----- m <w Q 111,200 T\ 1 39 3 IP ?> 9 10 1 13 (7) i ~ l ) (7) (4) (2) (2.) ( * - l ) (2) Itxsludtu a cat u r ta l fa f re r. ** ih * a m , i* pKrftihMii |1 t* average ttcnthly m *br of claisa for toil 0 m Sflbttttau 1 CRMC-BER&FRO-OG 1526 ftw \$% us oonlr ih* p r in c ip a l o p eratio n s In hipbiiildliy; whi ey*ai# p e t e s t i A l h e a lth hamard.* M ott im p o rtan t aog t h e o p e ra tio a s a.re: w elding, b u rn in g , braising;, * b rl k la g ( p ainting* ra d i use and e-rsy pho to^raphy, s&nfiblAgti&g, oaling, tin n in g * g a lv a n is in g tmd b*r& rlring, lectropl& tinc, c le a n in g , b r ig h i dipping e t c . , Ix u ralatin g , able ( e l e c t r i c ) p u llin g and ix>stallatifin* , 4 W M M i ..,t o U ,M 4 tpe&Msg* include e le c tr ic and aoetyleriM waldijjg;, Var*ii*, b ra z in g , cuttit^g and. sh rin k in g , There are experureg to ausm oxide of amtal which a r t v o la tilis e d by these oper ation f o r am p le, the paration, at performed on galvanised n e ta l, produo sde side twm& m hish sxm p a r t i c u l a r l y p re v a le n t in d e s tro y e r co~ tr a c tio n . Sale pnratism proaontad a very re a l problem in the early tagos * f the aM pbuildiag program but tb effect of in h a la tio n of sine oxides are c le a r cu t, I hope J r , R y fio ld s i l l dlscuat tha nodical consideration of xpotmr to x im w id e , laXUssg c rosrfn8 p a in te d w ith le a d baed p a in ts gives o ff le a d tu rn t h i s w ill co n stitu t a v a ry r e a l problem i n , Mp r e p a ir since any 14 sh ip s a r e p a in te d w ith la y e r s o f la a d baaed, p a in t. Doe re c o n stru c tio n ob we s tu d ie d r * s a i iy had fir d i s t i n c t la y e r s o f l e a d W eed p a in t through whieh i t jaaoeaaar'y to b u m in o rd er to cut or w eld. T his, o f course, 1*4 t h i^ a oonodnfemtloM o f lo a d fu se . ____________ w* haw* encountered in these o p e ra tio n s are iro n oxid a, recalo , aad cadali, h ila th* gases f i ta rin e , oxides of nitrogen, sona and oarbea atmoxl&a a re a ls o enoounteretL T o ta l fx m m s sly d u ta rs in e d by the V. S. Savy and Maritime OoacedsaioB i n t h e i r work, th e re u e sm sd a d allow able l i m i t hirriag been so t * t 300 *p*. p e r 10 rabie a s tora l e bad very l i t t l e t o t a l fuso d o to rx in atio n s gins i t m s vox fo o lin g t h a t t h i s gerro only a gonoral indos o f the t o t a l f m # b u t d id n et shew hew m a h o f tho in d iv id u a l ecm *titoont* s ig h t be p re se n t, thus m f e l t i t M rim b ls to dotornine each isport& ni p o ten tial ly hazardous s to rta i indopondontly, 55a* oxides s i n itro g e n p re s e n te d & s u f f ic ie n tly im portant probi to m r m a t our doing toss in dependent re se a rc h , This was p a r ti c u la r ly true in s h r in k ! n r o tttn rtlflM . The d eath o f one wortor and tha i l l n e s s o f two o th e rs who bad been sh rin k in g In & s a il oeopertnont r e s u lte d ir. an engi neering study which revealed xtre&aly high concentrations of oxidos of n itr o g e n , ' .,ub;e,qtnt c o n tro l s tu d io s in d ic a te d th a t th e rc might be o rerei in flu e n c in g ta c to r in produci ug h ig h co n cen tratio n * o f oxidas of n itro g en such cn th e pristm o o f v a ia r or cold a c t a l 'i n co n tact w ith fla m . Those Aid n o t, h j r r v c r , ey z& llo^auio oliaci, on production of o x iic r of nitrogen Tha conclusions reaches. iro n tJLs study a rs : 1. Oxides of r i t r o x. an m high w aow ntxs,lions i s a v ary sh o rt time (4 to 7 m inutas). 2 . T rs& m m erf m t e r r so ld o c ta l urfa.ee i-sve ao n o tic e a b le b e a rin r on tb s p red ao tiera e f cx id es o f n itro g en 3 C oncantrations were found to fm ry d ir m X iy 4 fc the m ta of ao ay lan e oenmsrptioa, (Sao c h a rts ) %2MllUL&i* xposraros to m i y d if f e r e n t tj-oo% o f dust ero tt4i<kU i a e l a d i a f oeh ^oorures a s: ean d b leatin g t s c a lin g , g rin d in g , m>H r t H , flhcrjpA** et lim ite d time th is mitarnoon w ill perm it & discu*t i t M7 MB M i jNKrtMpt b r i e f j*cnticra e f s a o th s r o f thoo d u s ts . CRMC-BER&FRO-00 i 5' S E I f f i H R .QFM-'TlOh'r m v m r n ir 13. Frc SSSSS..SP...HITPCGHH Maudjanm A llo w ib l# H alt 25 Acute P h y sio lo g ic a l F.erponoe to KOj, in Air S l i g h t Symp Wax, f o r 1 Hour toms A fter W ithout S erio u s S e v e r a l Honors. D is tu rb a n c e Danpercu? to life in | to 1 Hour J k r t i Pr IH l l i oo by V o lu te i n A ir K ills feat A nim ls in S h o rt Titae 3CK0 50-100 100-150 | 2A0-700 31 a k < 2 2L<cK"p w *c kE o Oxides e f Nitrogen Produced is Shrinking* ~ ffe c t of Torch S ite on Production of Oxides of h'itnoren* 1 m * -s A cetylene >-onsumpticra (Cubic F eet per Hour) Average C oncentration j (Farts per I'.illic t. o f *CXV 1 l 15,9 38 6 ' 31,6 80 8 60, v 210 ID *8.5 2P0 12 175 352 Prodnoisd is -7 m iaotes in eo p art er.i o f approx, 70C* f t , ' vein* * % * v a lts e t i e t r t i b y t * t e o f l* .s h in r t o r 4 Departm ent o f Bee. 1th 5 CRMC-BER&FRO- continued i-;. !*#i u# eo&aider f i r s t the pro Wen o f exposure to asbestos. Tu- 4 u ati * t o p e ra tio n s sxperlenced were those involving sxsosit --a lo n r - f i rr~ #d fays of This n u t ria l 1* Tory dusty whan handled u > 'f and o a ^ i s b u lk , blanket, o r r i g i d f o r t . O perations in i t s u*e include hard w t t i a i , c u ttin g w ith Wad a, sewtag Into a&ts, e tc . Concentration* found wrt 1 1 v m v rsm m m sd#4 allow able U n i t . fts* xpoiruroi found sd to bo eu b e ta n tia to d try apparent cases e f aab estosi* roported la eo?.tional dieeaso claim s. Dr. S lyfield w ill pro W h ly ha-re aeo eth lsg to Mjr about t h i s probloa in connection w ith the wdioal asp o at o f a s b a s ta s tk p o su ro s. Tho d u s tie s t eporationg from a#- w r t net m board ships but in p refab ricatin g shacks. Si th e re h a s been so mush d isc u ssio n ab o u t f ib e r g la s s I f e e l th a t 2 m ist a t l e a s t aa& tlon i t alth o u g h t i w w ill not perm it any d e ta ile d discu ssio n , T ibarglae* p a rtic le s , as reported In the lite ra tu re ,, are too la r g s to s a t e r th e m i l tis s u e s o f th e lungs and th u s we hare n o t m on f i t , bocanao o f lim ite d tis * and f a c i l i t i e s , to mb e x ten siv e studies in connec tio n w ith f ib e r g la s s , 1 though m b e ll to th a t f ib e r g la s s dust i s n o t a a # y l n j pt a n t i a l bM&rd to th e Itssgs wo de hope to I tr ro s iig a to t h i s problem f u r t h e r and r e g r e t t h a t wo Laws bean u n ab lo to do so h e re to fo r e , 1 Bight m j th a t wo h a ro had a re a s o n to bolio v o t h a t anyone has boon in^urod f r e e tho in h a la tio n o f tbs fib e rg la s s dust. R w w 8 f r a d i u s khd a -rtc r In in d u s tr y p r e s e n ts a v e ry d o l l cat and erius p o te n tia l h& alth p roblem la d iu a s a lt s ar* used a t any stage c f Lip o o s u itru c tio n a M a t s o f t any t i n e or l o c a t i o n w ith in a y a rd , ixm to th s a y p a ra n t i& sig n ifio an o a o f a m il r i a l o f rmiiuss s a lt* , o p erato r# ad o th e r mr'mr% Woo* c a r a la s s i n h an d lin g i t , S e rio u s exposure* to r~ 4 1 and x - r a y wars found i s e u r s tu d io * where th ey re la a a t expected, la d im s a lt s storwd W rpor& rily in shacks adjacent tc m ys o ffered ternt*" P *cted asp* to o f f ic e w orkers. To a ls o ftrsad t h a t p o r ta b le c a rry in g mm% do n o t alw ays i a r s r o s a fe c o n d itio n s i n t h e i r i r a o d i a t e v ic in ity In e g a d u sio a 1 should lik e to p o in t out th a t as a re s u lt o f our ecmbdjmd a f f o r t* i s det r e i n i n g th s causes o f o c c u p a tio n a l d iseases and th e s f f s o tiv * use of v e n t i l a t i o n and e th e r c o n tro l aeaBures to have accom plished r e s u lt * which here been d e f i n i t e l y r e f l e c t e d in th e re d u c tio n of th e umber Of o c c v p s tio ru l d is e a s e c l a l s s subm itted by shi-pyard w ortere. In cro a rin g th a BYtsr&ftB tcosthly nussbar o f o c c u p a tio n a l d isease cl& ins f i l e d by s h ip y a rd w orkers in 1*H3 w ith th o se f o r tho f i r s t s ix month* of 1945 & r e d u c tio n in to ta l 'Uioal d is e a s e c l~ *,v o f o v e r 7..> toe r o d i c c d l V r c tic lly a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s of occu p atio n al disea*? ahowed a re d u c tio n as I p.*,**. o u t i tjy in tro d u c to ry renaxK s, Th* two largos*, con tr i b u to r s , namely, o o x lu in ctiT iti* and illn e s s b resrul tin g iro n welding fun x p o su re s war reduced alm ost e n t i r e l y in the. f i r s t c a se , mud over 9C* in abacit g f i l e d b e l i r r e d to hav*. r o r u ltc d -on w elding fu se s. *4 CRMC'-BER&FRO-COiS TYPICAL ;C~'KT;.'.L in 1LTH KALAF.Lb. l O peratio n H eid i qc , Burning and B raxinf IN ^Hi:TX.FI ':PH:ATi..?e P o te n tia l Kurende Osidei ef Nitrogen 21ac Cbdde Um& Iro o Oxid Arearde (Trioxide) Cadesin T otal Fr* F ln o riirt Osorv* Carbo Moeoxide Kecoa/sended Maximus: Found* Allowable L ia it in Shipyards Method of Saapling 25 ppm 150 g/10 3 1.5 " too 1.5 * 1.0 * too ", 3 pp 3. * 100 ?9 pp 16 g/10 3 15.1 * 7f5 " 0.1t * 11.1 " ? .? ppa Yecuu* F la s '<s P re c ip ita to r % ft t ft m " 1 P r e c ip ita to r , Aheer' er Absorber 00 in d ic a to r Skrinking Cbd.de f N itro fr ?5 ppm 0 ppm ferrait Fla s ts , Absorber P a in tla g Arc-- t l c Sole ent s Lead Zinc Cfaromt Kadit* & llRay I Pbctograpfay 100 1.5 1.0 0.1 pp g/10 ? * roentgens -*17 pp Beatene In dicator P re c ip ita to r, abscrVer t* in excess of C .l roentgeo* Miiyxseter Sandblasting, Scaling etc, S ilio Total Dort Ltad 5 tippe f 50 * 1.5 g/10 a3 fiesdni:. Lad A croiein 1.5 g/10 * 2 1 pp G alm nisinc Sbererdlxing Zinc (oxide) 150 rg y lo a 1 f le c tr o p la tia ^ .B ydroehloric Acid 10 #pp C leaning, . K itric Acid (Oxides B right Dipping of Nitrogen) 75 ' *1 c , S n lfu ric Acid 10 Cyanide 70 " Awonia 100 T om . iebyde 10 " Chrroni cid 1 g/10 r? in s u la tin g A sb eto e j 5 zppcf Cable U > c - `"bierri a t e d Naph- 1 ..uc tf t 'j .y u e T i y j J ! j Installation 610 ppcf 0.2 mg/lo 6.5 pp ?9 ? j 5 n p p c f ) isp io g rr, T.oniaeter ft P recipitator P recip itato r, laplngrr Absorber P recip itato r, lapinger Abeorder f ft * 1 A bsorber, Vs cm F las'cs ' Absorber | Ixpinger i ^ ... jA bsorber Many o f tb-se M a te ria ls a ls o a r^ Capab* w' Cawti.ni- 7> r w . t i t i s "* 7 t o * t i n t s conducted by lb S in t* of H aeh in g tcn Impartaient -cf H ealth , ppm - p a r ts p er i l l i o n "bj toI xm in s .ir. g,l!L0 3 appef - - lilllg r a * * per 10 cubic . m t m (&ppr-ox. a a o u e t c r d r braat.bed TXT o r ^ in f j). i lli e m partiel*' prr cubic foot of a i r . CRMC-BER&1'R(>0015( - < fit..I ul..J k t f l i a Baw w ith o u t may. f u r t h e r ado, we w ill c a l l on Dr. T re ie rid c K ly fim ld , mbo I s rw oogniw d a on* o f the le a d in g h e a rt &nn lung s p e c ia lis t* i n th e 0 t* t* e f tm m hiagtcn and who ha* had wore ex p e rien c e in diagnosis,.' to d i r # t l s g m6orqpa,tloaml d i #% o f the lung than anyone I know of lr. t h i s &rw. IM ?;ig g a in a ^ - K ^ . OwatlMMiu In looking ovtr th is e x c e lle n t prograc I fe e l extremely g ra tifie d th a t rush a th in g has bwin p u t on h a re . I suppose i t baa "been done h ero , thare and elaowhara, but i t is the f i r s t tin e I have seen anything lik e i t , Ur. Tmraer has l a i d o u t ao aething fo r you t h a t anybody car. eoc and understand Mr. Jordan asked a to say & few words about the o f f s e ts o f o a rta in in d u s tr ia l h a ia rd i iro n the doctor* s p o in t o f view: ! fie ld in g I tems 2. N itrogen Dioxide Z* A sbestos 4. fibrous- das* &*vrl fa c to r s a r t p r n s a n t in the a rc sid in g process which may be eJuddered. There is .the eax>k, coxaoonly c a lle d *fua>eB*, co n tain in g fin sly divided p a rtic le s of iro n oxide and in tha case of galvanised, ste e l, sine oxide i s addod to tha fuse*. A lso there i i n itro g en dioxide which *oj6tieB o aaass tx cuhlo. Ju d g in g by the oorrplm ints p r e s o r te d by se n coning to our o f f ic e , i t w e tid wees t h a t the a o s t eom on i l l n e s s a r is in g aaong w elders i s Metal fism i e w r . Jhrery s ld a r m p m re n tly know* eo a eth in g about t h i s c o n d itio n mad th e i l l n e s s has f r e q u e n tly been r e f e r r e d to as *golvanize po iso n in g r-, M i i s m monte i l l n i i i o f b r ls f d u ra tio n , iro n & few hours to th ree day*, which u s u a lly comes os e e re ra l h ours a f t e r excessive exposure. M e c h ie f syuctoss a re f i r s t a sw eetish ta s t e and sense of w&arinotB, m os f o l l o ^ d by C h u la and f r r e r and m oseiia# by p a in i n th o -c h o st. Shose have bees th# c h a ra c te ris tic one f r o s ti a o irsaeraorial Mo d*e&o was ro co g - p ix a d a huBdrod j m r t ago and a c r e , b u t many w oldors harve addod o th e r sysrp- t *-# ra s h a s beckacho, haadacho, c o n s tip a tio n , d ia rrh e a , c h ro n ic f a tig u e , Itasg h o ao rx h ag o , ia e o d .a , h e a r t d is e a s e , v a rio u s s k in c e n d itio n e ar.d even sex u al i p o ten cy to th e l i s t Mouse l a t t e r do n o t r e p r e s e n t g a lv a n is e poi soning. Eowwver, th e re i s a narked tendency era the p a r t o f th e worker to y re a e n . h i s s y s p ta o s , whatever th e y assy be, and then p ro v id e id s own diag n o s is t : ..:-h i s i n v a r i a h 'v *<**Jv&ni*e o o i tu n i r g " . M etal yooe fe v e r is the g e n e ra lly accepted te rn fo r th is 4iscs.se m i. i t wy p r t i ~ n l 1, ihLALuM; tin. iu a o s re saucing I r e n th e n c l* l:.r of tine., b ra # * , n i c k a l , alunimss., co p p er, s i l v e r a -.i s s re u ry , and porhmvs sows o t h e r me h a l t found in the e ld in g A c - As & r l c the p a t i e n t i t s u ite i l l f o r a day o r two and th e n 'resunw n tc -orb., f e e lin g a* 11 as e v e r. I t i* a ooBsaon o p in io n among w elders t h a t th e c o n d itio n n&v bs prevented by d rin k in g i lk, and tbmro appears to be eorae b a s is f o r the p r a c t i c e , Sbs fas** a r is i n g f r o s th e welder* t arc c o n ta in "both gases and f l s a l y dlvldjH i p a r ti c le * Of a s t a l . X x p a ria e n ta l work has shove thus.', both t t a n itro g m a dd&xtdJ mad tha tin e e x ld i fu se s can cause trem ble and ir. -acae A*kt*oawi eve fib ir o n oxido d u s t. Jfitrogon dio x id e 1 * lung i r r i t a n t . Shw* io !