Document gaXjd3mDkm3pgro9gqMQEvB63
FILE NAME: National Safety Council (NSC)
DATE: 1962 Jan 25
DOC#: NSC145
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes & Attendees - Industrial Conference - NSC
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MEETING,. INRISTRiAL CONFERENCE IUXIOHM. SAFETY COUNCIL
LAKE SHORE CLUB, CHICAGO, ILL. JANUARY 2?, 1962
ATTENDANCE
OFFICERS
R. P. Hamilton, Chairman, In d u stria l Conference, St> Louis-San Francisco Railway Co, St Low'.s, No*
C. F. Schluetax, Cbalrman-Blact, In d u a trla l Conference, Employers Mutuals of Wausau, Wausau, Wta.
R. 0 . Benson, S ecretary , In d u s tria l Conference, National Safety Council, Chicago, IU .
MEMBERS
D. A dair, P a c ific Coast Assn, of Pulp and Paper M fra., P o rtlan d , Ore. (Mamber-at-
Large).
R. H. A lb lsser, Merck A Co., In c ., Rahway, S. J . (Board o f D irectors)
C. A. A llen, American Mutual L ia b ility Insurance Co., Wakefield, Mass. (Membor-
at-Lsrge)
Dorothy Armstrong, R. R ., The Peoples Gas Light A Coke Co., Chicago, 111.
(Member-at-Large)
C. B allin g er, Ow ens-Illinois Class Co., Gas C ity , le d . (Chalrmat, Class A Ceramics Section)
T. J . Berk, M etropolitan L ife Insurance Co., New fork 10, H. Y (Member-at-Inrge) J . S. Bowman, U nited 8ta te s Plywood Corp., New fork 36, N .Y . (Member-at-Large) T. H. B ullard, The Budd Co., Philadelphia 32, Pa. (Chairman, Power Press and
Forging Section):
T. J . Cain, J r . , The B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio (Member-at-Large )
M. Cernetiech, John M orrell A Co., Ottumwa, Iowa (ChalrmBn, Neat Packing Section)
R. M. Coe,: Goodman: Kfg. Co., Chloago 9* 111. (Chairman,1Automotive .and Machine .w
Shop S ection)
J . M. Convery, R ational Assn, of Manufacturers, New York 17, R. I . (Member-at-
Large) .
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V. P. Coulon, Sealright-Osvego F alls Corp., Fulton, R. Y. (Chnlv.sen, Pulp and
Paper Section)
W. N. Cox, J r . , Georgia I n s titu te of Technology1., A tlanta A, Ga. (Mssfcer-at-large)
J . G. C ullen, Ford Motor Co, Dearborn,<MLch. . (Member-nt-Large)
H. C .D au lto n , L o u isv ille A Nashville Railroad Co.>: L ouisville 1 , Kyi (Chairman,
Railroad Section)
F. H. Deeg. N ational Assn, of Mutual Casualty Cob. , Chicago 6, H I . (Mrober-atLarga)
J . A. Dickinson, Engineering Consultant, Betbaada l4 . Ml. (Msmber-at-Lnrgs) E. Dunbar, Potomac E le c tric Power Co., Washingt n k , D. C. (Vice Chairman, Public
U tilitie s Section)
D. A. F a r r e ll, United S ta te s S teel Corp., P ittsb u rg h 30, Pa. (Member-at-Large)
H. H. Fawcett, General E le c tric Co., Schenectady, B. X. (Chairman, Chemical
Section)
P. C. P oise, Socony Mobil Oil Co., New York 17, N. Y. (Board o f D irectors)
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R. D. Oldel, U. S. Department of Labor, Washington 25, D. C. (Member-at-Large)
W. R. G illila n d , Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh 19, Pa- (Member-at-Large)
H. P. Goodin, c ity of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minn. (Member-at-Large)
O. L. Gorbe11, Monsanto Chemical Co., S t. Louis 66, Mo. (Group Vice Chairman)
D. H. Grothaua, McCall Corp., Dayton, Ohio (Member-at-Large)
R. H. Hagoplan, Assn, of Casualty A Surety Cos., New York 30, N. Y. (Member-at
Large)
W. L. Hanau, American Pore Loyalty Insurance Group, Chicago, 111. (Member-at-Large)
R. Hart, Dayco Corp., Dayton 1, Ohio (Chairman, Rubber Section)
R. M. Hartman, Bethlehem S teel Co., Bethlehem, Pa. (Member-at-Large)
D. P. Kayes, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington 25, D. C. (Board of
D irectors)
W. G. Hazard, O ien s-Illln o ls Qiaos Co., Toledo 1, Ohio (Member-at-targe)
N. L. Hauer, Anheuser-Bimch, In c ., S t. Louis 18, Mo. (Member-at-Large)
J . D. Holtzapple, Blav-Knox Co., P ittsburgh, Fa. (Member-at-Large)
H. F. Johnston, The Funkhouser M ills Dlv. of the Ruberold Co., Hagerstown, Ml.
(Chairman, Cement, Quarry and Mineral Aggregates Section)
W. M. Xlelnmann, Johnson and Johnson, Chicago, 111. (Chairman, T extile Section)
A. Kolu, Plckands Mather A Co., Duluth, Minn. (Chairman, Minify Section)
T. A. Kraklow, Deere A Co., Moline, 111. (Board of D irecto rs)
C. S. Kruger, C a rlisle T ire A Rubber Co., Dlv. of C a rlisle Corp., C a rlisle , Fa.
(Vice Chairman, Rubber Section)
B. C. Kryazak, Montgomery Ward A Co., Chicago, 111. ( Chairman, Trades and Services
Section)
B. B. Landry, U. 3. Post Office Depart sent, Washington 25, D. C. (Member-at-Large)
E. C. Leonard, Inland S teel Co., Ishpeming, Mich. (Vice Chairman, Mining Section) P. C, Lewis, The Pullman Co., Chicago 6, 111. ( Member-at-Iargs)
J . Lloyd, Jersey C entral Lines, Jersey C ity, N. J . (Me-iber-at-Large)
J . 3 . Mark, F e r tiliz e r Manufacturing D lv., Farm Bureau Coop. Assn., In a ., Columbus,
Ohio (Vice Chairmen, F e r tiliz e r Section)
D. D. Mateer, Jones A Laughlln Corp., Pittsburgh Works D lv., Pittsburgh 3, Pa.
(Chairman, Metals Section)
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H. 3 . McFarland, General Motors Corp., D etro it 2, Mich. (Board o f D irectora)
8. G. M elter, Employers Mutuals of Wausau, Milwaukee l 6, Wla. (Member-at-Large)
G. R. Marrlaan, Southern K raft D lv., In tern atio n al Paper Co., Mobile, Ala.
(Member - a t - Large)
W. B. Montgomery, Quebec Asbestos Mining A ssn., Montreal 2, Quebec, Canada.
(Honorary U f a Member)
R. L. Moore, Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. and American M otorists Insurance Co.,
Chicago ^0, 111. (Member-*t-Large)
C. R. N ell, Bethlehem Cornwall Corp., Cornwall, Pa. (Member-at-Large)
R. I . P ls le , Chicago D is tr ic t, Republic S teel Corp., Chicago 17, 111. (Member-at-
Large)
J . 3. Queener, E. I . du Font de Nemours A Co., In c ., Wilmington, Del. (Board of
D irecto rs)
L. J . Qulnker, Schenley D is tille r s , In c ., L o u isv ille, Ky. (Chairman, Food and
Beverage Section)
Louise Ratner, Ohio Dept, of Highways, Bureau of Accident Control ami Claims,
Columbus 15, Ctalo (Chairman, Public Employee S ection)
H. R lefenstahl, Alpha Portland Cement Co., Easton, Pa. (Member-at-Large)
r . Rosberg, Richter-McCall A Co., Chicago 7 111- (Chairman, P rin tin g and
Publishing Section)
C. C. Ruddlck, P ittsburgh Plato Hans Co., P ittsburgh, Pa. (Memlwr-at-Lirge)
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D. P. R ussell, Canadian P acific Railway Co. Montreal, Qoebec, Canada. (Ties
Chairman, Railroad Section)
A . I>. Schmtihl, Associated General Contractors o f America, Washington 6, D . C .
(Membar-at-Large)
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Clare B. Schwartz, R. N ., Bsployere Mutuals o f Uauaau, River Forest, X U .
(Chairman, Occupational Health Rnrslng Section) \
I . V . Sh u tt, Joseph B. Beagram 1 Sons,"Ifev"York22, If. X . (Hembar-at-Largo)
H. S . Simpson, C a te rp illa r tra c to r.C o .,P o rir B ,:111. (Member-at-Imr*s)
0 . R . Smith, Champion Lamp Works, Lynn, M s*... (Vice Chairman, E le c trica l
Equipment Section)
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J . E . Sm ith, Spencer Chemical C o ., P ittsb u rg , Kens'. (Hamber-st-Large) S . 7 . Spence, American Cyana*id C o ., Sew York 20, I . X* (Bonrdof d re cto rs)
K. L. Stebfcin*; IyccingDiv.,AVCO Mfg. C o rp ,,8 tra tfo rd ,.C c n a . {Chairman,
Aerospace Section)
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Q. H. S te e l, Ralston Purina C o ., 9 t. Louis, Mo. (Board o f D irectors)
F . E. Storch, The W hitehall Cement M fg. C o ., Cemec.bon, Pa. (Member-et-Larga)
G. C . Stromsoe, A tlan tic Coast Lina Railroad C o ., Jack so n v ille, F la . (Member-at-
Large)
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w. 8 . S tu ffin g , Carrier C o rp ., Syracuse 1 , V . X . (Member**--kirga) "r. ,
Q. V . Tuma, Xs3taco, vIno., Houston 1 , Terns (Chalrman,;Parolaua SacUpa} .
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B. J . Turton, Vestinghouse S le c tr ic C o r p ., B u ffalo , B . X . (Mer.ber-at-Largs)
J . 7 . Van Ranee, Weetinghouse E le c tric Corp., P i t t s b u r g h ^ , Pa. (Mnabar-atLarge)'
D. 0 . Vaughan, Aetna Casualty & 8urety Co., H artford, Con.n (Honorary L ife Member) B. H. Warzyn, Trans-World A lrlln a s, I n c ., Kansas C ltyj8, Mo (Vice Chairman, A ir
Tranaport Section)
R. A. Wendell, Corps o f E n g in e s , V. S. Army, South A tlantic D iv., Atlanta.Qe.
(Chalrass, Construction Section)
V. L. W aneldorff, I l l i n o i s Power Co., Decatur, XU. (Meaber-at-L arge)
E. C. Woodward, A. 0. S a ith Corp., Milwaukee, Via. (Board of D irectors)
C. R. Zeakej-, Consolidated Underwriters, X. E, Mastln A Co., Kansas C ity 6, Mo.
(Member-at-Large)
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GUEST W. V. Heyes, New York Central System, Sew XorX, H.,Y.
COUNCIL STAFF
A. M .B a ltz e r, D irecto r, Production, I n d u s tria l
R. 0 . Belknap, S ta ff R epresentative, In d u s tria l s
Helen B ernstein, A ssistan t S ecretary, In d u s tria l .
L. w. Dutton D irecto r, Special Projects..D ivision Debra Glover, R. N ., S ta ff R epresentative, In d u s tria l Department
A. S. K elly, A ssista n t Manager, Industrial.D epartm ent
H. J . McRae, S ta ff R epresentative, In d u s tria l Department
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G. H ille r , D irecto r, Research and S ta tis tic s Department
M. E. P etersen, S ta ff R epresentative, In d u s tria l Department;
P. Schleich, S ta ff R epresentative, In d u s tria l Department
P. E. Sheppard. S ta ff R epresentative, In d u s tria l Department
J . S ied leck i, D irecto r, In d u s tria l Hygiene, In d u stria l Department
L. C. Smith, D irector, In d u stria l T raining, In d u stria l Department
R. M. W ilkins, S ta ff R epresentative, In d u stria l Department
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PR23ir<I0t ROY P. HAMILTON, CHAIRMAN
I . CALL TO ORDKH AND REMARKS OF CHAIRMAN
Mr. Htunilton, Chairman of the In d u stria l Conference, weloomed 11 thoBa p resent and requested n standing Introduction.
I I . APPROVAL OF MINUTES OP THE OCTOBER 15, 1961 MBgflHO
The Minutes of the October 15, 1961 meeting were approved aa mailed.
I I I . INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT REPORT - Roy 0 . Benson
Mr. Benson Introduced Mr. Hugh McRae, former Safety D lreotor o f the O ntario Highway Department and AVRO In c. Mr; McRae w ill be assigned as S ta ff Representative fo r Aerospace' and A ir Transport Sections as of
February 1 , 1962. Mr. R. W ilkins, former S ta ff Representative to these Sections w ill assume b is new p o sitio n as Manager o f th e Labor Department
At the January meeting of the Finance Couralttee o f the Council's Board o f D irectors, th e In d u s tria l Department budget was approved to enable uc to add one more S ta ff Representative, th is w ill-h elp reduce the work load o f some o f our Division D irectors, three o f whom are handling two Sections plus adm inistrative work.
The Vice Chairmen's Training Sessions held on November 8-9, 1961 again proved most b e n e fic ia l fo r the newly elected Vice Chairmen. Two more meetings In conjunction w ith the In d u stria l Conference meetings ere planned.
The Advisory Croup o f the Associations Committee (formerly known as the
Small Business and Associations Coanlttee) had developed an o u tlin e of
the Association Division objective.
Off-The-Job S afety la a subject where Increasing a tte n tio n la b e .jg noted, a t a recent off-th e-Job safety conference held In New York th e re were JO people In attendance; another meeting la planned for 1962 end possibly w ill be held on the Vest Coast,
On February lV-15, 1962 a H ospital Safety I n s titu te i s being co; meted by th e U niversity o f Michigan a t Ann Arbor. The American H ospital
Association u n til recently has provided direction fo r the Council s H ospital Safety Services program, th is work to e how been turned over to th e Council. A new coaaaittee w ill be f o n e d and w ill consist of fiv e h o sp ital adm inistrators (whose names w ill be supplied by thn H ospital A ssociation) and fiv e n a tio n al Safety Council representa' Iv e s.
The Home Study Course la going very w ell. As of th is date, there are 1,500 students e n ro lle d . As a m atter o f In te re st to Conference members a t o t a l o f 676 students have now been graduated. A check sheers some 25 students are en ro llin g each week. Ju st p rio r to the s ta r t of th is meeting notice vas received th a t a western copper company had enrolled 101 supervisors in the course a t one time.
