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FILE NAME: National Safety Council (NSC) DATE: 1963 May 22 DOC#: NSC150 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: NSC Meeting Minutes & Attendee List - Industrial Conference Munnss MEETING, INDUSTRIAL COB-EHtiMCB NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL % LAKE SHOWS CL&B, CHICAGO, ILL. MAI 22, 1963. ATTENDANCE OFFICERS \ Clyde F. Schlueter, Cbalrnan, Industrial Conference, Baployo'? Mutuals of Vsuseu, Wauaau,Wie,_., ,,, , ,, - r - A * v.i , J. S. Queener, Chainaan-Elect, Industrial Conference, 8, l. du Font de Sesnure A Co., i.oo.,,WilfflinKtQa, Del. ,.-.i?'.iir v ;1, ,s G. L. lorbell, Chaltwenof CpnsltteeaIndustrial,Conference, Monsanto ChcqUel .CP/ St. I^UiS, MO^..~.r ; .vli.,1 .'if ..."'I'.1';' 1 .. ~' r'T';',lvi ..E .t". R. G. IVnaon, Secretary, Industrial Conference, Antique! Safety,Counoil,Chicaeo, . 111 --rr;.:,' -1 . ', , ;.,,>< ,. -vC , i .! MEMBERS : ! vpv/U.j.itii 1:ri "t .3 .iM <?,* "-iliii' . -A .;i R. H. J * -4;.Wo^^WwdtowwHejad .sam :.*rt Cole A. Allen. American Mutual Liability Insv^fattoa^^erWakefield,.JjMNN:rOtosfcpr- at-Large)- >.< *;, irf/w-G ,;iT. . iG . -rpy^C !)!.[ruri .'.vro..H -T Ida C. Ayers.' Collins,.* Miosta Corp. dlbwearle, !. ,C*r (General -Chair*** Textile,o-v !5B*WWA-e-*1!' .<?"' .iwrifi^rr'! ,. M. ?..,sui)earU,^ ?S a i W : i ftoa eeog9> . .'I .-3 .,0 ,,a Diractor^l * .artsvi v.v.5 ^./-,i ,s'i-jv't&.e ,V .Dan F. Brady,,-Tbelbyp4-te*1 Hewton, Xo*af (Vtca.phkkNWa* AvstonatlYe.and iteefalue.<* .9 S fc r ? ^ l? 9 lr T * . K > > . f i'7 '.^ijusc WG , ,;>'i i ' I - . -A Clark Bridges, Industrial Nsdical Assn., Chlcsgo, HI. Russell I^.arowaij inwaaawe . i (Menber-atLarge) (oiOadB D. L. Buehanan,,f#t8,.it^e(Co4, aitftNbffSfe fcste-'m*! tvw3" . .a ., (Yioe(.CbaiiJiAIX,-,.Mairtn%j8i^^#;'.i^c.r) 1 T. H. Bullard^^^, CfA^tanf,. Hstborq,^Pa. cria'O :^; T%iewCAffS^pg. . Ctiuaittee} ;i,,x-vfc .-i.ij .<! ./hnvvaifnit xsatiH >.?u.'.*' .inti-.'de.iirt'i'.:isrJ.-fe'S. >0. TbopaaN. L. Christoffel, Doited Air Lines, Chicago, 111. (Mssher-ateLuigs,)..:. .t-5 fi,, A. L. Cobb, Eaetaan.lQida^JBq.#fE^^* .*,^.'480)1^.01, DUw^Knj .>)''. ".s .i J* If. Aasoolatioos CoaBittee) .. & & & > * * & -A d . ' '' H. C. DauUon^I^wdlls ^ H^hYiller^lrio^-Co.r LaMlPylllb^ n 'c Large) f t fTSlil?; f?. v'*rt.".:d3' B. Dunbar^{Y>tostBnr!ia<aetri<s Dewar Co.,,Haehinglioa, D< C^ , (QKM;raL jChi^U^chf, ^ r lh i H t i e S . S a O ^ L o n ) . ^ x vs,^ iV . . ;r ..... vs , ,'.v; -. ,r!.:.r>r , r;;3 .H'.ii H. H. Faweettj GeneTal Klactric Co., IScbeifvctady, B. Y. .,(leiBber-afc-_lare)^,; ,; .;: R. J. Cell, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y. (MeBbrateLarge)f~ .r :W;. R. D. Gidal, U. Sv Departaeat of lnbor, Uashlnstoa, D C. (M^rwhor ntrLerBe) . '. W. R. Gilliland, Aluednuo Coepany of Aaerlca, Pittsburgh, Pa.; (Oroup Vlce ChalrBen, Sections) v. . ,> , H. P. Goodin, City of Mimvoopolia, Mlnacapolis, Minn.. (Meaber-at-Lerge) L. H. Oretzar, Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. (General Cheirnen, Food and Beverage Section) ..- . . s PLAINTIFF'S h EXHIBIT - 2- 0. 0. Griffin, Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Board of Dlrectora) R. Hagopian, Association of Casualty & Surety Cos., Hew York, R. Y. (Meober-at- Large) R. P. Hamilton, St. Louis-San Frsacisco Railway Co., 3t- Louis, No. (Chairman, nominating Committee) E. S. Hannaford, American Telephone t Telegraph Co., New York, H. Y. (Board of Directors) R. M. Hartman, Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pa. (chairman, Contests and Awards Comalttee) W. Y. Bayes, New York Central System, New York, N. Y. (Vice Chairman, Railroad Section) W. 0. Hazard, Owens-Illinois Glass Co., Toledo, Ohio (Member-at-Large) K. S. Hedges, General Motors Corp., Detroit, Mich. (Membet--at-Large) N. L. Heuer, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. (Member-at-Large) J. D. Holtsapple, Blew-mox Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Member-at-Large) T. A. Kraklow, Deere & Co., Moline, 111. (Board of Directors) O. P. Kuhns, Illinois Division of Rlghways, Springfield, 111. (Vice Chairman, Public Employee Section) H. A. Kuschmann, United Air Lines, San Francisco, Calif. (Vice Chairman, Air Transport Section) J. V. Lake, Michigan Mutual Liability Co., Detroit, Mich. (General Chairman, Automotive end Machine Shop Section) I. P. LeGore, Portland Cement Assn., Chicago, 111. (Board of Dlrectora) Marlon E. Martin, State of Maine, Augusta, Maine (Member-at-Large) D. D. Mateer, Jones and Laughlln Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Member-at-Large) E. G. Melter, Ph.D., Employers Mutuals of Wausau, Wausau, Wls. (Member-at-Large) V. J. Meyers, Western Electric Co., Inc., New York, N. Y. (Member-at-Large) H. S. McFarland, General Motors Corp., Detroit, Mich. (Board of Directors) R. L. Moore, Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co., Chicago, HI. (Chairman, Technical Publications Coemlttee) G. R. Orth, Westingbouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa. (General Chairman, Power Press and Forcing Section) R. N. Paplch, American Gas Assn., New York, N. Y. (Board of Directors) Louise Ratner, Ohio Department of Highways, Columbus, Ohio (Member-at-Large) B. Riefenstahl, Alpha Portland Cement Co., Easton, Pa. (Member-at-Large) C. C. Ruddlek, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Member-at-Large) D. P. Russell, Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal, Qua., Canada (General Chairman, Railroad Section) F. W. Sands, U. S. Rubber Co., Nev York, N. Y. (Member-at-Large) A. L. Schmuhl, Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., Washington, D. C. (Membe r-ct-Large ) D. 0. Selple, The Standard Slag Co., Youngstown, Ohio (General Chairman, Cement, Quarry and Mineral Aggregates Section) I. W. Sbutt, Joseph E. Seagram A Sons, Inc., Hew York, H. Y. (Member-at-Large) B. 8. Simpson, Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, 111. (ftewber-at-Larga) J. B. Skinner, American Mutual Liability Insurance Co., Waktfield, Mass. (Vice Chairman, Textile Section) 0 . R. Smith, Champion Lamp Works, l.ynn, Mass. (General Chalrwn, Electrical Equipment Section) S. F. Spence, American Cysnamld Co., Wuyne, N. J. (Board of Dliectors) F. C. Starblrd, Firestone Synthetic Rubber & Latex Co., Akron, Ohio (itemher-at-Large) G. E. Teal, Ph.D., Dunlap fc Associates, Stamford, Conn. (Msober-at-large) Quincy V, Tuma, Texaco, Inc., llounton, Texus (General Chairman, Petroleum Section) - 3- J. V. Tysce, Republic Steel Corp., Cleveland, Ohio (Vice Choiman, Mitale Section) E. R. Wallace, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y. (O >ral Chairman, Chemical Section) - B. 11. Warayn, Trans World Airlines Inc., Kansas City, Mo. (General Chairman, Air Transport Section) R. A. Wendell, U. S. Army, Engineers Dlv., Atlanta, Ga. (Member-at-Large) P. Windsor, Bureau of Safety, Chicago, Ul.: (Vice Chairman, Public Utilities.. Section) ............. . ...... .. .. V. L. Womeldorff, Illinois Fewer Co., Decatur, 111. (Iroup Vic.Chairman, Sections) . ;+ E. Clark Woodward, A. 0. Smith Corp., Milwaukee, Wis. (Board of Director) ; ` GUESTS . . James D. Dunlop, national Association of Manufacturer,. Bew York, S, 1. J. F. McKenna, American Petroleum Institute, Nev York, N Y. .r J. 0. Parker, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., llew Yorir, 3. Y. Stanley W. Parsons, Carnation Co,.Loa Angeles, Calif. -; ' Merlin C. Race, 8t. Regis Paper Co., Rev York, IT. Y. _ STAFF A. M. Baltzer, Director, Visual Aida, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. ) R. G. Belknap, Director, Off-tbe-Job Safety, Rational Safety Council, Chicago, 111. Helen Bernstein, Assls'-aat Secretary, Industrial Conference, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111, Ralph Coe, Staff Reprmaeatative, National Safety Coinell, Chicago, 111. R. Currie, Director, Eng.nearing Division, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. L. W. Dutton, Director, Special Projects Division, National Safety Council, Chicago, HI. J. Epperson, Staff Representative, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. C. H. Itoch, Staff Representative, National Safety Council, Chicago, HI. W. G. Johnson, General Manager, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. A. S. Kelly, Assistant Manager, Industrial Department, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. E'. E. Koch, Staff Representative, National Safety Council, Chicago, HI. C. J. Luepke, Staff Representative, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. B. McRae, Staff Representative, National Safety. Council, Chicago, HI. Gene Miller, Director, Statistical Division, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. Marshall Petersen, Staff Representative, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. Paul Behleicb, Staff Representative, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. P. Sheppard, Director, Associations Division, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. G. Shihley, Staff Representative, National Safety Council, Chicago, III. L. C. Smith, Director, Training Division, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. J. VunSlckle, Staff Representative, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. J. E. Wahl, Statistician, Nationul Safety Council, Chicago, 111. C. Wolff, Staff Representative, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. I -k . I. CALL TO ORDER OP MBBTINQ Mr. C. F. Schlueter, called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Members present were reminded to complete the Attendance Record Cards available at the table. II. APPROVAL OF MTWJTB3 Of JANUARY Si MBBTINQ The Chairman called attention to the "Term* of Reference" that had been smiled out with the January 23 Minutes. These Tenia of Reference" for the Industrial Conference were submitted to the Council1s Board of Directors for adoption. The Board appointed a special ccenlttee to study all Terms" submitted by the various Conferences of tbs Council in order to ensure uniformity. Mr. Schlueter then requested e vote of approval for the January Minutes. The Minutes were approved. HI. INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT REPORT - Mr. R. 0. Benson Mr. Benson as Manager of the Industrial Department reported as follows: STAFF Since our last meeting we have bad a number of staff changes. At the last Conference we discussed the possibility of adding a staff man with a chemical background to relieve our Industrial Hygienist of Chemical Section staff representative dutlee. On February 1, we added Mr. Orant Shlbley to the staff and he assumed these chemical duties. Mr. Shlbley came to us from the Chicago Tribune. He has had prior Council experience having been in the Industrial Department same years ago. In college he najored In chemistry and has conducted a course in Industrial hygiene in Ohio. The shifting of Mr. Paul Sheppard to Associa tion Division Director created another staff vacancy. The position of staff representative to the Public Utilities Section created quite a problem as Individuals from the industry were not forthcoming. However, we l'eel we were extremely fortunate to find that Mr. R. Coe, Safety Director of Goodman Manufacturing, was available. On May 6 he Joined our staff - Ralph Coe is no stranger to the Industrial Conference, having served as Chairman of the Program Committee a few years ago. He is also past Chair man of the Automotive and Mn'hine Shop Section. He has had cloee experience with one phase of the utility busineas, having started his working career in electrical miinbenance work. Recently we were confronted with it new problem. On May l, Mr. Sicdleekl, our Industrial Hygienist, left our staff to become Assistant Director of the Council on Occupational Health, American Medical Association. Mr. Julian Oliahlt.ki, Head of the Indus trial Hygiene Division for the State of Tillnota has accepted the position of Director of Industrial Hygiene on our staff. - 5- Accipswr prevottio manual 5th edition The 5th Edition of the Accident Prevention fenual Is new receiving a great deal of attention. Over 2X0 of the anticipated, more than 1*00 reviews have now been received from Individuals selected by Conference members. Author assignments have been rade for all Chapters on the staff and editorial work will start In the third quarter of 1963; TRAINING Our Safety Training Institute with the single exception of the Radiation Course has enjoyed the most successful series of classes in its history. Every class has been filled and & few Fundamen tals of Industrial Safety Courses have beanjheypnd the recepaled capacity. The Safety Managemsnt Techniques Course being run this week has -twenty-four students!and we already have close to thirty stuionta enrolled In the June Fundamentals of Indust-ieV Safety Cours. Tbe Radiation Course had only twelve students and ve have decided that this Course will he dropped from the serieB. U 8 T E g (Self'Teaching Sdncktlon'Program) . Our Training Director* Mr. LenSudth, madearrangsmentafora tboroughpilottest of thls programi learning supervisor training course, before submitting final copy to ths edltors. Fivedlffer- entplant# representing diversified industries were used in the testi - !: Wiiil : \ r Based on tide result of this field study, the new training program vaa prepared for the printer. .. ' ZZWVXS 54* vm : HCME STWy COURSE aj.-h'.;;\n.-.ht <J.4 #!**.**$<- vfff The Hcoe Study'Coarse bas-become so *uch a vrt of the;depart ment*s day-tonlayntivitlee:thatwarvlew th enrollment:" t figures echivee&tfr hntlclpate workrloedi ;Over;3*850 students have now been enrolled in the .Bone Study Course and more than: 2,000 have been graduated. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAINING DIRECTORS NATIONAL CCWFEREHOE A few:weeks ago,your.Secretary had. the opportunity to^participate ini the flrst 'aU safet^' sesslon preBented at the Rational! Meeting of the Amerloaa. Soolety* of-;Training Directors. The pro- graa was coordinated by Mr. Len Smith, our Training Director. ! ACCELERATED ACTION PROGRAM ON TRAFFIC SAFETY At our last meeting It was announced that a letter was being addressed to all Conference members asking them to make soma added effort toward stemming the rising traffic accident situa tion. All were called to review the traffic safety needs In the state when: they hud Influence and try to promot5 necessary effort to satisfy the needs. Many Conference members responded to the call and registered the action they bad taken vl th their companies or organizations. A similar letter was uildressed to all A.8.8.K. chapter presidents. In studying the 1962 situation further It vaa disclosed that the big Increase of 3U00 fatalities, from 30,000 to tl,000 occurred during the summer months. It vas decided to send a "do something" letter about traffic safety to all Council members. This consisted of a letter from Mr. Howard Pyle - a list of things that a company could do about the summer safety problem, and a set of three safety talks. QFF-THE-JOB ACTIVITIES The director of Qff-the-Job Activities reports that many cities and states are contemplating regional off-the-Job conferences. Gff-The-Job reports are now being received covering more thau ten million workers. FILM3 We have been working on a series of foremanship training films to replace an old sound slide series that was close to twenty years old. This could be considered as as up-to-date version of an old successful slide film series. It is planned to have all action take place in a safety director's office. The safety direc tor and an old friend,a supervisor, are contemplating a new safety training presentation, and as they discuss how to approach the other men in the plant the points to be discussed are debated. MEW BXPEMDABLE EXHIBIT The Membership Department has made available a new expendable exhib it for the display of Council materials. Anyone contemplating a safety meeting or small conference where a display might be con sidered should let the Council know and a display can be forwarded. It la a one-shot display and it is intended that it be discarded after use. MEW MEMBER LETTER The department is still continuing to contact new members by mall to see if the department can be of further help to get them fully acquainted with the Council and its services. The work has been continued because of the apparent reduction in new member cancellations. CONGRESS PROGRAM A new policy bas been established this yee.r. Previously the Secre tary of the National Safety Council officially Invited all speaker - 7 to the Congress, this will new *>e_done tjjreach Conference Secre tary. It vbb felt that closer contact with each program area portion: of the Congrcsa could be attained by this: change. : SURVEYS Two .surveys were mailed taour. Safety Iht)gntt^ConBUlt&nta:alhee > January. One covered the use of Incentives In safety programs and the second qi*eatpned .the currentt Bpe!dfioatlons of.sOund level as a criteriain .the purchaan o new< plnnt eqiilSBeab&ti!ri,! Vi'..- i.