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70 35th National Safety Congress, 1947
problem*. 71b oils far a coutztxBOtts pro
gram of pointing out to cadi itqaitmmt
head what on happen
the author*
tf of die Safety Department Is obtained.
7. A sensible and unwiiai **iMait analysis report presented in a dear, bnrinrvs ITVr nunnei vU create mnpmwn and encourage particxpatiocL
8. Use aD your examples of where yon are
premting accidents. Too obtn. all the esnpfmfi Is placed ea the accidents vlucfa haw happened.
Combining these eight suggestions we ar rive at the tmpottanoe of the fallowing points:
caused the death of a nriHwrigfat- A new
fcirrfag dock was btrOt alongside a bund
ing. Everything was ready to no except the
coodoft to endaee the 440 wiring. It was
derided to run it for a short trial. The bare
subbing * ! sed
a
and eteuionifrd the millwright. LESSON--
complete safety MHipiww ivfeM
operations.
GASOLINE--A doner entered a fen-mring
to dean paint ttsdae. He started the* job
with gasoline and a drfrwite portaMe light.
A |u|i| and te gzsdine flashed --t
him to
LESSON--Never wo flammaMe
liquids for desiring, aid whse oemiy,
use a vapor-praof light. -
Be pndiaL
Safety and 4n.>IM-y go hand in hand.
Get into emy production problem.
Be emhusauic about new equipment. Take the mamgej into the shop with yon.
Show the value of stria control.
Acrideni analysis be to ip"i
to the production atatire.
Show where acridsnts are
presented*
Tone docs not permit me to go into many
other points o! value, box U is my considered
opinion that the foil development of these
eight paints win pot you well on the stay to
noire management partioparioa.
No industrial
wants accidents.
Proof of this i* cJeartf Bhatmed in the Cty
of CUago today. Over iojooo Safety Direc-
tp and their mfis have been pertained to
pdm. here to dww how to
fmfats-
trial plants safe. To me that alone h an out
standing example of management panidporion.
Finally, always keep before all cnocmicd bow men get ww<i hi industry.
Here are a few examples gathered from
Safety tWni and Government
WELDING--A company b--igtu mw salvage
pipe to use on a krw ptessnre line. A father
and son were given the job to wdd a fixture
on it for a prumn. gauge. When the uucfr
cut through the pipe, the fetherandson woe
Mllefl. Investigation revealed tint the pipe
had * from a war
miwfertMiiny
gnn powdre. ZJESSON--Find out where sal
vage material coma from, and above all.
thoroughly purge pipes or tanks and take
ecploiioa readings tvhw .nn.wg or edfiag
440 VOLTS--Temporary defective wiring
CRANES--An
AmwIioI wim a gMl
phte between the buildhig tnan and sane
nQ to study a new layout. The oanc came
along and
wm to *tii LESSON--
Notify aaae r-- sane operator and
place tcui|Kiiaiy safety humpro hdiate any
one is allowed oa cane rails.
SHOT BLAST MACHINE--Following the
repair of a large shoe Mast
evey-
one thooght it was ready to no. After lunch
it was started up, and among the stock they
found para of a man. Tins turned out to be
the repairman who appamxly deeded to
a fani
LESSON--Lock the main
switch and make sure the key is in the repair
man* pocket and nowhere de,
FLOOR TRUCKS--An employee
a
power-driven floor track approached an de
lator. fmgot how to stop, went through the
gate, feO five Soon to the rlnnin pt; and
was killed. LESSON--Floor truck
should be given the mate Aria safety am-
ination as the drive of any ochre truck, and
particularly waraedco pull op at an delator
feeing at an angle away from the devator
gate.
PUNCH PRESS--An pnn> reported to his
Imumii that a bundle of sted piled tsar his prea was dangerous. The fawnw fo the tush of busmen forgot to make a note at it.
Tfew days later the seed feO and crushed the
man* foot. The foot had to he amputated and few rtw amt Arf
One. of cnuive, could go on 1 it*
these examples property described would in
spire any mmgemmt to ACTIVE MAN AGEMENT participation.
Developing and Administering A Coordinated Safety Program
By IVAN F. LeGORE Assistant Manager. Accident Prevention Bureau,
Portland Cement Association
F wwmty h proved it deriiaMe
to provide a staff spedalbt or staff yriclim wbo have as aoc of thdr functions cbe job of yoppaj Mwapwn ;fiuwwH ri accident
bonk winch may exist or develop. Defini tion of thdr place in tbetebeme of things b
aO-important.
The term "safety engineer" is one so nm-
thzt in ose in our fidd of endeav
or has rendered atridfw prevention work a
diauiia as
the pbycaral
or mechanical foams in the prevenrion of --:.w*. 1 suggest substituting for it the
terai "safety specialise.'' meaning the one
aafao p--in accident piuremlon and
bolth
in hs osganfrarion. rixtbo
fuJMime or pan-rime, or whether an engines
?fnwi* the anodation menibaship of the
safety *a
rfenr^nii1'1*, trends and
requirements of their operating plants and
proposer remedial mcamws as mdtanvi by
research, experience and judgment.
Accident reports from all plants. Wjolw
with ibe staff* analysis and comments, ate in the monthly AntftVm Round
Table for dhomlnn and arena by plant lead-
os anA safety
Baric information
on acrident prevention technology is imparted
to operating pqsonucl nqe only in cbe com
ments indivfdnal **
casa but also in
17----j-- in the cover paga of the Bound
Table faiMtii wi m the list of specific dh-
n--topks suggcited for plant safety mere-
inp which b a faturc of och issue.
shat**, and erinodooa! and training frmc-
as fwgiwifag- to all the thiup that need
to be done to protect Bm, limbs and health, uni be arises with Iris technology a bit of insiiiflmimt crganiiaricu. salesmanship and
I am afraid too many parous nii|Joyed as
nfety y***18** get so acar-dgfrted from do*
ing
work of an engineering nature
iw they nun thdr prespeorve and neglect
w *4m^tenilw fmwrinns that would make
iiiwr aahitfei math more effective by making
.Mr
Mr dmoghoot the wnjMny
and pfint oigaiuiatson.
Oiganlted safety wat hi onr mrmVnWp b by the Amdent Prevenrion Cbm--.tww. wA tfre safery program b developed
in aoconhnoe with the
oaaritWk kbo by the Aarident Frevoiden Bunn of the Amoriatfan. The bureau
pgioflaHj. feyhr fettere are addressed
to general operaring. pctsonnrt and plant
hmlt n4 safety officers aririch transmit time-
ly fnfonaarioo about foMria trends and
practical
for piuvuitieo. Knowl
edge of the predominant typa of accidents
im. ue occurring of dor location* and
causa b of great importance to mganfa-
tfrny whose dnnoobdo are essentially the
Frfi year a reris of i^onl nfdy conffnrrwTM for company and plant leaden b
bdd in strau^icaBy tooted rides tluuugJjoM the rountry. In ooe-day sotton* uinfer che direction of an Acrident Pretention Bureau icpjescxmttre, safety poDda aad^ pnnka
are aanuacd and plans prifecied for im
proved plant safery weak.
y.iiin foH
to individual plants
requiring
help with their programs.
Fiddmen make inspections far hazards to
ofery wi hwiffa, luveiilgate acridcnts. ex-
amirw t>M pbrv safety program, make recom-
for improvement, and aililius