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The s e rie s of "Key Mon" supervisor tra in in g f i l a s made la s t year are pi-oving successfu l. Presentations of these film s were made bo both A. B. Dick Ss Company and to In tem atlo n n l Harvester Company fo r th e ir felp in providing fa c ilitie s for the filming.
Response to the nev m aterial prepared fo r the "SAFETY EVERYWHERE.. . . a l l the time" campaign Is not what ve had an tic ip a te d . The nev film "Ten Long Minutes" i s an outstanding film and the re c a ll m aterial seems equal to th a t previously av a ila b le , but response has been n e g li g ib le . I t la thought th a t member companies nay be waiting, fo r th e ir 1962 budget before continuing the program.
The In d u s tria l Department's production schedule fo r 19'2 w ill consist o f the follow ing m aterials , v,_ -
Vacatlon Booklet - 8 pages A ttitu d e s Booklet - 16 pages SEATP film (dependent on-^response to "Ten Long Minutes") Foremen's Safety Talks - based on case h is to rie s O ffice Safety Manual 60-75 pages (fo r white c o lla r workers) S tic k e rs to replace decals- `.-4: W allet Card for Award Vinners F o o tb all Film - h ig h lig h ts of 1961 p ro -fo o tb all season with
bwo-three minutes of sequences on safety rules and protection equipment ; Hulas Booklet - 32 pages A ttitu d e film - 20 minutes In color S lid e Film leriee - s is subjects and 25 s lid e s per subject
with a script
S u b je c ta fo rth e se slid e fllm a wlll-Se selected from the following!
Guarding . . Office Safety
E le c tric a l Hazards . Chemical Hasards
M aterial Handling Fire Extinguishers ladders Off-The-Job: 8afty
Each year th e In d u s tria l Department I s , and a l l o th er Departments are c a lle d on to produce Ooala fo r the bSming year and th re e tnd, flyer year p ro je c tio n s,;/ The Department's Qoals fo r 1962'plus those for the OffThe-Job and A ssociation areas, are attached.
At th i s y e a r's Safety Congress a survey card w ill be used to tr y to obtain Information as to areas of in te re s t and other information use fu l in the planning of future Congresses. I t is planned th a t the back of the R egistration Card w ill be used for the survey and one meeting of each Section w ill be the survey audience.
The National Safety Council w ill celebrate its Golden Anniversary, dur ing the 1962-1963 year. A s ta ff oonmlttee has been designated to plan some sp e c ia l events and m aterials fo r the occasion. ~
The Sections p a rtic ip a tin g in the tfm. H. Cameron Award hove submitted m nterial to meet the deadline speciried by the ra le s . This m aterial w ill be duplicated and Kent to the Sabcom lttee Chairman of the vnrloun Standing Committees, selected to review and vote on th is p a rtic u la r Award. I t is planned to nend th is m aterial out on or about March 1, and th a t i t be returned by April 1. This, w ill then give ample time fo r th e Awards and Honors Committee to be able to rep o rt th a t the con t e s t has been completed a t the May, 1^62 meeting o f the In d u stria l Conference. The winning S ectio n 's name w ill be withheld u n til October, 1962.
IV. 1962 SUBJECT SESSIONS
This year the Subject Sessions w ill be programed and handled by the In d u s tria l Conference. Mr. U. Klelnmann, as Chairman of the Congress Program Committee waa requested to rep o rt.
Mr. Klelnmann spoke b rie fly on the way th is y e a r's Subject Sessions would be developed.
At th e October meeting i t had bean decided th a t the Executive C om lttee o f the In d u s tria l Conference would take over the prime resp o n sib ility fo r the Seaaiona. A rep o rt had been prepared by a Special Study Committee, chaired by Mr. 0 . 0 . O riffin , outlining a review of Sessions fo r the la s t decade and l is tin g subjects which had proved to be most popular from the Indicated attendance. Prom th is l i s t eight subjects were chosen. A member o f the Executive Coimlttee was assigned to each of the Subject Seualons. A s ta f f coordinator was also assigned and then to 1 sure that the e n tire program wan coosdlnated, Mr. Wolfr o f the In d u strial Department s ta f f was named to oversee the e n tire operation. Listed-below is u uhart giving each Subject and individual!! aoBuming resp o nsibility!
Tuesday October 30
Basics of Safety I R. B. Ferguson A. S. K elly
Communications C. F. Schlueter R. Currie
Planning for Safety R. A lblsser J . Siedleekl
Wednesday October 31
Thursday November 1
Basica of Safety II R. H. Ferguson A. 8 . Kelly
Maintaining Interest P. C. Folae A. Baltxer
Off-The-Job Safety <T. S. Queens r P. Sheppard
Corporate Safety Progrum J . Orlmaldi R. Currie
Motivation E. 8. Hannaford M. Blumenthal
Training M. C. M. P ollard L. Smith
M aterial Handling (J. 0 . (Irlffln L. Dutton
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V. REPORT FROM VICE PRESIDENT FOR MEMBERSHIP
Mr. H. W. Chnmplln, Manager of the Membership Department, presented the following reporti
In spite of the poor business conditions experienced during the e a rly p a rt of the year, I am pleased o report th a t I 96I turned out to be a f a i r l y good year fo r both salaa and membership.
Earned membership dues and sales lnoome exceeded the ,730,000 budget estim ate by 56 thousand d o lla rs . V irtu ally a l l of th is Increase can be a ttrib u te d to the lb per cent increase in the sale Of o ff-th e-Job safety m aterials during 1961. Sales o f th is c la s s ific a tio n of m aterial amounted to ^<6,000 during the year, or 13 p er cent of a l l dues and sales revenue.
Although th e fundamental strength of the Council lie s in I t s mem b ersh ip , fin a n c ia l growth In recent years is larg ely due to the increased purchases o f non-member organisations. Tor the six th consecutive y ear, the membership remained a t the 9,000 numerical p lateau reached in the m id -fiftie s . New memberships d id s lig h tly exceed can cellatio n s, but the Increase was only 68 members end $b,h00 In dues,
f o r those of you th a t may tend to reason from these microscopic re s u lts th a t the membership work i s not worth the time of the membership volunteers anil the promotional expense of th e s ta f f , l e t me quickly point out th a t the dimensions of th is tread m ill ore su rp risin g ly la rg e . The annual membership turnover ra te is nine p er cent numerically, and involves b .5 per cent -- about $5^,000 -- of the membership dues total.*
fo rtu n a te ly , the Counoll has not had to re ly on membership expan sion to produce revenue growth. Increased purchases by Federal agencies, by non-member organisations, and by the mnr~ smaller concerns now being contacted by the sta te and lo c a l t-<f*ety organi sa tio n s engaged In d ire c t sales of Council m ateviolr under the Sales Agreement -rangemect are Important fa c t!rs in th is expan sio n . Of equal Importance, Is the previously sectioned Increase in the use of o ff-the-Job m aterials by t).j me\.erahip.
These gains have resulted In a very resp eetab i' 17 Pr cent growth In earned Income over the p ast four years. 1 aji convinced th a t continued growth can be expected I f the Council continues, as I t has, to adjust Its accident prevention services to the needs of th e n atio n , and creativ ely probes fo r new marnets and methods o f reaching them.
VI. REPORTS Of THE IHCUBTilAL CONFERENCE STASDUO COWHTTgES
Mr. J . S. Queener, Introduced the two Committee Group Vice Chairmen, Mr. R. R. A lblsser and Mr. T. A. Krnklow.
Group Vice Chairman - A. Mr. Albinner requested reports- from the com m ittee chairmen under h ts Ju risd ictio n .
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A. Audio Visual Aids Committee - Mr. W. B. S tuffing
The new 2 x 2 Inch visual aids proposed by the Council wan the subject of much discussion. A Fact Sheet on theoe slides had been prepared and Is now ready for d istrib u tio n to a ll In d u s tria l department Sections for use by th e ir Sectional
Audi-' Visur.l Aids Committees, th is some Fact Sheet w ill be published In the dune issue of the NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS.
A subcommittee had been appointed to evaluate all. vlaual aids m aterials submitted by Sections th at arc competing fo r the Wm. H. Cameron Award, th is subcommittee Is made up of the following people)
R. L. Moore, Chairman
Clare Schwartz, R.N. R. D. Eberly W. Dude It
S ta ff representatives Lave been requested to urge th e ir Sec
tio n s to promote the use of Sectional posters. The Railroad Section has already cooperated and prepared a special fly er
covering the use of Railroad Safety Posters. The resu lts and analysis of the re p lies to the post card survey of Council members using safety posters was summarized and reviewed by the Audio Visual Aids Committee. A revised summary is being prepared as an a r tic le to appear In a forthcoming Issue of the
NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS.
B. Off-The-Job Safety Committee - Mr. T. J . Berk
The Regional Off-The-Job Safety Conference co-sponsored by the G reater New York Safety Council hud suggested changes i f the meetings are continued.
A discussion was also held on bow the Off-The-Job Safety Committee could obtain more up-to-date Information on Sectional Committee a c tiv itie s in th is area. I t was suggested th a t sectional reports on off-the-Job safety be compiled.
Plans fo r the 1962 Subject Session on Off-The-Job Safety are w ell underway and several speakers have been selected.
The committee discussed ways and means to encourage local or State Safety Conferences In having off-the-Job safety on th e ir
program and an attempt to reach these program coordinators Is to be mule.
MOTION)
That th e O ft'-The-Job S u fe ty Committee f a v o r t h e e s t a b lis h m e n t o f an aw u'4 is s u e d by the N a tio n a l lla fe ty Cnune1 i where I t 1 shown th a t l o s s o f l i f e o r s e r io u s In ju r y was p r e v e n te d by
w earing Seat B e lts .
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The Seat fe lt Avard suggestions wet ': subm itte d for review to the Conference Contests and Awards Consr.lt tee and their answer w ill be given to the Conference. I f appr ved, the suggestion would then be taken to the Council's Award.' Committee and fin a lly to the Board of D irectors for the esc^bltshnient of such an Award.
I t was stated th a t a subcommittee would be appointed to develop rules and other promotional m aterial for e s ta b llth ing the Seat Belt Award.
C. Technical Publications Committee - Mr. C. C. Ruddlck
The committee a t th e ir January 23 meeting had discussed tlw review of the new "Handbook for Technical Publications Development" which has been prepared by the In d u stria l Deportment. I t was agreed th a t a problem w ith the in ltlr tlo n of data sheets s t i l l e x is ts . More data sheets are needed, th e re fo re , the committee agreed th a t Mr. Ruddlck as Chairman shouldi
1 . Suggest th a t the In d u stria l Co>f^xenee conduct a campaign to stim ulate tne development of more data sheets by the Council Sections.
2. Suggest th a t the In d u stria l Conference recommend to the American Society of Safety Engineers th a t consideration be given to in s titu tin g a campaign among the Chapters fo r more data sheet develop ment ond th at the Society review i t s award plan with a vie* to stim ulating more data sheet development.
3. Suggest to the Council s ta f f th a t u method of follow-up on data sheet progress be developed to n o tify Section chairmen as to the progress of data sheets which tiwfir Sections have undertaken.
I t was egreed th a t fin a l review of data sheets and approval by th e Technical P ublications Committee w ill generally be devoted to an evaluation o f review coverage and the assim ila tion of the reviewers' suggestions.
The handling ol` the data sheet reviewer^ suggestions by the Council s ta ff was the subject of considerable discussion. Committee member present agreed unanimously th a t the Council s ta ff i s most competent to handle these suggestions; th a t the in te g rity of the s ta ff has never been In question and th a t the prin cip les followed by the stal f In dealing with the re viewer 1 nuggeatlona concerning data sheets has been most satisfactory.
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D. Standards Comitte a - Mr. John Dickinson
Mr. John Dickinson "acting" Chairman fo r thlo conaalttea re ported th a t th is group had met on January 2'3 and dlscuaaed ways and mean of keeping in touch with the progress of coda p rojects on whtch the Council in reprenented.
In order to make the Information thus developed available to th is connittee the following MOTION was mode:
MOTION
That an annuel survey be made of a ll Council representatives on code com m ittees in time fo r a summary presen ta tio n a t tbs October 1962 meeting of the Standards Committee.
MOTION vaa approved.
The Standards Committee also discussed the question of proce
dure followed by the Council in in stru ctin g l i e representatives
when they undertake an assignment and whether they vote on
approval of code d ra fts under In stru ctio n from the Council. The Standards Connitte e has requested th a t the s ta f f prepare a report on these procedures to be presented a t the May, 1962, meeting.
Certain obligation Is f e l t by the committee to explore methods of encouraging w ider, more effe c tiv e use o f safety standards. A fter considerable discussion the following suggestiona were made for s ta f f consideration.
That the NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS l i s t every new safety standard or revision as Issued.
The publication cf a bibliography o f a i l safety standards.
B. In d u stria l Safety Training Committee - Mr. K. Hannaford
Considerable discussion took place regarding the standards fo r the acc re d itatio n of Individuals who w ill be qualified to teach In d u s tria l safety courses fo r supervisors. The
report has been completed and the standards w ill be pre sented to the In d u s tria l Conference meeting in May o f 1962.
The Bubcoumlttee to promote f ie ld courses on the Funda mentals of Safety are developing effectiv e promotion plans
which w ill also be presented in May.
The evaluation of National Safety Council tra in in g m aterials fo r possible conversion to programed learning has resulted In the selectio n of two Items chosen from the present super visory train in g m aterials for p ilo t development.
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Consideration 1 being given to the preparation and publica tio n of nn advanced Supervisors Training m aterials to s a tis fy request* from those vbo have completed the Horae 8tudy Course fo r fu rth er horns study.
A revised statement c r duties and re sp o n a lb llitle s of the In d u s tria l Safety Training Cormlttee has been prepared and w ill be submitted to the Executive Countttee for th e ir approval.
Group Vice Chairman - B. Mr. T. Kraklov requested reports from the committee chairmen under h is ju ris d ic tio n .
A. Contests and Award* Coawlttee - Mr. J . Lloyd
The d u tie s , scope and re sp o n sib ilitie s of th e conmittee were reviewed and revised. Also revised were portions of the rules concerning the "Distinguished Service to Safety" award re la tin g to announcement of winners.
Prelim inary consideration was given to the idea submitted by th e Off-The-Job Safety C onstttee, regarding a Seat Belt Award.
B. Mechanical Safeguarding Committee -M r E. Landry
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr. Hedges, Mr. E. Landry reported for the committee
The Good Housekeeping magazine had requested c la rific a tio n of certain technical points as presented in the committee's a rtic le "Borne E le c tric a l Equipment Grounding." C irculation of t h is pub licatio n i s b ,500,000.