* # sitrsfsM dioxide given o f f in siding -A tt the seated rods fits*, f t t - to A f*w eaaos o f pneumonia brr been rep o rted in CR MC-B ER&FRO - ,O t , > ~ continued falch i t appaar th a t a l tregua dioxide in h a la tio n has beer, the cause, Ho~ OTsr, & study o f 864 oa** of pneumonia in the K aiser Shipyards at P.i c:,sand, C a lif o r n ia l a t y*ar showed pneumonia was no nere camon airone weldrs than u o s e other o m t. Nitrogen dioxide is recognisod as a rei-oiratory i r r i t a n t faow*v*r, and should be avoided. Jb* i n f l a t i o n of Iron dust {iro n oxide) in considerable concen tra tio n . has W en katnm to proilhico s u f f i c i e n t d e p o sit in the lungs to p r :-- se n t a n o d u la ta d appaartmoo in the x--r ay film . I r e c a l l one such case In a m s whose work otm aistod in g rin d in g *tevo tops w ith an omory whool. Shore was n H A and th e Lopoeite o f ir o n g r a d u a lly disnjrponrod. ho pe s i t ion o f i m s l a tho lung a p p a re n tly does n o t o ccu r u n le ss the work is done la v s r y cloaa qu& rtars end th* I r o n d u s t c o n c e n tra tio n ie hig h . 2ver, thetsgh th e ir o n dual dpc*it i# r i s i b l e l a the x -ra y , i t gases to produce p r a c t ic a l ly m eyipto*. l a a m m r# o tly mmiaed a t our o f f ic e , tho workman had ir>title d a. co aa ld an th l q u a n tity o f iro n p a r t i c l e s in a g rin d in g p ro c e s s . So tach Iro n d u s t v m era&t&d in the fona o f h o t sparks from tho g rin d in g hool t h a t tho 'ortaaBa* s g la aso i vero m o ttled w ith -tho tin y p a r ti clos t i ckin g to th o lemaos. Sto Lassos f o l t l i t o sand paper and could no lo n g er bo us od. Tho p a t i e n t 11 eeseplaint Had nothing to do w ith th is unos i rublo atao sp h o ra however, and I l i x -ra y film of tho host was p e r fe c tly norm! As ww ham add, i t is racogriwsA th a t a w elder m y in h a le iro n d u st which smy produo a nodulation in the x-r&y which i s known as *&rc*16*^8 c id a ro tis* . 3ut a i l the evidence in d ic a te s th is condition is not a sxrnaoe to h ealth * oauaas no d i s a b i l i t y nrd does n o t le a d to tu b e rc u lo sis or o th e r d i * a es. Most of the iro n i s c a rrie d upward, frith rocus and gradu a l l y e x p e c to ra te d , kaay awn who in h a le la rg e q u a n titie s of iro n oxido Tmldia g faaos w ith o u t ad ee m to v e n t ila t io n , s u f f e r temporary r e s p ir a to r y symp tom* l i k e thoQ o f a sljsplo cold o r b r o n c h itis , They u s u a lly r a is e a l o t e f groy, brown o r b lack puttut fo r a fa n days and o ften ecaelu in also of e<mgh, H I symptom* rubsido in a fow days u n le ss th o ro i s one o th e r fac to r not ro la to d to tho iron dust, . A la r g o number o f non havo come to our o f f i c e , d u rin g the g r e a t sh ip b u ild in g p o rio d , c o cp lain in g o f symptoms a r is in g i m r oroosuro to zinc, fusaoB. Those non oro a rc weldor o r b u rn e rs nor'King on g rlv n r.ized s to o l, o r th o / uro non o f o th e r c ro fts a s s o c ia te d rrith o r a d ja c e n t to tho ra id e rs . The* man g e n e ra lly t a l l u* th ey n o tic e d a l o t of m lvuniv soke, th a t th e , ro ck er was n o t working r i g h t o r th a t sene c a re le s s trorknan n early d id net hnv M r r . r ':; r close cue ugh to the wane a fte r t u p a tie n t arriv w d h e w , he f e l t & l i t t l e naasoa o r a' sw eetish tastes, he became v ary waary and aoen had a c h i ll follotrod by fo re x . Sodo a rc well in tho e r a in y . O thers rotroiro two or thio-> c -ys to reco v e r. I f tho p a tie n t i s g em du rin g t h i s tem porary i l l n e s s , n v a r ia b le fev er is r e g is te r e d by the tborm oaoter and gonorally a lo u cecy to sie is found. That is an increase in v isits o o rpu*clos u a t at wo fin d in v a rio u s in f e c tio n s . Often thoro i s a d ia l n a tio n e f v i t a l ca p a c ity . U sunlly tho fo v er su b sid es in 24 hours or l a w . &ac o s hw o bad #ovoro etragkin^ nr,d ceasier-oily the etruch has OKiMd T w sltin g . A ll symptom quickly subside howvver, and we aldon fin d am cowtlaatiDa, 34arly the in h a la tio n m y be s u f f ic ie n t to p r o t e s t a *vwr* acu te b ro n c h itis or ves pneumonia, b u t the*e oases are a 4b$p l a Xm teeftw t whs the ntasber o f en exposed i* considered, So one t e * 1m & 3& 4 te A w t h a t any p o raan o ct changet e e r r in th e fcrocthing CRMC-RBR&Fll a irfu continued p paratu*, A ll p a tis n ts #en by Us in th is connection have been put th ro w t * WUtia n l nation consisting of the following; examination of nose, tharo&t ad sinuiw ti pfayaie&l m rain atlo n of the h e a rt and lin g s ; B,P, readI n p v i t a l aq.eity| u rin a ly sis; dim entation ra te ; flu cro tao n ic and x-ray f i l a c f the o h ast, Se hav been im pressed by the f a c t th a t in the large m ajo rity o f maes nothing abnormal 1* found oxcopt minor things having no r e l a t i o n to In d u stry , which ay be fo u n d in tho g e n e ra l population. ^ &I0r rop o rt* i n the l i t e r a t u r e in d ic a te 'th a t men who have had setal fuoe f r r e r onoe o r twice a c q u ire a c e r ta in degree o f in cu r.ity or re - aistaao to it * I don*t fe e l sure ab o u t th is myself, as we have seen mans* en who t e l l us they g et into tro u b le a t soon a t they smell tho funds a^ aia* S h it* perhaps, may bo e x p la in e d on tho b a s is o f fo a r. Than a an h&M boon a c u t e l y i l l , oven fo r a low h o u rs know i t wa.8 dua to tin e w eld in g Tvtsm%t ha th in k # ho i t g o in g to bo i l l ag a in aa eoon aa he c o n ta c ts tim isusea* l o t m m do have r e p e a te d a t t a c k s of asotal fucso f e v e r and wo h e ro had th o Im pression t h a t o e r t a ln eo n boooao sons! t i rod to tho fuaog bo ^hat th a t? o n ly hope o f avoiding tro u b lo i t to ehango th o ir typo o f work ***5- s ta y away fro tho fnmos, Of ocurso i t i s h ig h ly d o tira b lo t h a t ovary e f f o r t bo stade to p rev en t tho in h a l a ti o n of *ooko and frn o s as w ell as undue opporuro to a l l o th o r o c c u p a tio n a l hnxards Inh a la tion o f asbestos d u st may produce cough and s h o rtn e s s of b re a th sod e c o a s le a a lly weakness and c h e s t p a in s . Advanced diooa.se may thee blood f t reeked sputum, cyanosis, and clubbed fin g e rs . I t has been shows by many in v e stig a to r s, however, in t h i s country and ab ro ad , t h a t a z s a b tr o f .year exposure i s n eoessary to b rin g about the above s i t u a ti o n . M eriwether, d escrib in g o o ed itio n s is E n g lish p la n ts , showed t h a t a xdxvlsnaa of even y e a rs ' exposure to high c o n c e n tra tio n of a s b e s to s d u st was n a c o tsa ry to produce a s e rio u s degree of re a c tio n . In asb esto s! , the x-ray film p resen ts a f a in t hasinoss througho u t tho l ower lu n g f i o l d s and no e v id e n c e o f chronic p le u r is y i s u s u a lly ocm. I n f a r advancod c a s e s , which wo v e ry r a r e l y 00, th o x -ra y shotr* a d iffu se shadow throughout tho lung f ie l d s which has boon coeparod to ground g la ss app earan ce, fleck o d s e ttlin g on a h a ty background. A sbestos!# deos n o t lo u d to tu b o rc u lo s i* as s i l i c o s i s i* known to do, b ut o f i t s e l f any bo d is a b l in g o r tnron lo a d to donth, Ther e i s l i t t l o tho d o c to r cun do boyond ro aeving th o p a tie n t iro n tho a s b e s to s atmosrphero, A Bbostosis fo rtu n a te ly decs not #hov tho s ilic o s is tondoncy tovrard progressive fib ro s is . l i t h m ild c o a e y m o m l l y s y rrio rs subside of to . rcaovni frnn tho .danger. T ib rc u s g la s s , g la s s wool, lo a n g la s s and g la s s board; Tho f i i ?t fib ro u s A ia s n . t z 1;. tid e country f o r comnwrciaji use was ir. On:o in 1x34. *e our experlenoe is U n ite d as to tin e , Ecve-rer, i t has been clearly shewn by D r, Gardner and o th e r w orkers t h a t no TmsuaoconiDsis car. a r is e ir e sxpow urs to these pro d u ct* b e canso f ib r o u s glnBB i s n e t ir k a la b la . th a t is , i t dews not reach the lungs, The sp ic u le s of g lass are caught ir. the upper rw s p ira te ry pissagw s and prom ptly c a rrie d out- In tho s ta te of Ohio w tr tbs Owns Ocrniag T ib e rg la s s Corporation i s lo c a te d and where fibw r La*s m i f i r s t ussd o o a e e re ia lly , th ere has cot boon a sin g le e la ir MiBikor* s esp<maatien h*.*eA wa pulBoaeury i&oa-sc is.ttributo.blc tie f i b -- rm ss gL&n* E asy * sa h a oesjslaieod o f s k in i r r i t a t i o n a s a r e s u lt o f JM & tSig 1 m 0 AM.& p ro d u c ts, and th e r e can be no doubt such i r r i t a t i o n , i i W iy , hat ee caw is rooordod ir, which any tk in d is e a s e 'SM# i r r i t a t i o n re q u ire o n ly ovoral washing* w ith *ap CRMC-BER&FRO-OOl 5 m a i r l a k f i r m s ! J O , - continued w 19. and * t i r to r w * p r a c tic a lly a ll the suiculee of glass* as they are very s u p e rfic ia l, 8*m^ e x c e l le n t work ha been done h are and a l l ever the country l a th e pittw otion o f the workman exposed to oOBsibls in d u s tr ia l hazards and or# U r e t t* he to rts. I n s p ite of s a fe ty p r e v i s io n s , thorn &ro in sta r.c o % the employer is caro ics* or negligent in tho use of these provisions xtA th ere a r e abundant ln sta n o o s whom th e workman la c a re le s s and n e g ligent. Tho sp lsy o r oannot bo absolved o f b la s e f o r an a c c id e n t j u s t bo~ oaaiso ho has p a t let c e r ta in p ro te c tiv e a p p lia n c e a, i f he has f a ile d to soo t h a t th e y srk* tfa the o th e r hand, the workman c an n o t co n scien tio u sly a t t r i b u t e h is d is a b ilit y , a c c id e n t or il l n e s s , to h ie work i f ha r e fu s e s to u** properly the p r o te c tiv e device and s e tb e d t p ro v id e d , A g r e a t m a y *en who have oome to cmr o f f ic e w ith eosas corrplaint a d a lt th a t they eeks fro * 20 to 50 c ig a re tte s d a ily , th a t on occasion they ue an awwmt o f liq u o r which w o ld o e r ta in ly x asd er th e n ums&fo to d riv e a oar, and a la rg e poroem tagoof tho younger man are tr y in g to g o t alo n e on fiv e or s ix hours sloop. Those are personal n a t t e r s , n a tu ra lly l e f t to tho d isc re tio n of tho in d iv id u al werknr but f re e tho d o cto r' g point o f view th e y o fte n wiho up tho d iffo ro n co botwoon good h e a lt h and illa o s s . Tot whan d i s a b i l i t y o c c u rs, tho tendency i s to o v e rlo o k bad h a b its and a t t r i bute the time lo s s to tho work in which one i t engaged, In tho in to r o s t f e f f ic ie n t production and fo r tho h ealth o f tho workingman, i t i s h ig h ly e s s e n tia l th a t oaployor and urrclcyoo consciously o u art thasssolvo toward tho red u ctio n of d i s a b i li ty both on the job and e f f tho jdb. -oOo- tk I . Jordan 2 w i l l ask I t s . T a m e r and S ly f ic ld to ansrrer any questions which any bo p u t, $ Is th e rs t a j oar* for s ilic o s is ? A (Dr, d y f i e l d ) That i s on* of the th ings 1 m s checking up on a t Saraasx t h i s wojsmx 1 h e s i t a t e to o f f e r any prom ise when ve do not know too uch --bout i t , I do n e t approve of th e p r a c t ic e o f soae p u b lic a tio n in gw tti), people e x e ite d about ra re * when the n e d is n l o r o fe e rio r cannot back thssii uu. H ecto rs Oea'_r>er and Gaorge f r i g h t a rc doing some very p r o s if ir g ; work in the use of a lu e im x ; h y d rate in the co n tro l of s i l i i c -- s is . They to t l t i n -that tLey __ cut uaoy fo c i very d o fix d tciy th a t they oan stop i t - they can stop th is progressive' f ib m s ia w hich'has boon tho bene of tho p e s t w ith s i l i c o s i s . th is tc>- danqy o f the s i l i c o s i s nod-Iw to **_ ->n e n la rg in g and ceusirg a fib ro u s m s s u n ti l- th ere i s n ' t any b re a th in g space l e f t , D rs. Gardner and f r i g h t f e e l they a r t g e ttin g sovier and they a re using the treatm ent m . m iners 1 th e Hake S u p erio r reg io n where th e y have the r i s e r s oat* A tm f e r t m t s m t , simply in haling the a lta ir v a hydrate for a period f a few ndsmtas f a r boat fiv e oath* and th is , they fo o l, steps the pTOgreis o f the dieoaae. I t ap p aren tly doot so t cl pax up the condition IrM sSy w d r k ia g . They f e o l th a t by u sin g tho tre a tm e n t during the hup* * f HBpfliqnwwt, th e y can p rev en t tho development o f s i l i o o t i t . ) CRMC-B ER&FRO- \ - oontinund " 21. ^ ^lr* te th is in te r e s tin g d ism issio n of sh rin k in g , was there any opaia a t 411 ia th a t n a i l compartment? A (Dr. E arn e r) Am I r e c a l l , th*r* at no forced v e n tila tio n , hut 1 am *ein ^ to M i l ea h r. fra n k A lley, who did the re se a rc h on th a t, (Mjt Adley) th. study was Bade In & compartment having one hatch le ad in f fro * m adjacent ooapartment which te d only n a tu ra l v e n tila tio n , Q She reason I mty t h a t i t is in t e r o t t i n g 1 th a t a t our C a lifo rn ia pera t ic o s in 1$H3 wt te d co n sid erab le d i f f i c u l t y w ith th a t very problon and nohody eagstlw sd i t . 