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STANDINGS IN THE XYZ COMPANY' SAFETY CONTEST JANUARY-JUNE Oakland leads at the halfway mark1 Tulsa moved into second place Chicago slipped from second to third place in June Corbin, in last place, had no disabling injuries during June Good work1 Tulsa still leads for the President's Award for largest improvement over the previous year's record Plant Oakland Tulsa Chicago Cincinnati Corbin Rank 1 2 3 4 5 January--June Frequency rates 141 146 175 21 9 24 8 % Increase + or decrease -- over last year -30% -40% + 5% -20% +22% 'Frequency rate is number of disabling injuries per 1,000 000 hours worked Tips on How to Win, No 6 One-sixth of our disabling injuries occur in the use of cranes and hoists Have foremen hold a safety meeting on safe practices in hitching loads and other crane operations for shop men We'll furnish a film Use posters on the subject Require safe methods See the enclosed bulletin for suggestions on how to solve this major accident problem FlC 8-6 --Simple monthly contest bulletin gives essential information about current standings and also includes a suggestion for improvement in "Tips on How to Win " duration in order to sbmulate and maintain employee interest Rule 7 Frequent contest bulletins keep everyone informed about standings Bulle tins can be posted and standings discussed at safety meebngs Contest results can be announced in plant publications and in other ways to build and maintain interest RULE 8 Questions about rule interpreta tion will anse and must be settled fairly This is an important function of the contest committee, which, in turn, may refer deci sions about disputable injuries to outside judges A committee of the USA American Standards Institute has been set up to inter pret standard definitions Rule 9 (See section "Awards Should Be Meaningful," later in this chapter, for award ideas) 179