Five major e le c tr ic shaver manufacturers have forwarded w ritten re p lie s in d icatin g th a t the safeguards they have designed in to th e i r shavers to prevent e le c tric shock are proving: successful. This Information s a tis fie d the committee th a t the present de signs are adequate and comply with the UL requirements. There fo re , t h is in v estig atio n pro ject has now been completed..,
The conmittee was informed th a t the "Mechanical Safegua.'dlng
P19ic6t2u.re Book" has been given a p u b licatio n date of August-1 ,
A l e t t e r w ill be mailed to a l l committee members requesting them to o u tlin e the procedures used in th e ir, individual ccatpanlea In using lock-out pneumatic and hydraulic systems, information on the make, model, type and drawings o f lock-outs would also be sought.
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MOTIONi
A motion was made to in stru c t the Council's Home Division to prepare
an Off-The-Job safety pamphlet on "Grounding of Home E lectric Equip ment" and methods of ohecklng for overloads in c irc u its in the home.
MOTION vas approved.
C. Huclear Energy Conmltteo - Mr. D. F. Hayes
The committee discussion revealed the need fo r standard require ments fo r the transp ortation of spent fu els. Regulation 10CFR72
has been w ritten and d istrib u te d fo r consents p rio r to publica tio n . The inter-agency has adopted a technical d ra ft as a basis for preparing standards for transportation of a ll radioactive
m aterials fo ra 0 to 2,000 Curies. The basis of the technical d ra ft was the d e s ira b ility to have in tern atio n al uniform ity as w ell as n a tio n s!. The Nuclear Energy Committee's re sp o n sib ility
is to promote understanding of the problem and i t s regulations
to th e N ational Safety Council membership. Since I t le f e l t th a t there should be some means of g ettin g the sto ry regarding the- tra n sp o rta tio n of radioactive m aterials to the Council mem bership. Mr. Hayes w ill prepare a resume of tb s current sta tu s to the Sections involved in such tra n sp o rtatio n . The report w ill cover the problems Involved and the regulations e ith e r now in e ffe c t or being formulated.
The Atonic Energy Coamlsslon has scheduled regional meetings where the AEC end ICC representatives w ill discuss the types of radioactive m aterials which are being transported, bow they are transported and the safeguards th a t must be provided for such
shipments.
The f i r s t d ra ft of the proposed Data 8heet "Beta Thickness Oauges" w ill he submitted by the Metals Section w ithin the
next month.
Mr. Hayes also reported th a t the Zelenko B ill to provide Federal Compensation fo r d is a b ility or death re su ltin g from injury to employees in occupations which expose them to radioactive
m aterial - was again Introduced in Congress.
The p rin c ip a l feature of the Zelenko B ill is the presumption of in ju ry concept. Under th is B ill, compensation le payable fo r any d is a b ility or death of an employee due to in ju ry . Such
inju ry w ill be presumed Tort
1. An ordinary disease of l i f e th at can be caused by exposure t.o radiation i f the
disease Is c e rtifie d as such by the Public Health Service.
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2. Any employ vbo fo r any given period 1 exposed to sore than the maximum permis
sib le le v e l fixed by the Agency authorized to e sta b lish the maximum le v e l.
The In d u s tria l department o f the National Safety Council bee scheduled a Radiation Course fo r March 26-30 1962.
D. Research Projects Committee - Mr. 8. F Spence
I t vaa reported th at an Investigation o f the scope and statu e
of Sefety R esearchProjects ia being conducted by g reats from th e U. 8. Public Beelth flervloe.
A resolution vaa presented a t the oanmittee meeting to the e ffe c t th a t thu committee needs m ore,staff assistance in order to carry out i t s work. This is a re ite ra tio n of the statement mads a t th e tin e o f the May 1961 meeting, upon vhlch no appar ent action vaa taken.
To ensure th a t the M etropolitan Award receives adequate a tte n tio n in Industrial Research areas, tbs Research Projects Committee requests th a t the Manager of the In d u stria l Department provide f u l l d e ta ils on the sward In a l e t t e r to a l l 8a c tto n a l Coasnittee Chairmen, with a request th a t th is be placed on Agendas of future Sectional Executive Counlttee meetings. E ditors o f Sectional Newsletters should also be n o tifie d In order to pub lic iz e th e Award through th a t media.
E. Associations Counlttee - Mr. F Laderer *
Six asso ciatio n s are conducting surveys oh safety experience
in th e ir membership. Increased esiphas is i s hsing placed on "stepping up" safety services fo r associations th a t have con tinuing and established programs.
The following motion whs presentedi
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MOTION!
The committee unanimously recom mends to the In d u stria l Conference th a t the name of the coaadttee be changed to ASSOCIATIONS O0HTTKE
and th a t corresponding change be
made to bring th e Council designa tio n to read ASSOCIATIONS DIVISION, thereby dropping e n tire ly a ll reference to Smell Business.
MOTION was approved.
V II. REPORTS Afl PRESENTED BY SECTIONAL GENHRAL CHAIRMEN
A. Aerospace Section
Mr. Stebblns, Chairman of the above Section, had submitted the following report.
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Meetings
The S ection's Executive Committee met on October 17, 1961 In
the Chicago, Hilton Hotel. Fourteen Beaters vere present s t th is meeting which c o n stitu tes U8 per cent of the members.
The spring meeting Is planned for March 5, 1962 in Washington,
D. C ., In conjunction v lth the President'** Conference on Occupational Safety.
Engineering
The committee has been working on the Data Sheet "Fneunatle Pressure Systeas," th is has now been processed through the b a llo t
review s ta te . The outline on the proposed Data Sheet "Berrylium"
has been approved and the Data Sheet on "Working in Confined Spaces" was cleared on August <*, 1.961,
Off-The-Job Safety
In th e area of Off-Tb.Job Safety, M.'. Stebblns reported th a t about 10 per cent of the Section membtre are reporting experience to the National Safety Council. The Off-The-Job Safety C oralttee Chairman i s a t present considering n iisethod to encourage increased participation.
Membership
There are 70 Section members p articip atin g In the Contest, the S ection's frenuency rate from January 1961 through to November 1961 1? 1.92 or one per cent higher than the name period l a s t
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Memlersblp w ithin the 8eotlon Is now 91.
B. Air Transport Section
lir. G ilbert Teal, Chairman of the above Section had submitted the following report.
Meetings
The S ectio n 's Executive Committee met on October 18, 1961 with 19 members attending. On Tanuary 9-10 the Executive C oralttee
held a second meeting In 1 York with U6 per cent in attendance.
Long Range Planning
An ad-hoc committee baa been appointed to survey small airlin e and a irp o rt o p erato rs' ground accident problme and determine w9at might be done to be of both service and bbbI stance. Two p arts of the S ectio n's by-laws were recommended fo r a lte ra tio n and d eletio n .
The Section has adopted an In tern atio n al Thane which 1* to be carried throughout tbs coming year In an e ffo rt to encourage foreign alritn ea to Join the Section.
Research and Engineering
This coamlttee has been working on the problem of nuclear energy; contaminated a ir c r a f t 1* being studied by a irlin e safety and aedlcal personnelto determine I f any safety hazard* are Involved. The recent collapse of a Je t a ir c r a f t nose wheel, during maintenance operations, has created the necessity fo r adding' fu rth er precautions to th e operation
Two Data Sheets, "Air TensIn a l Vehicular T ra ffic Safety Oulda" and "Automotive Equipment on Airport Ramps" are being rev ised .
Education and Training
One Air Transport Section poster has been completed and a fu rth e r one on the fueling of J e t a ir c r a f t has reached tb s stage of completed artwork and la scheduled fo r completion l a February. A th ird poster on reporting a f i r e la being processed and la scheduled fo r publication In the May 1962 issue Of th e ItOTOHAL SAFETY EEUS.
Safetygraph So. 2t - "Ramp Safety" - la having one page revised to Incorporate Je t engine ground hazards.
Hevs l e t t e r
The S ectio n 's Newsletter i s s t i l l carrying an accident fre* queuey ch art sharing the aonthly experience of three o f the la rg e st a ir lin e s . The S ection's Executive Committee S ta tis tic s Chairman i s w riting to a l l the Section a ir lin e s urging then to participate In th is project.
Congress Frograa
The Executive Committee has decided to use an In tern a tio n a l These on th la y e a r's Congress Program by having a panel o f....... speaker from foreign country a ir lin e s an d :alrp o rts to convey the ground safety hazards a t foreign lo catio n s.
Off-The-Job Safety
The Chairman o f the S ection's Off-Tba-Job S afety Coaalttee I n se ttin g an example w> a l l Section membera by in itia tin g a pro cedure in h is own company, to record when employees are o ff work due to offthe-Job In ju rie s. When th is I s accomplished an a r tic le w ill be prepared fo r the new sletter giving the story and the re s u lts .
Membership
Continental A irlines Joined the Air Transport Section bringing the t o t a l membership t- forty-tw o.
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C. Automotive and Machine 8top 8aatIon
Mr. R. M. Coe, Chairman of the Seotlon, had ubmitted the fo l lowing re p o rt.
Meetings
The S e c tio n 's Executive C om ittae met on October 1$, In Chicago, and the meeting was devoted mainly to a review of work accom plished during the year.
The S ectio n 's f i r s t f u ll o a aslttee meeting fo r 1962 Is scheduled fo r February 7-9 in Cleveland, Ohio. A fu rth er meeting w ill be planned fo r May.
The S ectio n 's committee plans fo r th is year are very ambitious, but I t Is believed th a t they can be accomplished through good lead ersh ip , hard work by a l l committee members, and a close lia is o n between the General Chairman, the Vice Chairman, a l l sub committee chairmen and the s ta f f rep resen tativ e.
Engineering
Complete Data Sheets on, "A irless Paint Spray," "Automated M aterial Handling Devices," "Grinding Wheels and Wlr* Brash Wueela." Con tinued work i s In process on the Data Sheet, "Beat Treating M etals." Work was I n itia te d on the Data Sheet, "Polishing and Buffing."
Congress Program
Although no work has been done In th is d ire c tio n , plans and a form alized program w ill be ready before the Congress Program dead line date.
In the area of Education and Training, plana are to complete the Sectional A c tiv itie s Manual and prepare and complete a Sectional Organizational Chart.
Membership
Plans are being outlined for a drive to bring about a five per aent increase In membership.
Off-The-Job Safety
Steps are being taken to encourage as many of the S ection's mem bers as possible to p articip ate In the Council's Off-The-Job Safety reporting program.
D. Cement. Quarry and Mineral Aggregate flection
Mr. H. F. Johnston, Chnlrman of the above Section, had submitted the following report.
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Meeting
Their Executive C o n ltte e baa net twice since the la s t Industrial Conference meeting in October. The dates o f these eatings October 18, 1961 end January 23 1962' Both Beatings -were bald In Chicago and attendance numbered approximately 2? cubere o f the 3U nan com stttee.
Engineering
The Chaimaa o f the above coesrtttee referred to th e ir oae-day Meet ing In Roveaiber a t vhleh tin e two p ro je c te were corered.
1 . Complete rev isio n o f Data Sheet 'r a ilin g o r Sliding
Rock in Q u arries." This rev isio n as completed end has been t i r r t a g /m to the Connell1 Publication i D epartm ent.!! only Job remaining to the coM lttea I s to obtain a n t o n nodan photographs to replace several which ill u s t r a t e aonevhat -ntlquated a a te r ln l.
2. F in a l consideration o f a l l co--ents received on the
second b a llo t o f th e Data Sheet' " A rin in a n itra te - -
Fuel Mixtures as SLaetlng Agent." A: fin a l: d ra ft was
prepared and la ncer ln tb e hasds o f th e Section < ;
Engineering Ooaeiltte Tor n n a l review before mhads-
slon to the P ublications Departmen t o f the- Rational- .
Safety Council I t I b M n cerrly hoped th a t t h is pro
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je c t 111 Move on to the- Technical Publication: *
Conarlttee o f th e In d u s tria l Conference without'indue:
d iffic u lty .
In addition c o n l t t e e meabers ere engaged'`in gathering. InfO m ftlon on several data sheet p ro je c ts prep'tm to ry to concentrating upon th e . These Include "B elt Conveyors Used In the Cenent, Quar r y
and Mineral Aggregates Industry" and "Jack Hawsers."
Congress Program
Planning Tor the 1962 Congress began before the 1961 Coagios took p lace. In an a t t e s t to analyze the audience In soeewhat ore d e ta il than would otherwise he p o ssib le , aupplementary ques tio n s were p rin ted on th e bask o f th e Standard Tallow Attendance
Record Card used a t the Section sessio n s. Respondents were asked to report on such lte a s ast
1 . Percentage of tla e devoted to aocidaut prevention.
2. Tear a t Congress ( l . e . , f i r s t , th ir d , tw entieth, e t c .)
3- Whether or not the respondent would consider ...irking on tb s Section Executive C onolttae.
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Valuable Information was obtained In planning t i e 19^2 Section Program. Also, ad d itio n al Information waa obtained which has d e fin ite value to other n a tio n a l Safety Council Deportments (fo r example a high'percentage of those attending the OQMA Sessions reported th a t I t was th e ir f i r s t year a t the Congress, a l i t t l e inform ation th a t la very sig n ific a n t to those who purchase exh.bit apace a t the Congress).
With respect to the 1962 Seation Program Nr. S elple, the Congress Program Chairman, contacted the e n tire Executive Cooslttee v ia a m ailing reviewing Section Program Pacts In 1 9 ^ . These were categorized, analysed In an attempt to set up some guide lin e s fo r the cessing year. Bight sp ecific to p ics were lis te d es p o s s ib ilitie s fo r 1962.
Late In December 1961, Mr. Selple made another s a ilin g to the comrittee lis tin g nine additional p o ssib ilitie s for consideration and asking fo r fu rth e r suggestions from cosedttee members.
Visual Aids
The 8ectlo n continues to expand I t s lib ra ry o f 2" x 2" slid es which covers various phases o f accident prevention In the Cement, Quarry and Mineral Aggregates In d u stries. L atest acquisition is a s e t of eigh ty -fo u r slid e s "Stopping Accidents Around Motorized Equipment" which was orlglnnLly presented by Mr. R. Treadway of th e Vulcan M aterials Company a t the time o f tb s i 960 Congress and a fo rty -fiv e elid e se t "Safety Tips and Ideas" shown a t the 1961 Congress by Mr. L. F licker o f the Permanent Cement Company. S crip ts to accompany each of the above presentations w ill be pre pared and when th is Is done announcement as to the a v a ila b ility o f th e m aterial v i l l he made In the Sectloqel new sletter.