1 mdM a l l k inds of w elding W iti and overcame aiding p ro h i a* h u t they did a l o t of sh rin k in g on tra n sp o rts belo* hacks and had ore com plaints about th a t than any th in g e ls e . I can well i* e g la a th e om A ttlo o was siasll& r to the oas th a t you da cribs A (Dr, f a r a e r ) 1 e a a U v a d a n ta a d why i t d id n 't come to our a tta n tio n b e fo re . 1 s to le Hr. A lley ' a th u n d er booauso te has prepared & oapor on t h i s which w ill bo pahliithod in th a Jan u ary , 1946 is iu o o f T h o Oonorol I n d u s tr ia l Jo u rn al o f I n d u s tr ia l Eygieno and Toxicology8, . And I a i ^ i t dd th a t before accepting the a r ti c le , the e d ito r of the Journal irrq u im i m to tho Method ate, c o n tro l o f tho e n tir e o rp o ria e u t. $ I t has nos te my a tte n tio n th a t a t se v e ra l d if f e r e n t tin e s physician* have g ifaad la fto s tria l rw porti going to the S tate Department of Labor A I n d u s tr ie s g iv in g th e i r layer gs ip s th a t the enployee had s i l i c o s i s . Is i t p o s s ib le fo r a p a t ie n t to have s i l i o o s i s when be has bad no co n tact w ith an y th in g b u t iro n and had no p rev io u s c o n ta c t, or would th a t be s i d a r e s i s t 1 ask because claim s were warded, on th a t b a sis a f t e r a hearing, A (Dr. S ly fie ld ) S is only thing th a t can produce s ilic o s is i t s ilic a . A saan a r t in h a ls s i l i c a in f in e ly d iv id ed p a r ti c le * and over & consider ab le p e rio d of tin e . I t has been shown th a t rr * a aen exposed to high s c e n t m t l i m s o f s i l i c a do n o t alw ays drnslop, the diaa*e. 1 a group Of 100 ska, wl'th p le n ty o f s i l i c a in the atm osphere, they don1t always develop the disease and p ra c tic a lly seno o f thou develop i t immediately. I t i s a p t p o s s ib le f o r ire o r ay o th e r d u st te produce i t . Of course, w e must r o a lis o th a t thoro m y bo #o s i l i c a in connection w ith work with o th er sta le . but thoro ro a lly i s n 't such excuse fo r la b elin g n t&m s i l l coal unlo* i t i s , bo cause no wan dovolcps i t unlos* you can sod I t. 1u th e w-ray f i l s , which stews i t d e f i n i t e l y , A man docs not have -L.,y `-y rp to w u n lc :s *t i s cos in uhc x -m y film s, so i t s&cns to *o th a t i t i s n 't o i l i c o s i r ualoBS th e x--roy shows i t , and r c g u rd lrs s of s/o p t'-.as, i f tho x -ray doot n o t show i t , the syuroto as arc due to so~ -- th in g o lst., m-> - j f u i* no sonso in c a llin g i t s i l i c o s i s . $ I t i s in te r e s tin g to knowthat a ry o f o u r w e ld e r's com plaints a r e , vo a large ex ten t, temporary, * io k `r e g c -i to the le a d in halation, i* i t pcs i b i , i n busrsinf ex w iding around p a in te d s u rf a c e , to in h a le i t ar.d i s i t ctSBOla-tiv* m t h a t i t w ill bwoeae n e c e s s a ry f o r a awn to change h i s iHsetjptktUi&1 (Dr, filyfiskld) I believe It is , a ir, I think i t i t a sours e f consi d erab le d if f lc td lo r . I t 1 p e r f e c tly pe>*ibl iU-*. i s tbo U-cmiag cf ssarfMies, a m a m y 1 tho pour so of tie inhale oaeugh to 9*Q*6 tswaKU and i t i s carolativ s, Sow, 2 bollavo wo arc using to * tly p r ife r tif jNdJtta*. . i j ! t i t bosxmiz^: a cu stoc te u*c lo s t and lops load- %&! . } CRMC-BER&FRO-OO l lta n fi i* te fia sanding d u st i r a s woevorkinc (Sr* y f i a l d ) t m u id WS that I t i t efuite p o s s ib le for mn to eir*2,l e i l i p o e t s 1& t e a t r I rw'b*r i n oorm aetIon urith to s audblemttK * f rodLliae* se turtd te as eat of s i l i c o s i s A ^ l a , i t was but; p r i* l* b w M i l a prt*ta*s of acm m e nod te t u f f a r ro i t Yen though. they warn axpoted ror a p e rio d of timo* Prom um bly t h i s m e bo- mmm te o t e a t i s a r r ie e a t fey te e 1angst, S e r ta in ly { i f you la ro a ilie ir-M u id d u s t X w ould o o m ld b r i t a s i l i oo s i* hasard t e teriBdag;* gain* X a e tle * on your chart i t i* dangerous to l i f e in o o m e & tratiM and a& iaalg wir k ille d l a s aatyone p re se n t in th o se aepirta ate ted t e a t happened! (Be* t o w ) f t * m t e m sa working in t h i s rt>oe for *0 tiro e r te m e h e c ra , ( la te p d io a te d the o o a d itio n s la te r ) l o r bobs unkaerra I M S I l t e s t e e f tee t e w i l l * Ctn* died o f psauaeni* and tee tear t e i T^emrnrd t h a t la te s te ia g te a t sta rted u lo o k in g aretmd nb t h a t 1 te y e a r swk m s d o , l a t e r a l l y m had w ir raap icism s as te hat happem d te tee** ed 2 *dht sy tee f a ta i d a l m * eotedtted te te e State f fa sh te p to s Xwp&rtnt o f Lahor 4 In d u strio and peanat i m e frantoi CRMC-BER&fKO-C IHTB3DTX n Q S - 5, X Jordans Por some of the work being done on the nreventio a o f oocrv^paticaal dltaaaeg I am going to c a ll on Mr rranklyn T. Johnson, 5*fiy D iraotor of tha h ais*r Shipyards, Portland A rea, P o rtlan d , Oregon. Am w est o f you know, Ur, Johnson m s lo&npd to the Maritine Com m ission a* a sa fe ty consultant and in th a t p o s itio n he studied the methods being used in d i -the shipyards on the t e s t Coast. rULETLlS I . JDHHSOK, S afety D ire c to r Oregon Ktsipboildlng C o rp ., P o rtla n d , Oregon I tm a fn a id , gentleman, th a t I u g sing to be a poor s u b s titu te f o r tba l i s t e d speaker, Iter* Xay*, o f our Bichacnd l a r d . I m y hare th i s , hcwerwr, th a t hat hams* tj Por a ywar I sp en t x y e n tir e time r i s itin g con t r a c t ipyurds ace. th a l a s t Ooat. That was in 1943 whan r e n ti la t io n prob lem* w tra a t t h s i r peefc. lem s i l l her* to harts & l i t t l e background to un derstand that Tern amai stop to th in k th a t in 1940, o u ts id e o f Bury y a rd s, th e re war* some 5,000 sen engaged in sh ip b u ild in g &sd r e p a i r on the c o a st, em p loyed by firm s who had don# ttip work o r# r a p erio d o f year. In 1941 whan the Ua r i t i O o m issio n s ta r te d te spani t h e i r urogram th ey e n lis te d the s a r r io a s o f a number of la rg e o p arato rg in haawy c o n stru c tio n work and t r i e d to make th ip b u ild a rs out o f tho&# peopl*. They b u ilt to tremendous o rg a n is a tio a s --100,000 people in a group. In 1943, hen th e re wore n a if a m illio n w orkers in tha shipyard in d u s try on the l e s t C oast, n early TO p e r c e n t war 'ondar the d ir a o tio n of these hoary c o n s tru c to r* . -bay had no id e a o f the basarti o f sh ip b u ild in g , l b ? had to la o m and 1e a rs the nard way. Shar* sa*e two g en eral problema in shipbuilding*. In t bam y a rd s where a h u ll i t on tb s ways a p erio d of aonths and a t the o u t f i t t i n g took a month o r two, you can s e t up a system o f Y e n tiia t l on th a t w ill s ta y p u t a reasonable tim e. Ihre the sh ip s are in the ways a wwek o r so, t h i n g aeuld stay p u t nor# than f i f t e e n minutes a t & tim e. V e n tila tio n problem* wsre tremendous l a th ese y a rd s. t ,-y of squipoent} buying equipnsr.t from r e n t i l a t i o n and blower people whe s e r f working or- .>? i - 10 p r i o r i t y and t r / i n y to supply a 1AX-1: you can sec what the' sh ip y ard s nere up a g a in s t. TJnder the circum stances th e y 1 vo use a fa n and then s ta y o u t u n t i l the -a i r cleared . CoivM tonc war had aud we haa a any com plaints, and j u s t l y m , But i t d id n 't tak long b a ie r each yard doYoloped a .sy c te n of v e n tila tio n fo r i t s p a r tic u la r type of construction. I had. the p r i r i l e g e o f Y i s i t i n g - u r a c t i c a l l y a l l c o n tr a c t y a rd s on t h e ' e s t B oast ami I mad* a l i s t e f *om# o f those y a rd s which I thought pro tested a **ed p lan s i Twntilation: Oal ip, f a r in s ta n c e , in t h e i r L ib e rty p r o g r dTmlepd a #y>f T * t i.l a t4 # a th a t * u remecrkehly good. ?hey a**lcftd a eeH setem mjimet te d esig n a hip r e a i ila tie m system f i r s t , one th a t would 1* w ife th e i r ras tr a c tio n program., and they b u i l t quipw m t to f i t tag m l m M ash p a r t sta n d a rd ee t h a t a t r r e r y tag* they 'old CRMC-BIiR&F RO-OOi ^ I y t I t Jsh& aon M atU nasd 23. Mklgn o s r b a ii f it t ia g * to w antilate each stag o f coattraction. That eyn~ I# ta a werked wary *11* I t was p r a c t ic a l ly a l l d ilu tio n ntilntien, v er/ l i t i l * sx h ao at, Als e t i a l l of i t m s fo rcin g a i r in , in q u an titis* great mmngh t* foro ut or d ilu ts th# bad a i r . la s te ro and Stool Company s e t w tru n k s fro* the innor b e t- te a s ah i oh war* 2 f t , l a d am to r w ith b ig rein blow ers, At orary dock Icm L they had another motion* O ther tip$ aar* b u i l t by oombination w antilation , blowing in a t th* b o tta* and auekine atti a t the top. fa* lalaad umd the ta w blowers with d iffe re n t f ittin g , with ta l nei# a t tbs b atto * of each tank and exhausted f i t * tho top cornar f th em a n tanks werjr r u e e e s tf u lly , They eeuld work ntii a t 1 5 -fo o t itnr1 a l l th* aajr tp by th at qrstaa o f oabim tira iorcod-hotte* and suetionat-top T taatllati aa. J re y y tfcijjyerd dawalopod a aystoss that- f l t t a d i t * p a r t i polar p ro grwa. 2b* S *ry TartL, by i s d la rg * , paad r o e t l e s T o n tlla tio n bscaujie they had mots gmlTania w ild in g , tU&y o f th o w yard w i a ayste* o f m a l l blow ers, 800 f t , oaqsaaity o r la s s , to draw fro th e iaoe& int a r m to a la rg e arookar and blew i t rut in to th a i r . S h at i s th# jm u r * * r a l l y follow ed on the l a s t 0**t. %mh y ard heed a wrt%m f it ow n Xaeh y a rd bad i t s mm p r o b i ad #1 r r a n tm liy shipped i t l a i t s osa way, & y drrtloped an adaqmt* tie n sy itM u Som e f th m had a aero d if f i c u lt probi* then o eld in g fu T sotH atian to take oar e f 1 tbom yards b u ild in g flo a tin g drydocks had a d if f ic u lt p reb le* s ith v ertica l heteho end p a in t fnao re p tile tie s and in nearly orory earn they w i d ilution w ontllatiM u Am I m on ly g iv in g you & b r i e f o u tlin e s i shut sent on, th a t 1 a l l l onre to aay* AicroaB&aER'r or szcmszp. 13th eessioe *f*%X*_g&~`#- * /**Of ** - J>w5S- , " CRMC-BER&FRO-OO! 5 sm r a smr b p iir :x. p re u n te tiU m v t a, o o erd laated program by p e rso nnel ron te Pnget Sota.! S arai 5Mpy&r(L. 1*5 1 Xm CiELSTOT, .S .S .E ,, M trunsion L*d*r. ltii-...{krl>toni la a m t i a r of tn tro u c tio a to tbe tro mu ir o s the Ji*T7 Tard, 1 *otd IIJdb te vmka & few oonmant. 11 has bees cy raactior. o fte o ti * m fe y m g in e e r t har & p ertp o ctiT t h a t I b soucysrfaB.t en the e rtte r e f te r*ae*ad b lr d tfaat always a backw ards be&use he didn' t ear hr# fa* m e gcibg faat li k a d to h o baro he h&ri boetu Dur ucty o rg a n is a tio a a h*ve b e ta fa n ilt tqp a f t e r the aead has ariwjxi In oth er orda, iad'O stry m u ber b e fa r s a fe ty ead * fa&d to gv in and look bar d eare f* r ti hor*e had fama ato len . r u r th e r th&n th a t, rren in th ar a ra , hen thecre m a o m e lie ra b espbaai ea e a e ty , I , p areo nal ly , kaon o f no la c le , in sta n o # ber a org am isatio n m b a l l t xsp r l t b a s a fo ty progrese p la n a ! and e*ciacrod In te i t a t tho outw i* ta so o f tersa had a theught te e a r d i M l t y , fatti th e grerrUb. o f the progr* lo tbos s t a l l i s h u n t s in I n t e r y * rs * m wafa g r m t e r tfaa they had ' a tic ip a te et- tha ta r i, xmt i t ha fama a prooe o f lo c h in e deers te' tr y te saeud f a n i i t and b**ar& t h a t b a te d s t e d fay ti a a ta r # o f t i * o p e ra tto n . Ite rib e r ib an t b a t 2 tedile tee eocln aer tbsa!# farro faaen. X acking In esa^rietnoe and l a e a t i e a te kao be te p la n afanad, A zthar ob s t r a t i en i s t h a t fre g n a s tly , a s m e t y m a o e ro r..m a tead te Lfety m m Ja a f e t i fa o f i t to tea p o ir t tem i i t beoom an iadependent p ro g n tfaat ba no p a r i in th gemerai op r a t ie n e f th e p lan i w a r e m rfclag in* I tbiaJc tfaat 1> w oog. l i l t .ima to be independent and aaaH fon otioa s i m in teg ra i p a r i, i t ha* no place er p eri in th plani* 1 a s t be prm otioal* 35 only reasen m bar *nfty i s be 'in i t 1 o o n a tim i* l i i t w m H , woui a l l he otti o f Job. One exarple o f tfai* f o m r t p la n n in g I tfadnk w# a l l afaonld do, i ene e f th sfaops in tbe P u g si S e ta ! S a ra i Sbipjntrd known e* th S ervice and Malsteimr.oe Sbop. 2 dettisi v e ry neh i f tfaat shop rm t v u t i s t e e n ia ta n se becanao i t bad ar?~ tfaing te do rlth M tfaiy. I t smj brot^fat in to x iste n c e it an ffie d e n t y of g r ttin g a Job done. In c id e n ta lly , afety cane ales.