Document jNBEQQqewzXx6a5x90dwnqJb2

/ ( ! u. s. awiri'E civtcjttmw Toi itt. 'CCowwdlrrtst. Cwaelmi* and foot. its. Storlatxl and Kiodtvattar, Ensigns Ego. Raison, Morgan, (toil. Prom Ml ip Maker. SUh.taeti iMpaatlm aad Reports. to croup trill to responsible for tto inspection of Ikrltlo) Condition ltd Bo** contract yard*. A* guide w* trill uaa tto Minima* Standards for Health ottd Safety adopted at tto Chicago Conference aa Deeehbor T and 8, 1942, aopiaa of tthieh ill to furnished yao aa aoea at they are aaailahla aad with afclch you trill to **paatad to faaillarlt* yearaalf Tto Regional Director* of tto Haritito Cosaslsslon era at falloaai tt-. J. P. Stelnnla Regional Diraoter af Conatrwatioc 0. 8, Ifcrltim Caaaiaalsti Jaffaraon Building 1018 Cheatnut Stroat Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to. C. W. Plaator Regional Diraoter of Construction V, S. Maritiao Coadaaien Financial Canter Building 14th and franklin Streetf Oakland, California Hr. t. R. Sanford Regional Diraoter of Construction 0. S. naritlaa Coratiaalon Staro Building B48 Baronna Street Sow Orlatni, Loulaiaea Hr. V. I. Spefford Regional Diraetor af Construction V. 2. torltltM Ccaatlttlon 310 South Michigan Avtnut Chioago, Illinois On or about tto fourth of January Pool, Morgan, and Ro*a raport to Oakland; Seialnne, Storlaxxi, and Kindsvattar raport to Philadelphia; Saloon raport* to Chicago] Ego report! to Ik* Orlatiu (about January 16th), Eaeh aan trill ha*a ' rapaatad travel ordan with Hi* own Ravy travol ronuaat hook. Tto two doctor*, tt. Coedra. Stations and Poo* aril! Hava aaat and watt of tto Kltalaaippi ra* paetiToly. Storlatxl and Klndtvattar, working out of Philadelphia trill have tto north and eouth Atlantic Coast, Rota and Bergen will divide tto watt aoe*t totwaen than, Btltoa will taka th* Oraat taker, and Ego tto Gulf region. All ha** Gt.Leuia and Chicago on their tra**l ordan *o that ttoa* eltiaa sen to uttd for Mating plaoat froa tin* to tin*. Eaeh nan trill to furnished with the raeoaaaandetloni Mde for the various yard! visited by us lest tuner. So visits to any yardt, except in vMrgeneiaa, will to aad* without tto advenes knowledge of tto Regional Direator and tto Hxnaganant of tto Tard. Each offlaar will raetiv* presently a list of yards to to visited (ton* of those lifted officially are vary aar.ll and are scfc-contrsctors te large firns with long *xparlance in industrial oedlcloe). J aa canding you herewith tto yard lists furnished as by Lt. Ctxadr. Crrlaoo of tto Office of the Assistant Secretary of th* Bevy. Dr, Pao* will tew Beet aa soon a* possible to meet Drlakar at tto prlnvr Bauaa, Chicago, January 11 aad 12. and then visit ssvsrrl East, toast yards with Dr. Sessions, returning to Orklaad an *r about tho end of Jcauary. Bergen will work out of Oakland with Eos* far about two weeks and than 'separata and eaeh taka hi* roapoetlvs territory. Storlatxl aad Eladsvattar will Mat Eg* and visit aovaral Cast Coast yards with kin aad than each will -take his raapaetlv* assignments on or about January 16. - Eaeh sffleer will let his Regional Director knew whore he l on :i or " Bavy trip* and will notify tto Diraoter promptly in tho event of any change of itinerary. Rton any of ns are wratad, inquiries should elwey* bo sent through tho appropriate Regional Diraoter. $ 4 j I( Reports of oil visits, inspections, or technical nicotines of possible in terest to 11C or the Nnvy will be mado, and submitted to the Regional Director for final typing. Two copios will be sont to tho Division of Shipyard Labor Relations of the Maritime Commission, Washingtonj two copies to the Office of the Assistant Secretory of the Nr.vy, Kovy deportment, Washington, attention Admiral Fishorj one copy will be retained by tho Regional Director; ono rill be sent to the Yard lnspootod, and one will be retninod by the author-. Those reports should be typed on thin papor, preferably a good grade of onion skin on which sovan logiblo copies can bo made. You will be expected to dieeuss with tho Management of tho Yards the rosults of your inspection before you submit your finnl report. This is especially im portant if you hato adverse oomonts -- that is, lot Management hear them bofore you formcliso then by putting thorn in your roport. In describing processes or methods it is often helpful to use sketchos or cuts from advertisements rathor than to give a long writton description. Whcrocr photographs aro very holpful, you will not teko comerca into any yards without permission from the Urnagomont. Your inspections must cover all 24 houre -- do not report meroly on con ditions during tho dry shift. All B-TfS) men will provide thomsolvos with hard hats, safety shoes, and snti-flnsh goggles and will woar them in the yards. Tho doctors will uso their own Judgement about hats and shoes but thoy must have flash goggles. All eight officers and Drinker will bo available to ettend shipyard meetings about problems of heclth or safety and to give talks to groups such ss foremen and to the apprentice schools. Any such engagements should bo cleared through tho Regional Diroctor. Mono of us will make any public addresses or give press interviews without tho approval of the Regional Diroctor or tho appropriate Ravy authority. Copy tot Mr. Ring Lt Coodr. Carlson Dr, Burton Mr. Roche