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470 7:rtjJv*j,,fon(/ C**airt'ss--.Vufinnu/ Safety Canncit Handling Materials and Supplies By F. W. CURTIS Supervisor of Safety and Fire Prevention, Denver, Rio Grande ft Western R. R, Salida, Colo. Tie speaker uni in jort: How intjetrlanl is this phase of safety work? Here are some interesting figures, as taken from the I. C- C. Bulletin No. 100 far the year 1931: Handfin; rails, ties. l*ridpe ttrahers. etc. ammntcd for 4 deaths and 1.R74 injuries: handling explosives, flammaldes, hut* or corrosive sdjsuocn ac counted iVo- 8 drcilt* and JDfi injuries: handling freight and supplies accounted for <* deaths and 1.573 injuries. Thu*. in handling materials and supplies in 1931, there were 18 deaths and 3733 injuries on American railroads. I.el os itrnend then, with a considcrattm of the men who handle these materials. In selection men who by rone of their positions must do much of the haodltns of materials and supplies the same general requirements applicable to all railroad <o* plnrment should be followed. with these characteristic* outstanding: intelligence, physical fitness and a co-operative disposhita. for he must ! able to team. I. Men are catnkuvd not to show their strength foolishly, like the unnecessary handling of a torrri of oil ahme. Setting a harrcl of oil on a can Is two mcn*s work. 1 Xrvrr put preen mm at handling wheels, mounted or loose. It is a big liazard and a waste oi time. Keep the wheel platform free of loafers. X Only capable mm may tpcrate alligator shears--those who know metal. 4. In landling scrap or salvage material men must know that way is clear and idles or funs must be kept orderly the same as with new materiaL 5. No man may enter nor remain in an oil tank without another man at the manhole. Only experienced mm may make hstclacs or hooks for train loads. 7. Mm are fnrloddm to ride any bud 1icing raised or lowered by power. & Mm must keep from under loads, magnets, etc* and he .lose only when loads are lowered to pwdim. li necessary to guide toads, rope* or long poles must he used. 9. When any unusual load or unusual material, because of it* weight or shape, is to he moved, the freeman must direct its handling. HX Finally, tltc most Important consideration in handling heat? materials is team work. An adequate number of men to handle the job who can he counted on to work in unison or harmony, each doing his share, lifting and reaching at the proper time and being watchful of his own saiety and that of fellow workers is a jirimc essential. Aud don't forget that some mm simply cannot do this. Their make-up is nm rhythmic. \Yc may now consider method*. It is quite universally recognized that the first essential of safety in method* is good lumsckcepnq^, General suggestions on liandiltng materials and supplies nay he as follows: 1. Keep workroom supplies as low as practicable. Storage should not be al lowed here. .Likewise keep finished product* moving; congestion makes hazard*. 2. Piling stock safely is an obvious requirement of the safe method. Heavy materials tar. light materials higher: bright of piles governed by ualurc <*f shape, talk and weight of materials: fillers to prevent tales from rocking, rolling or slip ping; bins, boxes and trays for smaller article*: adequate aisles, runways and track clearance* are all necessary general governing rule* to follow. Safety Scftion --Straw Hailnnid Srrt'wa A.Vl 471 3. Trucks, trailer wagons, etc. should Ic kept in first class repair, ami pl judgment used not to overbad them. In placing and piling *4 materials tlwm work must not he slovenly and awkward; materials must le iwurcd or lidO during the movement. A. In store stock*, many good standard practice* have Iwcu rcovmnrudrd. These should be fallowed and occasionally riicckcd up. Then there is tlic standard mctfvwl of stacking journal brasses, safe and which will protect Iwaring surfaces. All such standards should he followed religiously unless lictter methods arc known and here we might mention the many standard* pivscrilied for hading freight ui rar*. all of which may be cAtaincd from the mechanical division. A.R,\. 5. Only standard signals sbmdd he used m direct tram tmn'cmmt* and <w man at a time giving them, unless necessary to relay the signal*. In directing the move ment of limbers a long stick is helpful. All hitches should he frit out before lift * made. Lifts should not he made until <qere((r knows men nre in the dear. fi. Heavy* loads should not h; lifted until ilrtQ:cT> m portable crane* are placed. 7. Wheel platforms should he kept fnv *f <4*1methot*. s*m*rth. free <4 ice. sniw and frost when in use. 8. Perhaps it is the failure to ficesee the tmrnnal in the ordinary rratine flat causes more injurie* in handling material* ami supplies than any ntv **f the whole range of classified cause*, for pinched and hriused finger* ami U* constitute the greater part of them alL The general ratt-c i* usually giveu a* carriessues*. hut another name for lai**e of attentitai. Report of Committee on Non-train Accidents By C. F. LARSON Superintendent of Safety, Missouri Pacific Lines, St. Lows. Mo. The speaker said in part: An employee m any department w <nt|Qtiin mar suffer a non-train accident, lot thr gent rat classes m which this type <rf accident predominate arc maintenance rf way and structure employee*; shop*. nauvfhousc. power house and *tiee department employees: and statnot.and office etnpbiyec*. We are using the Interstate Ctenracrcc CmnmiMtm figure* h the year 1931. because these are the latest mmplrtc authentic figure* that have been analyzed and made available to your Committee, and !>ccatt<c 1931 was a mure representative year than 1932 by reason of heavy repair* and Irttermcnt work loving been alro*t*t conjpietdy out of the picture during 1932. Attentitai is directed to the fact that the member nf rso-tram accidents is greater than the tram accidents and the train service accidents combined: *54 lulled m ixm-tram accident* in 1931 rcpre*cnts 24 per cent of the total killed 1X398 injured in non-train accidents in 1931 represents 38 |<r cent of the total injured. Thu* a total of 12732 casualties are rccicdd in n>v-trabi accidents in 1931. winch represents 57 per cent of the total casualties. The principal effort against non-train accidents should be earned on m the main tenance of way and equipment department*, once they (imducc 75 per cent of t!*t total industrial accidents, and 95 per cent of the accident* m those departments are to nrwwtrain men: 38 oer cent occurred in maintenance of way. with 4.9fi5 casualties.