-: th i t , Vct I doubt n sry jmefa i f tbe S a fa ty O fficex bad goxm te aanagenent and m i ! ` n m a i i t bec&uee i t w ill p ro rd e m io r working oon d ltior.s. * l t m a &s e f f i c i eoi e p e ra tio n , a b a t t e r w y e f dnng th e Job. 5b b is ter*/ of te i bop, &s 2 Iccbov 11 , goo back sono K) ysnrs, m ilio o ld dny. ho.K*rer, l i aaH. an indepenoni Opo r a ti on, i t m a a rrotip o f r a r i era bcroa do ta lla d te lo . r t i i n ifaingr t h a t 'S i i te do tri.ih p rsp u rin r. a hip f o r rorpar X*Sr- t o r , ooiitno arcran 1940, i t rnw ot np a an indopcndont o rg a n ijn iio n uad l i v y ro sp o n eib lo fo r o l i ta e p o ra ry i u e te ll s tia n aboord afaip- 1 b rr to gentleipen te taJLk te ytrn, tb e f i n s t , a Quarxer^ua in SSsep 99, tbe S erric and MalntenA.no Shop. 5e * ^ in g to t a l i you a l i t t l e k i t abonat r e n t i l a t l e a , tea, -ti-ug, o tc . L a te r m r i l l te r a ladingsBan l o ta ric i* a he i l i g iT i you ck id e a o f bor th y ge abont e e ttiu g vp lMrtariM. i r i s e *& te afaip. to Trank T ila o n , Q ^ rta n s a n , Sbop 99, i l i Ci yu fall sto ry m te d a profale* m .tr\- '-i *`t* CRMC-BER&FRO-Ol mz i< 25. XBAMX flLSOK, Q u a rte rm n , Shop 99 X tv jsa ra iiim S a rrio e Shop, Xuget Sovmd Naval Shipyard i r e a e r t o n , Tn. Mr* Ohalnaan and Oentlamens X r i e r to 1940 the tem porary t e r r i e s s in the Navy yard were osier th* j u r i s d i c t i o n of the H e e t r i c and P ipe shops. Thee* se rv lc es co n sisted e f tem porary tsewer, a i r , w ater and steam They were co n sid e red & n ecessary r r i l and w*r tak e n oare e f by & ierr journeym an w ith p le n ty o f h o lp o rs . The Y o n tila tio n m s m iner. In 1940 the temporary eerv io o s voro so t op as a branch shop of the C en tral f e e l Shop and oea g iste d e f th.ro d iv isio n s: o lo c trlc i& n s, pipe f i t t e r * and v a a t i l e t i a n wm. The equipment v&t b u i l t up -until a t th e p r w o t time t h i s hop esn oops w ith n e a rly auy uergimcy th a t assy a ri* . The v w niil& tien d ep artao iii m s nv ad had to be b u i l t fro o the ground. an, tJd~ lik a th* s a f e ty o rg a n is a tio n s , as thus H au ten & at ha* p o in te d c u t, who looked backm rd to * sfcerw they had been, we, e f the vsm til& tio n , had to look forward a s we had never been aaywbare. The f i r s t v w n tila iia n program in tbs la r d toe fo s te re d and bor ty Mr. Jack y ello w s, who is non S a fe ty Xnginaor fo r the T h irteen th Havel D is tric t* Xros p r a c t ic a l ly nothing, e i th e r la oxpcrience or eq uipcont, tro have, X th in k , aadn soowbat ef a rocord fo r ursolvo* in tho v e n tila tio n fie ld lo h are a n ic e e rg n n ira tio n of capable aon, mad havo boon vory for tm a te in tecmrirsc r a p a r r ito r s who m r e tratsandausly inter tod in the job to be dona, sen wdae wnr th* need f o r th e work and extended them selves to g irs sa rrie tt e f r r r r y kind* 1 a r m r refu se v e n tila tio n sorviee to a r y s e a* long: a s i t i s w ith in reason and can be in s ta lle d sa fe ly . Te have nans i t a p o in t to work as clo sely as p o ssib le w ith our S afety o ffic e and I te l l e r s L t. Ba*ern ar^ h is a s s o c ia te s w ill a t t e s t to th a t. Hie co o p eration ire have rs c e iv a d f r e e th* s a f e ty crew le av e noth in g to be d e sire d . Our f i r s t o p eratio n in tank work aboard ships undergoing re p a ir is th* te s tin g e f spaces fo r hydrocarbon ssos and oxygen d efic ien cy , 3Pr th is work ws sccpley th* M.S.JL Model 2 XxplOBinater and e ith e r i o l f e or Kohler S a fe ty h a s p s . Tbs ex p lo sim etar i s v ery handy and easy to keen in o o u d itio n . e have one mechanic who spend* u r n c ti c a l ly h is e n tir e tin e keeping t h i s t e s t i n g sq u ip asn t in p ro p e r working o rd e r, At p re s e n t we hr.vo f if t e e n nan q u a lif ie d to do th* te s tin g ,- The roes have been tm in e d under th* super-.-.sion of the la rd Chooist and i s accordance with the m r i regu la tio n s . ' -. wtm choser. f o r th is -work s u e t r i-jxify a v illin g n e sB to tak a tho jo b b o fo re iu c tr a in in g be--ns, bocauco i t 1b a aard job re q u irin g a g reat r a c i s t e f climbing and tra v e llin g ; about the ship. 1 re q u ire th a t te ro to on* jo b -te tb. VJ' ~ir.f p e r f e c tly rper.. 1 . . net n et l_ .n nuy v oonosivsd id e a s about th* a i r c o n d itio n s w ith in the compartment to bo te s te ed, and ho i s n o t to engage in argum ents r e la tin g to h is -work, His su n crT ise r w ill s o t t l s an y th in g o f te -.t n :; * - . He must be s a t i s f i e d w ith hi* -tost# o r 6o th* work ev sr. I t i* nsceem ery th a t he be o s a t i s f i e d w ith M s te s ts th a t be, him self, w ill be w illin g to uork in th* ooepartaseat. I be&iWTt, bwoaXMMi f t h i s p o lic y , we have a e rrv c f coascier.tio-J*, b ard -co rk ia g Ban. Ve de n o t need a la rg o a crow of te s te r * ns -o emirsta in , b u t i t i* & good i&M to obsagw th e nan, s h i f t i n g then to v crr.tilatio n work lo r h o rt p o rte d * , Our p r a e tio a has been to totevi two te s te r on sMLjor sh ip s, Mfcdl n t man m s U y oe oars fo r arvw ral srsall u n its . Our t e s t e r iros te w ri sM pe mbs they f i r s t la n d a t th e p i e r to a s c e r ta in i f th* s h ip 's hM #fttteC ** te s te d . A f te r th a t th e Jobs a rc done sm c a ll fnac m n m * raft osera*4. h. CRMC-BER&l-'RO- 001 ` m&K. H I *qa, - oe m tinuad xygsn d a fio le a e y ha.8 b*en our major concern during th is war, s p e c ia liy in hip ooning from tbs South P a c ific where they have beer, sub je c te d to th e h o t tr o p ic a l clim ate. The a i r in t o s t void roacer. has boan found to he h<uL' A lso, by reaaon o f leak ag e, tho hydrocarbon asot havo boon aoro abundant 1 e expect tho o il tank to how ca se s, and they archurraed by a l l u n t i l they have boon thoroughly v o n ttln to d . But workmen arc l i a b le to go in to void w ithout c a llin g fo r to g ts . For th is reason the to s to r mut &a a l o t o f m issio n ary work: b esides answ ering tho reg u lar c a lls . H hag & r o u tin e of te s tin g morning and afternoon or) tanks and spaces a l-- r*ady s p ia i i. laag er W ards are provided having a rack attached into which the t e s t e r slip * & card s ta tin g the p e r est o f hydrocarbon* and con te n t o f oxygen. Usa time of tho t e s t i s no tad and tho card signed. 1 e r the te s tin g o f carbon monoxide *e use the re g u la r U.S.1 t e s t e r s . I t i s s o t p o s s ib le to in d ic a te how m ay t e s t s have be-en made fo r th is go*, b u t to date we have noountored b u t fo u r in s ta n c e s of contamin a tio n . She h ig h at p erce n tag e has boon fo u r 'ono-hundrodths of one p er cent. I had tho o p p o rtu n ity o f rea d in g tho re p o rt o f tho Royal Chemist of tho B r itig h Savy ro g ard in g Carbon Uonoxido in naval r o s s n ls . I f to r mM ng vac to n thousand t o s t s he formal no in i banco o f carbon monoxide, fiv e one-hunro d th s o f no p a r ont l o b o at tho B r it is h th a t tim e. I b eliev e the r a r i t y o f t h i s gas i t duo to tho f a c t th a t wo v o n tila to f i r s t . But wc aro onstcntly on oar guard 1 hsEV th s jo"h o f b la n k e tin g tanks w ith DOg gas fo r welding oper a tio n * . The in stru m en ts used f o r te s tin g in connection w ith th is work are the r e g u la r & r*at ad the Ware Is la n d type te s te r Bho Ors&t is rs-thcr f r a g il e and we have made a p r a c tic e c f using i t on ly to chock tho K&rc Isla n d to s to r . Bids in stru n o n t n sie ts nf a sto o l cy lin d er about four inchos h ig h and two and no-half in ch es vida I t has in l o t and o u tle t tube* and a vacua* goago. I t co n tain s 250 cc. of 4 0 i U0.H. and 30 cc. o f kerosene to a c t a* a s o a l. I t i s rugged and e a s ily used. The id e a l condi tio n u n d er which to s t a r t a COg jo b i s w ith the o i l le v e l eig h teen inches below the dok beam*! although the jo b can be done under a to u t any condi tio n , w ith th o i l le v e l anywhere below eig h teen In ch o s. The gas i s into >- duood in t o tho tank through tho sounding tube or any o th e r opening* ^ t- p o ra ry v o n t must bo run to tho to p s id e . Samples a rc taken fro c the exhv. et u n t i l * ' onoontration of 50 i s roacaod. Tho f i l l i n g 1 than d isco n tin u ei, tho v e n t -.loaod and tho gng allowod a p erio d of t h i r t y m inutes to d iffu se Tor th_ svrrfoeo of th e r l l . I f p o s s ib le a p re s o u ru f f one to tun inches c f s r e t r y i s m aintained duringfithe welding o p e ra tio n . This i s not a l ."`vr p o t-d ll# boauss of leaks in the -tanks. 'T" -*-- t* -' wituoui p r e s s u r e . Bnere is n o th in g com plicated about th e p ro cess oxcopt th a t r.: two job a re ever lik e . Bhl* beams th a t a v a rie d sto c k of eouiyoent is rw quirod. lo have accompli shod qw"" ''' a thousand jo b s o f th is kind w ithout miahap o f any ort* 2 take oar o f the v a r io u s s e r v ic e s we su n u ly, we have c a ll boards th a t are placed on the sa in deck. Thes'1 boards have pad* for ash a c t iv it y b workman i a o a t c t h e ir wants, g iv in g the lo c a tio n of thoir WSTk Th board* art hanked, c o n sta n tly st th a t ao a m has,, to m it 1er marri* T* rtoro p le n ty o f v e n t il a t i o n goer aboard wr.or. the hip arrive;, 1 the M o m i & m jo r sh ip wo i n s t a l l our S tu rt avant &CX>foot u n it* as bSLihPsrs fed ewakors. Scorn# h lou ort a rc in g tn llo d on tho anin dock uni uboct t a 1 m u m tat too sh ip nbo rover wo con got do-v.. Tbceo 'x t s srv 1 tto d m ilk am adapbar a b e to acooo>m<into fifto o r . f iv o - in c h Vibes uhich 17, Mfi to f t t r i t o r r*fesed to th i r t y thr~inch tub. la tM* way w* car, rNMdi a * rly rwsy p a r t of toe aMp * lt h w-rkn.uat and unply. Te use a v * lo a * to r t* t o s t r toI u m and tbI ocH I bs. By th l* u b w hare a f*ed took: & to f f i o is a o y o f *&oh tub. HU. tmr.werk; 1 to* y ard i t go-rernod by & wi of ragulatieTifi to iA leh aulher w r y s t r i c t l y . P a i a .tic blowers aro .ad e x c lu siv e ly for *11 * a i PMi to n k a, S h is 1 exhaust T s n tila tio n only. 1 do n o t blow la to toaks 1 sp ao ss tmt w o ld ovqjmi a t&jaia&iiem. of o th e r -parts o f the h ip * . S f u r a i t o f r* s b a i r to ruch oopeu~tatB, we i tro duo f r e s h a i r l a to ib pao a to v # a d r t i t i n by sx h & m tlsg fro the ta c k o r nmce hilo. T e r to*r w n t i l a t i a n v* us a 550-foot Sawysr e l e c t r i c blower. 5Ms n o M a s has tws intok* f o r tfarH,ch tobos and & fiv e -in c h o u tle t, 2 t i s -pertohle asad p w t o n u r o x j s a ila fa e b o rlly # TM* typo i s um&t along w ith 4b pcurtH stio, a s d # ttrtp * r* *4 e th e r ill w s s a l s . I t re q u ire * & rm o f t l x to- ig h t Mm to m intoixt, th* van i l l a t i o n on a w tjor aM p, - H e a* *am ean. a a r r lo a a d a tra y r. 51 T a s t i l a t i e a erww to* n e t op*ft atcy tanks, S d # work is dor* V h ip fitta n u I t is to doty e f th* a* w ishing & tank opened, to a rnaug# to h*v tb a a r t d e m , S h is p ra s a d u r bH ows uss tin e to b&ve e s u ip - snt raady to In s t a l l m m m m th aahole cover i i lifte d * Tm tube it dropped to tbo hot to* of the tank a th# axhaustion begin*, allow ing l i t t l e e r &imwphaTQ t r m t i to o k to eacspo. B efo re asyon e n t e r s , ton t e s t e r 111 c e s p lo t h i a M k smd p ost M s fiss in g on th e tan k board* I s lo n e a* & m s m i s M s m a t tom ho i s toban caro o f as quickly m p o ssib le in accordant w ith too rofcQjLtioa and s a fe ty ru lo , J c m b A e tH b# allo-wed to supas-risa th e v e n t ila t io n crew s t o la s * he i s tb p ro T g iily #C f*iy sdndsdu 1 i s th a who must t r a i n th c m r s and m f * t y 1 h is f i r s t oon.eerzu The v e n t ila t io n >raip3at crust be in s t a l l a d a f a l y send m ln t a i n o d i n t h a t oandi tio n by c o n s ta n t p e t r e l . He i s a s a f e t y an ir e th e tla o ho comas on th o jo b u n t i l bo le a v e s i t , Vo s h a h id bo l o f t on a crew u n io n bo c a n , and w ill su b scrib o to a l l the s a f e ty ru lo . I f ho pannot do t h i s ho i s a sanaco and sooner o r l a t e r -Kill eMMC tr o u b le th w p f hm it tho -tosi o rg a n ! m ti e n , . C1 tanks are pet &d f o r v a ry in g periec.;-,, washed do-,-a ar. cleaned. Jtfto r thorough v w n tilatio u and ta s tin g they are ra&hy to he vcrkd ir,, T'-r v e n t i l a ti.o and t e s t in g , berw rer, a re bontirme as lo n g a t w r, r-- : -ir,-' it* G-H.S tonke re srub^ectod' to eovonty*iQ hours o f Btaar before |~ror.lTir , ?ho gTfiatoei e&ro i s tkteen to o liJtin a to a l l b a sars. K b l* sen are i s or , about th e ta n k s esengt&Ht ehcks a re ad* by the t e s t e r . Be aleo m kea p e r io d ic t m f t s t c til to s ta-rk taxo*d whether o r so t work i s being don** 1 w m tH a t* f e r to* tM uaihlastar, using a 7000-ot Sawyer T h ir lwind U * * h S sis i t rig g sd to a tw a ty -ir .c h sheet M ta l dnet tic k r n i l* t * tt %mc* to r r o g t to* htLl e f th* *Mp* 1 fo g n o itl* i t -u**d on to* r a t l r t l i d f % M U tb* fe a t* 2hia p r e e a d u r t h a t reduced th* a an d b l& itiag 2 W1A Ufa, to amtim to* a i r , t o r sxd tto a n #rrie-iu tSkisse W 'rtftol MS* Wtr% m m r y rtyer r it io n but 1 par. giro a b r ie f m a c ' c i t m , W toS#4 m I M *4 th s Mp dock, K aniold aro p la c o ! # frank T il mop - oaatinuad .