-iVr-.i,!!:.:; '5:v ddiiijS }S*t'4 iW1.,' 1 hfl \: After surveyingalAthepi*senl;liawalo*fceditorir,ijQoagress:2ro- gram and Membership Chairmen It was found that a two to one tvmajority favored a .FridsymarttfagmeBtingdurtag Congress week v to Indoctrinate'ttelrireplaeejMttta.!-He.wlll hoidttoM meetings, on Friday morning and coscluderwlth acgmhinBd luncheon.;?: a IV. STAMPING CCMgmS PH0CRBSa ttBg(Mg-- '0. Cornellv;. \iZ.t yiii l-fi; . ` .*-1 t':;\ 1'! ' -vi'l .* Mr. Gorfaell reported that the Ctandlng Caamltteea sot on. tbermoHdng of May 21, and Intfae afternoon the Chalnnwn;of.'thagtandlngiflaBglttqga presented their reports cf these meetings. At this meeting .the Croup Vice Chairmen of the Standing Committees vi.1 report briefly to the Industrial.Conference giving the blgbligrtnayf the variousQaaBlitcei activities. !it Oiiv - C "if*'riiifiw. ii'!.:;~?.s:w t.iiSTK STAMPING CCMMOTEES - CROUP "A" - R. K. Paplch 'f. T.Kl*.' "Vit-t $0.1 ;ti.WW(eVfi 'Vl .1 : "C.: "'>' If. hi. *" Z a. The Audio-Visual Alda ConedtUtehad mat-with their Chairmen,.) kv Mr. Gene Stuffing and had reported that the brochure entitled >."Audio-Visual Services," a>cragrllation of reference materials on! the subject ofaudio-visual aid material:If beingSrewlsed)-.thlbw should baa--completed Job.within.'the next'senth.: t . . -oi.-.ie.' Flans for the Comdttee's session at the 1963 Congress were finalised.: -foZ-'ul'Z t'K - y vuXCul -la .vil ,v '.L' 'It'5iitvl)'iiif'V!'^fclV'ti...3 '.r'Hii-'1f i-COB'? A separate Chapter on "Audio-Vlaual JUdavf'OE Safety. PersoahelSijjii Is being prepared for the jth Edition of the Accidant'Preventlna i Manual. It is intended to submit the preliminary draft to the Technlcal PubllcatlonB Comalttea1by ths Six sets of color-safety-slldes'onr''i:>: ' b.is i "Attitudes" "Hand Tool Safety"^ r:r zzarm nf, "Portable Ladders" . - s,.-..-..,.'..-. v, "lifting" "Off-The-Job" "Electrical Hazards" are being prepared and will be ready for distribution In about two weeks. Eight ten-minute color movies on the subject of "Basics of Safety for Supervisors" are being readied for October 19^3, Congress presentation. - 8- b. The Industrial Safety Training Committee hod ant with their Chairman, Dr. B. Hannafonl andthey reported that provision for certification of Instruct < for Safety Training has been completed, application forms have c^en reviewed and approved. An article announcing the certification la scheduled for the August, 1963 Issue of the NATIONAL SAFETY (SMS. New emphasis Is being placed for the field presentation of the "Fundamentals of Accident Prevention," Mr. Don Stitt, on a recent trip to the West Coast discussed the possibility of conducting these courses in that area and received renewed Interest. A safety course outline for a seminar directed toward top executives Is being prepared. It was felt by the Committee members, that there Is a real need for this type of training. For the 3 T E P (Self Teaching Education Program) the material has been thoroughly evaluated and tested wlthfive seoarate groups. This is now being printed and will be available as a sales Item around July 1 - there will be three units In one binder and the price will be $11.50. c. The Off-Ihe-Job Safety Committee met with their Vice Chairman, Mr. V, Meyers who reported that the off-the-Job importing to the Council increased 60 per cent within the last year. Cde local Council la presently studying the accident coats to members of an employee'a family on a cornualty basis. The Omnslttee agreed that a definite plan be developed for a "Recog nition of Seat Belt Use" urogram - this la to- be prepared and submitted t.o the appropriate Council Conferences for study and opinion. The original objective of holding three Off-The-Job Regional Confer ences In 1963 has already been achieved and there are three more planned, the cities of Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Los Angeles are being considered. d. The Standards Comalttee. In the absence of both the Chairman and the Vice Chairman was ""chaired" by Mr. H. 3. Simpson who reported that Objectives of the Committee were discussed in detail and several revisions were made. An article on the subject "Promote Wide, More Effective and Proper Use of Safety Standards" la to appear in a forthcoming issue of the NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS. A great deal of attention baa revolved around the 2.16.1 Code; attention waa called to the fact that the results of a survey on the Serious Injury Index conducted some three years ago was filed with the Secretary of the 2.16.1 Code Committee for consideration in the revision of that Code. The Z.lfi.l Ccsmdttee plans to meet in Washington, D. C., on July 11-12 tp,consider revision of this Code. One further point was that the Safety Standard, for Pulp and Paper MIIIb A.B.A. P.L.l.has been aii>rpyBd.. . ' e. The Technical Publications Committee had set with its Chairman, Mr. a. Moore, who reported, that the Council's.publication "The Data Sheet Story" la presently being're^sed^,,. .J,.' The Committee's major project la the review, of the Accident Preven tion Manual. Cb Mprch 15', 1963 ^50 cqpies~qt the Manual'1a Chapters were mailed" out for review,'each Chapter bad 10 reviewers selected for each.o theb5 Oiapteje,, j April.15, 285 ruvievs had been received at Couhcll Be^^uartera.liC^ .urge others to send in their completed reviews, telegrams wara fent and. imw&Late response resulted in 70 replies siailngtbat the reviews would be in with a minimum delay and 26 repUea, locating tbeycould not complete the assignment, > -.qw".* The Technical Publications Comnittee now requests that names of reviewers for these uncompleted Cbap^rs be suggasted. aTAimmo cowrona - oboup "b" - t. a . Kratiow ,,.r ^ ^ a. The Associations Comaltiecnet witii''Mr>. C h a i r m a n . It was ported that the .ssocitiaiw^'tfinaers will be judged and winners notified June 15." w It is planned to contact yariour^ l ^ dasbclptlau safety organiiationa in order to pj^jmojte'attendance attbejCongresB ''Associations program. "7. i"'... .ji' ?7 - ,l',,v b. The Wuclear Energy Committee had met with Ifr. Jamea UJte ;aa acting Chairman in the abseijce pf length, the desirability of cha^ ^ , i ^ ';nMie',af ,^J'nBith<fr>Ia order to enlarge its scope and by so doing', its area of activity. The suggested name decided on was ,"BnvironBental He^to Basar4>,I< Committee'' and the tentative ScqpeVOuties andRespanslMilties were to be as followst ` ,77'' 7 % 4.- SCOPE ... The Environmental Health Hazard Committee is concerned with obtaining, developing, and disseminating information concerning v; the recognition, evaluation and control of environments which may affect the well-being of people. The Scope Is intended to Include the fields of Industrial Hygiene, Air Pollution, Hi 1th Physics, Waste Disposal aol other related activities. Maintain active liaison with Sectional Ccnmdtteeo of the Industrial Conference, as well as with other groups in the Council. Establish and mint'm active contact with other coopetft't organisations concerned with environmental health. Hie following MOTION was made and passed. MOTION: Hie Nuclear Energy Committee now be changed to "Environmental Health Hazard. Comalttoe" and that their proponed 3cope be considered os descriptive of their broadened activities. Hie Contests and Awards Committee met with their Chairman, Mr. H. Hartman, who reported that considerable time had been spent on selection of Judges for the Wm. H. Cameron Award. Also considered were the entries for the "Distinguished Service to Safety" Award. Hie Mechanical Safeguarding Committee met with their Chairman, Mr. T. Bullard, who reported that the Committee will shortly wlnl up Investigation on Power Cranes and Shovels. I l Hie staff was requested to Investigate the status of Federal Legislation requiring sensing devices on all cranes working In proximity to high voltage lines. > NJ Hie Executive Committee had aaked this Committee to consider a a * . change In name to indicate a broader area of activity. Hie name c ,.'; i v suggested was "Physical Hazards Committee." : Hie following MOTION was made and passed MOTION: The ntune of the Mechanical Safeguarding Committee be changed to "Physical Hazards Committee" aivt that the1r Scope of uctivitiou be broadened. u - The Benearch Projects Committee hud met with their Chairman, Mr. b. opener, ul'n i>;p.)rtud that the National Safety Council. Is planning t. mxlertaki' .111 Inveutl^atlott on th" effectiveness of Its Industrial mfi'l.y por.t*TUI.'! will be n port, of the Committee `i Ioor Bunge Prop rum. 3TANDIN0 COMMITTEE - PROOF "C" - R. H. Alblsser Mr. Alblsser reported that plana for the 1963 Congress Program were well under way. A sheet showing the schedule of Subject Sessions is attached. (See Attachment "A") V. SECTIONAL ACTIVmEB - J. B, Queerer Mr. Queener reported that ths four Sectional Qroups met yesterday and that at this meeting each of the Oroup Vice Chairmen would report briefly on progress being made within the sections. However, for these Minutes, the full report as presented by the individual Sectional Chainen would be Included, Sectional Crmitteea Oroup "A" - Ww R. Qilliland A. Food and Beverage Section - L. H. Preiser - Chairman Mr. Oretzor reported that since the I96S Nktlonal Safety Congress, the following meetings have been held by the Executive Committee of the Section, and the Canbittses curl Divisions: within the Section. November 2, 1962 Executive Camaittee, Chicago, 1111nods. 39 present. January 31, 1963 Distillers Division,. Cincinnati, Cbio, 20 present. February 19-20, 1963 drain HanUlng and. Processing Division, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 11 present.^ . March 19, 1963 Associations Committee, Frankfort, Kentucky. Held meeting of members and prospective members. Fire Safety-Dust Explosion Safety, 60 present. April 1963, Dairy Division, New York, New York. Discussed and planned "Crusade Child Safety," 5 present- . April 15-16-17, 1963 Brewers Division, New Orleans, Louisiana. Full Agenda - all phases of brewery safety, it present. May 16, 1963, Distillers Division, L*rncaburg, Indiana, 25 present. * - 12 - In the area of Technical Publications the Engineering Committee Cimli man had submitted an article on "Dust Explosion" to the American 3ocletjr of 3al'ety EnginesrH for their Journal. Members of the Grain Division reviewed and recommended "killing" the old Data Sheet on "D.D.T.'' Mo data sheets are developsd far enough for pn dentation, but the U. S. Brewers Association Safety Conmttee and the American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverage* have reviewed a preliminary '.raft of a Data Sheet cn "Carbonated Beverage Bottling." Hie Contests and Awards Committee within the Section has been very active In stirring up interest In the Food and Beverage Section. Over 1,000 units are entered In the Rational Safety Council Safety Contest The Section's 1963 Congress Program is complete except for one speaker. Final touches will be made at the Executive Committee meeting in Minneapolis on (fay 23-Sfe. Surveys of members, determined subjects deemed most Interesting and Informative to thoie attending Section meetings. There have been to date, seven new members with seven cancellation-total membership at the Section stands at 38b members. The Off-The-Job Safety Committee, with Mr. Cantrell, as Chairman, made a very comprehensive survey of all members of the Food and Beverage Section. This survey Indicates that of 51 companies, Ui members replied: 33 have full or partial Off-The-Job safety programs, k maintain comparison cost records. 3 report records to the Rational Safety Council. This survey will be published In the Section's newsletter. All Section members have been advised of Off-The-Job activity among member companies and urged to report to the National Safety Council. The Balaton Purina "Dust Explosion"'film has been made available 0 all Sectional members and has had a wide circulation to date. Plans and photographs of the dust explosion model elevator have beet, sent to all members of the Section. Sew posters developed by the Dairy Division and the National Dairy Products Corporation hnve been made available to member of the Section. ftle Brewers Division has cooperated with the U. S. Brewers Association which has contracted for 2,000 Bets of 12 pouters planned by the l. U. Brewers Association Safety Committee. - 13 - > Six hundred association members 'mve been circularized advising of the objectives of the Assodatlca Committee a1 Informing them of the safety promotional anterial available f w the Council. B. Metals Section - J, 0. Cullen - Chairman Mr, Cullen had presented the following report. The Section had held the following Executive Coemitted meetings: October 31 196^ at the Hilton, Chicago, with $1 members present. December 6, 1962, Council Headquarters, Chicago, 33 members present. ' March 21, 1963, Pittsburgh Hilton, Pittsburgh, A6 members present. It lb expected to have the Congress Program all ready to meet the June 13 deadline copies of the complete program will be lnduled in the September issue of the Section's Newsletter. The Training and Education Committee discussed the Section's emblem and a roiigf draft had bean distributed to ths group for their ecaments. Ccmmants were to be subaltted by Hsy l, 1963. Approval Is expected at the next meeting of the Section. > The'35ffla elide trainlni program, "Safe Operation of Floor operated Cranes" will be subedited to the Council for their review. A Training Course on.the FundaUe stale of Safety was conducted in Pittsburgh oh May 13-17, 1963. A survey of the Meta'.s Section Award Luncheon was prepared and sent to the Executive CcxaBittee-^ .January 2, 19&U It was decided after a review of tht survey ccements to continue the some basic format Cue exception; all winners to stand up together rather then separately to be recoghieed. The Meobfership CoBmittee reported that total membership as of January 31, 1963 was, 673 members with a total dues of $99,517. Membership projects Include a mass mailing - the entire non-member list of the Council will receive1the special commemorative issue of-the NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS, which lnclulee a solicitation for membership. C. Meat Packing, 'fanning and Leather Products Section - J. Mohay Chairman ` Mr. Mohay's report Indicated that the Meat Packing Section had held three meetings since the Annual Congress. All of tbe3e meetings were very well attended. Hie October 1963 meeting attendance was 29, the > December meeting 26, and in Washington, D. C., on April 17-18-19, 19&3 there were 27 members present. The fourth meeting of the year is scheduled for July 11-12-13 in Columbu3, Georgia. 