Membership
Through November 3 1961 the Section added seven new members and suffered a lo as of 11 fo r a net lo ss of four which represents a decrease In dues revenue of $3^0.00. T otal membership as o f th is w ritin g i s one hundred and eighty-tw o.
The S e c tio n 's subcommittees are f lctlonlng and we an ticip ate th a t 1962 w ill be a very successful ana productive year.
E. Chemical Section
Mr. H. Psw cett, Chairmen of th e above Section, had submitted the following report.
Meetings
The Executive Committee o f the Section met on October 16, a t the La Salle H otel, Chicago, v lth 31* members and five guestb p resen t. A fu rth e r meeting Is scheduled fo r January 16, 1962 in New York City.
Engineering
The Section ' Engineering Committee b a s r e viewed the quest ion of whether low voltage e le c tr ic a l devices such as tra n sla to r
portable radios hearing aids and gslger counters, constitute a potential hazard as ignition sources for flasnable gases, dusts and vapors. I t vas concluded th a t such devices su st he con sidered a p o te n tia l hazard u n til th ey have heeto s p e c ific a lly
te ste d to in s u n th ey are safe in the Spealflc atmosphere.
The Engineering Cosedttee has underway a gen eral survey iaf .cur ren t p ra c tic e s and Methods of nonltorlng personnel who v a st work alone or in re la tiv e ly isolated a n a . :Thl' Survay aho u ld b eo f in te re s t to several Sections a s v e ll a*'the Chemical-Suction.'
Congress Prog ram
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A d e ta ile d questionnaire'was sent to Be*eti-w Committee nestbers in Bovember, 1961, f o r feedback f rc m th e '1961 Congress; Program
w ith suggestions fo r the 1962 Program. On the b asis of*the re tu rn s , the 1962 Congress Prograa i s being prepared and should be complete by the end o f January. Plane fo r the 1963:Congrets,,I Prograa are being ten tativ ely formulated.
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35ras slid e s on "Laboratory Safety" originated by Monsanto Cheatcal
Company, to . the Connell f o r poaslbl* use a s `Visual aid m aterial.
In a d d itio n , a group o f ,3O1po ster ideas on su b jects o f in te re s t
to the Section.
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Members of th e Cbeatoal Section p a rtic ip a te d a s ad v iso rs* two recen tly completed ao v les. One i s "Safety In th e Chemical
Laboratory," av ailab le from B atlonal In a titu t o r B e a lth 'B e th e s d a , Maryland, and the other Is "Safety In the Chemical Laboratory," available froa the Manufacturing Chemists' A ssociation.
Off-The.Job Safety
The Off-The-Job Safety C ondttee has developed a questionnaire
obeck l i s t ,f o r employees on o ff-tb e-Jo b sa fe ty - A p f lo t run o f 200 people in d icates t h i s questionnaire has c o n sid erab lev alu e, and i s av ailab le on request fro* Mr. 0 . Feaxell, D irector fo r Safety, U. S. Army, Chemical Corps, Washington 25, D. C.
Contesta and Avarda
The usual co n test a c tiv ity has been c a rrie d on and tne Chemical Section Newsletter w ill p u blish the names o f th e winners, '.n th is connection, i t should be noted th a t Mr- A lbisser and Mr. St ratton, both former general chairmen of the 3ectlon, have been pr^aented special swards by the National Safety Council.
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Membership
An e sp e c ia lly activ e membership drive made th is p a st year, has gained a t o t a l of 11 nev members fo r the Section.
Associt Iona
The Chemical Section has cooperated a c tiv ely with the Manufac tu rin g Chemists' A ssociation both d ire c tly and in d ire c tly .
Publicity
Attempts to have the a c tiv itie s o f the Section and the m aterial
and services of th e Section more widely known have been mainly through the tra d e magazines and tech n ical Journals. The Section fe e js t h is i s a re la tiv e ly undeveloped f ie ld , and I s considering adding a public re la tio n s man to the Executive Committee to render sp e c ia l knowledge In reaching news media. Six publications w ill publish papers given a t the 1961 Congress on the Chemical Beotian Program.
Other A ctiv ities
The Bectlon Technical Publications C om lttee has completed f in a l
d ra fts on four data sh eets. A f i f t h , Data Sheet "Cbsmicsl Safety References," I s now in the E d ito ria l Department fo r revision five other data sheets are also In process of revision.
A very comprehensive Date Sheet on " I r r ita tin g and In d u stria l
Dusts In Industry" has been completed by the Health C om lttee
and reviewed by 107 Individuals.
A new Committee - Research and Planning - 1 been estab lish ed .
T . Coal Mining Section
The following rep o rt had been submitted fo r Inclusion In the Conference Minutes.
Meetings
The Coal Mining Section Executive C om lttee held a meeting during the time o f tb s October 1961 Congress In Chicago, w ith 39 members In attendance.
Congress Program
The Congress Program C om lttee met In P ittsburgh In December 1961, and has arranged a program to be presented a t the 37th Annual Western Pennsylvania Safety Engineering Contest and Exhibit to be held In P ittsb u rg h , Pennsylvania, March 27-29, 1<?62.
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Engineering Cowrit tse
Work la continuing on the proposed Pate Sheet e n title d "The 11m of Fire R esistan t Bydreulio Fluid In Mining Machinery." Tenta tiv e d ra fts sent to the >merlean Petroleue I n s titu te were reviewed and suggested c)nges have been returned.
Publicity
Papers presented a t the l a s t October Congress have been appearing In winy tra d e Magazines. She Section Sew aletter continue t o
dlaaantnate e a 'e ty information and a rtic le s p ertinent to the Industry
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Tbs Section' s s t a f f representative I s developing suggested by-levs to govern the Section a c t iv itie s , copies w ill be sent to R s l e r i of the Advisory Committee fo r th e ir teviev-
0. Construction Section
Tb* Chairmen Mr. Wendell had submitted the following re p o rt.
Meetings
During th e 1961 Congress the Construction S-otlon Executive Cosodtte e vna In almost continual eecaion fo r three nd a h a lf days.
Engineering
The following lis te d data sheets h> v- heeh tinned over to the Council and are awaiting p u b llcatlr *1.
Lift-Blab Construction
Tilt-Up Construction
Construction M aterial Bodate
Temporary E le c tric Wiring f o r Construction S ite s
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The following H a te d d ata sheets-have been approved by th e Council
and are a t p resent in varying stages of development and s t i l l In the bands o f the committee.
Concrete and Mortar Mirers
- Simple Design Checks fo r Timber Falsework P restreee Concrete Yard Operation Diving In Construction Operations Concrete Paving Bituminous Paving
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Th Conntnictlon Safety Hlntst these one-pnge a rtic le s are n ont)nulng p ro ject end are developed without any net schedule nr number per month since s su ffic ie n t backlog has been sub m itted to the Council and now awaits pu b licatio n .
Congroan Program
Tbe three divisio n s Involved In the Congress Program, namely
Building, Highway, and Heavy are working on th e ir programs for
the 1962 Congress and w ill fin a lis e th e ir plans a t the Executive Committee meeting to he held In Chicago, on February lb -15. I t la f e l t th a t attendance over the p a st few years as w ell aa the recent Construction S ectio n 's program of the 1961 Congress j u s t i
fie s the desire of the Construction Section Executive Com lttee
to request a la rg e r meeting room than the Upper Tower Ballroom In tbe Hilton fo r Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the 1962 Congress Week.
Visual Aids
The Chairman of the Visual Aids Conmittee Is J laborating with a manufacturer of f i r e extinguishing equlpmeut relativ e to the development of a film , "Fire Prevention on tb s Construction Job S ite ."
Off-Thc-Job Safety
While a l l Executive C om lttee members continuously p a rtic ip a te In
off-the-Job safety a c tiv itie s In th e ir own organizations, companies
and communities, no p e d a l programs re la tiv e to th is a c tiv ity
were undertaken during th is period.
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Associations
The Construction Section continued to work w ith tbe various associa tio n s related to the construction Industry and progress 1s Improving. Programs are being planned for the Pre-Streseed Concrete I n s titu te ,
American Concrete Pipe A ssociation, Contracting P la ste re rs nnd
Lathers International Association, Rational E lectrical Contractors A ssociation, S teel Scaffolding and Shoring I n s titu te and tha Rational. Association o f Lighting Maintenance C ontractors.
Publicity
Verj favorable response to le tte r s w ritten by tbe Construction Section to a d v ertisers of construction equipment and/or m aterials whose advertleements depict safe and unsafe ao ts o r conditions continues. A rticles prepared by the Construction Section members have appeared In trade and anaoclatloa magazines.
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Cenemi
The Construction Section 1b cooperating v lth the special stu d ies branch, Division or In d u stria l Hazards, Bureau o f Labor S ta tis tic s ,
U. S. Department o r Labor In th e ir e ff o r ts to conduct a s p e d a i work In ju rie s study In the construction ln d w try during 1968.
H. E le c tric a l Equipment Section
Mr. 0 . MacDonald, Chairman of the Section, bed submitted the rollowlng report.
Meetings
The annuel meeting o f the S ection's Executive Coranitte e was h e ll
in Chicago, on October 17, 19&1. The second meeting la scheduled fo r February 21-82, 196a atW arren , Ohio*
Engineering
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In the area of data sheets:
1 . "Maintenance and Explosion Dust Proof Motors" - th is Data Sheet according to Mr. Sheppard, formerly s ta f f representative Is p ra c tic a lly completed. I t la
planned th at th is data sheet d l l be sent to th ' Technical Publications Cowritten w ithin the next few months.
2 . "Oven Safety" - th is subject has been approved by th a Council and w ill be discussed a t the February meeting
for definite assignment.
3- "S tatic E le c tric ity " discussion*w ill be held a t the time of the February meeting and the assignment w ill
be made fo r preparation o f an outline to be submitted to the Council fo r review and approval.
k. "Solvents In the E lectrical Industry" - clearance to be obtained and outline prepared fo r approval a f te r discussion a t the February meeting.
Studies In process are:
Hazard, emergency, procedure and rules fo r
l . Operators o f e le c tr ic a l and e le c tro n ic equipment.
2. Maintenance personnel.
3. Engineers.
V isual Aids
The former project of a movie "Electronic Laboratory Surety" Is being reviewed for possible slid e film adoption with narrations bnBed on the opinion of the Council.
Off-Thc-Job Safety
Individuiti members are following a progran and are nbml ttln g program ranterlitla fo r exchange among other members. A pleto r ln l new sletter a r tic le on the Jack & Helntz program with com unlty safety promotions has been prepared.
Hfevsls t t e r B
In th is area a new Idea Is being explored, the e d ito r In devot ing each Issue to a f u l l subject of safety engineering, not to reviews of spealflo incidents, clippings, e tc .
Contests and Awards
The E le c trlc a l Equipment Section dons not have n contest program w ith th e Council. The organization o f I t s membera are In te r changed v lth the Power Press and Forging Section, the Automotive and Machine Shop Section and the Metals Ssotlnn.
Special
The Executive Committee fo r I 961- I 962 has many new members. I t Is anticipated th a t a t the f i r s t rormal meeting in February, several new id eas, programs and goals w ill be directed to the General Chairman.
F e rtiliz e r Section
Mr. 0. Nevnam, Chairman of tin Committee, had submitted the follow ing report.
Me e t i n g s
The Section had held i t s Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday, October 18, 1961, v lth 22 members In attendance.
Engineering
The S ectio n 's Engineering Committee la studying m aterial fo r a data sheet on elim inating overhangs In f e r t i l i z e r p ile s .
Congress Program
The S ectio n 's Vice Chairman Is arranging fo r the 1962 Congress Program from toplos submitted by the Executive Committee during the Chicago meeting.
Off-The-Job Safety
An a r tic le on off-the-Job safety appears each month In the F e r tiliz e r Section Newsletter. Each Executive Coimnittee member la expanding his accident prevention program to Include off-the-Job safety in both th e ir p lan ts and communities.
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Contesta and Awards
The F e r tiliz e r Section In 1962 w ill be lis te d as a major Industry by the Connati S ta tis tic s Department fo r industry frequency ra te s.
A ssociations
Leaders and speakers have been provided for the F e rtiliz e r Section fo r th e Annual Southern Safety Congress seating In L ittle Rock, March A*6, 1962.
In d u strial Safety Training
The most a c tiv e Section p ro je c t has bean t l 1 Supervisory S afety Training Schools sponsored Jo in tly by the Rational Safety Council and th e R ational P lan t Pood I n s titu te . These schools o f f e r tb e la te s t in safety idaaa in handling chemicals, fire prevention, v isu a l a id s, housekeeping and general plant accident prevention. D irector o f each two-day school i s a Beebe1* o f the Section Execu tiv e Committee who in tu rn i s a ssiste d by professor from one of the local colleges;
J . Pood and Beverage Section
Mr. L eslie Quinker, Chairman of tb s Section, had submitted the fo l lowing rep o rt.
O rg anlaatlor
The S oft Drl;.ks D ivision o f the Section has not been active and th e Nominating Committee agreed to drop previous personnel from th e Executive C oarfttea pending an ticip ated support from the trade association.
Congress Progr.cn
The Session plans to schedule b program sim ilar to the one held in 1961 and fin a liz e d plana w ill be cospleted a t the March meeting o f the S e c tio n 'e Xmaeutlva Cosmittee meeting. -
Publication
The January 1 Issue o f the "Bakers Meekly Magazine" carried a fro n t cover design showing one o f the posters developed coopera tiv e ly 'by th e R ational Safety Council and th e American Bakers' A ssociation. The magasine also featured a five-page a r tic le ' including charte and o th er p o sters based on extensive quotes from members of both the Executive Couslttee and the s ta f f .
The Data Sheet "Unloading Bulk Grain from Tank Cara" has been e d it >d and I s out fo r f in a l review by the Technical P ublications Committee and sp ecial!at representing the Pood and Beverage
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Section. I t la oted th a t the Data Sheet "Safety in Food Bine and Tanas" was sent out for prelim inary review and is now out for i t s f i r s t bullot review.
Awards
The S ectio n 's Awards and Contest Comalttee completed I ts study recommending changes In the groupings of the various divisions w ithin the Contest and a questionnaire was sent to a l l contestants asking for th e ir approval or suggestions. This report Is being analyzed and f in a l approval of the changes is expected a t the March, 1962, meeting Of the Executive C o m lttee. The Section has nominated one of I t s Past General Chairmen fo r the 1962 "D istinguished Service to Safety" Award.