- fo re , arsldihip and. a i t . As soon as p o ssib le th e r e a f te r , a i r lin e s , I f --iaoh p ip a , mr run on both aides o f the ship on the Bain, second and th ird 4*oka. Manifolds arv placed a t close in terv als v ith extensions runnin f a r th e r doan blow deoltB. This serv ice is g e n e ra lly corroleted in two days. Steam l i s a * a re run 'fo r h e a tin g , lau n d ry , g a lle y and v a rio u s o th e r uses. Temporary i i r o lin e aro strung about the hip with convenient outlets-. Mr. &rontad, qusurtenaan p i p o f i t t o r , ha -worked o u t on e f f ic ie n t sygton fo r the i n s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e i r wrvio*a, 1 major ship can be com pletely f i t t e d ut in th ree day. I b e lie v e t h a t about oorer* the s u b je c t, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. "M nsx ,a s ffijg A a ~ w s n . 'IAt OKTletos; She next paaiasr i* U r. E rn est ? o r t* r , lead in g s * e le c tr ic ia n fro * the u m shop, ho 111 give you so w ideas an th a t p a r ti c u la r phase s i the object, i f t e r he i s through th e re w ill be ample tin e fo r any ques tions you might with to put. XBXST KJESKB, Laadingman E le c tric ia n ., Shop 92 ?Twpar*.tieni BerrLee Shop, P uget Sound Baval S hipyard, B ran erten , In . Mr. Cbairasm mad gwntloawaj 3 re p re s e n t th e e l e c t r i c i a n s in Shop 99. J,e Mr. I l l on p o in te d o u t a few m inutes ago, t h i s o rg a n is a tio n was formed in June, 1941. I t th at tin e m were m d a r ssrparata shops and 1 happened to be in th is shop a t tba tim e. Our w qulpam t o o n tif tad o f m lv a g a d m a te ria l ir o n the p a re n t hop. I t was sons too aim. Te had Open r s itc h a s and o a s t- o f f cnblo, r a t tbo equipqaent m the host we eouLd g o t, fh e n the Scrvico 4 M aintenance phep was form ed, e u r equipment i r p r ov od and n,e have bean ab le to a ffo rd b e t te r orvitso as a r e m i t o f b ein g in a eparnto hop. I t is the duty of the e le c tr ic ia n to i n s t a l l and m isn& in in & m l* manner, a l l temporary e l e c tr i c a l rvice used aboard ships undergoVy: rep air or construction. Included in our service is replying sh ip 's pc^jr. Than the sh iv cor* in m have cu r own le a d s la id c u t to th e dock -bare i t w ill b e n e . Jhi* f a c i l i t a t e , hockin up. To now ir o n m erien cc what the lo a d w ill be on enuh p a r t i c u l a r ship and by having our orrn cable o u t. to .a re e e - i r j i o f herring p ro p e r wipe, le n g th , and lu g s f o r connecting. T ie r- t r i n i a a s hoard ahip g e n e ra lly banal x n e rr enas of m e lean * , tne xtwiso- f o r t h i s b ein g th a t gangway* a re not down. They to ss a heaving lin a dorm, haul the caKLws aboard and in a few minutes, the ship' i s ready to tab power tttm th s dek, Om the dock ww o b ta in d e f e n c e f r e e the penmr p la n t fo r the e i r e a i i en vsfaieh -ws w ill aonnact, th e c i r c u it w ill bo dead when the ship arrtv w s wfctils b b aboard a r s working on i t ad we am sm saetiag eur end, Senwmrr, bwferrs c u ttin g in ww aaxa a p r a c tic e o f g e ttin g aboard and in sp e c t- la g Par emmsMSti&a** Thar mr* wow i n tar.ee* o f uaaafe q u ip w n t w ith ye- p e t te siss&r# b ra * i having m agnetic lo c k s . The a a g n e tic lo c k s on 440 V. gjSlya *3P* (tyssaadma. Te h m Jbad eaew elti* biixuu the le-eAe vispplyi tvg the W fJW tta leeSt a f i l l dm a c t h am fu * f p r o ta o tie n and when the l i d i t -closed Warn %MPA I t j)^T1br1 ad a f l a s h s h o r t - c i r c u i t s tha box. Tb* I>sigsi S ectio n Im* < fp w iv t rm m ra l * f thM l&oka, Eff i L E g r te r - oe n tin u ed Our d u tie s a le e include in s t a l l a t i o n o f temporary co-nsmr.ic&tior. H a a s abosarfd #hip. The telephone sw itch-board i s connected to the shoresid e sw itch-board by p o rta b le cables We havo telephones av ailab le for th CKDtain suai o f f io a r of the deck the f i r s t th in g . Then the hull super- Intondont or the production offioor nay authorize in s ta lla tio n of a tiitio rra l phonos, Da anil ships-, howevar, you g e n e ra lly w ill have only two phono. Ob la r g e r hips m have in s ta lle d rad io re la y le a d s , telety p e lead s and ten r f i f t e e n telephone. Another of our d u ties is the in s ta lla tio n and onintenanco of welding equipm ent. l a tho ]B*vy la r d they have u*od m ultip le welding opuip* at esto n aism ly inoe 1940, P rio r to th a t wc had considcrablo d if f i c u lty w ith singlo-jssaa m a h in e lo a d s duo to tho aany lo a d s going aboard i n t e r i o r lu g with people working err*r the sid* o f the hip, 18y using m u ltip le weld in g equipm ent, IhotM w trrio lead s are c o n ce n trate d . Soi p e r tin e n t f a c ts concerning w eldingi l e oust keep our grounds and loads a tta c h e d to th e aamo ship. In e th e r words, i t i s not p a r s is s ib lo to wold on two ships w ith one aath in o . A Bureau o f Saginocrlng l e t t e r n s n i that s tr a y c u rre n ts f le v in g botwoon ships s ig h t oauao damgo to b u ll p a in t and p r o p c llo r s h a ft b earin g . Cto w ild in g obs on d ir e c to r s or any o th e r equipment Hountad on b a l l b earin g s wa u s u a lly us# sin g le -sa n m c h in e s , run ning both le a d s tc the d ire c to r, lin in a tin g any cu rren t flowing through th e b earin g bed, 1* havo bean using g la ss and n a il-s h o o tin g guns fo r the p a s t few y e a rs . These a ro g en era lly used on sin g lo -a a n mdhicoB of 300 arp, capacity' A nother s e rv io s i s the i n s t a l l a t i o n of temporary light and power., la g a r d la s s o f the type c u rra n t which a ship u ses, w run a in ree "sire 125-250 Y, d i r e c t c u r r e n t .c ir c u it fo r tem porary l i g h t s and power, This ''e r r a n t i s d i tr ib u te d ir o n a c e n tra l lo c a tio n on the sh ip . The rrritsh stands allonr a c o n c e n tra tio n o f w ervice'a t one lo c a tio n , c u ttin g down lo a d s and giv in g ode quato b la c k -o u t c o n tro l. In o th e r n u rd s , tv*o tr i tehee a t tiu) assst w ill supply a l l l i g h t i n g to p sid o . One nan could th ree tho sw itches 1c an amargemey. A lo t of the p o rtab le equipment c o n sistin g of e le c tric d r ills , boxing b arn , b o i l e r tube tu rb in in g a c to r s , stud, w elding gun co n tra ! e i r r d t # , ojk ty p es o f v e n t i l a t i o n blow ers, b a tte r y charg in g and e t c ,, use d ir e c t c u rre n t, _ Iu " v sr, th e re i~ -/.c-c a l t e m a t i r . r r n r , t -lirrnr.t use 1 aboard ship in c ltid in g dock p la n e r s , -ru rtab le e a rs ; s in r lo --ruon welding machines, and Ihrp 95 v e n t i l a t i o n equipment. As a r e s u l t , to ru n e ra lly run d ire -1 "UTcrt f e r l i . l i i - * , _i ,, u-1 . s , but -.to iu.se run . . r-pnase aboaru f - - v e n t ila t io n purpose and th a t su p p lie s a l o t o f cu r n o r tab le esuipner.*., t have a good d eal o f work to do in connection r i t h drying out so to r* ar.d have a v a ila b le 4,000 IT fan beausrs to r th a t p u rp o se. On v e n tila tio n s'.ap p ly wt um a grounded ays ten carrying tho ground iro n the rritc h stand to ttaa l a s t maoton* s th e l i n e , I# g e n e ra lly uao 4C,DOO c i r c u la r - e i l 4--ceo- actw cable f o r rc ^ p ly in g the p lu g -in bonDt, f l t h re g a rd te tfa* wefety an g les in th i s work, tb* f i r s t and most ja*rtSB it f i f t y r u le i s n ev er to work a h o t c i r c u i t . Anybody who -riol-vt Ski* r a l* i f ywesrrwd x y tn th e gang, In hoofcs.no up the ship* we bar taxan yrwwrUfSM b HHTtragi fbkadiiing c le a r a n t r o r the power p la n t cn any c i r c u it t KP* VStfidLag L, aid the c i r c u i t i s n o t n rg iro d u n t i l wo are assu red Wm U fa * wr*i i J M l l J t e C k l - seatlmMid IImm sh ip s her# pov*r box, pose a r e a l problem because they 're i* ^ rv p * rljr ttasigned ad i n s u f f i c i e n t elfuuranco was allow ed fo r hook in g up, rally th a t can be remedied V using ru b b er trip s , which *e c u t fra 14 in n e r tubes o r sim ila r aateri& l* T sprary c i r c u i t i n s t a l l e d aboard ship* by Shop 99 are contr e H o d b r e w own mr i t e h i a g rra a g e a e n t f h s a tw rk in g c i r c u i t s supplying th e shipboard e iro td tk , no work in oonjunction w ith tho potrar plant epai>~ t e r she p * rfer* ai th e s n d te h ia g o p e ra tio n manors. fhem rteing our oto v d ie h v tan d t m M she w orking on c i r c u i t , the e l e c t r i c i a n t a g s i t out I f ha has s ttf f io io a t ti n e , ha r v m r v t fu see. ffhe sw itch i s opened and no e m omx si* i t *sept tb* sum working os tae l i n e , A nother s a fe ty rule i s th a t 11 c irc u it* should ha p re ta c ta d by proper six a fuses. Our pertaKLs lig h t* r connected into 3-pole plug boardc ground4 te th* bulkhead*, She p lu g bo*xtis are cortrmien.t in grounding Basil p e rta b la q&ipMmt, i l l p o r ta b le (julpaant which decs s o t draw ever 15 Mips, i s p ro W etad t h i s way, Ota- v o a tila tio n system i s grounded u su ally V the sw itch sta n d being grounded to tho sMp, sinco wo c a rry our ground bask to tho snritek stand* IT p e r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f m ritahe* 1 ix rp o rta n t fro * the stan d p o in t o f s a f e ty *d i t also X a c H ita ta # sw itching o p e ra tio n s . I t e lix in & te i si-* taks* sad i s oas* o f hig h v o lta g e sw itch**, i t g i r t s asp l m m in g On tar sh ers bosas wm hsvs p u t tag * "Xangcx, 440 f e l t s * and ottr n d te h e a ^>p l y i i ^ 440 v o lt s ta th* sh ip s u s u a lly a r e p a in te d ro d . They a 500 T. 13d o rw rita rs approxed sw itc h e s, O e a s r d ly wo two 250 T . rsitch o B on our law *r voltages, Th* 8 fsty O ffio* h& ala stres* * d the n a e a ifi^ y of keeping leads o f f th* deck, So aao o o p liah t h i s , ve use metal ttv e s stan d in g about tig h t f a c t h ig h , 2h*ao ro p la o o i terp-sido, Soaotisog ve c a s t sserrs the trooe nd tho lo ad * g o t f la s k , which n o o o * sitato 8 yo&rr&agiag loads to koerp the tho proper h e ig h t iro n dock. Hooping lead's o ff tho docks not only remoras & tr ip p in g baward but h elp s p ro v o st f i r e s and daaago to e l e c t r i c cable, 0 havo irroxy v o lta g o from 32 up to 440 and n poreon novor con bo sure of tho voltng-o o f a lo a d ly in g on tb s dock. I t i s Im portant to remember to lenvo p la n a r o f s la c k in thoro lo a d s . I f tho ship a r r iv e s a t lo v tid e and you do n o t' novo r a f f i c i o n t s la c k to compensate fo r r i s e i n tid e you ray have tro u b le - *.m the tid * cones i s . I f a ship i s in dry dock o r on the. .ways, vs always run a static groaad li n e abo*'"-* *v*^'*' **id crr.v--t i * tc " ~-"1* -->*-- y tp " cr *v- doaa. 2 r hscre b#*aa in * ta n c * s on n o g ro ia d a d sh ip s o f s t r a y c u rre n ts flow la y V tvs th e book o f the e r a s e ad through tho orsxso to th o ground. - lgrdiaa|: th* types of m u i i shore boxes, i t i s suggested th at ILr* JU I . Jita , Q traa, X le c t, o f Shop 99 b* contctad. Ttr sever a l yicr he has e e llc c ta d pi-ctur*# o f the uaf* gdr box* and h as t a r t th* w it t o r up w ith variim s pocpl* in tae la r d too adtht bo aaorsi*<S. < rita th * a l t e r i n g e i th sso borcfc. CRMC-BER&FRO-OCI54 oaatiisood 31. 5b# la t p o in t th a t I hare in Kind concernlug sa fe ty i* the e re bec tie n i f i d l jqpoaed w itc h boards. In the Sary Yard th is i s accoapligh- SHi b7 M w oiiag plywood eteckado around the boards. Rood srust be l e f t for the a ie e trie ia * to ork( but the boards must not be too acc essib le to th*r trades* I'p. e le s io g , 1 aheuld lik e to e ty th a t we have bean exceedingly fo rtu n a te in th a t d uring th# p a s t fo u r and o n o -b alf yoare wa have had no body baroed, 2 b a l l r r e th la la due to the f a s t th a t every sac understands th a t he i a werfctsg w ith an mksewn q u a n tity u n t i l ha to s is the c i r c u i t bo 4 werfcifig on w ith h i v o ltag e te a te r . m szm Q M r. T ile s m apake a b o u t b l a n k e t i n g ta n k a w ith CO*. l a t h a t u s e d f r *7 jm rpo* e x c e p t f ir ? i T it* Bat- r te r i * o f o i l tan k s aan be w elded by using & b la h to i e f 00 . Tha a i l l r l in th e ta n k ahould bo 18 in c h e s below th e low er edge frf do ck bawMa. Sh fSO^ i a m i a t a s t i l y o u b a r & o o n o o a tra tie a a f at Iw M it BOpt, wfaieh w i n e l i m in a t e fir wad x sslo aio a fa&s*rdiw TkLa m ethod i a e 11 reooaHa&d f a r g a a c liM ta s k * , to w sra r, I have count e d up th * a n t h e r f t a s k t h a t wa h a r e b l a n k e t e d mine* m bag&n u s in g t h i s s i h e d stad i t r a a s to *o m th o u s a n d ta s k * and we have msTer y e t bad a aaeaalty e r fir* A fte r tha tan k i s b lan k ete d , m tag i t , s ta tin g the mum of the m s who w orked * a i t , an d e t h e r i a f o r a a t i e a . U n le ss ooeena s u i t e a te r th # t a n k , th # OCg i a n o t rse w v e d , i t goes o u t th e t r a i , Q M r, f i l a e t u T h a t do y o u -do w tau y o u b a r e to wold i n a i d e tanka'? A S h ay v a s t bo * t* a * e d an d clea n ed * 1 f t o r th e ta n k 1* b&en st& s - c l ea sed ead te s te d f o r w elding o p e ra tio n s in s id e , i t i s 0.1* Q, M r, f i l w o w On s h a re s t o a a l i n o s co tu a o c iin g w ith th o s h ip , what k in d o f s t o a a h o s e s do y o u uao? A If'i'T uao a l l v o t& llic Busy have tr ic id r u b b e r hose b u t haven' t had vucr su.