1.1* The Sectl.cn 1 Engineering Committee la presently working on three Data Guerin at' Humane Slaughtering Equipment, which It 1 hoped to Imve rcmly In preliminary form for the IS)bj October CongruBU. # The Srcttuntil Handbook hat been carapletod and approved by the Execu tive Committee. Distribution of the Handbook will bo made very shortly to all Committee members. The Committee hats completed the Meat Sacking Safety Manual and pre liminary editing has been completed. Technical editing and the keying-in of photos and drawings are all that remain before publication. Regarding the Congress Program this is now completed. All speakers have been contacted and approximately one-half have replied In Use affirmative. It is expected to have all program planning finalized within the next three weeks. The Section's Membership Conmlttee has been approaching non-members on an individual basis with seme degree of success. An over-all membership ceupeign has not. been attempted as yet. A special mailing effort will be made by the Executive Committee to get more members of the Section to participate In the Awards Program, Invitations and letters will be sent to all members requesting them to participate. The Visual-Aids Coomlttee has mode tentative plans to review thr Section's slide film "Packing Your future With Safety" at the Tiuy Executive Committee meeting, with respect to the necessity for revision. Coomlttee members have been requested to submit Ideas for new Sectional Posters. D. Printing and Publishing Section - J. 8trou.be - Chairman The Chairman reported that the Section holds two two-day Executive Coomlttee meetings duri.'g the year. The first one had been held on January 2k-25, 1963 in Dayton, Ohio with 11 members In attendance. The second meeting wis scheduled for May 23-2k, in Oreenoastls, Indiana and. 15 members had Indicated attendance. In the area of Technical Publications, articles relative to safety had been submitted by Section members and were published In several trade Journals and printing Industry magazines. Special Sectional industry Handbooks to cover hazards In the graphic arts field are now in process of survey to determine needs. The Graphic Arts Manual In being studied for revision. The 1963 Congreso Program In 05 per cent complete and the deadline i date will be met. - 15 - The Membership Committee made a special survey of printers and ftibllshers, in which all Executive Committee members participated. The first stage of this survey for membersi ,p covered a four-state area of printing companies which meant a total of 3,000 contacts to be made. There are two posters specific to printing industry needs, one com pleted and one in the planning stages. Arrangements are now in the Planning stages for the Section to sponsor a safety training film with the Printing Industry of America. The Section ham official liaison with Printing Industry Associations through its Associations CeodtteeChairman, the General Manager of the Printing Industry of America. E. Pulp and Paper Section - H. J. OeU - Chairman The Section had held an Executive Committee meeting on October 29, 19<>S with 51 members present and a two-day meeting on Horen 26-29, 1963 in fit. Louis with 36 members attending. The Technical Publications Ccemittee reports that the status at the lata Sheet projects is ns follows: Chlorine Dioxide..,this project is complete and was published in the December Issue of the NATIONAL SAFETY HEWS. Pulpero...thio Data Sheet project was approved by the Technical Publications Committee. Printed galley proofs have been reviewed. This is to be^ln stock within the - next month. ' Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing,,,tha third draft was completed in preparation for ballot review, many questions arose, therefore, the draft was sent back to the Roofing Committee to resolve the questions. Paper Machines...second draft-.of revision completed and now" ^ready for editing. fT; i.T --f \ ! r. ; Handling and Storage of Paper Rolls...Specialties Committee : met to finalize Initial draft of Data Sheet and new writing aaslgsmenta vere made. Printing In Bag Manufacturing. ..initial drsft turned over to the staff representative. After further review it will be returned to the Bag .Committee for further ' work. u,r-- The 1963 October Congress Program Is nearly complete, the program for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Luncheon and Wednesday Is complete. The Thursday tentative session was not approved by the Executive Committee. The revised session is complete, but speakers are not confirmed. - 16 - Koch cancel led member lum been contacted by n Heglncul Hepresentntlve. Annual follow-ups on these continue. Since Novmther 1, l'K>c through to Miiy L, HXjJ the cotton gained five new members but eight were lost due to cancellations. The Chnlrmun of the Off-The-Job Sufoty Committee has authored nevernl articles for the Section's Newsletter. The Committee to planning a campaign to obtain increased off-the-Job Bafety reporting to the Council. The 1963 contests rules were revised Increasing the else group from three to four under Boxes and Cartons of Division II. The Arthur Hoyt Scott Award Rules and Judging criteria were completely revised in an effort to gain more participants. Letters to eligible contest unta were sent In April, and It Is anticipated that an increased number of participants will result. For the purpose of better liaison with associations, the staff repre sentative of the Section has been appointed a.) .n exofftcio member of the Safety Committee of the American Paper and Pulp Association. The 3ection Is lending assistance to the National Fibre Can and Tube Association In developing safety nctlvlty for that Association's members. Two special surveys were conducted on special Industry problems: (1 ) regarding 100 per cent eye protection by company or by depart ment and (2 ) devices used to keep maintenance men cool while working on paper mnch'.nea in temperatures of 1U0 - lbOP. F. Trades and Services Section - E. Kryszak - Chairman Members of the Section's Executive Committee met In Chicago In connec tion with the January Industrial Conference and some 12 members met In New fork on May 7 Eastern Region members also attended the January 30 and March lk meetings of the Safety Retailers Organization In New Jersey. The Data Sheet "Kitchen Machines" Is out on ballot draft until June J-. The Data Sheet "Roller Conveyors" appeared In the by Issue of the NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS. The Data Sheet "Kitchen Equipment Pressurized and Heated" in rough draft form Is being reworked by a member of the Eastern Division. Mimeographed releases on "Winter Hazards" "Warehouse Inspections" "Food Service Lifting" all publicized In the newsletter have been distributed to many members and non-members. There ha3 been no Congress Program scheduled for ly6.3 because of the Inability of key people to plan und to attend. However, a survey was conducted to determine the subjects of greatest interest and a tenta tive program was developed before cancellation. Emphasis will be continued on regional meetings and more emphasis will be placed on selling top management through association conventions. - 17 - No special membership campaigns have been conducted. Sob'effort has been made to secure affiliation of large hotel chains, multi unit department stores. The National Pood Store chain has enrolled three of ito divisions. Regarding visual-aids, a special flyer Illustrating 28 posters of special interest to hotels, restaurants and stores was sent to mem bers and resulted in tha distribution at the posters to sevsral Important non-members. A set of restaurant slides, developed by the Vies of the Section, has been sent out continuously on a loam basis. Tha Pennsyl vania Restaurant Association, the Ccomoavealth of Virginia and other Important groups haveusedtheaa'slides In extensive training programs. The Santera Region has agreed on subject*;to be covered In a set of slides for restaursats and soother set. of slides for department stores. Plans for taking tha actual photos have been made. Cm May lb, the flection: made.a mailing-toambers and prcmlnent non- members soliciting materials used in rcmpany off-the-Job safety programs. The Qff-Tbe-Jhb Chairman has submitted material for the newsletter*-ia-r.o;' t'T-:h wiv A... The Section has petitioned tha American Standards Association to ini tiate asafetycodafor the-reportingof customer or guest Injuries. A oub-ecwiilttBe is vorklng on dsfinltions of exposure following a survey made of the Executive Ccmdlttee to determine its desires. A "mercantile and WArchoHslng** accident report fora was mailed with the Nay Issue of the Sectional Newsletter to obtain Information os bothvork injurlet and cuatesier or phblltn&Juriea. Only a few replies have came In to date*r..i;,;, -:i ; lfcm Section relies on association work and many associations eve represented on the Executlve Caamlttee. listed below are some examples of activity( -: Rational Restaurant Aasocatlon Convention, May 23, features a live and visual presentation of food service hazards. The National Retail Msrchants Association distributed copies of the Mercantile and Warehousing Report Form via Its Spring bulletin* The Chicago ftatail.Merchants-Associationhas been asked to co-sponsor local meetings. She Section's Vice Chairman has set 19 a Safety Committee of the Missouri Restaurant Association and la serving as Its first Chairman. - 18 - G. Wood ProductB Section - T. E. North - Chairman The Section's Executive Committee had hold three meetings since the October Induntrlnl Conference. October 30, Chicago, Illinois, 2b members in attendance. January 2b, Council Headquarters, 11 members in attendance. April 2b, Longview, Washington, 22 members In attendance (this last one was held In conjunction with the Forest Products Safety Conference). The following Data Sheet projects are under way: Veneer Clippers...the final draft waa prepared and has been approved to data by eight members of the Technical Publications Committee. Sawmill Edgers...the ballot review draf*: 1* complete, and will be mailed to reviewers within the next 30 days. Buoyancy Equipment...ballot review draft Is complete. Colla tion of cassents for final draft Is in process. The title of the Data Sheet is subject to change to avoid conflict with buoyancy equipment criteria established by the U. S. Coast Quord. Tilting Arbor Table Saws...the Initial draft was returned to the authors for further work. The Becond draft Is under way and will be completed within tbe next 30 days. Hogs...the outline has been completed- and approved by the Savmilling Committee. Hot Presses...this Is a new proposed Data Sheet that would be useful to plywood, manufacturers. Acci dent data on hot presses la being collected by the Veneer and Plywood Coanittee to determine scope of problem areas. A three-day Congress Program has been developed by tbe Section's Pro gram Chairman and approved by the Executive Committee. All speakers have confirmed, the survey conducted in 19&2 reflected the content of the 1963 program. The Secretary cf the Wood Products Section contacted each cancelled member. The Secretary-Membership Chairman contacted: 1. Southern fine Association. 2. Timber Operator's Council. - 19 * 3. West Coant Lumberman's Asooclatlon. k. Douglas Fir Plywood Association. for lists of their neabors to create a prospectiva membership list. From these lists a list of 1*68 prospecta mbs crested. Bloc some are not good prospects the list will be reviewed to detentas the best prospects. From November 1, 196a through April 1, 1963 the 8eetlon gained six new members and lost four through cancellations. The Section's Furniture:and MUlvork Cosadttoe has agreedtoundertake a safety slide series on tilting arbor table saws. The newsletter continues to promote off-the-job safety via articles submitted by the Secticn's Off-Ths-Job Safety Committee. All members who have joined the Council in 1962 and through Mucch I963,.were urged to participate in the Section'aContest. Each was sent a letter, the 1963 Contest Rules, snentxyhliink,ettt thaflnal 1962 contest bulletin. Four associations were, contacted regarding prospective: lfctionalSafety ^ Council members, and a 100 per cent cooperation baa been received. A new member of the Section's Executive Ccndttee la the Safety:-Direc tor of the Timber Operator's Council which represents bath large and naiil operators in logging and saumilla. Special assistance wad given to-this-Council. The Section's 11 goals were reviewed at the second and third meetings and the Executive Committee is proceeding on schedule. A resolution regarding the American Standard 6.1- was presented to the January Industrial Conference meeting. The Executive Cceaittee decided that-the-Wood Products Industry should be represmrted on--the ASA Z16.1 Sectional Ccmittee and they: are' inthe process of'Securlng such reprasentaldon^ The -Couhcll's.^at of Performance1*charts were discusBed and explained atthe January and AprilaeetlngB. . ^ Sectional Committees Group "B" - M. Biancawil A. Aerospace SectionJ 0 Donohue. Chairman The Section held its Springineetlng.in Cincinnati, Cfcio, on ifaj 10. It was attended by<10-members.and three guests. ; The Section's Technical Publications Committee reports that they have sent out the Data Sheet on "Berry'llurn"for ballot review, v* The proposed Data Sheet "Work in Confined Spaces" has bean reassigned to another member of the Executive Ccnanittee. A three-day Congress Program 1b planned fop Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and all details for the program will be finalised by the deadline date. 20 - The Section' r.f-The-Job Chairman Initiated a survey In this area but did not receive good response. It van round at one of the Executive Comm'ttec meeuingu that the reason that some members did not reply la tint, they did not feel they were accomplishing very much in this field. After a discussion about some of the uff-theJob activities that it lu possible to do, members agreed that they had been doing seme of these things - therefore, the Off-The-Job Chairman Is hoping that more members will give him full details of their programs. The Section has completed its slate of officers for 1963-1964. B. Air Transport 8ectlon - H. Warzyn, Chairman The Section held its Spring meeting in Washington, D. C., on April 24-25 with 14 members attending and eight guests. With the Increasing and planned work load, the Section plans to have Its Congress meetings In two parts, starting Sunday, October 27, and continuing on Monday morning. Regarding Technical Publications revision of Data Sheets D-230 and D-327 are now out for review - Comlttea members are Instructed to return comments before May 15, and the staff is to proceed with processing after that date. Test data is still being accumulated on the effect of Jet blast on glass, structures, signs, etc. The project is not yet ready for publication draft. The "Line Check" feature of each month's newsletter Is continuing on an assigned basis, and is contributing worthwhile material to the Section's Safety literature. A one-session program is being planned for the 1963 Congress. Due, In part, to the unusual annual material handlliig requirements neces sitated by aircraft cargo configurations, back injuries will be the theme. An attempt will be made to obtain a physician to speak on the subject, and s session on the ramifications of back injury charges under Z16.1 in contemplated. In this Golden Anniversary Year of the safety movement - and the 35th year of Section organization - the major emphasis on gaining new members will be through "Service to'Airlines and Airports" rather than on membership campaigns per se. We are trying to "build a better mousetrap." The 2x2 slide film set on "Ramp 8afety" is presently being processed for completion. Section members will survey the visual aids available among them, catalog existing items, and make them available to each other and to prospective members on an exchange basis. t - 21 - Efforts are still toeing ante to develop suitable property damage posters. It la believed that this would be in line with national Safety Council Objectives because the saae elements of acta and omission which cauae property damage also cause personal Injury. Xbe importance at off-the-job Injuries la recogniaed but the.subject has not been assigned a priority activity due to other pressing on- Job needa ln the Bsotlon. - .-w...-a;,.- .=t The Sectionis efforts toeatablith everting rclntlonshlpwlththe National SefetyCounoU'e fe*raMv4*tifiefety Ccmeittee'bMmet with little success prinailly due to the ^^fflcultlcs encountered by the General Aviation Safety Committee in obtaining the staffund the financial assistance which it believes It needs to properly function. t,!.; -'tn.Tat, y.itoif oii-nasi y'jrl-4 rv -i'-i'Z - '{:, VTviliBKf' eI isUs-fi *-S* V*!* :fb*h-.the,.?*,a,Alri.fbrue^abdTttUi.Us'fciJhvy representatives,will continue to cooperate closely with the fleet** Initial atepa have been .taken to explore avecues of cooperation with the Association of local Service Transport Carriers. The Section's Loag-Ruige Plannlng Chaiaien has been authorised to extend a Section offer at cooperation*to tbeBuklnees fleet' -'" Operators. o^, In the area of edditlohal activity within the Section, cncentrated effort is being nede to up date the 1961 long Ihmgerecommendatina. Raphaels la being plaoed on a project to ldentlfy industry Injury preblea areas to serve as. baals. for further project priority tc assignment. .- .* :; r ,1 :xi': Vtt : ' v " Hi' : 'i.. -I'nj i tswo": `iiil?. Xiii.i-, CA !' " .M : A-iX:.-i: XXr-.'xm Certain of the 8eetlonal officers have been designated*or s two- year tenure eo as to provlde better continulty ln projech.develcjment Members are being Informed of nanufacturer recosnendatlona in connec tion with a Hlckel-Codadum bettery explosion probiea wfalc& ted been experienced but which hasnorbeencarrected,. C. Automotive and Mschlne Shop Section - J. W. Iafce, Chairman The Section has held tira s m ^ i ^ durtng 1^3:'' ' y.: i Vi-t.v ;J>-'-r'-rVy>;rj ^ '.