Associations
The Chairman o f the Associations Committee se^t a le tte r to about 60 asso ciatio n s in the canning industry suggesting Increased safety a c tiv ity . Although there have been several responses, no re a l a c tiv ity It) indicated as y e t. The committee Is keeping the s ta f f Associations Division fu lly Informed.
K. Olaas and Ceramics Section
The Chairman, Mr. C. B allinger, has presented the following re p o rt.
Meetings
The S ectio n 's Executive C om lttee met In Chicago on October 16, t h i s meeting was exceptionally w ell attended. Tbs spring meeting w ill be held in Washington, D. C ., a t the time of the P resid en t' Conference on Occupational Safety.
Engineering
The Data Sheet "Muller and Pan Type Mixers" has been approved by the Technical Publications C om lttee and several other projects are under consideration.
Congress Program
During the 1961 Congress a new group made up of sp ecific Individuals functioned a s a Program Evaluation C om lttee. Their observations and comments, w ill, o f course, be care fu lly oontldered In the formu la tio n of the 1962 Section Program.
Training Com lttee
The S ectio n 's Training Committee completed a Glass a; A Ceramics Training Guide and copies were forwarded to a l l rnembeis of the committee. Those not present a t the October meeting received copies by m all.
Member9ht p
Since the spring o f l L tb e Section ha* been working w ith th (Unas Container Manufacturers' In s titm ts ih r a n attempt. to In te r e s t more o f th e ir members in the Wnmeil-fceBberahlp. Eight new members have been added w ithin the p a st fev months.
As an additional incentive to their maker QO)i!panrs, the Section Kxecutive Comslttee votedin October toadd n^aen^oa^trtbeiOlsse and Ceranica Contest exoluelvely for glaes contalne^nhhnfietorers. Ibis change has been effected and has been written into the rules for1the 1962 c o n t e s t I t ls hoped that tlda ehar<-;v ill proire to .,-'bevtl`i%tl*^|efsenrvt- hrlnglnt a l l ^ t b e 5reining-stt*ber :: VV/, companies of th CWt.'who,Sheye''not?j^^li^`.thi`GOTeil^'vWlth:
'thepotenticdrorlnreedeK *bershl^^t^jptoeialngv*thB ?B e tlon looks forward to an ectiveandwuee.'saful^iSaP- w
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junction with the 1961 national Safety Congress with tgpradastely
75 people In attei'ance. Seven addltional sesnlons fjti'*ti|(ji.hsld,
i Including a ne* -eaalon on shipbuilding and repairing
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Plans are under w ay to h o ia 'the MsrtneJ&etion'fc'epringeerie* of meetings In conjunction w ith th e Orcnter Hew York Safety?6cefer ence on A p ril 11 and 12 1962 Section-sponsored dlscuselon
groups n eat p e rio d ic a lly In Rev York (two groupe) BgMiVtan?80(1 Cleveland.
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Members o f th e Marine Section aealated th e V. 8. Coast Ouard In
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There ere nine separato eeeslohescheduled (for- th 1^cthe, *19& Congress. Preparation of th e prograa la under way.
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The Marine Section has published two posters since la s t October and a d d itio n a l onea are scheduled.
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Off-The-.toh flnfrty
Individual companies currying on o ff-th e-jo b safety programs among th e ir ovn employees; th is i s p a rtic u la rly so in the case of the shipbuilding industry.
Contents and Awards
The Marine Section Safety Contest l a s t year numhered l H participants.
The Barge and Towing Vassal Contest (jo in tly sponsored iy the American Waterways O perators, In c .) 1*0 p a rtic ip a n ts R egistra tio n forms f o r 1962 co n tests have baen sent o u t. Ship Safety Achievement Awards, Jo in tly sponsored w ith theAmerican Merchant Marine I n s t i t u t e , w en presented.
Representatives of th e Maritime Industry have requested the ASA Z16.1 In te rp re ta tio n s Comslttee fo r a ru lin g th a t seamen on hoard ship may be counted as tm standby a t a l l tlalaa ( a l l crew hours aboard ship to be counted as man hours).' Suoh a ruling would bring about more In ju ry reporting in tbs marine tran sp o rta tio n Industry to the Rational Safety Council.
Membership
Membership w ithin the Section is s t i l l holding steady a t approxi mately 150 members. One large shipbuilding company Joined since October.
Acsoclatlr is
Cooperation w ith the American Waterways operators In promotion of t h e i r safety program Including National Safety Council adm inistra tio n o f Barge rad Towing Vessel Safety Contest.
Among otbar cooperating cssoclstionc are American Merchant Marine I n s titu te , P a c ific Maritime A ssociation, New .York Shipping A ssociation, and Lake C arriers A ssociation.
P u b lic ity
News releasee to Rev York papers on a l l Marine Section meetings a t th e R ational S afety Congress. The Ship Safety A' ` vement Awards are receiving considerable publicity.
M. Heat Packing. Tanning and Leather Products Section
The Chairman, M. Cemet.loch,had submitted the following rep o rt.
Meetings
The Executive Coranittee has held two meetings since the lu s t Congress; both in Chlcngo on October 17 and December 0, 1`A>1.
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Engineering
Several subjects ere under consideration fo r possible development as data sheets.
Chapter o u tlin e and prelim inary d ra ft fo r the Meat Packing Industry Safety Manual have been d istrib u te d to the Executive Committee
members fo r review. Present e ffo rts w ill be evaluated a t the February Executive Conwlttee meeting as a step toward fin a l
publication
Congrera Program
A complete te n ta tiv e Congress program vee developed a t the December
Executive C o n ltte a m eeting., H e e tln g e v lll be held on Wednesday, October 31 19^2 end Thursday, November 1 1962.
V isual Aide
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Plans are being considered for conducting * action-wide p o ster
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Council elid e film "Pecking Tour Future w ith Safety" vas reviewed
and i t was noted t h a t th ere e ra eeveral p ic tu re s which a re obao* le te because o f new slaughter methods
Off-The-Job Safety
E ffo rts to encourage end promote off-theJob a o tiv itle a through the flection newsletter,:will continue.
Contests and Awards
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The annual p resen tation of awards was conducted a t tb e 1961 - Congress. Tbere are a tp re * e n t2 5 p a rtlo ip a n te ln th e J te e t
Packing Contest and th e le a th e r Products and Tanning baa 1*5 p a rtic ip a n ts i Revisions in the co ntest ru le s w ill be voted on a t th e February Executive Comdttee meeting
, Membership
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There were e ls -aew members added to th e Secular in 1961 end two cancellatio n s fo r a n et change of four members added.
A s s o c i a t i o n s .....
Throughout th e year safety la a c tiv e ly promoted by th e two major Meat
Packing Associationt the American Meat I n s titu te and the R ational Independent Meat Pauxers A ssociation. Both A ssociations made a promotion m ailing o f the "Pocket Guide to F ir s t Aid." These
Associations have requested a sa fe ty exh ib it and membership Promo tio n a t th e ir annual conventions In 1962.
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Publicity
The "National P roviatoner" rongezine w ill continue to provide ex c e lle n t coveragi. of our flection's work and the promotion o f safety to the meat ln d u a'ry . "Meat" iwgiizlne has also been p rinting safety a rticles.
N. Metals Section
Mr. Mnteer, Chairman of the above Section, had aubmlttnd the f o l lowing rep o rt.
Meetings
An Executive Comalttee meeting vas held on October 18, l*)6l, w ith Ud members In attendance.
Engineering
Subjects fo r several data sheets have been submitted to the Council of which eig ht are being processed by our commlttnae aid two are p resently In the prouens of publication by the Council. Several new subjects ere being reviewed and more lnfonnatlon on these w ill be forthcoming a t our Executive Committee minting scheduled fo r February 8, In Chicago.
Congress Program
The 1962 Congress program Is being planned and subjects are b elig arranged to be discussed by the various committees.
Training and Education
The Training and Education Committee Is developing a program o f slid e s and s lid e film presentation. These should be ready shortly for presentation to the Council.
Off-The-Job Safety
The Off-The-Job Safety Committee I s contacting the vnrlous companies In our Industry to a ssist In off-the-Job accident prevention. Par ti c u l a r s tre s s I s being placed on auto seat b e lts .
Training
The Vest Coant Comnlttee is exploring the p o s s ib ility or having the R ational S afety Council Fundamentals o f Indu strial Safety Course presented using the oume procedure th a t wan ro successful In Plttaburgh.
0 . Mining flection
Mr. A. Kolu, Chairman o f the Section , had submitted the follow ing report.
MectlngB
The In st meeting of the Executive Committee vas held In Chicago during the n atio n al Safety Congress In October, 1961. The next meeting has been te n ta tiv e ly set fo r February 6-27, 1962.
Engineering
"Jumbo D rillin g " Data Sheet Is progressing and work continues on assembling data from questionnaires received on jumbo d r illin g p ra c tic e s. The rough d ra ft w ill be completed and sent to commit te e members by A pril 1, 1962.
The new p ro je c t fo r the Engineering Committee w ill be to review a l l the data and d e ta il sheets fo r passible revision. A to ta l of 19 data sheets and 26 d e ta il sheets ware sent to members of th a t eonmdttee as o f January 2 , 1962. A t o t a l of eig h t data aheets and 12 d e ta il sheets have been evaluated by the co n a ltte e . These are to be reviewed e a rly In 1962, a f te r which the report and recommendations of the committee w ill be made. To date I t baa been recommended th a t D etail Sheets So. 3 and No. lU3 should be completely revised and t h i s has been sta rte d .
Congress Program
The selectio n of the four-session 1962 Congress program I s w ell along and the subject m aterial has been selected , le t t e r s to prospective speakers have been moiled and a lte rn a te subjects and speakers have been selected in the event of any re fu sa ls. About May 1, 1962, the committee plans to s ta r t on the program for the 1963 Congress program.
During th e I 96I Congress program, the Mining Section moved back to the Congress Hotel. However, the room given was small and not s a tis fa c to ry , due to p i l l a r s . The Mining Section was also moved to another room during the Congress with no advance notice and th is change reduced the attendance a t t h i s meeting. The Mining Section would lik e to go on record requesting b etter meeting rooms during the 1962 Congress.
Visual Aids
During th e I 96I Mining Section program a t the Congress the sounds c rip t film made cn underground haulage safety - 110 colored 35mm slid e s were previeved. These have been made available to the Mining Section members and an announcement l e t t e r on a v a ila b ility of th is film was sent to them. This committee has a new Chairman and th e ir new p ro ject is to work up a se t of slid e films and posters covering the subject of fa lls of persons.
This committee submitted a se rie s of t r i a l p o s te rs , four accident preventers, and developed and produced a s c rip t-s lid e program in connection w ith the 1962 F a lls o f Ground Campaign. Ph otograph s and posters are also being provided f o r the Mining Section News le tte r Editor.
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Off-The-.foh S afety
A new Ofr-The-.lob Snf'ety Committee Chairman waa appointed la a t October. He has been selected to present a ta lk on thin sub je c t lit the Minin* Section during the next Congress.
Off-the-Job anIVty in being promoted through a rtic le in the Mining Section Newsletter in every issu e.
This committee is proposing th a t one e n tire issue of the news l e t t e r (June or July) be devoted e n tire ly to th is subject.
Membership
The Membership Committee has been a c tiv e . The Mining Section membership increased slig h tly during 1961. I t has been sug gested th a t a l i n t of new Mining 8ectlon members be sent to the Newsletter Editor for announcement and p u b lic ity .
A ssociations-Publicity Committee
A new Chairman of th is committee waa appointed a t the October Executive Committee meeting.
Mining association in North America were contacted during 1961 in connection with th e ir help to promote the I 96S oaapalgn to prevent in ju rie s from ChI I b of ground.
Contests and Awards
Tim M ining S e c t i o n i n m aking an e f f o r t d u r in g 15)62 t o com p ete f o r t h e Wm. H. Cameron Award.
P u b licity
Thin work Is being carried on by the A ssoclatlono-Publlcity Committee and more work in thiH connection is needed.
New l e t t e Kd I t o r
The Assistant. Newsletter Editors have been more active find 11 issues of the Mining Section Newsletter w ill be published dur ing the year, with one a rtic le in each issue fo r the next two years covering off-the-Job safety.
This committee is doing an excellent Job.
T r a in in g Committee
T h is com m ittee prepared three a r t i c l e s fo r the M ining S ectio n N ew sletter du rin g 1961 and one a r t i c l e f o r the Cunodlan M ining Jou rn al and one fo r th e M ining C ongress Jou rn al co v erin g su p ervisory tr a in in g programs for th e m ining in d u stry . A paper on t h i s s u b je c t v h h a ls o su b m itted b e fo r e t h e M ining S e c tio n N a tio n a l S a fe ty C ongress by Chairman R. I.. n an -.
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Special Project
A special committee has prepared a d ra ft of an "a c tiv ity manual" fo r the Minins Section and a prelim inary d raft of the by-lawB la covered in th is annual. The Executive Committee was unable to act on th is during the October, 1961 meeting. I t w ill be considered a t the midwinter meeting o f the Executive Committee and an attempt I s being made to have the fin a l d ra ft ready fo r action by the Section a t the 1902 Congress meeting. Mr. Hoch did a cred itab le e d ito ria l Job of aondenelng a l l information and th lB should be a guide fo r a l l future o ffic e rs and c a a s ltte e s .
Hygiene and V entilation Committee
The p rin c ip a l p ro ject has been the continuation of a series of 300-400 word a r tic le s fo r the Mining Section Newsletter monthly. P ro jects projected fo r the Mining Section Newsletter monthly are 1
1. Control of a ir conditions In smelters.
2. A s e rie s of s lid e s , with s c rip t, to promote In d u s tria l hygiene and safety education. (This i s underway and may be suitable fo r the 1962 Congress.)
3. A abort illu s tra te d account of an undertaking to reduce exposure to noise at a p lan t.
b . A se rie s o f s lid e s , with s c r ip t, to promote dust control and v e n tila tio n .
5. One o r more short a r tic le s (subject net d e fin ite ly determined) from western copper m ires.
S ta tistic s
Committee helpful and activ e , p a rtic u la rly in furnishing neces sary recent s ta t l a tlc a l information on fall-of-ground accidents In th e United S tates fo r I 96S Fall-of-Oround Campaign.
The S ta ff Representative of the Mining Section, has been very h elp fu l and active during th lB pe*. 'd . This work on the 1962 Pall-of-Ground Campaign m aterial vaa an outstanding Job.