-ross with i t , $ la any kind o f rubber boa* good fo r atoes? A They berron*t found a n y th in g y o t w orth b uying d th ey h av e t r i e d many b ra n d * , it Jwr th e y aa&s any t e s t s w ith a a b e a to s o o a te d * t* a he*I A 2 Am H WLirra -* ^ Mr, T i l e e a s l a u sd ag th 00> b l a n k t , i f th * t a s k i s aly par t U U y f d , do y r a p u t m m o i l in ? - -4 t S tt e y harre a i l *. board and oaa I n le t i t , aw p u t th le v e l up. ! tr l i Bfato aw A ir. Oantleng m timd 32, Q 2 ait? bn * hlaakstt i t scyway, t sH make suck diffrence ha* ao i l i i la thr n*i ao jxru bar a i la a s t 18 incba olean&nse, 1 w tld xy plan a s th tan k , I h&r w slM tank* in rery c o o e e ir- abl# e e a i ii e n ad bar e r r a r ha ru sp ici o f 'd a n g e r. tt n e si c yen bave % Waa a&d put ytrur COg i ork ik* idei Tbat i l wfay yen h** ta hmr* ymcr clw unnc , m th a t tb C2 aoe CS d * a r wspos th tan k . 1 tr y te put i t in en e ide of tb tank and t&ks i t et a s tb cther Va gy tal Ih* 114 e f f m& r t ll i t *nd jm t a f i t t i n e in r it t i a l e c e pip ae tbat we esta qutrt tbe ,CC>2 back **ay tra * ih rasi 2b p is 1* bmttry- and diffu** crr the top f th i l * i t l i l l a , tb tank atm sphar 1 eoop lrtoly wsgeiL, fb&t eaaoantm tiaa te jm x usw A is la m * f 80^ and tr y * w 3-ia ch pretttrr tm a rcury gene. 1 uot tb a t aatbad bat i t la a 1^ ppnrrad hy th Board ef T ire t b d * r r r i t r s 2 a s fsxxss the Mat on S a rig a tic n Cenuy, I fcaM. 1 had a o a a d itia n in Al&ada wb*r th c i t y f i r * e b is i rold s e t p a r a it the Ifcwry te de th at a th* is la n d b ecau st i t m*11 ssprera by t t e X atioaal 2ard e f l i r Tftdjtrwritcr* and ia tbe r r sa t aayttin happa, tb iansraai s e a tm e t* in th c it y and mrkm3i i t waapenaar* t ie n migfai b T eided, b* prsoedtcre that i c f o l l e r i a Jl**a i th a t a o a r t lf le d r e c i n t e r e i d haalet s a s t isr a a e e r t if lo a t and h f i l i n et pardi* hi Ileana by CXUag a tank f o r bot nork traies h knenrs a b a t ha 1 t e i a g . 1* atre net up a<i.1,nt th a t, and bare tb b esM ae f the Xrry and m x ehdaf cheadet. Sb*y snr i t a af operation. As I bar trted* b r r e t a ! tb m tb e d en. o m ^ e u n m ta n k s i a 11 k in * o f co ad i .i t trith tb aaMjtioa o f c&s becsiu* tta r i s te e jroeb d a a g sr o f a *en b train g a bel in tb tank. A# fa r 41 1 os ooncrd ibe thed i t Il Tichv. 2b- vbsj a ll you w reld en f u e l s i i tanks tal 1 f o c i fro c tb e-trfac r ith e n t a blaokst c f taae 1, s i r , n e t at a il 1 d use th s ta s a b ln k t but n et Tory e ft n and tw don* t uas i t any p la c e riuire you rou ld ru in a^sl-pmani T it t tb bai* * 3 ri kff* vM vm -t CRMC-BER&.FRO -OC; s m iB iL a m jE '' 35. J . f , SHCKSOB, S *fty D irector, *thlhae t**l Co., Shipbuilding Division, San Francisco, Calif, Mfflbrs of th* P acific Coast Safety Conference, Cruestis; She subjot ^f staging deal irith one of th* moot important ideas of equipMaat for th* *fcf*ty of workmen, regardlose of whore the work it to hi performed or whothor i t i t &* work, or repair workt and most c f us * are going to be aatiro ly ngrsgod in repair work. Staging i t , at I have Just aid, Tory important to tho safety of everybody in tho shipbuilding butincsi and the State of California, to that and, has paid apodal attention to the subject and broker, their safety or ders down into a great many different item eonceming stagin g They hare departed irons their eld original *t of orders written in 1921, ana inci dentally, I was on th* ow sitteo which halpod to write then at that tioc, and they havo aada arrtral nrrUion and aodificatlone of the original or der*. Tho orders a&* begin with a chapter on *Daiinitionti* in which tho ore oosaen torts# used in staging erection ares explained, such a* Hnreo, l i f e Lino, lumbar Bimansion*, Platform, Safoty Lino, Scaffolding, Scrvico Lino, Staging, Standard ihatrd Pelling, Stock, Table, and Toe Beard. tith the tir a t standard! **d thare i# l i t t l e or no chance for aieunaaritanding. 1 s e p a ra te p a ra g ra p h d * sig n * taa th e grades o f Itaaber to be used a# p a c if ie d by th e l e s t C oast Lunberma-n* s A s s o c ia tio n C radiag B u ies Bo, 11 k and the le s te r n Pino A asoetatidn. Standard Grading PuLos 193S. Baa rdars than ocotinea by designating Building lays Scaffolding and Staging, Deck Staging, Prsfshricaiioa Staging, and o th er miscellaneous exterior and in terior b oilt--up staging. Painter#' staging eeseta under a separate heading: and exterior suspended staging ether than painters5 stag ing. I thought perhaps 2 night give you an idea of son of the things thsy hare incorporated in the* wrsr orders. I doast know what you hare here in laxhington or Oregon, but 2 do know we are credited with having about the s tr ic te s t cosraiesion of any state in the t ilt e d States concerning worksaan5 safety. If have uMpbruilding staging on the ways which, of course, consist# of th* .^rights, sp ells, plunks of specified ditoemions and specified sate r ia ls r.hi *. r.^wt enter ir,+o that staging. Tien we m"c> the pain to"s' exterior staging, deck iagieg, exterior suspended -staging, horse star!nr., intorior ch^il and bulkhead staging, oxtorior floating staring and intere o d la to *tr.gi "g, thn't- J c t '^ i r g c r - c . u d u .^ a u.. ca~l, uxiuti.,!^ stag-.v' In. the drydneks we have a type of staging -hioh is , to our. Bind, a very adeoaate place o f equipment in the form of a portable ro llin g staging. It i s built of steel angle with adjust*.bla pr' 1b and large Timken bearing quipped wheels siaking i t readily rolled iron one part o f th drydock to the other. In the ssrrr construction ship-rave, staging is placed is the palls *n upright end th* gpatrd ra ils are fastened to the -uprights, 1 art a ll iaaH iar with "Usa*. hanging rtagiar,, -daish is w A extonsively in r-- jMtir worSc, wo haw been conirontod -rith a l o t of d if f ic u lty in attaching th sard rail# which th* Ocassis&ien in s is ts that -re place, and which rwr- t* i* I y ebm &ii b* pXao*d. V 93Q>ori**nted s t great length triih the fitiir.gr | CRMC-BER&FROW!  x l v Theman - oEtimjad 34. t th * M tm aahion. 1* bad. th e long s p a ll extended crut in o rd er to p e r it a taaobifea to be b o lte d o r n a ile d and then would have & diagonal brace f o r r u p p e r t; b u t th a t eeniionad too much work and tro u b le w ith the re c o lt a l o t Of tb l s ta g in g rig g e r * d i d n 't want to p u t i t up, l e f in a l ly h i t i^oon * good ido and 1 h a r t p ic tu r e * to show how s ta p l e and r e a d ily atta ch e d and tak a tew th i* tool stanchion can he. (Wotot jio tu r * were p a sse d around a t t h i s p o in t) 1 think you paopl, i f you cars to, might incorporate th a t in your work, Thaws ta a c h io s j are sad froo l / 4 inch l l x inch angle iron, The b o tto a o f the tmachios i s f i t t e d w ith two 5/8 in c h b o lt* spaced and weldsd H u to stm ddlo the $ inch sido of a standard 4 x 6 inch spall. S tan eh ien i s b ald Motor* by maan* o f a 1 /2 Inch wa&hsr p la te and two 5 /8 indh w it . I t i s M M sm ry th a t th is p l a t s be o f n o t I ssb than l / 2 inch sto c k i n o rd a r to b a rs a sdniirum o f bending a o n a n t. I n o rd e r to eliolo& te id # a s r e s e a t o f th# rta c a h ie a on tho tp& ll two 3 /8 in c h p o in te d p in s l / 4 in c h lo ai; a rc welded between tho 5/8 inch b e l ts eu th e sta n c h io n propox. The sta n c h io n i s 4& in ch es higjb. and c o rra s two m ld o d . sta p lo s through which the sriro oahlsp can ran in l i e u o f beckm ils^. As a a tto r of fa c t, i f you amdo th e s t i m y t wide enough you eonld taw th o wooden baefcm il but ww p ra f r w ir hie. 1 k n found t h i s wary a n ti f a c to r y , r e a d ily p laced and taakan down'ad i t has r#o*iT*d the approval o f o u r O en o issiea. Th* f a c t t h a t th e s ta g in g ay be p re u e rly r e s te d and m aintained does n et p r r r s a t stag in g accident* and !* going to s i t o an in sta n c e where a f a t a l i t y happened i n o u r Alaaoda Tard to n s ta g e r i g g e r who m e handling s ta g in g i n the wrong wcy. So wa s tas 48 fo o t and m s a b o u t to change the p o s itio n o f th* s ta g in g , and in erd itr to loosen & wadge ha bad tak e n a cl&w hammer and harpensd th# e ls* to use i t as a roik.' He in te n d e d to use t h i s to loow sn th e wedge, mined a blow to sin k th b a a a o r d a w s in to tho haad o f th wodgw, 'wiwsod tho wodgo and c a ta p u lte d h in w o lf to h is d eath a t .tho bo tie * o f tb s way. This typo o f a c c id e n t should n o t haupon i n any y a rd and cun be p ro ro n to d by p ro p o r suporTi*icca end tr a in in g . C lue h o m e rs should n oror bo sharpenod and ussd fo r aoToaont of lumber and had tho ie ra m n or loading sum stopped t h i s p ra c tio o a t i t s in c e p tio n th e re w ould n o t b are boon or. ac c id e n t. In -o u r Sen T rcn cisco l a r d , e s p e c ia lly on work a l o f t , wo aro very p a r t i cmlnr * h at tho equipment and procedures usod in h a n d lin g Im b o r and a ll m aterial i* aceord u ith the b est safety standard I haw# n e t had any m r i e u a a c c id e n t' in t h e . San Sr&r.cisc l e r c i;. massy yaox* r* w aiting fr*r*\ f n ^ lty *n,*ing cr.i H it. '-z tic..,, w as i s cau** w* p ay p a r t i c u l a r a tte n tio n to t h i s n a t t e r and n s r e r a c c e p t le a d o f wpeeifiwd staging plank* u n til they have boon thoroughly in sp ected end c u lle d c r o r . Tho ones th a t p a ss I n s j jcld.-* and nro dconod f i t f o r staging plmatas a rc p a t i n 0 *opem to p il e and no one on go to t h a t p i l e w ithout an iwrdmr i r e * th* m ill forwaan. Th wu>i 1* tr u e o f m a i l s . That i s the way s ta g is g m t o r i a l *botLd b* hwadlwd b*c*.u*e J u s t one p la n k oaa cause a fa to l Mtddmnt, T ith to p siu b sm i1 te g ia g , w* are p * rm itte d to u** * triagl* StaU typ f s ta g in g i s r e s tr ic te d 1 th o use o f p a in te r* *8&y* J U rMCf W t o c f a r o th e r c r a f t 1 *rasi bo th r o e f e e t wide o f 2 t 12 I % 10 plaxics fcaoopt in a taso where ronce w ill n e t perm it dS8^-> * fi _ .'.a A* ^4.1l\**V * , - CRMC-BER&rRO- 00 V- V ' ? V - . j - H Ott&tiaued to), tb* ix tre & u a U m #? ihrw# e r fo u r plank* and the s p e c ia l exception au st b* sb tain sd fro* the In d u strial Accident Coaenission. 1* ran lutes th a t problem on sosss destroyer becau* the ways wore b u i l t o f aw idth to aoconao&ate a jaerch&nt re s a e l o r c r u i s e r . In o rd e r to *JHHd up prodtaotioia teas d e s tro y e rs were b u i l t a b re a s t in one s l i p and th a t c u r ta ile d tar feeax diswnsien m th a t we couldn* t g o t sore than two planks between th e two la to rro the in s id e aid e f tho e r o c tio n o f t h e h u ll , l e eeolda*t p a t op the f r i g h t to the sp e c ifie d n e t love than thr fo o twidth* a we had to o e n s tru c t a sp ecia l s t e e l u p rig h t o f & aar- Ttrw w idth ifcieh m i pproTsd wader a s p e c ia l exo p tio n by th e I n d u s tr ia l A ecldaai 0 dii#xu Of eurs* th a t was eerred w ith th e s ta n d a rd back T a il* 42* h ig h w ith the e n te r m i l 18* between^ A l o t e f tta o sxrold b ^>nt ta lk in g on s ta g in g boosm there xw m m&xsr W i l d types o f i t b a t I w ill g in to a parag rap h here in d i eatod by * y ia a ti f Staging* which 8 h all be supported by fix e d u p rig h t* sad sp o ils oqtlTilosit in stro n g th to those requlrwd in the shipway staging aad thews s h a ll be attach ed . s o c n rtly to the H e a t . * . *111 sto g in g s h a ll be p r o te c te d by r r d n i l s a* re q u ire d in the W d m i l ard o r.* lew wi h a re * I x i r ie r Suspend! e th s r than P a in te r 1 S ta g in g 1 w hich 1sh a ll be suspended by swans of w ire rope or s t e e l wuspeader or sto ck e f q d m ls s t troagth, exoludiag s tr u c tu r a l m in lo rc tn g s to o l. Bm p l a t f o r a s h a l l b t a t lew s th an 56 inch* w ids, and shal l , be p r o r id a d w ith gtond& rd g u a rd r a i l i n g , on p o e e d side* send ad, h a i l s sh a ll be o f . 2 x 4 in ch .lu m b er or took c f eq u irelen t strength. I f wire rope guard l in e * am need in ste a d , o f wood r a i l * th e y sh a ll be kept taut a t 11 tin e s. At guard lin o . * t l a e s h a ll f ib e r rope be perm itted to form a back r a i l or On the end* o f a l l sp a ll* * galY anixed i r o n e r to o l b o lt s ix In sh o s long and thro e ig h th s inch in d ia a te r h a ll bo fa ste n e d through tho sp o il o r b o ls te r a t r ig h t angle* to m m , not 1** than th re e inches fro * the wad, laid h a l f way between the upper and low er side to prw rent b ail* o r s lin g s ban used fre e a c c id e n ta lly slip p in g o ff the nd of the pall* 'Tow ta lk in g ab o u t stag in g does n o t e lim in a te the need f o r the p r o te c tio n dabk oponings and open deck* b^ca'is th e re , a g a in , i s tho se e d f o r a stan d ard guard r a i l w ith an in te rm e d ia te r a i l . As a M atter cf f a c t, th a t 1 J u s t a* ` iwpor ta n t a t the exposed-side c f a hip. S p e c ifio a tic n i th e re are id e n tic a l w ith th* r "~5 r c y i r r i f r r th_ otogiut,, i m lig mad in the erw ctln g and o a in ta in ir g of stag in g "no stag in g s t a l l to e re c te d , isered, r a l t e r e d except V oxoerioncod an to shoe ra sh work is crastom rily asignd-8 io teftan, upon ir r r e itig a tio n , you w ill fin d th a t woaetody has a l t e r e d ta g in g srr recited to e tfaoir mi acoord. te d w o a ll y i t i s noi aoorrdinc t* ip esiflaaticas* Jo um eaeary equipaont o r d p b ris s h a ll bo p e ra itto d to r-sain - ~` ~ f whan i t s prosoao on such stag in g ur&t a hsuwed.