<** ":.'7;v:X v. February 6-7-8, 1963* In.leasing, Htchlgiiywlth 70 perceatof the members attending. May 1-2 and 3, 19^3 QLeea,Hev tort, with 58 per cent of the members attending. . In Technical Publications the Data Sheet "Checking performance of local Exhaust Systems" (revision) has been accepted by the Council. Work Is proceeding on Data Sheets -- Airless Spray Painting Automatic Material Handling Heat Treating Wire Brush fl Metal Planners Engine Lathes Horizontal Boring Mills Drill Presses and worn 1b in process on the Section's "Health Maintenance" Manual. The CongrcsB Program for 1963 has been submitted and approved. A survey of those attending the Sectl.'" s 1962 Congress Program was mode and Individuals were requested to give their position, Job classification, percentage of time spent on safety, etc. ...the resuitb of this survey proved of Interest and-help in preparing the 1963 October Program. The Membership Committee has been busy during the year - statistics on new members and cancellations, number of prospective members Indicates a most active Committee. Figures shew cancellation reports since the 1962 Congress was twenty-nine, the Council recommended that no follow-up be Initiated with seventeen of the tventy-nlne. The Membership Chairman wrote to the others regarding the cancellation. For the period of January through March of 1963 we acquired ten (10) new members for a total dues value of $515*00 and fifteen (15) cancel lations for a total duns value of $766.00. nils means that for the period of July, 1962 through March of 1963 the A.T.M. Section had a net loss of five (5) members but a total Increase in dues of $18.00. The Section figures now stand at 6U6 members, with a total dues value of $136,226.00. With regard to visual aids the previous flannel board presentation on traffic, home, recreation and fire Bafety are being conaldered for slide film presentations. A slide film presentation on office safety submitted to the full Committee by the Education and Training Committee has a great deal of potential and with a few minor changes should be ready for Council presentation. At a future date the analysis of a questionnaire mailed to the Section's membership with the newsletter, covering off-the-job safety programs, will be presented. D. Electrical Equipment Section - 0 . R. Smith, Chairman This report lame rely a progress report on accomplishments sine' January - since the next Sectional meeting is not 1cheduled until June. The January meeting wan held in Wakefield, Massachusetts, with eighteen members in attendance. Data Sheets on "8tntio Electricity" and "Maintenance or Explosion Proof and Dust Proof Motors" an being prepared for tetter bullet by the Council's Editorial Department. An outline for a dntn ;t,<;-t. on hazards of household outdoor electric equipment was sent to t.b<National Safety Council, the material was diacuuiral by the Section's 3taff representative and with the manager of tb rmmell's Home - 23 - > Department. Our Research and KuglneerlBg Comittee viU write up this sterilii for use In issues of Ml3X1 aWHTT magazines, home safety kits and stallar available Putiate. The Data sheet on "Extensin Cords" Is being sutoltted to the Council for approval. Tha lead article la'th April'Issue of thi Electrical Bquipnentnewsletter on electric plug cap and eonnectlon configuratloa vas supplied by one of our BJtactive Caaaltte Member*' ' The Data 8heet "Bat Vork Penalti* vas published, lata- lst year and a suggestion is nade that the lead article In the Mqr 1963 issue of the newsletter, "A Lock-out, Tag^out Procednre* be- need for-S safe prac tices pamphlet. ' A`Member sUbedttedasO lutioa t tW^pHhiea^Pf preBStttabttUd^ la aereury b atteries Snd th ls in fo rsa tlo n ia b eln g passed along'to lnterested ianufaoturerei .uf.'wJ wfe 4. Committee cabers are 'aaaSMMiaiMiy'iiifB iritari^ ^ on - the uae o f lasar maser* in i lraAetatfhr p o ilib ln ftobtr d atash eets. - .ri-.-;./ -.li?:-: TMSjgfSfpi . i.v hnaidarU' The Section's asabershlp se o f January, stands a t 1?1. A e pregna l e how1vtfltlhg'fliM l`'ippN dvl^taiJto n M g ? !': B. Power Press aad orme* S t e t i g -Q ;B . -Crth"ChalraAhr< ) The Section held Ita last neeting ln Coloabus, Chlo, ln Much and ln conjimctlQh''iHlA ttts>nStlite'a''pXat-<tolM,'<^'%hetVSte^tSdtMc Cc^pany's'pJhirt ns-arinBed.*'f -"w rir*?**. vs r A'Teeiffll. 'Bii^Aei^'- - "Forging Humal" - A e hjectlve of ecapletlng the Miduat" Vlth a BUbalSsidn dt'a i l ;Chapters- to^thr Coendu b y A r e h l, me'eCpleted1': ' `j:*.-.i i . Handling of Plnlshed Piecce at ' Sheet is a revision and was'ravtuidibefore*at Ae'-tlM-^Of^ tha Nsreb acting. It was ccnpletad and sent to tha Rational Safety Council for further processing - vBieh 1 '`k caqpletea anetbar abjective echeduledfbrAprll l7 "Scrap Handling''at Puaud^PreaSM^^revlelOh} -`Aie Sata- v^ : Sheet has been assigned to otoaeatarofeeUbcomSdttee^1 ' who made ccments at the March ettlngr 3&iie<plaAaia.''t'!-; ' : furnish thoseccWents to other aeefegts-af the aobecwlttee for further finalising at the May meetlhg and it la expected that tMs vlll be ccnipleted for the'October deadline' - O bjective. i ` :r , "Removing Stuck Forgings frea Rawerdes* - Th)s is a new Data Sheet and the first draft was seat to the staff1 repre sentative for reproduction and cement at the May 1963 meeting. - 2k . Revision of Data Bimet "Batting Up mud Removing Power Praia Pies" - Action by the subcommittee continued on this in order to meet our objective for October 1, 1963- Preparation of "Power Prend and Forging Section Handbook" - the ad hoc Committee submitted its final draft after sug gested revisions at the Ifcrch meeting. It was approved at the Executive Coeoittee meeting and tbs March 7 final draft adopted. This is now being reproduced and distributed to all members. It vas also reported that a technical article by the Section's Vice Chairman appeared in a recent issue of the ABBS Journal. Regarding the Congress Program, in keeping with the decision made at the December 1962 meeting only two sessions will be presented at the Congress. The Program Chairman has arranged for a Tuesday afternoon session which will include a talk by B. X. Rudorf on "Tooling for Safe Press Cperatio/is," on Wsdifctdiy afternoon a brief version of the "Cheaper Tb tn You Think" program will be combined with a speaker on auxiliary press room operations. At the end of 1962 the Section bed 153 membersof which eleven had Joined during the year. There vara twelve canrdilations during the same period however, there was a net pdn of |b51,00 in dues i receipt*. Possibilities of working with various trade associations will continue to be explored in an effort to obtain new MBbers. Thire have been several pister ideas sent la to the Council sad two additional ideas will be submitted before June 1, 1963 Leaders and instructors guide "Power Press Operations" will be completed on Nay 1, 1963 and east to the fetlcnal Safety Council. Development of a slide film is presently being considered. A compilation of off-the-Job materials, programs, etc., is being assembled to distribute to members. Within the scope of associations, a review of the 1962 Congress session attendance was made and discussed it the meeting. This also brought up the desirable aspects of vorking with trade asso ciations - statistics showed that 78 per cent of those in attendance were directly engaged in industrial safety work, full or part time. The remaining 22 per cent were government employees, line supervisors and others. Forty-six per cent of the attendees have attended no more than three Congress Expositions in previous years -- while twenty-six per cent never attended e previous program. In addition to using the Information for planning future Congress Programs, the nfctendnnee records were also reviewed for attendance by representatives from small Job shops. Apparently there were no representatives at the 1962 Sessions indicating I - 25 - advisability of closer coilsberative work with trade associations . . to reach theemall Job shop/people.; Sectional group "c" - V. WomeldortT si.'."- "v _'*' -U IV I'M ';. I s l . i f f ' |J.`<:'i--..Vi ' : A. Coal Mining Section - M. J. Ankeny, Chairman . The. report core sotlvitlsa hf theCcsilHlirlng Beetles, tfcsthave to4-Xqr, proseatstion to tbeConfmMesmetiOg Blnossthlb him* the Section' BMCtttlve Cltie*tdf MHtdtjJS 4 20. Okie of these meetings was d-voted ezclusivaly to dl*cws$99?f draft of a proposed Handbook to govern operations and activities of the Section - the drs*;fclM*fte*/JMga^.hgw$h* 4tf rop*tentative and after seme areas'`^'OlISSiilSVriSPHUi^ :;.r:representative uMt^prcpane-misied dr*fb;wbich distributed,before the October astlacr(<at,wblchtimefinal.dlspoai- tlon of the document will . The Chairman of?.th 8ecttofti# Eo*liieerlBt CoprithBefepertedjhbat although w- fowtlviwuritABghltmltihwiteM f e ^ > in*lreringCc*ittra;^ MUthe oqnletl^cCia^ta Sheet covering; "lira~Reslsttnl.8y*r*MUn;Pli4<te fhrfW*:* pnderground Mining Machines" and that it vssexpected to have this reedy .foridietrihutlaft;ahort3y*!`,i.fas4o!p*e(ij3)|ira.olpathe|^iMc^l'va,i^^lttee related their experiences with fire resistant hydraulic fluids, ouch of which vaafpdteiavturpblertSodjoAthiiwghe^P1^ ^ involved In the use of suchfltdds hadi aot toWhihfli**: $h> Engineering Ccmittee doss envisage awgie-- CnlUrdyiJrtM "'salvia''stw The Chairman of the Pragma Committee announced that three Interesting .A.paperiwere:-peiite4(iafc tbe/MlMvdk^JipehlOg y i ^ ^ e i h h K .v held?in ccMlutttim vit^:th:MvsjrtPeiwwlp^ and the pragma proved tbbe well balanced. The Chairman of the Poster and Xlppal'-Mgi Qqn&t$s% aigsnmi^d*that this group would have three new posters ready for approval at the October 1963 meeting ^v'3'jfeqiioefcJ|*|jtebe|:pidd'.pf the Bsecutive Ctm. mlttee aeBbere ^::turn-,laiSe.-J^^|:fSM?t^||l safety posters. The Chairman of-the Meebershlp-fliwaltt^j ^ ;reported that letters soliciting membership had beeo large coal-mine operators in the 0. 8. It was noted that only eighteen of the 70 largest coal mining coeponlea eerei affiliated;with th^Coupcilr and that the ejection's Membership Cspalttee wes makingBgigUtl effort to "line tip" membership from-the iKuifflldated.seeaant of this, group. ~ . . . . . " "' .`."J-y- i;r: -j, ->' The Roof Central Coandttee bed referred to tbs educational .work being done on roof bolting tecbiuqjea by. the West, Virginia University and had also described current roof-control activities of the Bureau of Mines and the progress In Standardization of certain aspects of roof bolt installations. - 26 - The Publicity Committee Chairman reported that this Committee had been especially successful In obtaining publicity of safety activi ties of the Section in "internal" publications of various coal associations and the United Mine Workers Journal. Hie renewed Interest of the American Mining Congress in the Coal Mining Section was especially referred to. In the area of Off-Hie-Job Safety, conflicting opinions an the effec tiveness of off-the-Job safety publicity were offend In discussion of the subject by Cosmittee members. Apparently, the amount of pub licity depends upon the quality of the material submitted and the receptiveness of the editors of papers in strictly local situations. B. Construction Section - R. Wendell. Chairman the Section's Executive CoemUtte* met on IWbruary 27-26, 1963 with forty-three members in attendance - the next meeting will be held on July 21-25, 1963 In San Pmnelseo. The Section's special Task Tone Ccnmlttee has met with the staff representative and other Council official several tines. These special meetings afford the Construction Section the opportunity to keep abreast of projects submitted to the Council. Scam four Data Sheets have been completed end await publication. "Pre-streseed Concrete Hurd Operations" "Construction Job Beating Methods" "Portland Cement Concrete Pnvlng" "Construction Diving" Hie Section has also begun revision of the Date Sheet concerning "Manila Rope Safety Bets" to Include "Synthetic Tiber Safety Nets." Technical releases have been 'ubmltted to the Council end other trade publications. These si s Removal of Equipment Ouarda Propane Salamanders for Tesporary Heating Transit-Mix Trucks Preventing Aecldei in on Scaffolds Fails in Elevator .T'*afta Hie Construction Section is awaiting the publication by the Council of a new "Talk Topics" - this publication Is similar to the previous book of five-minute safety talks produced by the Section. Regarding the Congress Program, an analysis was made by the Program Committee Chairman, of the new attendance survey cards which were distributed to those attending the sessions. Cassenta and suggestions obtained from the survey cards were considered when planning the program for the I961 Congress. - 27 - The Program for tile Construction's 1963 Congress is complete and another interesting program of highly qualified spankers representing the construction industry is anticipated. the Section's very active Membership Ccemdtte* has sent out 163 letters to iMividual contractors and made a total of I m personal calls in an effort to Improve membership. the Committee has designed a new membership application circular and a mailing of 6,000 of these applications is scheduled to individual contractors. D. Marine Section - Capt. Mackey, Chair-- " the Section's Itecutive ComLtteflhet;in Meu Xork oa fercb a, with an attendance of twenty-oncmemberu sal' guests A. Spring eeetlng was also held in conjunction,:witbthe QrratsrJisw fork Safety Coaven* tion on April 3~^ Sessions were held on Stevedoring, Shipbuilding : and Repair, Vessel Qpenation. 5Shar*bsn Turlausmcethly . ' aeetings of four discussion groups sponsored\tgp ttos Bectlon, in Hew York, one in aevelaal, .and (we ittWashington- Xhe Congress Program sessions are planned;rar.1963 - such subjects an Inland Waterways, Shipbuildings and Repair, Stevedoring^ Vessel Operation, Annual Business Meeting, Coast Quart Session, and a Joint ' luncheon with the Propeller Cluh of the Port of ChicagOf Wlll casprlse this program. . "* .... .. "...... The Section activities In the area of visual-aids is preparing a directory of films suitable for naritimeuae. Flans are under way to assist the U. 3 Coast Guard in the production of a film an safety and vessel operation. The Foster Ccnndttee is working on preparation of subjects to be submitted to the Council. Regarding off-the-Job safety,, during the ferine .Section's SmacutlYe Coenlttee meeting it was recommended that the Section appoint an Qff-lfce-Job Safety Committee and engage in promotion of Increased effort in thlB area. Final results of the 1962 Marins Section Safety Contests have been announced. At the luncheon the Barge andToeing Vessel Industry Safety Contest Awards will be presented, this.will be Jointly sponsored by the American Waterways Operetora. Membership in the Marine Section as of April 30, 1963 totals lUk (dues total $15,0810. The American Waterways Operators has appointed a new Safety and Health Comuittee Chairman, to whom the staff has furnished a quantity of Information to assist in stepping up their safety program, Including the steps taken to expand participation in the Jointly I sponsored Barge and Towing Vessel Industry Safety Contest. n Associations actively cooperating in the Marine Section's work are-American Merchant Marine Institute, New York snipping Associntion, Pacific Maritime Association and the lake Carriers Association. Mutual cooperation continues between the Section and the U. S. Coast Guard, Navy and other governmental agencies. A study on safety in connection with the world's first nuclear mer w wcuhiaunitu soihui.pj/,ff tvhuec >N1. uS*. uSavaMnunnauh), appearceud xIun thuo pHwakjyf iidsosuueo uoif tmhaec -V NATIONAL SAFETY NEWS. : <3 Two representatives of the marine shipping Industry are on the ASA wf Zl6 Committee and will present the views of industry in connection , with the forthcoeiing revision of the Z16.1 Standard. It has been s V <-A suggested that a Stevedoring representative also he appointed. r i'AT rx '^'T'Tbe National Safety Council accepted sponsorship of the ASA project, ^ MH9, "Longshorlng Safety on the Socks." Mr. Buxton of the New York '<- cn --3 . t Shirming Association, has bean appointed Chairman of the Camaittee . Needham of the New York Office, Bureau at labor Standards, retary - the Coandttee had an organisation meeting In New York "uu naiCh 2o2n iA'/ L_ Pvdlic Employee Section - J Gleason, Chairman fhe primary efforts of the Section have been directed toven' reorgan ization and establishment of by-laws to guide the Section's activities. This need is especially great In our Section because membership includes all levels of government, federal, state and local. Interests range from park and forestry safety, to utilities and public works, to fire fighting and law enforcement. A special Business Committee was formed to bring thpse interests together and to create subsections for large special interest groups. A complete set of by-laws has been drafted - preliminary reviews have resulted in some modifications, the text is now ready for approval of members. Although no formal meetings have been held - members have met at safety conferences In various parts of the country. The Section's Engineering Committee appealed to members, through newsletters, to assemble information for data sheets. The article restated In suggestions for subjects and content of data sheets. Rough drafts have been prepared on newer cleonlng, refuse collection and disposal, and truffle interference control - the drafts are now to be submitted to the National Safety Council. The Sectional Handbook of By-laws will be the most significant publication for this group during the year. A pamphlet for "Flagmen" was developed by the State of Oiilo Depart ment of Roaa,,. This pamphLet is being made available to members. A booklet on Traffic Interference Control was developed by the City of Fresno, due to the cost of publication, a charge of $1.00 per copy is made. - 29 - Regarding the Congress Program for October 1963, questionnaire were handed to members In October 1962, seeking information from them regarding their suggestions for future programs. The moat common suggestion was to avoid generalities and "get down to specifics" - an attempt has been made to achieve this by having some separate meetings for the roads and highways people and for the city people. Special efforts have been made toward encouraging membership of several counties, and labor unions representing governmental em ployees. Three counties from the Southeastern oart of the country Included membership in their budgets as a result of an appeal at a Regional SafetyConference. One labor umonhnB Joined and another has put the suggestion to Its membership. Speakers at this 1965 Congress have been requested to develop slide presentations to accompany thair talks. The slides and the narra tives will be made available to members for use in their own agtonleSk.:It Is planned to encourage this in the future and develop win-r use of audio-visual aids for the benefit of the sabers. Articl..