P. Occupational Health Nursing Section
Mrs. C. Schwartz, R.N., Chairmnn of the above Section, had sub mitted the following report.
Me e t i n g s
The Executive Committee of the Nursing Section held two meetings. A business meeting van held during Congress week a t the Hilton
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Congress Progrrun
Program plans are under way with subjects decided upon fo r two morning sessions. Co-sponsorship with the Chemical Section la again unuer consideration fo r one of the sessions. There w ill be the usual annual luncheon meeting and the Executive Committee meeting with election of o ffic e rs.
Visual Alda
A poster and p o ste rette contest w ill be sponsored by the conmitte e . The committee w ill s o lic it information from the membership regarding the use of 2"x 2" slid es in cooperation with the V isual Aids Committee'r project on th is su b ject.
Off-The-Job Safety
The committee w ill concentrate on Seat Belt Safety during i oe coming year. The March new sletter, aa w ell aa monthly space, w ill he devoted to Off-The-Job Safety.
Membership
The committee w ill work through State Occupational Health Nursing Consultants in promoting membership. P u blicity on membership w ill he sought through State Occupational Health P ublications.
Publicity
The committee w ill handle p u b licity fo r membership and the
Congress Program through the NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS, the S ectio n 's new sletter and State and d is tr ic t professional p u b lications.
Newsletter
The new sletter w ill continue to feature a rtic le s on health and
safety which w ill be of In te re st to nurses and others working
in th is fie ld . I t w ill also carry publicity regarding the Section's overall a c tiv itie s.
Petroleum Section
Mr. Quincy Tuna, Chairman of the Section, had presented the following report.
Meetings
The fin a l meeting for the Petroleum Section Executive Committee for I 96O-I96I was held during the morning of October l 6, a t th is meeting each d iv isio n al and committee chairman reported on the
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petroleum safety work in hi a d iv isio n , aren or sphere of a c tiv i t i e s , upon Council membership work and upon the statu s of the Petroleum sessions programs.
The f i r s t meeting fo r 1901-1962 was held on October 19, and a t t h is meeting plans for the year, as they re la te to committee functions, were projected,
Mr. V . 0 . Johnson had reported on the "Turn on Tour Headlights" program which the Petroleum 8ection has been urging the Council to consider on a nation-wide b a s is . The Section w ill continue to urge fo r a favorable consideration o f th is campaign.
Engineering
In the re-organized plan fo r the Petroleum Section there 1 no longer an Engineering Committee per se. The Engineering Committee functions have been Integrated Into th e la rg e r and more eoag>rshenelve a c tiv itle e of the new Advisory and Study Ooasdttee, with close lia is o n and coordination between t h i s "control'1 ccaaslttee and the Education and Train tm* C om lttee along w ith th e various departmental and regional ohalnoen. One o f th e engineering a c tiv i t i e s Involves th e development o f a new Data Sheet on "Manual Tank Gauging." This pro ject Is now out fo r publication b a llo t) however, I t appears th a t there are enough suggested changes and objections to warrant a re-study by the Advisory end Study Coiaelttee to resolve objections and re-submit to the e n tire Executive Committee fo r concurrence before publication.
Proposed revisio n s are being considered on Data 3teete on UK fo r In d u stria l Trucks, Cleaning Small Containers which have contained combustiblen.
In prelim inary stages o f study I s the need fo r a Data Sheet on' th e Use of Carbon Disulphide in Producing Operations.
Congress Program
The four Petroleum Sessions a t the 1961 Congress were extremely w ell attended; there wee balance In the program format) and th ere appears to be an increase in In te re s t and a c tiv ity . This was evidenced by th e beet attendance a t our sessions we have ever known.
Visual Aids
The Safetygraph "Hazards of Water in Closed Process SyB-Vms" was completed and Is now offered by the ccunell. Depending upon the Industry reception of th is a id , another safetygraph dealing w ith the "Hazard or Air in Refinery Process Systems" may be developed. During the p ast year, twenty po ster Ideas have been presented through th is eonmvfctee to th e national Safety Council for consideration as part of a petroleum Industry s e rie s . One poster idea was developed and is new
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being d is trib u te d . Two are being modified p rio r to publication, while one e x istin g poster Is being corrected to conform to standard safety practices.
The Visual Aids Cossslttee of the Petroleur Section Is s t i l l In te re ste d in having the Counoil make a series of flannel hoard presentations available.
Five-Minute Safety Talks
A series o f eighteen of these ta lk s on Marketing Safety have now been developed and assignments made In an attempt to complete enough In d ra ft stage to f i l l a book of 26 o r even 52, by the time of the S ection's next meeting.
Qff-The-Job Safety
In addition to Increasing petroleum Industry a c tiv ity by Indi vidual companies on th is su bject, the committee has encouraged participation In s ta tis tic a l compilation a c tiv itie s of the Council. Two proposals orig in atin g In the Petroleum Section have been receiving atte n tio n by the In d u stria l Conference! namely, "Turn on Your Headlights" program fo r holiday periods, and the esta b lish in g of an "Accident Prevention Week" In the spring as a counterpart of "Fire Prevention Week" In the f a l l . I t Is intended th a t our committee pursue I t s previous e ffo rts In the hope o f favorable action by the In d u stria l Conference and the Council.
Contests and Awards
The Advisory and Study Committee has been assigned th responsi b i l i t y of a complete end thorough study of the alignment o f the Petroleum Section Contest groupings and whether a Petro-Chemical Division should be Included in the Contest In 1963* A fu rth e r assignment Is to be given a t the February meeting on the m atter of reconsidering the Integration of our contest with the Council1a Award Flan In order to elim inate duplication of awards fo r the same record.
In August 1961, a "Distinguished Service to Safety" Award was presented posthumously to Mr. W. 0 . Wilson. Mrs. Wilson received th e award from Mr. R. 0. Benson, representing the Rational Safety Council.
Membership
The five Regional Chairmen serve as Membership Chairmen fo r th e ir respective geographic region) th erefo re, there are five such . lairmen, each of whom la fam iliar with petroleum industry people In h is area. Follow-ups or drop-outs are handled through these Individuals. New member p o te n tia ls are also contacted
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e ith e r in d iv id u ally or In collaboration with the Council s ta f f rep re se n ta tiv e . Furthermore, these Regional Chairmen offer assistan ce to nev members In t h e ir areas by f u lly explaining Council se rv ic e s, exchange o f ideas, e tc .
Associations
Almost without exception, Petroleum Section Executive Committee members are activ e as o ffic e rs or d irecto rs of lo c a l, sta te and regional s a fe ty asso ciatio n s in th e ir respective are a s. To p o in t out any one area would be ineq u itab le. In the eo-caHed " o il sta te s" th ere are petroleum sessions o r su b jects on a l l s ta ts and reg io n al annual n estin g s; In March 1962, fo r the f i r s t tin s th ere w ill be s petroleum industry speaker a t the Southern Safety Conference.
Publicity
P u b lic ity in connection w ith Congress speakers a t tha Petroleum Sessions was handled. Public re la tio n s values fo r both th e I n dustry and th e general safety program were obtained from sp ecial sa fe ty elements in n atio n al and regional radio and TV p ra g m a .
R. Power Press and Forging Section
Mr. T. B ullard, Chairman o f th e Section, had submitted the f o l lowing, re p o r t.
Meetings
The f i r s t meeting of the new Executive Ccmnlttee was held in December. The next meeting is already scheduled fo r March 22-23, 1962 In Cleveland, Ohio.
Engineering
Tha Engineering and Technical P ublications Comrittee i s ra p id ly endeavoring to complete the Forging S afety Manual which w ill he published by the Council in the near fu tu re. They are also engaged in the review of a l l p e rtin e n t m aterials on the subject o f forging aai"*ty published toy the Council.
Congress Program
Both the Metal Stamping and the Forging Program Chairman are engaged In try in g to rount up th e ir speakers and subjects by March. As has been the p ractice the members o f the Execu tive Committee o f the Section o ffe r th e li suggestions on the most interesting subjects with possible speakers as a guide to the Program Chairmen.
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Visual Aids
"no Education and Training suboonmlttee has already submitted six possible safety poster sketches to the Council for considers tlo n pertain in g to the Industry and are now working on another group of Ideas along these lin e s .
Off-The-Job Safety
This suboonmlttee has now been reactivated and w ill have the opportunity to work with the Publla Relations subcommittee to develop Ideas fo r covering th is vast f ie ld . Several items of general In te re s t w ill be submitted to the Sectional Ifewaletter and each of the Executive Coned,fctoe membera have been requested to send any m aterial th e ir aomponlee have developed to th is conmlttee for th e ir use.
Contests and Awards
The s ta f f representative discussed w ith those present the Ms. H. Cameron Award In order to bring everyone up-to-date and to acquaint new members of the aanmdttee with th is award.
Membership
In th e absence of the Chairman of the subcommittee an Informal report was given to the newly elected Secretary of the S ectio n 's Executive Conmlttee Insofar as he had completed plans fo r con ta c tin g those members of the Section who have recently resigned asking them to reconsider Joining the Section or a t le a s t to advise of reason for resignation.
Associations
The Executive Conmlttee of the 3ectlon la considering having vurious trade associations p a rtic ip a te in future Congress pro grams by co-sponsoring these programs, n ils subject w ill be given further consideration.
The plan fo r a spring workshop fo r sm aller business groups has again been advanced and w ill be pursued by the Public Relations and the Education and Training Subcommittees before the next meeting. This workshop plan would be to a s s is t those sm aller In d u stries th a t have problems In the f ie ld of Metal Stamping and Forging business.
Publicity
In the area of p u b lic ity or publla re la tio n s i t ie now being planned to bave the Publla Relations Bubcomittee develop a brochure featuring the photographs and background Information together with topics of discussion for benefit of various sta te and area safety conference program chairmen, with lis te d speakers of the Section Executive Conmlttee. Contact w ill also
The P rinting end Publishing Section boa been re-organlzed along functional lin e s which we ate sura w ill o ffe r the best chance of effe c tiv e actio n . An Interested group of representatives new fo ra the 3ectlon and a t the next nesting specific work assignments are to be added to the p ro ject agenda. P articu lar emphasis w ill be placed on giving wide d istrib u tio n to Improved safety methods using the Trade Press and the publications of the P rinting Industry of America and the Craftsman's Club. Mr. Rosberg f e l t th a t tin e would t e l l the sto ry , b u t, i f w ill ingness to work I s an a s s e t, the Section he near f e l t was ric h ly endowed.
T. Public Employee Section
Mrs. Louise Ratner, Chairman of the above SeatIon, had submitted the following report.
Meetings
The Section w ill hold an Executive Committee m a tin g in Washington, D. C ., on March 6 , public employees are seldom free to tra v e l and attend meetings, th erefore th is meeting i s being held In con junction w ith the P re r'd e n t's Conference on Occupational Safety.
Engineering
The Engineering Ccemlttse has been expanded and separated Into two segments. Mr. J . A. Moore heads the group composed of State and County Highways) Mr. J . Wlokleaa fo r the m unicipalities) and w ill work w ith th e ir respective committees in producing needed m aterial for data sheets and/or safe p ractices pamphlets. Poten t i a l subjects are being considered and I t Is hoped th a t something d e fin ite w ill be reedy by the time of the next meeting.
Congress Program
A ll plans fo r the 1962 Congress Program are under way.
Off-The-Job Safety
This area has become one of the special undertakings w ith Mr. Goodin and Mr. Van Mechelen doing the necessary promotion work. All SO S tate Governors have been contacted and urged to Include "o ff-tb eJob safety" In t h e i r conference. This was spearheaded by Governor R o sse llin i, S tate of Washington.
Some Governor's Conferences have included off-the-Job safety In t h e i r agenda. Posters have been prepared to aid t h i s e ffo rt but since th is p ro ject le very new, there le not much to report on at th is time.
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Membership
The Section' Membership C aaslttee led by Mr. J . Gleason and Mr. G. Kuhns did an ex cellent Job l a s t year In Increasing tbe membership. An Intensive caapalgn la now being planned aaong States and M unicipalities not already associated with the Section.
A l e t t e r has ven prepared vhich explains the ben efits to be derived f r a .uiabershlp In the national Safety Council d e ta ilin g the cost - th e use Of 65 per cent fo r service c re d its on m aterials and services - and shoving hov Inexpensive meaber-
shlp r e a lly l a . Ve are hopeful th a t th is v l l l enlighten those
not fam iliar v lth such d etails and re su lt in Increased Section membership.
P u b lic ity
P ublicity fo r the Section la usually confined to tbe new sletter although many of our members have had special recognition f o r th e ir accident prevention work from newspapers, magazine a r t i c l e s , TV, radio end the fine publications produced monthly by some o f our 8 ta te s and la rg e r c itie s .
When the Public Employe Section was f i r s t formed as a ccamlt -
t e e , th e public employee was referred to as th e "Forgotten Man In S afety." Through the years ve have.been able to prove th a t
th is i s not tr u e / although only the surface of tbe Section's potential bee been scratched.
U. Public U tilities Section
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Mr. V. Vomeldorf?, Chairman of the Section, had submitted 'the
following report.
Meetings
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The schedule fo r Sectional Executive Coaadttee meetings i s as followst
January 9-10, I 96E June 12- 13, 1962
October 29, 1962
Rev O rleans, l a . Washington, D. C.
Chicago, T i l .
On October 17, 1961, tbe Znooalng Committee Chairman and o ffic e rs met In Chicago and the Goals fo r 1961-1962 were discussed.
Engineering
Tbe following data sheets are In process:
"Pole Top R esuscitation" rev isio n of th is data sheet is being completed.
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"Portable Tools Aloft" outline of th is dnta sheet 1 due for the January, 1962 neeting.
"Boring and Auguring Tools" b a llo t d ra ft copy Is due in January.
"E le c tric a l Disconnecting Switches" f in a l '- a f t has been subaltted to the In dustrial Conference Technical Publications Committee.
Congress Program
The p o s e lb lllty of having a Joint program with the Public Employee Section and a special session with the U. S. Air Force In s ta lla tio n Agency Is being considered.
Visual Aids
A new se rie s of 12 posters on "Stop Shock" for the e le c trlu Industry Is being planned for 1962. The development and pro cessing of 12 new posters for the American Gas Association Is also under consideration.