* M M !% w fljiag tenpadag, riT o tin g o r pen flam s work, a t o l l be o r - i f ftaging by ann* f f ib e r repo. m m sm CRMC-BER&FRO 0( V or:at'- .Jj... 1. Shdasoa - oantinud S ta g ii^ gthi.il b a in ta in e d in a safe and secure c o n d itio n .* low w* om to an ia^x jrtan t p a r t, th a t i s , ir. taking the staging town id s trip p in g tb s sh ip , lo o o fte n men g et town the top eonrseB and e lid e th e p lan k s la euoh a Banner th a t they m j f a l l , 'In s trip o tn g tag~ la g , boards and tim bers s h a ll be low ered by means of 'lin e s or by hand. Such s a t s r i a l s h a ll not be dropped f r e e of r e s t r a i n t . r ''P a r t i a l l y o rs e ta d o r p a r t i a l l y dl w an ti e d s ta g in g s h a ll not' bo tsaad u n le ss the p a r t nd i s a eoorplete sto rin g trndor those o rd ers and s J l pen sid e s and ends a re p re to c io d by standard guard railin g * i I th in k X4 Langs has a fsw words he n ig h t wmnt to b rin g in here w ith M s xpsrtsno* in tha Hawed* T&rd wbar th e y are b u ild in g those 22,000 to n sh ip s , tb s big: tra n s p o r ts . S . 7 XJZTQS, S a fe ty Sngineer Sathlahrm ilaao d * Shipyard In c ., il&aoda., Cal. Oantlsswent H r. Bxsaacm h as suggested th a t I aako a low eoianente on staging and the p ro h laa s oozmactod w ith i t a t our yard. S h o rtly boforo th e m r s ta r t e d , I wont to work fo r So th io l S teel Company4g San rra a M s e e l a r d , and, w ith tho guidance o f Ur* Thomson, bad a ehaaos to p ic k vp a l i t t l w xoarlanoa befo re being s e n t to the new Hansel* l a r d . T ith exrr top aan ag esan i keen ly in t e r e s t* ! in a c c id e n t p re re a tio n and w ith the o p p o rtu n ity o f g w ttin g in on the ground f lo o r , we f a i t th a t we would n o t bsrre t be l i k e the b ir d alrs&dy doscrlbod- who flow backwards to woo hero be had boon. Tho g r e a t m a jo rity of our to y son w o understudies to tho lupcrrisO T y fo rc e s in our San Francisco Yard. Ikdng n u t on th o ir own, b a rin g * l o t o f id ea* o f th o ir own, wanting to make good and yot fe e l in g th o i r wsy alo n g , aado those aero r o ly on one a n o th e r, cad consocruontly, wo had *grK>d tcarsrr)r*. D sing the oxporioncos g ained a t tho San Francisco Yard and c i t i n g the a c c id e n ts we had experienced. th e re , wa t r i e d to ue fo re s ig h t to low er our a cc id en t ra te a t Hamada. Am- U r. Thomson s ta te d , ws were b u ild in g 22,380 ton tra n s p o rts at the H a u l * Yard. Zhusse sh ip s are ap p ro x in ato ly 510 f o e t lo n g . Thoro arc r ig h t e e r r s e .if s ta r in g 'Or\ m r i g h ts to w o rin t X) f o c i a>w o the hoadhousos ! e r r in g the b u lls . M Igunshi&fa, the? bulls s lid e ' int o the b s tm i y w hirl i s app ro ai~,-Gtaly a 9CO f o o t channel. Drag chains had to be used. -Consequent- l y , a l s *t v i v **rtd '"p*"* +<< - * r r ,'a. r_. D uring our b o ild ia g progrura ws were aotst f o r tu n a te l a haring rery f * r s ta g in g a c c id e n tb. The la zT the ,, tie of C a lif o r n ia a re r a r y trin c e s t w ith re g a rd t s ta g in g , and supplem enting our own in s u e c tio n , we bar Had rag tilax wkiy issu e ctienns by a s ta te in sp e c to r. f e found i t aeersary t s t r a i n tb s wortcaen a id f a a i l i a r i s o than w ith tho S ta to ard o r . Tot tha s-*l psart, ws aoaeasplishad tM * through D opartaenhal S a fe ty Mooting*. T rs& Q j, i t i s tb s s c c a t in tho y ard ubo doe* tho ob be ssust rocognir tb s prW hlm , and i f yon oem g o t h ia to nork with you, you oeas f a r the ansi I t * i t Of o e n rp t, aazkgtcmt rrua t help. 'V - . y . yi . , ". r * mb '!i >'J CRMC-BER&FRO-OC With th rw vision of the C a lifo rn ia stag in g s p e c ific a tio n :;, we have found & problajE oonfrouting us in regard to the mid r a i l . The - id r a i l now h Jc* i i t v ery oo nr a n ie n t to uo the hand r a i l s ae & la d d e r to ra in aceeae to the stag in g above, I t 1 & problem in human behavior, a case of g e ttin g to the werknrs and Baking then re a liz e the hn.za.rda. To have a l ready bad th ree or fo u r experiences in which workmen havo boon extrem ely close to eerio u s in j u r ie s bem use they did n o t u t i l i z e the safe and proper ways and &m s i pro Tided to g e t ' to th e ir jobs. St# o f th e w rin k les u*ed to cu t down c o s ts and g e t e ff e c tiv e M iguards w ire i n t e r e s t i n g . I b eliev e th e re aro some 118 w n e tra tio n B fo r ooHpeaioiwyr ladder# on the ships, Manholes, tru n k s, h a tch es, e t c . , a l l have to bo guarded* A procedure was developed whereby when nenotra tio n s wore to bo m do, tho o rd e r m i glvan in w r itin g . The B urning D opartBcnt roooivod tho o rd e r, and a carbon oopy'm s given to th e ` s a fe ty c a r penter*, a sober of the Shipwright Department, in tin e fo r hin to prepare in advance a guard f o r the hole Through *Job Methods* d a i s e s , Job In stru c tio n course end f a r Production eu g g estien s, m ay id eas were devel oped* P re fa b ric a tin g ' eegrtioas o f g u a rd ra il# s i a p l i f i e d the ta s k s . 0o>p le te guarding o f p e n e tra tio n s before sectio n s were p la c e d on the h u lls Bade oar job e a s ie r. ,. -*,, To acq u ain t our ia re m n w ith th e v a rio u s p ro b le m , they erred on yard in sp ectio n ooaELttoei and aoccapliabed such in overcoming m se of the h a s a rd s . They a c c e p te d tho r e s p o n s ib ility f o r th e co n d itio n s sa d work ed w ith each o th e r to o e rre o t the. Jess Ja c k n o n tio a o d , wa did h&vo a f a t a l i t y coanoctod w ith stag in g . I t eeneonsod the o ld p r a c tic e jsaay o f you have ob serv ed , th a t of u sin g the claws of tho h a a w r to ssoro stag in g o r lumbar, I t 1 a conown way of doia g i t , b u t what I f th e claws Trull freo7 This was one o f those two o r th re e ttim rto jo b s, r a i s i n g t h e le v e l of tore s p a lls in tho u p r ig h ts . S afety b e l t s a re a v a ila h l* , IThy stag e rig g e rs w ill not w ear th an i s a n o th e r p ro b lec* I t m y be they taka p rid e in doing a hazardous jo b or th ey d ia llk s the b e lt# , The sn have eezrelained o f the added w eight o f a b e l t and of the loop catching on p ro je c tio n s while c lin b lrg . '" -Ti^*p^Wo^ I n t h i s p a r t i c u l a r esaso, the oan cheso to sta n d on a 3$ x 6 in ch w h a le r, o r h e r is o n te l b race between tho \ s r ig h t , and r e s t hi* a m on two p lan k s t h a t ..wro to s o r r s a* a p o rtio n o f a p la tfo rm to be c o n stru c te d . Tho w p a llr h.- to be r a i s e d one h o le ( o p p ro x in -te ly 9 in c h e s) and loosened. In ard o r to ma^vo th e ra n g - bav.r.on th e s p o il and th o s n a il p in , tho rear, rank the claws in to o th s .wedge, to d gave i t a je rk . The wedge moved o u t but . could feuiy be b a c k ed . +e +*-* edg" r f the p lL d :- . Thu r - t ld - i c to y causec th e haeaaer to p u l l o a t o f tho wood, and th e man l o s t hi b a la n c e and f e l l tp th e ways seas 48 f r e t below. He w t death i n s t a n t l y . t 'Uw^HsiW |Wjp Da r m c t ia n to t h i s a c e id e n t i s eo n eth isg t h a t n o st o f yen knon *Thr i s ih S afety D epartm ent, e te*?* I t wa* qui te *z> esp erirn e to s t l a a i th D eportato t S afe ty Meeting and hoar tho Ber di gens* th recider.'., S # Im rrm sc a i ap erv i te r * , a i t a r f u l l in v e s tig x tio r., ecidod tossi t.'.-c us e f huMio rtt m tew bar# boeld bo d isscu rag o te tho oxtans. o f rclcsw'-Tvr th# bus fra th jo b a f t e r da* v m d ^ < Si pi-pctio- K* W*a i s s e T r t - ti, U*wv, eoa* mmka l a t e r a m r p ro d u ctio n ro g g estio n wa* m i t , suggwrting i lto je a e i hincd p ia a th aids of th b a s a r head fo r r r it g Itaeber. 3WL#r t $J* tu c i * f t i * a m n e t accwpted* t* * 4 ' ; r u uJii*.* lis I . 7. * ontiirawd '68 . Is h a rt found i t b e n e fic ia l to p u b licise our accidents, stating ths d ir e o t oanees and g e ttin g the d e p a rto e n ti in v o lv e d to h elp work out the o e rre e tiv # S a ilin g everyone on the id o a of using wife work pro cedures has help ed knock our a c c id e n t r a te down. I t i s sy b e li e f th a t *e oan l i c k a l e t o f a c c id e n t problems i f we can get the le a d in g w n , roper- T i ers and iorsBtw ta l k in g th in g s over and doing som ething about i t . J . t . gHMSOH - continued Jit the lm ah ao n a t the Chamber of Soswsree th e y spoko o f the aaaxing to l l o f tr a f f ic death* in Seattle Ih llo th is tr a f f ic daath to ll i s tru e o f alm ost evory la rg o c ity , i t is w ith a g r e a t tsanso of s a tis f a c tio n th a t nothing lik e th is death ra te is oxporimicod in shipyard opera tions,, a l l o f which gees to show th a t re g a rd f o r S a fe ty pay* b ig dividends I take a l o t o f ploaaoro in iw p crtiag th a t ay y ard in San Trancisoo l a s t oonth oempleted i t s th ird consecutive y ear eltb o u t & f a t a li ty . and th a t w ith 10&*OQO,000 sssa-hours o f e s x ir a r e , Sometime* wb u sed to be prone to th in k th a t the strin g e n t lairs imposed by the I n d u s tr ia l Accident Oeaasissdcn o f the S ta te o f C a lifo rn ia w n to o s t r i c t , b u t lo o k in g back on our re c o rd I a s Lad th e y a re s t r i c t bs cause 1 d o n 't th in k you can impose toe aany a a fa ty ro g o la tie n s in in d u s try and i f th ey &ro l i v e d up to , eur accid en t r a te i s botnd to bo low, X haven' t a n y th in g fu r th o r to , say on s ta g in g , b u t those p ic tu re s J#y bo o f b e n e f it to seaobody to p a tte r n a f t e r . I f they ora of any use, you sro welcome to sake u*o of tho id e a . 22CSZSS. Bow do you yw ooncile tb s u se o f s in g le p lan k f o r p a i n t e r s where i t is n ' t allovw d anywhere also and i s n 't c o n siste n t w ith the other s ta g in g umed? Do y o u th in k t h a t th e s in g le p la n k i s s a ti s f a c to r y ? X do, f o r the re a s o n t h a t i t i s p r o v id e d .e lt h a. adequate back r a i l scad i t i s n rope ta c k le suspended s ta g in g . I t 1 b n e t hung in a fix e d p o s itio n . I t c u s t be hung in the block sad f a l l s in order to r a i v l i t i r o n one l e v e l to a n o th e r. Tfao p a i n t e r s do t h a t thnssclTO* ar'* 1 ' - c b t i f tb o y o e u ld r a i s e a 36 in c h s t a g i n r v i th o u t h o ln . 2Sury do on b u ild in g a . . . Don' t th ey use a w indlass arrangeaent? Bo. X c an ' t amewwr as to th a t, but i t i s p ern i s s i hi* f o r p a in te r s s l y . X th in k i t i t a l l r ig h t where ther rs on ly two asn assigned to ssm p la n k sfeiafc oaanot be Io n g sr th an 16 f e e t in le n g th . I t would i ptne a h art.sh ip a* two man to n l m a la r g e r s ta g in g w ith o u t e th e r kelp. Of QmsTW i n tfas dryiSok, the padnvw a u*e a r h llls g ; *AAtb tb a y So m i hasm t* d a t mil beeax th e re a r c th re e e r fo u r flig h t *f # d 4 h ay# p rrrid o d w ith proper guard rn iliu CRMC-BF.R&FRO-00.  Thtrj 1mm tbt mrtsi rwplftc the Mudiag trap* sudloier it &m -- ft bandii-- Q I t aio-- tfeftt w o l d 'm a n i y al-- p ro m u t. A 0. tha o--itrftxy, i t i s re 17 qtdek toA th ere 1 no daagor of iaH iag --tarlai i CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 15 ^ ' '. -A,' g g ra iL Houss a g i r o * mnXLTS T. JOHtfSOU, Safety D ire c to r Oregon S hipbuilding O orp,, P o rtla n d , Oregon I d o n 't knew i f th is i s prem editated, but u su a lly the l a s t 1tec of business on 0 oonferwnoe is sooken to h alf-e cp ty c h a irs and because there i s such good attenda&os and th is is such a dry su b ject, I as going to deiate bafer* I got through a n i ''paddle the b u ll" ' * l i t t l e . le hare a ll hoard th a t ex p ressio n a t every sa fe ty conference th a t we go to: th a t h a lf or acre o f the Value of a oonference is derived iron an intim ate "bull eeoioo* a f t e r th e do tin g . low i t i s hard ju s t to t e l l o f a l l the m istakes v bare mode Vat wo lo a m f ro e a r istak o . Wo nevor le a rn from doing thing* r ig h t, l o r th a t reason I an gninr to taka tho -nrivilogc of doviabia g fho* tho to p ic of shipyard housekeeping. This is about as dry as onch a lf doeon p arag rap h s in th is booklot on *Winimsa PoquiromontB fo r S afety and In d u stria l B oalth in C ontract Shipyard*". There i s n 't anything in there wa d o n 't know by b o o rt, i t i s J u s t coanon good sense, Oecd houakeping g e n e ra lly f a ll * in to two problem s. One, o rd erly ft work procedure ad aeoosd, waste d is p o s a l. Bow many o f you th in k o f th a t as 4 prcblea of sa fe ty angina ring? U nless we oa su g g est1o r demand adequate waste d isp o sal our good housekeeping plain* go r i g h t up the f lu e , lakB a y ard such as we have; Bars any o f you av r id e a o f our w aste d isp o sa l problem du rin g a year"! Te haul 125 garbage tr u c k lo a d s o f tr a s h a day and about twice th a t amount to the salvage departm ent, Do we th in k o f th a t as one o f eur housekeeping problems! I t i s , and i t i s a b ig one. U nless we roeognino th a t end boo th a t something i s dono ab o u t i t , a l l our p le ad in g to' tho su p erv iso ry s t a f f 0 0 0 ' t got us very f a r . A fo rao aa i s n o t going to make an e f f o r t w ith h is crew to keep ha o rd e rly houae in a p la c e th a t i s f u l l of tr a s h he c a n 't do anything ab o u t, Waste d is p o s a l and cl*anup i s a major o ro b le a and should be con sid e re d so by management. I r e c a l l reg ard in g doulee Dam, as many of you knew, th a t p r o j e c t was i n two sep arata -Darts, two g en era l c o n tra c ts , and an e n t ir e ly d i f f e r e n t o rg a n is a tio n to o k over the Job h a li-ira y through on tho second c o n tra c t. I t i s tru e west n il of the working pcoplo stayed rig h t on, b u t tho departm ent hands and gonoral su p erv iso ry s t a f f were d if f e r e n t and I r e o a ll, cn th e sweend c o n tra c t, a very smart concrete superintendent rho m s going to make a mark in th e w orld, b u t in so planning;, he n eg lected to p ro v id e f o r adequate cleanup. In s p it* o f a l l p r o te s t s of many o f us who knew b e t t e r , he * aid *wa c a n 't be b o thered w ith cleanup. We have got to pour co n crete.