* on off-the-Job safety have been highlighted in the Public Eppl*.v Section Newsletter,. however, no formal reporting or exchang* o>'j'f-tfae-Job information has.been developed. F. Public Utilities Section - B. Dunbar. Chairman The meeting for the Section's Executive Conolttee have been sched uled as follows j January 6-9- Jacksonville, Honda June lfl-19 - Lexington,:Kentucky June 20-21- Lexington, Kentucky (two-day course) The Advisory Conmlttee within the Section met on October 30, 1962 and again on January 8, 1963 to study the goals for 1962-1963 and to screen projects which were'placed on the Agenda for the January 8, Executive,Coastttee meeting.A similar meeting tats been called for June 17, In Lexington, Kentucky. 1 The falloving Data Staeetu are presently Inprocess: "Aerial Baskets and Buckets," a coordinated project In the E.'i.I, Accident Prevention Committee and should soon be cceipleted. "Earth Boring and Pushing Tools" an outline of this subject has been prepared and submitted to the staff for ballot review. "First Aid Kits," this la in process of completion and Is awaiting now illustrations. - 30 - "Pole Top Reuuocltutlon,'' this lias been reviewed and la awnltlng new 11lentrations. "Hifli Voltage insulator Washing" Is now assigned and In progress. "Boring and Auguring Tool" for gas utilities; "Safety on Joint Ubc Poles" for communications and electric utilities; and "Safe Practices in Water Treatment Plants" have been approved for research and development. "Portable Tools Aloft" this may be broken down Into several Data Sheets principally because of the Increased use of aerial baskets. "Safe Switching Practices" has been referred to the Council with illustrations and will shortly be finalised. "Protective Orounding Practices on Electric Lines" is proposed and will probably be developed as one or ore Data Sheets or Safe Practices Pamphlets. The 1963 Congress Program - firm ecomltmente have been made to allow the Utllltler program to spread over three days so as to enable combination companies and other utility company Section members to attend more subjects without conflict. "Safsty In A tlon" wan adopted as a tneme for the program and speakers and participants are urged to provide copies of their subject for take home" purposes. There la also a special program being planted on off-the-Job safety and home fires. The "new ideas" session will once again be presented after official adjourn ment of the meeting to enable members and manufacturers to present new Ideas, visual aids and bo forth which have been approved by the Program Committee. A new series of twelve posters on "atop Shook" for electrical util ities has been completed - twelve more will be in progress with a completion date of June, "Crane Contact" slides have been duplicated by the Council and are available. Other slide series on the following subjects are also in progress. 1. Aerial Baskets. 2. Damage Prevention to Underground Facilities. New films are being,prepared on "Pole Top'ReOSue IJreritfaing" and "Pulse of Life." The subject of off-the-Job safety has been promoted In the news letter to all utilities. Also the subcommittee In charge of this subject is promoting vigorous campaigns for member companies to - 31 - I Initiate statistical records which will enable them to Jw'ge how these accidents are affecting "on-the-Job'* costs. An energetic seat belt program is in progress.- A MOTIOfl had been approved for using a basic figure of 165 per month, per employee, where productive manhours are not available for/calculating.frequeocy,r gh^lgflOE w M ;mede for use,of only , tho*e?>eoaaidenwbn-dpsn o t y f o ^ h M $ W f e b ^ :/T -vss. v-v i-; ^i The 8ectlon'e Second Vine (Wiiiiih.,1,p o ^ frfow^wlth,.thp,OfitM* and Awards Ccmmltteej banbeeniWbivCvih prating, the.Hn^B. ., . Ctoeron Avard Contest ar^Bhrtlolpati^M tt1 i>#UcJttliltiea aicr** ? * r t y W - c s -jr/ ' ^ x,^ In the membership area, emphasis Is being placed on the neighbor" policy of establishing continuous: contact with stother. companies to see that -.they-piPi there was an increase of forty-one members during 1962. Cahcella- tiona.were noted so that,!! Committee, embers Bight use foUew-w> opportunities Jjaclt.ip.-this(kiunlili - the SMtlon!*,CnU\f4^/199!i ! rrs An exceUentt Job : hae been done and.the PublicityJJa^ttee,^ members submit Individual papers, specifications, etc., for ^selble inclusion in the newsletter. Referring to the newsletter It was acted by tbeCbairnan that Editor,baa done eua.aacel- lent joh of publishing unwideu;ed of.assignl^ siit^cts an geiwral eefety to Commlttee member^.withchat, dwadjlnaa. ^ . . . i r - - - . . s i iivi.fcv i- tW it' > ' ii>i The five-day course on Fundamentals of Safety for Public Utilities art- with great;nueees* and,-atbeniiw:,nwsh^ed.37 hlgher nttendance imlexlngton, XcmtueKy ohiiluqii 20-O.i 35?^?,Tx^rvL^ Ccsa^trt^ei;le>lBo adopting the excellent American Ons Association "Through Track,to Operating Efficiency" training course so that it may be used by each jiriofowrieieetrio^igw,':^^ *? & evaluation she proper'prasentation of.mei^M jOn-.fWo^ittd?? and hay^,seve$ to pro- . vlde a much better picture pf sapidl4ates tp/th^ . . . :for member asslgnpents raxtrynar.^ Aressarch of.-all. imp* activities has also been made as an.f4<Mo.the ^ction> ;g9aii6atliig Committee Revision of the By-Lows of the 8ection, under consideration by tha/Hpminating Ccnmitteet-s,; .u.-.-.a'? .ym-. 0 . Railroad Section - D. F. RusBeil, Chairman . On November 1, 1963 meetings of the Executive and Working Committees were held in Chicago with, an attendance of 75, on January 1 ,1 9 6 3 similar type of meeting was held with an attendance, of 35; and on April 23, 1963, a meeting of a special Steering Committee to. consider the Congress Program and similar matters was held in Chicago with seven members present. - 32 - The Railroad Section Publications Committee is working on a Data Sheet dealing with "Handling of Liquid Fuelled Heaters in Refrig erator Car3 ." By October 1963 the Training Committee of the Section will submit a draft of a railroad supervisory training manual. With regard to the Congress Program, a questionnaire was sent to the Section's membership and the Program for next October baa been completed. One particularly interesting feature will be the tal'is given by two operating officers, each of whom have more than five years experience os safety men, on the subject of "As I See It Now" In which they have requested to detail what changes, if any, have taken place in their thinking on how safety should be approached and bandied. Continued attention will be given to the safe operation of highway vehicles by railway as well ae the highway crossing problem. Every effort is being made to Improve membership. However, with 95 per cent coverage of the major roods (which means luany smaller roads are also covered) the pickings tend to be lean. Action la being token to prepare a brochure which will deal specifically with the services and materials which become available to the railroad through membership In the Railroad Section of the National Safety Council. A flyer listing posters that deal with specific railroad subjects will be forwarded to the membership during the second half of the year. In addition the practice of covering at least one poster in each issue of the Sectional Newsletter has been continued. Anewposter will be issued within the next month-and a second is in process on completion; both deal specifically with railroad subjects plus two new posters on the "Signs of Life" have been developed and . Issued. The Railroad Section's Film and Sound Canslttee is presently vorklng on a list of safety fllmB of direct Interest and application in the Railroad field. In conjunction vlth the Association of American Railroad Safety Section, stepB are being taken towards the produc tion of a film to be used by the railways in their anti-trespassing campaign in the schools. Slides previously prepared by various railroads are being collected and reviewed to facilitate preparation of a series of subjects on railroad matters. In the area of Off-The-Job Safety, arrangements are being made to have the members of the Section circularized again so that a synopsis con be prepared of the various activities and materials that they have developed in connection with off-the-Job safety activ ities. A great deal of the work carried on in this field is covered under the Public Safety Activities Award Plan and the Signs of Life Program. Indications lire that tb- number of Railroads receiving the Public Safety Awards should be as good ao last year. - 33 -<; Coordinated effort is being Bade to Increase interest by member roods in the Sectional Awards Plan and this year the tvo major Canadian railroads have submitted applications. Due to the fact that l.C.C. data for use In connection with Sec tional Awards has not yet been received for 1962, It bas not been possible to take any action so fat1 bis year. .However* the subject Is being followed <9 closely by be Council staff and will be brought to a conclusion as quickly as possible - the delay Is due to tbs. 1 .0.C. changing over to an I.B.M. sot up. & Jig 19o3, the Bee^on'a Contaat and Statistical Hn-- <ttee hopes to conclude its study on especial award to.recogoi.se outstanding sarvlca ln the saf0 handlingxf PMsenger tnffle on railways. cl:'ii'j.t/! Close cooperation exists between the Railroad Section of the Council and the Safety Section of the A .A.R. oa evidenced by Joint work on an nati-treapesalng fils; participation in thuirfegional nestings, and the fact that a meeting of the feilroed Section will be scfaed- , uled in conjunction with the Section's anaal swotting...., if'K i " 'Viiftr JJS'SCI'MS niiT' i tfi.CsM'J SWrV.V'rtJ. g- Tie Section's Training Caadtteelawockingoa an eagloQree training program for newly hired employees in train, yard and engine work. The sane C a n u t e s is prepnrlng a `questionnaire on safety training programs in the railway industry. A seriea of artlolca to super visory and employee training have appeared in the Railroad Section's Newsletter. - - - v : V'; i.: . Other special activities mentioned are.the Section's Soilmod Highway Traffic Safety Conaittea which has continued to be,wetrneely ective and has cooperated closely with .he Traffic Conference,Committees. on Motor Vehicle Traffic Sp^ety at ikdlroad Orade,Crossings.: Thai*,,, objectives for 1963 are: 1. Conduct a national study end,analytic of cavses of.grade, crossing accidents during;1968 for.use in educaticnal programs with the assistance cfStatePolice .agwnfca*.^, ; : ' ' >:'Vs!v~ v't-ix? isa;; eSrufc v:?ij 2. Obtain recommendation* from each State Pollen ;ngency;a.'; to the best way to obtain educatlonsl aaterial,cu safety at grade crossings, for independent operators of trucks currying flameblss and scbool bus drivnrs. i 1 3> Complete a study "of traffic laws'in force at railroad - grade crossings for each state; being bandied by the University of Illinois. , i:v b. Produce at least three, national news releases on rail road grade crosslug safety and Signs of Life. 5. Prepare arti .lea on grade orobslng safety and solicit cooperation magazine writers for similar articles. Several of tonne have already been published and others are in preparation. - 3! - I 6 . Give wldo publicity ltt both magazlneti and newspapers to the new Nntlonnl Safety Council "Near Minn" gratia crossing accident file. Administrators of pupil transportation In nineteen states have received letters ani copies of "Near Miss" reports. 7. Produce "Signs of Life" and Grade Crossing Casadtteo annual report - thin was distributed nationally in May 19$3. 8. Seed telegrams to all states and provincial coordinators in November to encourage use of every possible medlun in alerting tha public that December or January have the highest number of grade crossing accidents due to lack of visibility, poorer traction, and other vlnter hazards, This was Initi ated In 196s. 9. Prepare s special leaflet on grade crossing safety and trespassing. 10. Work with the Motor Transportation Department in developing a program to alert the general public to the need for butter selection and training of school bus drivers. 11. Promote the adoption of uniform State lavs governing movement of highway vehicles st railroad grade crossings. H. Mining Section Report - B. C. Leonard. Chairman Toe last meeting of the Mining Section's Executive Committee was In Duluth, Minnesota on February 18. Twenty-one members attended. The Section hat been Invited to hold Its add-winter meting In Duluth as giiests of Pickanda-Mather Mining Company. A Data Sheet on 'Jumbo Drilling" prepared by the Engineering Conmlttce baB been submitted to various members of the Industrial Conference for ballot-review. The Committee has been In process'of reviewing all data sheets. At the time of the mid-winter meeting ail but five of the data sheets had been reviewed and turned in with suggested revi sions. This has been a sizeable undertaking and the Engineering Com mittee has been most active. 1' The Section's Congress Program has been completed for 1963 - and the Ccamlttee is now in process of gathering a list of possible subjects and speakers for the 1964 Program. The Membership Committee has been functioning very effectively. Several letters and some personal calls were made to prospective member. The efforts have borne fruit as at least, eight new members have Joined nine the first of the yeor. The Committee la also making an effort to con tact any cancellations lor the purpose of ascertaining the reusou for their dropping out of the Council - compliments are due the Committee for their efforts. - 35 - The Visual Bdueatlou Committee has been and continues to mor.c productive - In addition to furnishing severul safety posture to the Council, they have also submitted two sets of slides, with a script on "Kalin of Persona ttadervrouid." The two scta have re.cntly been conaolidated into one sut ond should be available for purchase by September 1 . Promotion of off-the* lot nafety is being directed to members of the Mining Section via a regular 'ernes of articles in the Section's newsletter. Once again It was suggested that the Chairman of the Associations and Publicity Committee urge participation of the Associations in the Mining Section activities. In the field of "special projects" in April 1963, the new Section Handbook for Officers and Committees, was mailed to all Executive Committee members. Also the rsulta of the 1963 Fhlls of ,around Campaign awards and a cover letter were sent out to the winning properties on May 1963. The hygiene and Ventilation Ccmmittee recently sutnitted an article on Venturi blowers for publication In the Section's newsletter. The Committee has been signed the task of preparing several other such articles which are tm In the process of being developed. The Chairman of the Mininj Section Statistics Committee, Mr. J. Machlaak. died unexpectedly on February 21, Mr, Mschlsak was a most active member of the Section's Executive Cosalttee and It will be neces sary to elect a new Chairman to:thisCommittee. Attention was drawn to the fact that for the year, Mr. Robert F, Wilson will carry on with the Coomlttee's work. Sectional CommitteesGroup "P" l; F, Leflore A. CemiKt. Quarry and Mineral Aggregates Section - D. 0, Selple, Jr.. . Ow.lraon : The Executive Committee heu* had three meetings during the I963-I961* period ; October 31, 19&3 - Chicago, Illinois r 32 members attending. January 21, 1963 - Chicago, Illinois - 19 members attending. May lk-15, 1963 - Johnstown, Pennsylvania - 28 members attending. The fleetUrn's Rngjneerinr, Remittee lr. now aplit..gnoginphlon1 ly into Ivr ifect tone. - Eastern mi Western. The Rentero .feet .on lu organ I In Wunhlngton, b. C., h m hik] the 1'ulJ. Committee lias held c-iernl meetings - they have t'uft.hereil the project, of the hut.a .he. t "fiMienry Hrenklnp of Hook In Quarries" and the rirot rough drult tut l,nii developed. The Wetorn ejection of the Knglnearing Committee la organ lzed in the Chicago areu und ut their recent meeting, they 1.. Reviewed pictures nonemhled for the "Aiu'ionl an Nitrate" Dotn Sheet. 5. Reviewed material received from outside aoc- ,ws on "be t Conveyors," planning to incorporate thin material into a Data Sheet. 