A presentation Involving 25 slid es and a w ritten sc rip t on "Crane Contacts With Overhead Power Lines" has been made available to member companies on a free loan basis sta rtin g In November. Over 20 companies have requested booking on the free loan basis and th ree members have purchased duplicate copies. Another series of slid e s w ith s c rip t on "Poison Ivy and Poison Sumac" in near ready fo r free loan and the p o s s ib ility of- making them Into a sa le s Item la being considered.
Off-The-Job Safety
Many u t i l i t i e s have been most active In promoting o ff-th e-Job safety a c t i v i t i e s . A cooperative program promoting the "SAFETY EVERYWHERE...all the time" campaign has been In itia te d with the American Gas A ssociation. Sample m aterials and promotional m aterial vaa prepared and the American Gas Association la mail ing th is m aterial to a l l members. This promotion w ill be conducted from December 15, 1961 to June 1, 1962.
Contest and Awards
Groupings of e le c tric u t i l i t i e s are being changed effective January 1962, in order to achieve a b e tte r balance.
The AGA-NSC Joint sponsorship of the Gas Division Contest con tin u e s . E xhibits for the Wm. H. Cameron Award Judging have been submitted for 1960-1961. There is a good s ta r t on baslo plana fo r compilations fo r the year 1961- 1962.
Membership
Close lia is o n on safety n a tte rs Is maintained with ESI, AQA and AKWA. i f the Section locates o th er associations In which there can be mutual In te re st - assistance w ill be given.
P u b lic ity
The In d u s tria l Conference and n atio n al Bafety Council are doing an e x cellen t Job o f p u b lic ity f o r Congress week a c tiv itie s .
Training
The Annual fiv e-d ay Public U tilitie s Oouree v l l l be conducted in Chicago, on A pril 9-13, 1962. The two-day tra in in g course f o r foremen was held In Mew Orleans, Louisiana, on January lle-12, 1962 and a sim ilar one w ill be given in Washington, D. C.
V. Pulp and Paper 8sctlon
Mr. V. P . Coulon, Chairman of the Section, had approved the fo l lowing rep o rt.
Meetings
The Section held I t e Executive Committee meeting during th e time of th e 1961 Congress.
Engineering
"Chlorine D i o x i d e t h i s Data Sheet has been submitted to tb e Manufacturing Chemists' A ssociation, tb s Amsrlcan Paper and Pulp A ssociation and Dr. Rapson Of th e U niversity o f Toronto, f o r pre b a llo t review.
"Hydropulpera," the b a llo t review has been completed, the fin a l collation of th is ballot Is In process.
"Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing," tb s Roofing Manufacturing Com* a i t t e e I s preparing a th ir d d ra ft o f t h i s Data Sheet. I t le an tic ip a te d th a t th la d ra ft-w ill 'be submitted sh o rtly .
"Paper Machines," a revision o f t h i s Dath Sheet has been com p le te d . However, a t th is point th e Paper Manufacturing Committee Chairman f e l t th a t a reorganisation of tbe m aterial In the Data Sheet would provide a more In stru ctiv e guide than the present form. The d ra ft appears to be too lo c a l'In I t s treatm ent o f e paper machine. Since I t m e t be made acceptable as a guide fo r safety to a l l , fu rth er revision o f th is Data Sheet appears to be necessary.
"Handling nnd Storage of Paper B olls," no further progress on this project.
"Pulp M ill Digesters," further refinements for the revision of th is Data Sheet la necessary. The s ta f f representative has contacted the Chairman of the Pulp Manufacturing Committee with sp ecific questions th a t w ill clear up approximately 10 Important Items before t 'l i i can be fu rth er processed.
The Pulpwood logging Ccamelttee i s fu rth e r exploring the safety featu res of a safety switch on chain saws which w ill v irtu a lly In s ta n tly stop the saw engine. The oonslttee is also In v esti gating nylon protective clothing th a t allegedly protects log g ers1 legs from chain saw cuts o r ax In ju ria a In many cases.
Congress Program
The Section f e l t th a t deareasing number of Congress sessions from 10 to six was accepted. Plans fo r conducting six sessions fo r 1962 are under way.
Off-The-Job Safety
This committee la planning to inaugurate a series o f a r tic le s in the new sletter on off-the-Job safety . Tba a rtic le s w ill cover each step to be taken In order to develop an off-the-Job safety program. Comnittee members w ill author the s e rie s .
Contests and Awards
The S pecial Committee established by the Section to develop a "Standard Acaldent Deport Form by M ill Department" submitted a fin a l report a t the l a s t Seotlon Executive Comnittee meeting. I t vaa moved, seconded and carried th a t the f in a l report form submitted by th is comnittee be adopted in the Section, n ils Section remains ana of the few th a t are collecting Injury data by department.
The winner of th e Arthur Hoyt Scott Award fo r i 960 was presented w ith th e Award taking permanent possession of I t fo r winning i t fo r the th ir d tim e, th is was the Consolidated Paper Corporation, Montreal, Canada. The F ritz Award waa presented a t the Congress t o th e U. B, Gypsum Corporation, South Data, C alifo rn ia, p la n t.
Membership
From January through to November, 1961, the Section gained 10 new members and reln ^tater^ n ta from four other cosgpanles which represents a t o t a l gain of 22 members. However, fo r the same period, cancellations were receive'* from 12 ooqpaalea. The net gain fo r the Section was therefore, 10 members-
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Publicity
Very favorable p u b licity on the Congress and on tbe Scott and F ritz Awards was given to the Pulp and Paper Seotlon by th e three major trade Journals In the Industry.
General
I t was moved, seconde and passed th a t the Pulp and Paper Section go on record as endorsing wholeheartedly th e action taken by the Special C om ittee of the In d u stria l Conference regarding the Federal Safety Regulations published in the Federal Register dated December 28, i 960 and th e V Isb-Bealey a c t .
V. Railroad Seotlon
Mr. B. C. Daultoc, Chairman of tbe Section, bed submitted th e following report.
Meetings
Tbe S ectio n 's Executive Committee met In Chicago, on October 18, I 96I aud on January 23, 19^2.
Engineering
One data sheet subject has been selected and five others are under consideration. All ex istin g Railroad Data Sheets are undergoing study fo r possible rev lslcn . Projects are now under way to select ad d itio n al new subjects re la tin g sp e c ific a lly to tb s ra ilro a d Industry.
Congress Program
Tbe Program C om ittee I s working activ ely toward tbe formulation o f the 1962 Congress Program.
Visual Aids
A survey of film s available and su itab le fo r use In the ra ilro a d Industry i s under way and a rooplete lis tin g of those film s w ill be Issued to the members. A meeting of th e Film sad Sound C om ittee was held on January 23, and a fu rth e r meeting Is planned fo r A pril 1962.
Off-The-Job Safety
Twenty-two railro ad s maintaining activ e off-the-Job safety pro grams, some of them co n sisten tly winning Council awards yearly . Meetings held with family groups, schools, civic clubs, Scouts, a t F a irs, on Railroad Safety Cars and p artic ip a tin g in radio and TV program.
Grade crossing acoldent program being activ ely pursued In cooperation with the Railroad Highway T raffic Safety Conwitten
Contests and Awards
Railroad Section i s fu lly avare of the Wo. H. Cameron Award and I s a c tiv e ly working toward q u a lific a tio n .
The S ectio n 's own contest among members w ill continue as in the p a s t. I t should be pointed out th a t the ra ilro a d s operate under reporting ru le s la id down by the In te rs ta te Commerce Cosnlaalon and those ru le s changed in 1961 and again In January 1962. Consequently, employee in ju ry fig u res f o r 1961 and future years w ill not be comparable with the figures for previous years. For th is reason, fo r the purposes of the special awards (Awards of Hon^r and M erit, C ertific a te of Ccmmendatlon and P resid en t's L etter) comparisons w ill have to be made only w ith a ra ilro a d 's 1961 performance ss compared with the t o t a l experience of the Industry ft.' +ve year 1961. This d iffic u lty l 'l be renolved In future years as we accumulate years of past experience.
Membership
Although there were two can cellation, more than 95 per cent of a l l ra ilro a d employees In the U. 3. and Canada are employed by National Safety Council members.
Associations
The Railroad Section cooprai* >with the Safety Section, Associa tio n of American R ailroads. P ra c tic a lly a l l of our members also are members of the A.A.R. whih has I t s owri safety program.
Also, the American Short Line Railroad Association in the past has cooperated w ith us m an e ffo rt to In te re st I t s members In safety program a c tiv ity , but these e ffo rts have not borne much fru it.
Publicity
A great deal of favorable p u b lic ity wee obtained through the press release forms f i l l e d out by the newly elected Executive Conmlttee members e t Congress tim e. Also, Individual railro ad s have secured considerable p u b lic ity for award presentations and fo r publia safety a c tiv itie s carried out on th e ir own lin e s .
Rubber Section
Mr. B art, Chairman of the Section, had submitted the following report.
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Meetings
The Section held an Executive Committee meeting In Chicago, dur ing the week of Congress and a meeting In January In Akron, Ohio.
Engineering
A survey Is balm, de of m ill speeds and stopping distances, the Engineering Committee Is s t i l l collecting data from various companies. When enough data Is available a complete report end recom endatlon w ill be made.
Membership
The Section has acquired 13 new members and one reinstatem ent, 10 cancellatio n s however, gives the Section a t o t a l gain of four new members.
Visual Aids
During th e year the Visual Education and Training Oosmdttee has submitted 27 p o s te rs. Five have been accepted, two have been file d , f o r possib le fu tu re-u se. Ten more posters submitted in October - over a five-year period i l l posters have been sub m itted. in the f ie ld of tra in in g the committee has recommended]
a . The "SAFETY EVERYWHERE. . . a l l the time" campaign.
b . Two-day safety course fo r foremeu as run by tin Council and the Home Study Course fo r Supervisors.
c . Two incentives - "Pass the Card Month" and "Safety Display Contest."
For p la n t doctors and nurses the film "P roject Hope."
Publicity
Closer cooperation w ith Trade A ssociations and Trade Journals i s the main function of th is committee next year. 8bme concrete r e s u lts have been noticed from-an exchange-of id eas. The Committee Chairman i s trying to g et the West Moreland Manufac tu re rs A ssociation In Pennsylvania to hold special sessions on safety su b jects, and he fe e ls th a t he w ill succeed next y ear.
S tatistics
This eomalttee in 1962 plena to furnish the Rubber Section Membership s t a t i s t i c a l information on the S ection's lost-tim e in ju r ie s , serious Injury index experience, and off-th e-jo b injury experience.
The s t a t i s t i c a l Information on the serious Injury Index experi ence w ill summarize the S ection's f i r s t f u ll y e a r's use of th is new method of reporting and recording In d u stria l in ju rie s .
A breakdown of the five kinds of In ju ries by months w ill be made to provide Information th at the membership can give special atten tio n to as a part of th e ir planned aafety program.
F ire Committee
The Section i s now sending out blank report forms and asking the Rubber induntry to report a l l f ir e s , so th a t the members can be given an an aly sis of the types of f ire s in the industry. Informa tio n on f ir e fig h tin g a c tiv itie s , f ir e control m aterials, and new techniques w ill also be obtained.
Off-The-Job Safety
This committee w ill -nalyze and report on the sig n ific a n t o ffthe-Job accident caul, s e , promote sp ecial off-the-Job pro jects such aa seat b e lts , prevention of home f a l l s , p u b licity s tu n ts , motor vehicle checks, and employers' stake In welfare h o sp ita li zation plans. The S e ctio n 's best communication media, i s f e l t to he the S ectio n 's Newsletter.
General
The S ectio n 's Program Comnlttee w ill j-et In January to dlsauss the 1962 Congress program. No problems are an ticipated In th is area and I t la planned to place more emphasis on
Off-The-Job Safety Training An Educational Congress Program In 1962
Plus new p ro je c ts fo r the committees th a t have not been active recently.
Textile Section
Mr. W. Kleinmann, Chairman of the Section, had approved the following report.
Meetings
The Section held I t s Executive Committee meeting on October lfi, and has scheduled a second meeting fo r March 6-7, 1962, In L ittle Rock, Arkansas.
The Cotton Ginning Ccmmlttee of th e Section held a separate meet ing on November 21, in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Engineering
The revised Data Sheet "Fire Retardant Treatment fo r Fabrics"
has been completed and submitted fo r b a llo t review. The f o l lowing Data Sheets are in process of revisions
"T extile Bleaching Compounds" "Cotton Pieters"
I n i t i a l d ra fts fo r the following Data Sheets have been submitted:
"Cotton Ginning" "Tw ister, Spinning and Drawing Frames"
The Safety S eries Pamphlet "Cotton M ills" i s being reviewed and
th e m aterial being converted in to d a te sh eets. The committee I s also reviewing the illu s tra tio n s in a l l present data sheets to bring them up -to -d ate.
Education and Training
A completed Manual fo r the T extile In ju ry Control Program baa bean
submitted to the Council fo r evaluation. I t I s sp ecifically de
signed fo r tb s small p lan t and consists of a series of
y
subjects with suggestions for organization, inspections, discussion
to p ic s and reference m aterials. This cosmittee i s also in v e s ti
gating the idea of developing a slid e program for departmental
training.
Membership
Tbs T ex tile Section continues to su ffe r a decrease in membership in sp ite of active nnd intensivew ork on the p a r t of the committee. An improvement wee noted in th e l a s t two months o f 1961, however, i t is too early to t e ll i f th is Indicates a trend.
The committee continues to follow-up on prospective members and ca n c e llatio n s. Other members of th e Executive Committee have been requested to a s s is t w ith contacts In th e ir area.
Off-The-Job
This cosmittee is developing a series of a rtic le s to appear in the n ew sletter. A canvass w ill be made of Section members to determine types and extent of O ff-If*-Job Programs now being conducted. Plans are also being made t o increase th e n-teber of companies submitting q u arterly reports on Off-The-Job in ju r ie s .
Cotton Ginning
In addition to the data sheet mentioned in the Engim.-ering
Section, th i s committee Is working on a p ictu re broenure of guards used in cotton gins.
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Progress Is being made on coU eotlon of Injury data from s ta te compensation departmentr.
Safety exhibits w ill be Included In the three regional ginning meetings th is year.
Trade p u b lications for th is segment of the Industry are being requested to p rin t safety a rtic le s furnished by the conmlttee.
General
The Section is In the process of revising the By-Lavs and Conmlttee D uties. Consideration Is being given to the fo na tio n of ad d itio n al comnltteea and consolidation c f present committees In order to b e tte r serve the Industry. The Congress Program Chairman has made a study o f p ast programs and has out lined a te n ta tiv e program fo r the Congress next October.
Individual members of the Executive Conmlttee are continuing to p a rtic ip a te In the a c tiv itie s c f regional and lo cal safety organizations and associations.