* Ho-r vT-T o f yo_ hr.--> had th a t ovnblen dr. b .jp b u ild in g ' Ships I They want to b u ild sh ip s J I d id t r 7 to d e a e n stra te to th a t nan and got him to t.-'-ne o u t and eee th e r e s u l t s - we were ew ttin' any number o f i - . ' u r i e j iron peer a. p o in te d o-ut a clock which was ready fo r c o r n e r s a n d a id now you watch*. I to seed a match down r ig h t in the corner where i t coUld bs r i s i b l e to e l l and s a id "nor 00 w ill n atch where th a t match la." In a octuple o f hoars there was a tru c k -lo a d of tr a s h dumped wfasr* th a t match was. A ll i t ta k e s i s a s t a r t and i t grows J u s t l i k e th a t. I t i s the see way excotsd a efcijymrd, Tou have to keen a p la c e clean and s t a r t r ig h t a t the frwnt a t . I t i s waaagsawnt's problem . 2 s ig h t say th a t in son* of w y ard* w* de t h i s f r o m aanagwment's e a g le . l e can ask fo r complete pov'- i-eg * f U yard area* to th a t we might sweeo them from one and to tho tie r m *T7 day scad 2 aeon th at l i t e r a l l y . Eaaagoasnt can do th a t, but tho KfUjr engineer a a a 't wales ho has aaaagemoxA' a noprovni bocnuac i t co sts W.*I*-*.,' * CRMC-BER&FRO-OO JgjttMfi " ourtim4 41< **toy to h ir* tb s p eo p le. Thi 1 a necessary in c e n tiv e to people ir. the y a rd to keep to ir a p laoe c lean , Management aunt f i r s t provide & rood, elM& werk p lan *& than v t can go to tho su p erv iso rs and ask th a t they o iero * food houmokwwping ru le s such a th is hook s ta t e s . t e can' t ask taprv4oT7 po*plo to koop a cloan o rd e rly work p lace trnloas management is H H n e to provide a fa n o ra l housekeeping p la n th a t w ill allow then to do o. 2 J a tto d down th i s morning fiv e p o in te th a t I thought were neceeaxy in a food b r u--keeping program. T i r a ti Masoagenent in to ro e t in the pro bien which I have J u s t spokaa about. eocnd, and th i* cause to my mind sfatn I hoard I t . O arleten th is a m ia f I id quato design of the f a c i l i t i e s fo r the work a t hand. That is Vary neoeeaary. Uaajr f yon have worked in o ld , crrer-crowded p la n ts and didn* t h a rt a chance to p u t in a modern prooedure. Tou bad a p r e tty hard Jab to orarooaa th a t handicap bu t i t is a necessary fa c to r in food house keeping - adequato dasign, h i r d tuparviaO Ty c o o p e ra tio n . in d o th e r than the p o in t I ac tio n e d about nfygwwnt1 1 p a r t i n t h a t , i s the p ro b i a o f the sa fe ty engi n e e r te s a i l to the a b o r r i *oiy s t a f f tho n e c e s s ity f o r good housekeeping. I o n ooruld to t h a t by d em o n stratin g h a s a rd s , o tc. Tcurtiat 9b* ooord in ato d d is p o s a l o f d e b ris , I have alre ad y men tio n ed th a t and w ill n o t go in to i t fu rth e r. I t is a d e fin ite facto r. T if th i iBongh mall owns f o r d isp o sal o f sm all tra e h - c ig a re tte b u tts , lunch scraps and the lik e , waste rags, wiping rag, etc . Sboao p o in ts , alo n g w ith th e two general ones; o rd e rly work pro cedure aoA w aste d is p o s a l a re n e c e ssa ry fo r a good housekeeping progran. - ilJO C TIG ir 1 J ra a e ie o e i*Ss3U ch ap tar* b ald tb s vening of Lee. 13, 1945 in the Ken B aahingtoa Betel* S e a t tle , B aihington, k r. X, 7. Lange, S afety Engineer iy the Swthiehaa^Olaa&sda Shipyard, rep o rte d a t follow on the proposed fo ra a tia a o f a im o lfie Coast Shipyard Safety Council enbm cing the c itie s o f Los in g a le s , San J r a n o ie o c , P o rtla n d and S e a ttle In a united ooopert*-* idr* sa fe ty o om cil fo r the exchange of safety engineering idea, etc* She B erthem C a lif o r n ia Shipyard S afety Council was organized eorerml year ago and fo r a period o f tine was oonneoted with the San J*azmikoe JLS.S.X. chapter hut fo r the peat year or two th is group has hoes a eetin g and rmhanging sa fe ty id ea s and problems. O riginally the tinge woro held in evenings, a fte r work hours. Bowovor, oaegeaont was con old an the Idas and sin co then, aoetiag have boon hold.on eospany t i s . Jroaent plane c a ll fo r the expansion of such thipynrd safety coune ll* throughout tho en tir e J a e if io Coast rogion and ev en tu a lly to the hold in g o f annual T a cifio Ooast Shipyard safety oonfsranees. ' Mr. Lange out lin e d other plan* ad idea* fo r the promotion o f such J a c i f i c Coast af f i l i a t i o n * hod stated he m e anxious to return to C a lifo rn ia with a * sag* froa tid e oeafsraaoa, 2* Jit the oertclxaloo o f the J a o lf i c Ooat Shipyard S afety Confer- eaee on December I d , 1946, k r . X. I . Lange r e i t e r a t e d h i t M arks of the p rev io u s evening. The fo llo w in g notew orthy reaark e co ep leto d tho d iscu s sion o f organizing a P a c ific Ooaet Shipyard Safety Councils 1 Level op a system o f exchanging aafe ty problem s and answers 2. Bold sJtrma.1 a a e tia g and fro such se ssio n s nnJrs reoewaendatien* and reso lu tio n * a* a group and not as a sin g le sa fe ty engineer. 2% northern O alifo rn ia Shipyard Safety Council aeets aoathly where p re s e n te d q u estio n s a re thoroughly review ed, d iscu ssed and u su ally sntwerod* <4. Jour or fiv o a c tiv e ehipyard aon in safety work in tho Portland aro a oculd handle such a shipyard eafety oxuhnngo; lik o w iic in tho to a ttlo tons. 5. "no oa*t o o n st ho* sotan shipyard sof oty exchanges. S afety g^orps trvxa} ?\crz tnroo aonths fro cao y a r d _to onothor w ith on* yard a c tin g ne bc*t and tho in d iv id u al oo*psay paying expe"^ eos and tho se fo ty orudnoor of --ir* - - t i - - '*>.-i:saa, taking alam tos in erdtfr th a t o il yards ay bare tho hccafi*. cf auo. 6, I t was su g g ested th a t those in te r e s te d c o n ta c t la v e la y , C hairan o f th e f c r t h e r a C a lifo rn ia Shipyard S a fe ty Council, e/o Xa*t Lay . .2 .2 . C hapter o f the N ational S afety Ocuncil, 14th and T raak li* S t . , T itle In s. B ldg., Oakland, C a lifo rn ia , CRivIC'BER&PR0 -00 * ram m ziffl u si 4d. PskCifio Ooast Shipyard Safety Conference Decaaber 13-14, 1945 aiT,ryr>>nfj ^ t ihim , cllnnd B. Baxter, L t. H. J. Xlaokiiton, fa. I. Dutt, L i. i . x, Xstabroofc, Janes X. Langs, X, 7. M eld ria, Li* X. 0, Sepulveda, X. x. Ihoneon, J . T, Spp, T il bur JBElKQEi John.eon, Frankly T. M oreland, J , C Iboapson, 0 L, n r TQEfj B a ird , X. J . X A sm & xni fgpn-fttrn? Brucicaaa, Hubert Deuex, C harles X F ein, Baxosl 7, Orogan, John M, B ale, H. 0. B k , it*# 5 X | J?* H ibbard, X, J , Huffnan, O rville l e t t e r , Frank J. X oski, Severn M. K arin o rd , John A. Mast, 1. J. Maeby, Clarence 7. P a r iic h , Oeorgs J* Fearreir, Jack P ie r c y , k. H. PorU r, S. ir o n , Harvey 7. Sonden, Janes I, Jr. ?"ndeau, Jane., C. c h a f e r , Xdvard A. Scbsab, L e s lie D, S ia o s s , T, A. S s d tt, 5, T. iueky, F eier ftarler, -Albert 1 . T ie rn e y , X arrey ? fe^xoveki, J. f e e e e le r , ln . 0, f l l e e n , T r m <r 1 i H t l f R , JL 1 Sr. S afety X n g r., 12th Naval L i s t . , San Francisco 8 a fe ty O ffic e r, Mare Isla n d Navy I d . , Mare Islan d S a fe ty X n g r,, USI? Lrydocks, H unters P t . , San Praa. Diet S a fe ty O ffic e r, 11th Naval D ie t., San Diego F ie ld B e p ., f e e t , D iv ., B a il, S afety Council, San Francisco S afety X hgr., BetMhe-41aiaeda Ship, .In c . ,ila s d a S afety O ffic e r, U.S,Naval S hipyd.,Hunter* P t. ,S .I. S afety S u p erv iso r, Mateos Nav. Do,, San F rancisco S a fe ty S i r . , B etblehaa S te e l Co. ,ShipbldgI>iv.f5.T. f e e t Ooast S e p ,, Sssoti-JLir Pak (A viation Co.) Culver C ity S a fe ty D ir e c to r , Oregon Shiobldg. D orp,, P o rtla n d S a fe ty X nglneer, X aiaar Co* Xzic , P o rtla n d S a fa ty I n s p e c to r , Tongue P o in t K aral S ta ., A sto ria - S a fe ty C o n su lta n t, U. S. Ssployee s Ccnp, Conn., See fo rk City S a fe ty I n s p e c to r ,Fuget Sd. Naval Shipyd. .B rsnorton S a fe ty X ngineer, * ft t 8 8 S afety I n s p e c to r, * % ft 8 8 Safety Inspector, * 8 ft 1 S a fe ty In e p e e to r, * 9 IS 8 8 S a fe ty O ffic e r, " ft 8 8 8 M aster Meek., Sheet Metal Shop, P uget Sound HtsI Shipyard, Sreaarton S r. S a f e ty I n ro e c to r, Puget Sd.1ta.val Shipyd, S afety I n s p e c to r ,Fuget Sd, l?avsl S h ip y d ., pTeserton S a fe ty I n s p e c to r , * ft 8 ft 8 S afetr Inspector, ft ft f 8 S r. S a fe ty I n r p . , " ft ft a 8 S afety I n s p e c to r , * fl 9 8 8 S a fe ty In s p e c to r , * * ft n ft S a fe ty S u p erv iso r, * R ft Ft 8 LSeanfuertvyu. I nTslpe ec ctrtiocri,a n ,f r` fttt r8 * 8* S a fe ty I n s p e c to r, f FI ?s 8 8 S r. S afety I n s a r . , * ft Ft 8 8 uioiuf S afety in sp r. " R R m 8 S a fe ty I n s p e c to r , '' r- 8 8 8 Safety Inepeetor, * V f tt 8 C hief S a fe ty ln s p .* `H n * 8 8 t r . S afety I n s p r . , * ft ft 8 9 Safety Inspector, * * 8 8 r P e re a e n , S heet M etal, f. 8 9 Safety I n s t r ., "f 8 * r S a fe ty fcag iaeer, * 9 Ft 8 * M aster X lectrician * R 8 8 e ^ s a r t e r m a P i p e f i t t e r C f* n 9 Safety laaoector, * t 8 8 CRMC-BER&FRO-OO 15 # ** * S 3 3 I a + ||ll3 3 I 1 t 33 33 +* r-i Z 4 i -** m, o S fl 'S V **v* 4 :J S | | I 11 I h iJ 31 rM :-i3 i|iijJl ! 4 ' O jd |(t " 3 . t -3 KK% 1 4 p5 *^3 h Id *'* r-i S - * :< l .-.H *{***{ J P*J 3| * ^ 5 IS if . 8s f . .S w <3] ? ;:- ffiliiit !ls l|I||!|lllp f Jtf[ J ? # l ? I I ? p * * & P * P Jk, Q 333; a l t u r a .sa ,* * * ; * " 3 1 .4 0 .9 f t # > fl p f s 3 3 3 4 3 i 3 4 si * ri" *4 ** $ ! j t i^ E dH * 3d o t f-.i -fl t id CQ CJ 5 1 SU 3 VQ< J r. Vt iS, o 4/ ro r4+* S4*i 4S sic?. t^ Si? O 1 *Vi* 3 o Ab ^--2+ ^ . H o K r ^ h FP .3e 45 *8:*** "Ir s*31 .ri 3 1,-t .#; i ^ S d 1* ; h *w Il I i 5-.2H A,"-" M - continued J MMmUmmM) Andereon, Oeorge ^gtefroon, f i m m i S oya to n ,' E red R. B r e m , Cha*. Oook, George Xdnuneoa, R ob o rt M. H i n t , P a u l E. B a c k n tt, Xdarund J , Hannah, T, L. Bogun, Choeter John on, D ick M i t c h e l l , M. X, M urrey, Sam A. d i v e r , 7 . T, P ari, L cuii'O . P ohl, R u sio ll .:2D^eo,R'Scwrd %* S c i n i t i , Andrcnr B chultt, Jorose T. JShiolde, Johz^Ef 8to o le , S r. f . X. T eanoy, Ralph H o m a n , J , M. 'ffraSna, ,Si3 a c k ` f ig n , Joba X. Y ilk fisjn n , D r, S L . 4 5, S a fe ty A Supply C o., S e a ttle S a f e t y S u p e r v is o r , B oein g A ir c r a f t Co, S e a t t le M anaging D in , S e a t t le S a fe ty C ouncil,' S e a ttle R iggs O p tica l C o., S e a ttle R egion al S tp erv i o r, A ccid en t P reven tion Bureau o f f a t o r f r o n t Em ployers A ten . o f W ash., S e a ttle S ta te S a fo ty C onsultant, U. S. 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T i l l i a n S a f e t y O f f ic e r , Mt. R a in ie r Ordnance D ep ot,T n co-a i- L o o r o , R o b ert W. B a f e t y r " `rLr;e'',T, v -" " ' ' r , r -- - , ^ "".i-- Gregory, Morton S a f e t y E n g in e e r , Mt. R a in ie r Ordnance D ep o t, A f - n Hughes, J , J. S a fe ty E n gin eer, R aiser C o., taneouTer I d e , T . C. S a f e t y Sxr''-- t o r , E v e r e t t P a c i f i c S h ip b u ild in g A Drydock C o., X rerett Irfrrr&ine, X. S. S a f e t y E n g in e e r , Mt, R a in ie r Ordnance D e p o t,lu c c e a f w t , i . X, 8 a f e t y X n g ia e e r , Lake Y a a h in g to n S h ip yard * Houghfsa P rice, T tllia * . A a s t. SsqjeT-rieox o f S a fo ty , S ta te o f fam h in gtoa Derpt. o f L abor A I n d u s t r i e s , Olympia SayM lda, I ks R ig g e r , T ia a lo v Marine By. & S.X.OQ. Y in ilo v ftuhb*, le la e r S r a ic iJ ^ D ir e c to r , S ta te o f Y aahington Dopt. o f Labor A I n d u s t r i e O l y r p i a i I r J - < cm,, ,, a .-. c CRMC-BERR&&FFRO-OI Baooh, i * ok 0 JE. tro a, )U X. JTmaei, Arthur 45. Xa^iaMxing 51*. i Taylor I n s tr u n tt, ',*nctnrrer,BC lo d u a tria l fiy^iaac Engineer, Uoainion D ovi., Vanoovrver, B* C, CMf la tp o e tc r , lo r ta o n 1* Gonrponsatioa Board, Vanoovrer, B. C. (Total roci t r a il ota 124.) w, * CRMC-BER&FRO -001561 ***, y