3. Reported on Information on "Front End Loaders" with reference to future work for the Committee on thin new assignment. The Section's Congre ss Program la completed and It la believed to bn an exceptionally good one. The Section's Visual Aids Committee have plana for the utilization of 35nm slides In several new ways, A (lucstionnaire, as well au n survey letter, has been planned for promotion of vis al aids among the Sec tional members. This Committee is moving ahead to help industries In the field of posters and pictures to reduce accidents - the Committee Is also cooperating with the Personal Protective Equipment Committee in preparation of visual aids for the new "Dock Out" campaign. The Off-The-Job Committee continues to cooperate with the Council's Off-The-Job Program - news articles are seat to the newsletter editor and three of these have recently been publicised in a recent Issue. Plans are made to continue this Off-The-Job Safety Program, not only through the newsletter, but also through trade magazines. In order to achieve this the Committee will be working In closer cooperation with the Section'o Publicity Committee. The Contest and Awards Committee within the Section la cooperating with associations on awards anl data regarding safety contests. The untimely death of the Chairman of this Comnlttee has been a greut blow to the Section's Executive Committee, however, the work, was so arranged that it Is progressing without the immediate need .if appointing a new Chairman. Information on the membership campaign conducted in late 196?. is till in the hands of the Membership Department at the Council. Tne cum|inlgn though is continuing and varioun contacts have been mode and new members added to tin; group. The future project of tnlu Membership Com mittee Is to contact various m enters of the flection whom* companies are known t.o be lukewarm toward active participation In National Safety Council work. - 37 - The Section' Association membership is still active - an article han been published in the newsletter, prepared by the Managing Directs" of the National Slag Association. Other articles are expected to be available for future newsletters. The Training Conmlttee is preparing a questionnaire which will be submitted to tl*' entire Sectional Membership in regard to their feeling toward a formal training program. It ie believed that this survey will be of great help to the Caamlttee to later obtain data for. a training program which could be presented to the Board for approval. The Long Range Planning Committee is: 1. Revising Program year so that activities could, begin In October. 2. Continue Subcommittee Chairmen for it least two years. 3 Appoint Subcommittees to .work on spcial projects of concern bo our Industries. b. Tailor the Congress Program to dovetail with, the work of the Engineering Caamlttee. 5. Rather than a year-to-year Congress Program, the aim should be changed to at least a three-year project. The above items bave been submitted to the Executive .Board for consideration. The Personal Protective Equipment Committee has met several tires to formulate and promote the present "Lock-Out1 campaign. Meetings, ba/e been held, plane have been followed through by individual Ccnmittee members, work has been, referred'to the staff .representative, and 3^>s slides bave been reviewed for the Congress Program presentation and possible posters. Individual Committee members are still reviewing material and pinna are mode to have further meetings prior to the October Congress. Regarding publicity, tivde Journal In the Cement, Quarry and Mineral Aggregates industries are still* .ng and will continue to be contacted and given data on Sectional activities, t B. Chemical Section -B. B. Wallace, Chairman The Chemical Section Executive Committee met in December in New lurk, twenty members attended. The meeting in January 19 6 3 , in Chicago, bad an attendance of thirteen members. The next meeting will be held May 23-2t also in Chicago, at which time a panel discussion will be held in addition to the Subcommittee meetings and the regular Executive Committee Sessions - subject for the panel discussion is "Buffer vs. Water for First Aid Treatment of Chemical Burns of the Eyes." Tin! :5<!'.-1.Um'r. Engineering Ooraratttoa has completed their survey oil current practice;) whomen tiro working alone. Since rep1 1a varied 'one.ldembly, tt w:i doeIded to use the reimlta only to write a poLlcy on "Working Alone" rather than try to deveLop It Into n Data Sheet. There lo a possibility, however, of developing a Sheet on "Shielding and Spacing of Laboratory, Pilot Plant, and Production Chemical Equipment," from the Information collected. The Health Committee, after gathering material for a Datu Sheet on health hazards of "Plasma Arc Torches" now feels that the mater ial should be Included In the Data Sheet on "Inert Clae Shielded Arc Welding" - this particular Data Sheet Is now bSlng revised. Data Sheet "Dusts, Fumes and Mists In Industry" will shortly be finalized and "on shelf," Proposed Duta Sheets 'Disposal of Cyanide Waste" and "Epoxy llealn Systems" are ready to be sent out for ballot-review. Data Sheets "Aniline," "Antimony, 11 "Picric Acid," "Oxalli: Acid" have all been revised and are now rendy for processing. I The Safety Education Data Sheet "laboratory Olasavare" 1 "Chemleal Laboratories" are being submitted to members for suggestions or revision. Data Sheet "Perchloroothylene" is In procasa of being collated. The annual revision of Data 3heet "Chemical Safety References" Is under way. Data Sheets on "Cyrogenlcs" and "Hazards of Plastic Piping In the Chemical Industry" are up for consideration. The 1963 Congress Program Is complete and assignments are finalized. Cue morning Session Is to be co-sponsored by the Laboratory and Pilot Sub-section and the Caanus Safety Association, Higher Education Section. An orientation workshop for new people to chemical safety will he held on Monday afternoon of Congress week. The Tuesday afternoon program Is co-sponsored by the Chemical Section and the Indjstrlal Burses Committee. A card file has been prepared on Speakers at Chemical Section meetings during the pa3t ten years - this file will Include speakers and sub jects available for future programs. A series of three audio visual presentations on 35mm slides with a tape recorded script, plus a written commentary was submitted to the Council. The subjects were: 1. Prevention of Low Back Pain. 2. Injuries and Chemical Burns to the Human Eye. 3- Chemical and Thermal Burns to the Okie. - 39 - A vigorous membership effort to being conducted by thv Membership Committee. The Section's CTf-lhe-Job Safety Coamlttee Is revising the "Guide for Organising Off-The-Job Bafoty Programs." The Coumlttee made a survey to arrive at reccenerdiitlonB for possible revision at reporting Injury statistics. Work la In progress on a plan to mail off-the-Job safety material on a monthly basis to Chemical Section embers. In the area of Associations a mmiber of Chemical Section members are working with the "Ad Roc" Coeulttee on Chemical Safety of the American Chemical Society. One member at the Chatcal Section is Chairmen of MCA's Safety end Fire Prevention Committee. The Education Camnltteevae created to act as a coordination body between the Chemical Section and the N.F.P.A., American Cirraical Society, the C.CLA., the American Institute of Chronical Engineers, the American Rtyelcal Society, and the Amerlu^tt Rocket Society. ttsmbers of the Chemical Section were active In a Laboratory Safety Session held an April 1, la Mew fork as a part of the 33rd Annual SsTety Convention and Exposition. A program on laboratory Safety, sponsored by the Chemical Section laboratory Safety Committee was held on May 6, during the Central New York Safety Conference and Exposition. A survey is being made by the Section' s Contest and Awards Canalttee of the contestants In the Chemical Section Safety Contest regarding preference In reporting procedures. C. Fertiliser Section - J. Msrk, Chairman The Section's eJoond S6utiVe Cawdttee meetlng wee held In South Carolina on February 6-8, twenty members of the Executive Conadttee were present. ' The Engineering Committee reported that It le now fully staffed with about ten members m this group. The Chairman of this group has set up four objectives for the Committee to undertake and complete within a year. . .f?, : ./ The'Chairman of th Training-CoBBlt'tee reported that tbs Supervisory Training Schools Tor 1963 are planned, with dates ae follows: August 15*16, Wilmington, North Carolina. November 14-15, Chicago, Illinois, The program at these schools la presented in s preliminary font with the final program to be presented at the June meeting It Is hoped that the Supervisory Safety Training Kit will be ready for printing by October 1963. - 1*0 - The Section's Congrean Program turn been Bent In with approval of the Committee. The Public Relations Committee, In addition to Its usual work of giving the Section ncceuuary publicity la also working on plana to promote the Section'b Image In the fertiliser Industry with the idea of attracting more membera to the Section through the National Safety Council. The Section's Membership Committee has done an excellent Job. The Committee la under new leadership, and the number of members on the Committee has been Increased in order that, the Section may more actively secure new members. The Off-The-Job Safety Committee la doing a good Job, Many of the companies represented by members of the Executive Committee, do have seme kind of on Qff-The-Job Safety program. It Is felt that the Interest In this is growing, considering the fact that not mom than two yenro ago, there wan very little Interest. in this particu lar phase of unfety work. A full and complete report will be presented at the October Confer ence on activities of other Committees within the Fertiliser Section. The overall activities within the Section are progressing well some changes in the formation of the Committees within the Section have Vieen made which have been beneficial In making the Section more progrenslve. A new item vas the establishing of a Chaplain for the Section - his 'duties, Job description have been well defined. It is believed, ns time goes on, that the role of the Chaplain will be of Importance to the overall activities of the Section. D. Glass and Ceramics Section - J, E. Morrison. Chairman The Executive Committee of the Section held two meetings since the last Conference -- Octooer 29, 1962, Chicago, Illinois. February 26, 1963, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Engineering Committee after a period of inactivity is now actively seeking subjects for data sheets. To achieve this, a letter and form was sent to each member of the Executive Committee and the newsletter will carry an article requesting data sheet suggestions. The Section's Congress Program wl LI be completed by the deadline dale. The Off-The-Job Safety Committee within the Section Is continuing to stress participation In reporting of olT-the-Job experience to the NationnL Safety Council. - In - Hie ConteBt and Avards Committee is continuing their efforts to interest Sectional members In participating in the Contest. The Committee la also endeavoring to gather Informrtion on in-plant arfety contests. A nailing, soliciting intonation on this was made to the entire membership of the Section. In the Membership area, efforts are being,mada to enroll the Glass Container Manufacturers Institute members, who are not now Council members. Hie Associations Coanlttee is continuing its efforts to interest glass, ceramics and the refractories iqdustryassociatlons in Council affiliation. In April the Associations Committee Chairmen received a list of sixteen Associations, and.,efforts are.currently under way to familiarize the* viththe benefits, of,,Council membership. . Hie Section's Training Committee completed and distributed a manual of training programs, which have been accumulated by the. Chairnah of that Committee. In completing this report, reference was aadatotbe Section's . objectives which were distributed, to all mes&ers of the Executive Committee - along with this went an organization chart desired to spell out the respoaaihilitie# and lings,of acammnication ln the Section. The Section now pinna to develop it* own Executive Corn i mittee Mutual end an individual on the Ccanittee baa accepted the responsibility for this assignment. E. Petroleun Section - Q. V. Tuna. Chairman The Section Executive Committee iias held two meatings since the January Conference -- ,V-.,-.".';':i'. January 2b-25, 1963, Mew Orleans, Louisiana. May 5, 1963, JJgllBs, X e y a s ... Both.meetings were, well attended. ,,. An informal meeting of the Committee is scheduled for October 27, for tha purpose of assuring that. all. program sessions are bandied in. detail. . .. . J;1..;.,,.; In addition to the Petroleum Section being divided into five geor graphical divisions, it also has operational divisions. Hie Atlantic Division and the Great lakes Division hold bimonthly meetings of the workshop type. The Gull' Coast. Division is. currently in the process of organizing a similar bimonthly activity. Hie Section's Engineering Committee reports the Data Sheet "Manual Tank Gauging" la nearly finalized. - i*;.' THi'w; current MationuL Safety Council data 3heet.s vi.*re reviewed by l.hi* ivlueatton amt Training Committee and the results thereof will he transmitted to the Nntlonal Safety Council stuff. The study ol` a need for n new Data Sheet on "Waste Oil Handling" remitted in n negative recommendation. Considerable assistance has been rendered in consents on the Data Sheets "Asplialt" "Pneumatic Pressure Systems." Upon receipt by the Chairman, of a Publication Review Ettllcrt on a Data Sheet "Flammable Liquids - Safe Handling in Small Quantities," it was requested that the entire Executive Committee be given an opportunity to comment thereon. Fourteen of the sixteen replies suggested corrections. Since this is a data sheet covering a oubJect of primary interest to the Petroleum Section,- it is noted that prior to the Publication Heview Ballot, the Section should have had an opportunity to reviev it. It la understood that this is an adopted procedure of the Technical Publications Committee. However, in this Instance, the procedure was not followed. The Program for the 1963 Congress is finalised - the results of an attendance survey and a call for suggestions from attendees at the 1962 Congress Sessions of our Section were utilized In planning the 1963 program. The Membership group has continued the procedure of screening consultation letters for membership potentials. Assistance is pro vided to new members and old members alike by interchange of Information between companies. In the field of visual elds a reviev of posters Is being conducted of the ones used before and during World War II, suggestions for modifications as well as reactivating will be made. One of the Section's member companies Is considering the production of a film on human factors In safety for specific use at the Petroleum Indus try and many of the Section members will be active In this project. Some eighty-nine letters'to oil company presidents were sent asking them to take a look at their off-the-Job safety problems as they relate to costs and efficiency. A "break-through" in this area has not been easy. These letters, however, were designed to cause these top executives to start asking their safety directors same questions and give the safety directors a "foot in the door." Bob replies are being received and it becomes apparent that increased partici pation in the program will be forthcoming. One of the items for discussion at each Petroleum Section Executive Committee meeting involves an exchange of information on off-the-Job safety activities of the members. At least two companies have given extensive treatment to the "3igno of Life" program in payroll enclo sures and company magazines. - '*3 - lise Contesta nnd Awards Committee in an effort to Increase Sectional member participation and in annual reporting to the Council, has modified the contest ruleB for I96U. The American Petroleum Institute has special representation on the Petroleum Section Executive Connittee vhieh affords close liaison on projects. Section members are active in State, Regional and Community Safety Organizations and Council's assurance of petroleum subjects on their conference progruma la routine in many at them and prospective in others. Five members of the Section were active on the National Safety Council's Committee on Motor Vehicle Safety at Railroad (bade . Crossings, and tvo additional petroleum members on that Committee indirectly - one by special appointment and are sa a representative from the Motor Transport Conference. Fifty-two, five-minute safety talks bave been completed and are now in the bands of the Section's Executive Commit;,te for final review and for technical accuracy. Twenty-six of these talks sire beamed toward petroleum producing operations ant twenty-six are for petroleum marketing operations. The Section's Newsletter has been published monthly with excellent material content, Including