The nominating Conmlttee Is already a c tiv ely surveying the member companies for good prospects to serve on the Executive Conmlttee.
Z. Trades and Services Section
Mr. E. C. KryszaL, Chairman of the 3ectlon, h'.d submitted the following rep o rt.
Executive Committee Reorganization
To f a c ilita te the holding of lo c a l meetings and to Increase attendance a t them, the Executive Committee agreed to combine the Washington and New York Regional Divisions Into one Eastern Region, which would Include groups In Philadelphia, Baltimore, e tc . The new Eastern Region continues to have divisions fori
1. Banks, buildings and o ffic e s. 2. Food r e ta ile r s . 3. Hotels. 4. Mercantile. 5. Restaurants. 6. Warehouses.
Each of th e above industry divisions has a chairman and cochairman vhlch give the major groupa In New York and Washington equal reprisentatlon.
The Exeouti'-e Committee members In the Chicago area agreed to expand the scope of the division vhich la now the Midvest Regional C-jumlttee with divisions sim ilar to the Eastern Region.
Meetings
The Midwest Region s e t in Council headquarters, January v lth seven members p re se n t. Tentative plans fo r the 1962 Congress vex* discussed and- forwarded to the Eastern Region. The Eastern .gion i s scheduled to meet in Philadelphia, January 31, in a aeeting co-sponsored by the Safety Council o f the P hiladelphia Chanter o f Cameerc*.
The s ta f f representative and several o fficers of the Section a la r s e t w ith representatives- of th e Chicago R e ta il Safety Conference, November 30, to discuss emergency evacuation plans and tra in in g of temporary Christmas- h elp ,
Publications
The contro v ersial Data Sheet, "E scalators.'' is in f in a l d ra ft form and has been sent to members of the Technical P ublications Committee o f the In d u stria l Conference for fin a l approval p rio r to publication.
V isual Alda
Two Executive Committeemen have developed sets o f colored slid e s as a p a rt of a comprehensive tr a ir in g program. Both have promised to tu rn these over to the Council fo r free loan, w ith a p rep ared -scrip t, t o other members in the deportment store and cafeteria business.
S ta tistic s
A new re p o rt fo ra to get s ta tis tic s - on work in ju rie s and public accidents is being mailed with the January Trades and Services M ercantile N ew sletter. Several large department stores and warehouses are also submitting s ta tis tic s regularly on both employee and public in ju rie s .
Wood Products Section
Mr. Buie, Chairman of the Section, had submitted the following report.
Meetings
The Wood Products Section held an Executive Committee meeting during the 1961 Congress. There were members p resen t.
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Engineering
The following v l l l report on the status of the data sheet projects now under wayi
1. "Veneer Cl' C o llatio n
" " b a llo t review is complete. fin al draft is in proceno.
8. "Sawmill Edgers" . . . Third d ra ft la complete and being refined before e d ito ria l treatm ent.
3 "Buoyancy Equipment* . . . Ballot review d ra ft ie complete. Collation of consents for fin a l draft Is in process.
t . " T iltin g Arbor Table Saws" . . . 73 I n i t i a l d raft o f t h is new data sheet pro ject was submitted to the staff representative.
5. "-Hogs" . . . No fu rth er progress evident on th is p ro je c t.
Congress Program
The 1961 program was evidently more succeusful than previous
programs since there was a substan tial Increase In attendance. Basic plans fo r the 1962 Congress w ill be o u tlln d a t the March meeting of the Section.
Off-The-Job Safety
The Chairman of the Off-The-Job Safety Comalttee has submitted a r tic le s fo r use In the Section N evsletter. The Consulttee Chairman has received the Council's Off-The-Job Safety K it, and an ad d itio n a l copy of "Challenge to Management" plus addi tio n a l Information on the SEA7T program. This important
subject v l l l be discussed a t some length a t the A pril Execu tiv e Committee meeting.
Contest and Awards
Special a r tic le s submitted by the Chairman of the S ection's Contest Committee have been forwarded to the Newsletter E d ito r. Such a r tic le s are publicizing the Importance of p a rtic ip a tin g in the Section's contest.
73 Contest Comalttee revised the rules for the 1962 Contest. The revision includes a new division known as "Wood F ractions." Included In th i s new division are u n its engaged In the Bmnufecti.re of p a rtic le board, flakt board, hard hoard, wall board, Insulating board, sheathing, chip board, flax board, acoustical d i e , in su la tio n , bark products, and sim ilar product.- provided th e ir base i s made e s se n tia lly from wood or vegetable fib e rs.
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# The Contest Committee Chairman requested from the Council th e names of a l l those u n its now belonging to the Section th a t ere not participating in the contest. A special drive i s to be conducted to persuade those nonparticipants to consider enrolling In the contest.
Mambarahip
From January 1 , through November 30, 1961, the Sec . ->n gained e ig h t new members and one firm re in sta te d th e ir membership. However, due to many fa c to rs, most o f which are beyond the c o n tro l o f th e Section or the Council, 30 menibers. cancelled t h e i r membership. Tbs n et lo ss to the Section i s 21 members.
General
S pecial emphaBls was given a t our l a s t Executive Conmittee meeting to provide names of In terested and knowledgable people in th e Industry who are to be considered fo r nomina tio n to the S e c tio n 's Executive Committee. Eleven such names were submitted.
The Chairman of th e S ectio n 's togging Committee expressed the sentim ents o f th s e n tire Executive Conmdttee In sta tin g th a t the R ational Safety Council was doing a very cossnendabls job regarding the federal regulations Incorporated In the ValshHealey Act. Zt was fu rth e r sta te d th a t the Council Is providing a moat valuable service fo r Industry v lth the a c tio n taken on th e fed eral regulations by the Special Conmittee o f the In d u strie! Conference.
The Chairman o f the legging Ooamlttee met w ith the Standards Committee o f the In d u stria l Conference to' discuss th e re v isio n and sponsorship o f the American Standard H13-192b "togging and Sawmill Safety Code.' The Standards Committee took no actio n to accept sponsorship o f th is code. The Council fane declined th e in v ita tio n t o accept to eecept sponsorship of th is co d e.'
V III. REPORT REGARDING EX8CTOVB COHOTIEE MEgTHCO - Mr. H. P . Hamilton
Two sp e c ia l committees to study sp e c ific problems had been desig nated In October these conmdttees had reported as follow s t
a . A special conmittee to study the question o f holding Conference {Standing C om lttee meetings during Friday of Congress veeX, o r selecting some other su itab le time, was formed.
They had questioned a l l of the Committees o f the Conference and there wa3 an overwhelming desire to elim inate the Friday Standing Conmittee m eetings. The Study Conmittee recognized the need fo r g ettin g the
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newly formed Standing Committees organized during tV 1 week of tlio Congress end consequently f e l t i t was necessary to suggest a new plan i f they were to elim inate the ex istin g one. The following proposal was mndei
1. The In d u s tria l Conference w ill convene on Sunday during Congress week a t llOO p.ra., and by streamlining a l l reports
complete i t s business by 2i30 p.m. Since a ll of the reporta are prepared p rio r to the meeting and presented to the mem bers i t w ill only be necessary to make slig h t addition or
deletions.
2. Once the newly elected In d u stria l Conference i s established
and the Standing Cosmlttee membership Is announced, the Conference can be adjourned and the newly designated Standing Committees of the Conference can be requested to convene. I t i s estim ated th a t there w ill be approximately two hours for
th is portion of the program and i t i s hoped th a t the meeting can be adjourned by 5t00 p.m.
The second committee was appointed to study the proposal of th j Veterans of 8n fe ty , th a t an "Accident Prevention Week" be considered
by the In d u stria l Conference and the National Safety Council. I t was t h is Study Committee's unanimous opinion th a t the n atio n al Safety Council should not promote or endorse an "Aculdent Prevention Week." Although i t in fu lly recognised th a t there Is some value to be derived from almost any e ff o r t to promote the prevention of accidents, th e Study Conmlttoe f e l t th a t the tim e, money and e ffo rt required to conduct an "Accident Prevention Week" could be spent on other more specific aspects of accident prevention with a greute. degree of retu rn and benefit to both industry and the public. I t was believed th a t accident prevention 'p er se" encompasses such a broad area th a t
any attempt to emphasize i t in a short period of time (such as a week) might tend to tr e a t i t in a "broad-brush manner" thereby d ilu t
ing and losing the impact sought by subjecting i t to a seven duy
crash program.
The p o s s ib ility e x is ts th a t by focusing a tten tio n on a given week, there may be a lessening of the day-to-day e ffo rt which Is v ita lly needed to fig h t accidents on a l l fro n ts . The Study Committee th ere fore recomends th a t the Council not favor tha idea o f an "Aaeldent Prevention Week" approach in favor o f a continuance of encouragement of a consistent everyday b a ttle to meet the accident prevention
challenge.
The Executive Coanlttee considered the problem of th e Individuals vho attend the Congress sessions without badges. I t was f e l t th a t
t h is Is u n fair to those who had reg istered and th.it the Section should tig h ten up on th e ir id e n tific a tio n procedures.
The following MOTION was presented!
MOTION!
I t was moved th a t a l l Sections e stab lish a procedure for questioning individuals who are attending th e ir Sessions and not
wearing a R egistration Badge.
MOTION was approved.
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The American Hoapltul Association vho u n til th is tim e, has provided d irectio n fo r the Council's Hospital Safety Servicer program, baa recently turned th in work over to the Council. The new conmlttee recommended by the American Hospital Association w ill consist of five h o sp ital ndmlnl.strators whose names w ill be supplied by the Rospltaj. Association and five Council rep resen tativ es. The Chair man asked th a t the Individuals who are In terested In serving on th is H ospital Safety Committee report th is desire to the Chairman for consideration.
This y ear, the National Safety Council w ill celebrate I ts 50th Anniversary, In an tic ip atio n o f the Oolden Anniversary celebration, I t was suggested th a t a pamphlet be produced by the Conference and th a t I t be c a lle d "Occupational Safety Program fo r the Nation." To study th i s p ro je c t, the Chairman mused Mr. Bnnnaford to nerve so Chairman of the eonrnlttee. Other members of the committee w ill be designated l a t e r . Following the meeting th e Chairman named the following individuals to serve with Hr. narmafordt
Mr. R. Hngoplsn Mr. D. Hayes
Mr. R. H. Ferguson Mr. R. P. Hamilton
IX. REPORT OF VICS CHAIRMEN'S MEETING - Mr. C. Schlueter
On January 2U a meeting fo r 8e c tlo n a l Vice Chairmen had been held w ith good attendance. Mr. C. Schlueter, Chairman-Elect attended th is tra in in g session and spoke to the attending Vice Chairmen on
how th e Sections can obtain assistance from the In d u stria l Conference. The Conference i s se t up to be the framework fo r the Sections to work In and one of the prim? reasons fo r the recent Conference re-organiza tion Is to accomplish th is purpose.
A personnel evaluation form fo r use of the Sectional Nominating Com
a l tte e s had been prepared and was dlr.eussed. I t was f e l t by tbs Chairman-Elect th a t tb s Vice Chairmen 6hould make use of th is type
of ap p raisal In th e coming years. The personnel evaluation form In i t s d ra ft form i s attached.
Mr. Schlueter also to ld tb s Vies Chairmen th a t the s la te o f o ffic e rs fo r th e Sectional Executive Committee are often l a t e , making I t d if fic u lt to give these Individuals the desired publicity. If slates
can be submitted w ell In advance o f the Congress, lo c a l newspapers and house organs can be n o tifie d about these sectio n al ele c tio n s.
X. NEW BUSINESS
Mr. V. 0 . Johnson, Council General Manager, was asked to report to the In d u s tria l Conference on the present Btatua of the report of the Special Committee on the Walsh-Healey Safety and Health Regulations.
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"The report of your 3j>ectnl Committee which studied the tfniahHealey Safety Regulations was transm itted to the Secretary o r Labor on October 9, 19bl. A Division Administrator acknowledged receip t and said he would contact the Council a f te r the report had been reviewed.
"A fter more than two months had elapsed without fu rth er word, the Council again wrote to the Secretary of Labor. Again the Division Adm inistrator said th a t he vns rc-'leving the report and would contact the Council in .January.
"At th is tim e. three and a h alf months have elapsed, and thsro 1b no sign th a t the Department plana to put in w ritin g i t s analy sis of your report.
"A number of o ra l comments by representatives of various bureaus in the Department of Labor and a statement by an A ssistant Division Administrator prin ted in the A.3.S.E. Journal given some indica tio n of the lin e s the Department in lik e ly L^. fallow.
"1. They do not wish to withdraw the Regulation.
"2. Comments, suggestions and recommendations w ill be used to attempt '* patch-up Job on the poor set of Regulations now on the books.
"3. Division s ta ff w ill apparently continue to avoid discussion of your report at policy lev els.
"I*. An attempt w ill be made to avoid major atten tio n to the new and promising approach to Regulations, which your committee developed.
"5. The Council's report is apparently being charac te riz e d aa a 'p ile of paper' and the e ffo rt to slough o ff the report and ignore i t s p o sitive recommendations w ill continue.
"6. So-called 'inform al meetingn' not baaed on w ritten analyses, w ill be ought.
"7. In view of the tim ing, i t would appear lik e ly th a t the Department of Labor wants to postpone re a l con sid eration u n til a fte r 2,000 delegates to the P re sid e n t's Conference on Occupational Safety have met on March 6-8, lo 6f; and have gone home. The Department of Labor has not suggested th a t a session of the P resid en t's Conference be devoted to th is important matter.
"All of you received a copy of the rep o rt. From your comment you believe your committee chartered a new and very promising approach to re g u la tio n ... namely, control the end product, which i s sa fe ty , and leave d e ta ils to those responsible. This new approach has the tremendous merit of focu-i g on th e rani objective ai.d make i t unnecessary to try to prescribe minute
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"The Admin1 s trato r agreed th at the meeting whs con stru c tiv e . Be expressed s desire for further co n su ltatio n s. Be agreed to explore the use of performance standards and asked our help. He agreed to explore the uoe of advisory guider and standards, as oontmsted with rig id requirements. "We offered our fu lle s t coop'ration, pointing out, however, th a t we could not a s s is t In drafting lengthy rig id requirements XI. TIMS ANT) PLACE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the In d u strial Conference w ill he held on
May 9-10, 19b2 Lake Shore Club Chicago, Illin o is Members were assured th at le tte r s of meeting announcement would be mailed out in ample time. XII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned a t U i p . m .
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