articles on supervisory or employee training as well as feature safety articles, hints, gimmicks, etc. Other special Sectional activities Include the smiling of Mr. C. Schlueter's letter, dated January El, regarding assistance in reducing the motor vehicle death toll to all Section members, along with this mailing a copy of the "Bigamy Safety Action, Program at the President's Camttee on Traffic Safety" was included, plus ok summary of "State Needs." A project involving a study of safety errors in advertising hre now' been under way for a year and several, such errora have been called to the attention of advertisers who market to the petroleia industry and to several petroleum marketeers. After considered deliberation of the holiday highway statistics u released by the Council, It is the recommendation of the Betroleian Section to the Industrial Conference that the National Safety Council make a thorough study of its statement of anticipated fatali ties on holiday veek ends in order to determine if these statements are producing good or detrimental effects. This is, in effect, an endorsement of the communications study now being undertaken by the Council. In support of naid recommendation an article appeared In the April 28 edition of the Houston Chronicle. Recommendations of Section members on need for and contents of revi sions to Zl6 were accumulated and transmitted to the Industrial Confer ence Secretary for use in considrtIona by the Industrial Conference. Consideration, was also given by the Advisory and Study Committee to the deoirability of establishing a chairmanship for International . hh - members from the petroleum industry. it was recommended and accepted that no action be t.uknn on thin matter for the present. F. Rubber Section - C. S Krun1'r, Chairman The Section' Executive Committee met on January 31 and February l, In Cleveland, Ohio, twenty-nine membera attended. Oh January 30, the Long-Ban; Planning Committee held a meeting to complete projects under consideration, the Sectional officers met to plan for the coming year. The Section's next meeting will be held on June 26-30, In Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Drafts have been completed on the following technical publications: "Vulcanlzeru in the Rubber Industry" - new Data Sheet. "De-Vulcanizern In the Rubber Industry" - now Data Sheet. The following Data Sheets are In process of being reviewed for revi sion of text and Illustration: "Injection Molding." "Vessel Entry in the Rubber Industry." "Lining Tanks in Vessels vith Rubber." After complete study of the subject of "Post Inflation of Tires" It has been decided that this subject does not warrant a Data Sheet. However, all recent information on the subject will be contained in newsletter articles. The Rubber laboratories Committee has continued to work on the lab oratory Safety Manual. The first Section Is almost complete and assignments have been made for the other sectlona. From Information obtained from a study of survey curds collected at the 1962 Congress and a questionnaire sent to members of the Section, the 1963 preliminary program Is complete. Subjects to be covered are: Dlsponal of Waste and Solvent. White Collar Worker Help. laboratory 3afety and General 3afety Subjects for the Person New to Safety Work. The Membership Ccmmtttfte has actively followed-up on cancelled members and contacted prospective members. -1*5 . The Education and Training Comnittee has completed a ilst of State Universities! oral Colleges that have safety films available. The list vas then distributed to tho members. . The Committee is continuing to collect descriptions of contest and award, programs in. preparation of the development of a 8afety Incen tive Program booklet. All new training aids and techniques a publicised In the-Section's newsletter. In the area of Qff-The-Job Safety, a survey baa been made to find out the types, of activities conducted by.the members. BSsulta obtained are being used: to develop suggested programs for the member's consideration. Information on the cost of Qff-The-Job Safety injuries is also being collected. All of this material would be used to encourage companies to maintain record of their own experience. Son-reporting companies are being ccmtacted to submit tbeir Offt-TbeJob experience to the Council. Descriptions of activities and campaigns are published in the newsletter. * The Section is in its. third year of compiling injury experience for the Contests and Awards Committee by using the Serious Injury Index Method. Efforts are being node to Increase tha number of companies participating in this activity. A study is presently under way to revise the Sectional Contact Rules and. change tha. grouping of tha participants from a baBis of manhours to product. Sectional members have been requested to submit a list of all awards received for safety accomplishments in 1962, this includes state and local awards as well as Council awards, these will he published in the Section's Newsletter.- With regard to associations there has been close relationship between the Section, Rubber Reclaimers, and International Syntheticrjlubber Safety Associations. Because of the ..interlocking membership, there is close cooperation in the mutual products. Additional'Joint projects are under study. A special activity this year has been the effort to interest the Rubber fietreadera Association in conducting safety program for Its members. Safety articles have been submitted to the trade magazines and infor mational material'has been sent to various associations. :. The Section^ Rules .and Regulations Ccnaztttee have been revising the Section's Handbook, and continues to keep tbs Section informed on new legislation in the field of safety. The Section's Fire Committee has been conducting infoxmatioa as to types and causes of fires which have occurred in member's plants. It is expected that this information will' serve as the basis for technical papers to benefit tha industry. - ^8 - have made Uu- meat aigni,liemit, progred towards getting all i*.,udentf; prepared to drive right. "You will now see u i'lUs that should be tf great interest to you. Thin film was developed by thu Arizona Traffic Safety foundation for the purpose of helping to build public support for driver education legislation in Arizona through better understanding of the value of the program. This film could be. used at the local and state level by groups interested in establishing a quality driver dila tion program. Remember one film won't solve your problem. It can only assist end clarify." It was pointed out that the School and College Conference and the Industrial Conference Joint Carnalttee hod prepared.kite of valuable material, essential to everyone considering the eotablishment of a driver education program, or thoae who ora taking steps to upgrade an existing program - of special Interest In the kit are the Items entitled - "0-16 Evaluation Criteria" on evaluation check list which could be used to appraise an existing program. "Policies and Practices for Driver Education" - this booklet, printed by the National Casalcolon on Safety Education Bets up and reoonwnis standards for duality driver education prograna. Members were urged to request these kits Industry has a magnificent accident prevention record and progress made bos been csanendable - because of this, It would seem obvious that industry now has a golden opportunity tq shore this "know-how" with other leadership people and should contribute measurably in solving the off-the-Job truffle safety problem by assisting in the establishment and expansion of high school driver education. Support of the Industrial Conference was requested in an effort to convince educators and the general public of the need for making these courses available to all our eligible, youth. It Is Important to stress that this course contributes greatly In the conservation of our most valuable resource -- our youth, A short time ago, the Industrial Department of the National Safety Council sent a questionnaire on driver education to nor than a thousand member companies. Six out of ten replied that driver edu cation was being offered in their communities. It is recognized, of course, that more titan one company may have been locatud In the same community. The Annual (tafclonal High School Driver Education Achievement Program, gets reports directly from oc'ool officials and shows that seven out of ten schools offer soma type of driver edu cation. Therefore, the figures from the questionnaires nre quite close. - 59 - One point la clear, driver education la veil establlsfied in a large number of our schools - why aren't all Ihe schools offering It? The quentlonnainD brought out these answers frost your com panies that reported their coemunltieo did not offer the course. They are? 1. Lack of funds this was the ramson most frequently given. 2. Lack of teachers. 3* Inch of facilities and equipment. U. Cost per pupil too high. 5. Overloaded schedule. 6. (lot able to arouse Interest v * 7 Will start next yuar. , mu (Xtt of these seven reasons, allar* rcgntlve except the last one, which Infers, "they'll start next year." The rest oftbes simply point up the fact that a sales Job to nesded. First of oil you need to be sold - bom ofi the reactions to the questionnaire m y be of Interest and help. .:i-k~:v v:." For instance, one of the questions was: 'fio you give special consid eration - or preference:-ito Job appliiaots ho; have had driver education?" One in every five said "Yes."' This reply seems mootsignlflcoBt it Indicates that buslneaitaen isee tangible value to their companies. It was, therefore, pertl' nent to inquire as the.qusstlonmlre dld, wbnt benefits rosulted from the policy of hiring applicants who are driver education gradu ates and- the replies ware as follows: , a. Orewthlrd founidt lsqiroted their safety reconls. b. Nearly one-third reported better driving skills. c. One-fourth oaid their drivers wetu moru dependable. d. One-tenth felt It improved their ccnmunlty relations. e. One-nlgjith Indicated lower maintenance coats. f. Cue-sixth said they hod fewer traffic citations. Other qualities companies attributed to driver education graduates wens: greater stability, better all-around employees. t>0 - ... better knowledge of mechanical operation. ... better fundamentals of driving, ... better attitude toward (hi; pubH o . ... fewer days lost 1,j accidents. ... better acceptance of safety training. ... non; alert. ..... lens turnover In drivers;. .... lower insurance costs. It would eem to Indicate the people who had had the opportunity over the years, to observe directly, tba effects of driver educa tion have found that It saves lives, prevents injuries, builds better citizens... and It's good business. What can we do! There are two questions you must ask before you start to act. They are: 1. Do your schools provide a high quality course to all students? If not, why not? 2. Does your state provide financial assistance to schools affcrlng driver education? If not* why not? If your state docs not have financial support legislation, find out what needs to be done in your state to (m s this legislation when you have the answers to these questions teen you should contact your local school officials and offer your insistence If the need exlBts. In other words, define the problem, prepare a sound plan for support of driver education In your community and state. Enlist the help of as many as you can tr .airy out the plan. Remind them that we do not have the right .o ask for safety unionb wo are all willing to act for It. (Tito film is available from the (School end College Division oi he Rational flafoty Council on loan.) X. NEXT MEETING The Industrial Conference will hold Its next meeting on: euiklay, iX'tnber 1'/<>l. Conrad Hilton Hotel Chicago, ILllnoin XI. ADJOURNMKffT Ite meeting adjourned (lt 12:10 p.m. 22576399 ) ) } 9 m im a TUESDAY BASICS b. Farrell Int. B. R. South Brom A ntx A. Kelly IEDUSTRIAL HYTCEHE Ken Morse U. Haard Grand Ballroom J. OUshlfskl 3FF-THE-J0S FAMILY SAFETY EVAUiATIOH CF A SAFETY PROOIAM Ken belges Int. B. R. Borth U. S. Steel tata H. McJRao Int. b. H. South Industrial Coni. Home Conf. H. Belknap 9 WEDNESDAY 9 THUR3DAY BASICS D. Farrell Int. B. B. South MOTIVATIOR lT. Wllkenson Midwest Homan Facture Int. B. S. South A. Kelly VISUAL AIDS Gene Stuffing Grand Ballroom Ken Godard A. Baltxar Mom-puurr R. Gllmnre Int. B. R. Borth T. Planck TRAINING J. Van Banne Grand Ballroom Program Learning and Participati un Extension Courses Lac Smith IHLUSTRIAL HEALTH G. Bridges Int. B. R. Worth R. Currie C. Hoch Attachment B kl SECTIONAL COMMITTEE report to INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE Chicago - May 22, 1963 Note, Page 11 'Hie present T'.l Standard for Men'o Safety Shoes was approved March IT, 19UA. The developsent of this Standard, like many others at that time, was undertaken by the American Standards Association In response to requests received from the War Production Board and the Office of Price Administration. The objectives of the project were to provide foot protection to industrial workers and conserve critical materials during the war effor'. Hiis American War Standard, as It was called, Is still In affect; and the recently reorganized Zbl Sectional Ccmalttee Is now working at the tank of bringing the Standard up to date through the process of revision. The use of safety shoes la Industry was greatly expanded during Nbrld War II, and the Standard served Its purpose well. Although safety shoee were mainly used In heavy Industry prior to the war, their availability during the war was Instrumental in their expanded use into mditai and light Industries. Since the war, styles of safety shoes have been expanded to include both work end dress models. The steel toe capo have been modified to give the shoes a acre stylish profile, and the result has been an even more widespread use of safety shoes. With the Increased use of dress styles, there has been a tendency, on the part of both the consumer and the producer, to disregard the Zbl Mr Standard; and many safety shoes now offered by manufacturers and use:*, in industry sill' hot meet the compression and impact test specifications set up as ndaUsuasin the Standard. It ohould be pointed out, at thle tlme, that these eub-etandard safety shoes were brought into being at the Insistence of safety engineers like you and me, for lighter weight, more style end more salability: We were more interested in expending the use of foot protection than we were in holding strictly to '-he Standard. Whether or not this was the intelligent route to follow Is a debatable question, and It is not my intention to pursue thlB point one way or the other at this time. However, I can assure you that most of the members of the ZAl Sectional Committee, who are connected with non-subsidized safety shoe programs, insist on having avail able, shoes, with enough eye appeal that they can, in turn, resell the shoes to their employes. ft This in the position in which we found ourselves when we tackled the Job of revis ing the o-'il itt.ntniard at. Us* firs! meeting of the Sectional Ccroulttee In New York on duly U, 1'"'2 . At. this meeting three nub-e.mmiU.een were organized and each was given definite work usrignment. 'Diene sub-eemml tteer. Immediately went. Into session and accom plished considerable during the remainder of the "lectlng day. At the next, meeting of the Sectional Committee in Now York on January 15, 1963, the Chairman of the three sub-committees made progreso reports. After complete discussion of the reports submitted, the Sectional Carnalttee voted on the followl-ig: 1. Motion was mode to the effect that "the Standard should be based on performance requirenent.s and have throe grades of Impact and Com press1on Realstance." Bi motion was carried 15 - ** 2. A second motion vae mode to the effect that under the performance requirements, "the minimum grade should ha,; cai impact resistance of 75 foot pounds." This motion was defeated 12 - U. 3. A third motion was made to the effect that "the three grades of safety shoes be as follows": Class 1 - 73 ft. lbs. impact resistance and 2500 lb. compression resistance. Class 2 - 50 ft. lbs. impact resistance and 1750 lb. nompreoaion resistance. Class 3 - 30 ft. lbs. impact resistance and 1000 lb. compression resistance The motion was carried 17 * 2. Hie purpose of my appearance on the agenda today la to explain to the Industrial Conference the action of the Zhl Sectional Ccmnittee on thoae motions and to forestall the feeling evidenced on the part of some Industrial Conference Mem bers that our decisions were not In the best interest of safety. We certainly do not wont to continue with our Job without the backing and con fidence of the Industrial Conference. We must have that. It is, therefore, important to us that you be given the opportunity to weigh the facto upon which our committee based the decisions made to date. In order for my casmittee to find a starting point, tests were made oh 176 shoes. "Mese tests were made both by shoe inimufaclurerii anil <-..rujumrrii, mid all shoe samples were rr currently available styles; about 50 styles 'n all. The tests were made on test equipment dencrJbod In the KVl llt-miilard mnl the meanurement of values was according to Kill Procedure. - 3- The manufacturer need both impact and compression equipment while the consumer used compression equipment only. SLIDE 1 (TMb 1b a hand operated compression testing machine where pressure la measured as it Is applied to a sample shoe. The Bhoe must maintain; at least l/" clearance between the toe cap and the Insole of the shoe to p m b the compression test far any of the three classes. The clearance is measured at the lowest point, using the gauge described In the Zfel Standard. ) SLIDE a (This la:the impact testing machine, described In the Etl Standard. It ls nothlng more than a 50 1b, weight with a 1" striking surface with a striking face machined on a 1M radius. . This weight is allowed to fall a measured distance sad strike the back end of the steel cap while the minimum momentary clearance la measured at the hack edge of the cap, using a pyramid of modeling clay. A momentary clearance of not lees then 1/2" mat be held to place the shoe In any of the three classes.) SUDE 3 (This is a power operated laboratory testing machine used to measure compression loading of sample shoes while cap to Insole clearances core measured with the Zbl clearance gauge.) SUDS k (This slide ahova the striking area of the Zhl impact testing machine with a hare steel toe cap in place along with a .ball of modeling clay. 1 m showing this to give you a close-up of tba equipment and the method used in measuring momentary clearance.) As a matter of Information, there la a movement afoot to develop International;. Standards. The American Standards Association is a member of the International Standards Organization. At the time the Zhl Sectional Carolttee was being reorganized, the International Standards Organization contacted the American. Standards Association and pointed out that the new Zhl Code should be patterned after the International Standard, which, in all probability, would be the present British Standard, BB 953 - 1952 "Strength tents for the protective toe caps of footwear ueed for Industrial Purposes." - It - 'Hie ZM .Wtloiml Cotonittot: olit.aJner copies of DU 953 and compared it vlth ZJll. TIh* BrJUt-h Gtundnrd In also for three clriutsoc of shoes, based upon impin'I. resistance only; Namely - Grade J - 150 ft. lbs. Grade ? - .100 ft. 11)8. Grade 3 - 60 ft. lbs. These valueB appear to be t.vico an high as those beJtg considered by the fjil Sectional Committee. However, when the test equipment and test procedures are compared, there la little similarity involved, end the American Standards Zhl Testing Methods and Procedures prove to be much more destructive and nevere. GLIDE 1 (This it the British Impact Testing Machine. In the British Standard, there are no compression requirements. Cti this machine, as you can see, the weight, which is 60 lbu., is dropped on a steel plunger, which in turn strikes the shoe . being tested. The plunger is 1^" diameter and 5 iA" long and hiui a l/U" * 2{;" disaster plate fastened to the top. The striking surface actually hitting the shoe being tooted is a steel bar 3/8" thick lA" widt and long.) SLIDE 6 (This view of the British Machine show*,the 60 lb. weight, the plunger and the striking bar.) The committee procured samples of British shoes and tested them by both the British and American me*hocU; and found that British shoes certified for 100 ft. lbs, impact resistance failed miserably when subjected to 75 ft. lbs. impact, using the American Standard zl*l test. The some applied in reverse when American shoes were tested by the Brttiih Method These tests were the basis for our decision to stay with the ZMX test procedure for the moment. GLIDE 7 (This slide is a scale drawing of the firitlBh Impact Test equipment showing the critical factors to consider when eompuring their test with the Thl test. Mote that tin; clearance Is measured 1 l/fl" behind the front end of the last on which the shoe was built. - 5- Also, note the mane of the plunger and the large area of the striking plate. Also, note the feet that thu Impact is delivered veil ahead of the back edge of the toe cap and upon the cram of the cep, ltB strangest point.) 8UDB 8 (These are the critical factors in the 2hl Test. The 50 lh. veight irtrikea tbe ehoe direstly and at theveakest point of the steel toe dap;- .vx-t m t .- The acnentaxy clearance is measured at the hack edge of the cap, the veakest point. .The striking area of the -eight is.a 1" 41-vieter round ttar machined an a>1" radius at the striking fan, Thera can be little question that the Zbl Test la ouch sure ' destructl-ve tbaq the BritishTeat and ttoebconaidasingFthe ratinga equAl lsixsich like ccapaalag boarsea vitb rehbita.) .U-K-? ': ' ii-'-'-ivfS-', It can be seen that the manner in uhich the impact la delivered to the shoe end the point at W c h the radaeed.clearanceidar tba toeicep is assured, has considerable .laliteaee:*8i' the ratlng of tha shoe;: ,-v^n.: t v.-rcr- Curing the testing of the 1?6 shoes by members of our ccanlttee, many variables and soBiC:relative factors vere brought to Jigbt* We vlll projeot. slldas to lUnotrate .saM >ofourfindingBead discuss them as ve move along. Before we start-with theBlidaa ,haweTer,jIro caHto-your attention to seme of-the problems confronting, the.shoe manufenturar in the design of safety shoes; ` ;:'.v'..' - T ' ' / :'` ` r:;;; Human feet are very difficult things to protect with safety- devices. They stick right out where they are vide open tobeinffstnickby iallingobjeet being handled by the owner of the feet. . Cn top of this, the foot la madaup-ofa multltude af bcnes and Joints, maklng it functional in walking and maintaining balance vfaen standing. The foot la a wonderful mechanias, tmt.lt la Certainly-tough to protect while still not curbing its ability to serve its Intended purpose. In other words, safety shoes, by the very nature of the feet they protect, must' be made according to what the feet will tolerate and not according to their best efficiency an safety devices. - 6 - The problem of the nhoe manufacturer lo to do the boot he can within the .limita tions of two factors; materials and the nature of feet In general. Die Btcel cap In a safety shoe Is recognized as the backbone of the shoes' efficiency, but the foot places definite limitations on the design of the cap. The next two slides show the position of the steel cap .elatlve to the toes in a properly fitted safety shoe. SLIDE 9 (This x-ray picture shows the protection afforded by the steel cap In a dress type shoe. This Is tbe toe cap used prior to the new low profile cap.) SUDE 10 (To show how Intolerant the foot Is to changes In the design of the steel cap, this x-ray picture Is of a shoe with a wing-guard cap. In this cap, which was Introduced & few years ago, the outside edge of the cap was lengthened to afford better protection for the l*th and 5th toes. It looked good on the drawing board but didn't work out well in service, since It had a tendency to rub the toes at the back end of the cap. The design of steel toe caps greatly Influences tbe style and comfort of the shoes; but as you can aea, there is little variation possible due to the nature of the feet thermalves.) I believe you will agree that safety shoes have several other very definite limitations and that the problem confronting the Zbl Sectional Committee in rewrit ing the Standard Is to establish specifications, teat values and test procedures ,,to use to the best possible advantage the available efficiency In safety shoes os such. I have seme slides to show several shoes being compression tested at Western Electric Company here In Chicago. These pictures show how and where safety shoes fall under compression loading, using Zhl testing equipment, procedures and values. Western Electric has tested safety shoes for several years, and their dais has been very influential in the decisions made to date In rewriting the Standard. SUDE 11 (The next 8 slides Bhow a shoe being compression teuted. This shoe hoo a double leather sole with a #3r0 toe cup and even at 1,000 lbs. compression the back et'ge of the steel cap 4s beginning to distort the welt at that ;olnt,) - 7- SLIDE ID SLIDE 13 SLIDE 11 SLIDE 15 SLIDE 16 SLIDE IT SLIDE 18 st.tdb io SLIDE SO SLIDE 21 (This is the way the shoe looked at 1,500 pounds.) (Oj1b Is the way it looked at-2,000 lbs.Xou can see:more distortion at the welt as the cap tries to spread and force the welt aside.) ' ' U ' '.VV-J . r'j. ....t.- 'i (At 2,500 lbs. thlB shoe is certainly giving about all the resistance it has to offer, but; it is stlllholdlng up.) (This slide shows the gouge being inserted into tbe ahoe to measure for the l/2" minimum clearance between the toe cap and the insole.) j. ;r t> "i-n*- . . . .-i , ) (This ohovs the gauge in position in the shoe, and this shoe could now be rated as a Class 1 shoe from the standpoint of.... eompresBion re sista n c e .) ;. .-.v ' ''"T r ,,i '..''-s . ' ' .,r- .,..i v: .v...:: (This elide shows a "focta-eye" view of the shoe under a 2,500 lb. load.) - ' .-v .1 V ` i- '.Ov (And, believe it or not, this is the ease shoe after the load was removed. . . .v. Isn't it remarkable how this shoe springs back to be wont yet another day) , * ;Ws (The next a slides show another shoe being compression tested. This shoe has a single leather sole and a 300 toe cap. Tou can aee the cap trying:to;spread er at 1,000 lbs. loading.) (Here it is at 1,5 0 0 lbs.) (This shoo failed at slightly over 2,000 lbs.) -8 - SLIDE 22 SLIDE 2'j SLIDE git SLIDE 55 SLIDE 26 SIJDB 27 SLIDE 28 SLIDE 29 (Hi11, look at the nun shoe after the load won removed.) ('Ihe ne;<t three elides show the effect produced by the arching up of the outsole and, for that witter, the Insole, when a toe cap 1b compression loaded. We have placed a |1iC0 steel toe cap on an air cushion neoprene sole and have applied 500 lbe. pressure to the cap. You can see how the sole arches. nils ardilng reduces the clearance between tie Insole and the toe cap and la tho cause of acne shoe failures when compression tested.) (This shows the arching and reduced clearance at 1,000 Iba.) (This slide shows the clearance at 1,500 lbs. She reason for showing these elides la to bring out the point that the reduced clearance under compression loading Is a combination of both the sinking of the toe cap end the arching of the Insole.) (The next 5 slides show a shoe with an air cushion neoprene cole and a fkOO toe cap. At 500 lbs. the sole has flattened considerably and there Is a weaimesB showing up at the welt at the back of the toe cap.) (Here the cap is sinking deeper into the sole os the sole ''empresses even more.) (At 1,500 lbs. the welt Is separating slightly fran the sole, and the cap is sinking deeper into the sole.) (At 2,000 Ibn. thin choc hue hod It.) i -9 8UDEJ0 (But, vhen the load is removed, the shoe snaps bach Into Its o rigin a l shape.) a m 3i (Ibe next three Slide* Sm o f * shoe Vlth the see a ir cushion neoprene so le , hut v lth a #300 toe cap. *ou earn s a s -th a V it^ lm ^ d o d ^ ^ iie a i ^ HT.TlStag 'M:;Xm *dJ ',2^;!-; ^ -1-: u ;: v-iT v .j ji-w (us 1,000 xw% it'-jhais 'fidisdi');''''-'^ '' ' ''. HT-TTMt ea (hhen the load is removed, I t springs to it s normal shape.) A fter Moving these slid e s, i t lsO b M ou sth at both the outsold andthe Insole m aterial ham a bearing on the shoe's a b ility to vitbStstadoempreaalon. r gT.fflgik ' j ''.'-'l A (ltoe hardness o f outsole m aterial i s measured v lth an instrument called a duremeter. ' -A leather soles ham a duremeter r a tin g o fe v e r IDO' A ll outeole m aterials o f blova or nuclear type ham such lover urometer adlsgs^ s a-- rgtrtt< rm .Aorn<30..^ t 6w m > , ;.i-.r;'vv U * yss' wm* .'u & axvZ f c m w t 1 <y asiV l!J-itt h a i m . a"t ; r ; i * . w r In moat caaes,o u teo le m aterials, M th tb eee lo v duroamter ratin gs, caused ehoea to te a t In Class 3 vhen ccmpreBsloo tested. :Hi P,lt 'to m i a w 'ii:S Si!. MSVi;::. r,j :X .pg saaccaac , Shoes haring outeoles vtth thcac lo v urometer rstln g s, ispaoit5test#diinxOlass<2 ) 'bUb^feH ln to Claa8"3y: due"'-'- . : to th alx fM lum 'v h ^ ecavrmMon tmrfeadJixr' : ? . j.'cp.s S ln o ea sh o e must pass b o th th a ia p e e t`andtheoaapreasicn te s t o f a g lv e n d a s s , these sboes rould be downgraded into the lover '-.ib f " U W - tW e N S la S S * . 'MJM. v iil '' 7 IV'lSi.?.'.:--.OX . >- 7S> '?! ii:? * 't V i ' . X - 'if; f;".:' t; According to the data cn the Shoe* tested to date, tfaoBe vlth * nuclear type outsolas haye a taaldency to show up ccaparatim ly v e ll under iip a ct load lig but not eo v e ll wtder compression loading; ' vx"':r '.It - -v-w : Shoes vlth coopositlan outsoles such as Chemicua, solid Heoprene and Orocord, having a duremeter ratin g o f around 7$, f e l l into I Class 2 . ' - 10 - Generally speaking, only Ghoen with leather or the very hard otmpoflj tlon oiitso.lco will earn a Cluue 1 rating.) Gome shoes, now on the market, will possibly fall to get evon a Class 1 rating and will subsequently have to be either upgraded or discontinued. Other factors, such as the style of steel toe cap used and the material used for the Insole, will have a bearing on the rating of the shoe. The higher the profile of the toe cap, the more the space with which to work before arriving at the failure point in both the canpression and Impact teats. The thicker the insole, the less the space before the failure point la reached. In actual service, shows have been known to withstand abuse so severe that It can not be explained why tne shoes were not crushed with serious foot injuries resulting. Here are same examples: 1. A 3,000 lb. coll of metal 2. A wheel of an 8,700 lb. Industrial truck 3- A 2^0 lb. die, falling 2^ ft. U. A 2,500 lb. countershaft 5. A U,200 lb. lift truck 6. A 7,000 lb. electric motor 7- A 3,000 lb. pallet ram 8. A 3,500 lb. roll of paper 9. A a,000 lb. cannon cube 10. A 6,000 lb. fork truck These are all actual, authenticated exposures, and. In moat of these particular cases, the shoes involved would be rated in Class 3 in the revised Standard, due to the .nature of the outsole material used In the construction of the shoes. It Is the contention of the majority of the members of the Zbl Sectional Committee, those responsible far revising the Zkl Standard, that It Is not a wise move to outlaw all safety shoes now on the market that will not pass the T5 ft. lb. Impact and 2,500 lbs. compression requirements of the old Zbl War Standard. The committee feels that the Inclusion of three classes of safety shoes In the revised Standard will not in any way change the safety shoe picture In the accident prevention movement except to clarify to the user of the shoes what he can expect In the way of protection from each of the 3 classes of safety shoes. We feel that with each style of Bafety shoe bearing an A.S.A. Certification Stamp, there will be much less confusion in the safety shoe problem! and that the certifi cation requirement will encourage the shoe manufacturers to upgrade their shoes through research and advanced construction methods. In fact, shoe manufacturers are olreaily asking for a classification for a grade of si.oe better than what l.uo now been proposed for Class 1, to be ujed as a goal toward which to work. - 11 - Toe general consensus of opinion of the Zkl 3cctlanal Ccmittee Indicates that it oust be recognised that safety shoes of all three classes are now being used with remarkable success both on and off the Job. They feel that in all but very heavy industry the Class 2 and Class 3 shoes do a good Job, and agree that a higher percentage of safety shoe users would be more Instrumental in reducing fo o t injuries than narrowing the styles down to Class 1 only. They do not feel that with the proposed three classes they are taking anything away iron those who have a need for the more rugged Class 1 shoes, and, by the tame taken, they are opposed to taking away the Class 2 and 3 shoes from those who are now using them successfully In their safety shoe programs and went to con tinue to do so. The composition of the Zbl Sectional Committee 1 such that its membership repre sents a very well-distributed and well-balanced coverage of interests in all areas of the safety shoe problem. The decisions made to date by this Ccmittee have been honest end realistic. I can see no need far a choosing of sides at this stage of the game because to date we have merely taken preliminary steps in getting the project underway. The big job still lies ahead. We certainly want your confidence and can see no reason far being deprived of this courtesy we ere fully aware of the responsibility that la ours la this task and are pro ceeding with appropriate sincerity, diligence, and, X hope, Intelligence. J. R. Stone, Chairman Zbl Sectional Committee Rote: This information, relative to American Standard being developed - absolutely not for publication.