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FILE NAME: National Safety Council (NSC) DATE: 1949 Dec DOC#: NSC022 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: NSC - National Safety News - Industrial Health Health McFadden Heads S S 3 E. C. McFadden, vica-pjg Highlights in Industrial Medicine, Hygiene and Nursing Compiled by p. A, Van Affa, Industriai Department, N SC and manager, Engitiering. ment, Texas Employers Association, Dallas, was. IS president of the American'S Pneum o co n io sis of Safety Engineers at i(. T classification depending on radio- The Problem 0/ Consistent Radio- graphic technique. Under-exposed logica Diagnosis in Coalminers' Pneu films were generally considered to moconiosis. An Experimental Study by show more disease- than over tifi C; M. Fletcher and P. D. Oldbam, the exposed films of the same case B6:r1it6i8sh-,3j3ou(rJnualyl , o1f94In9d).ustrial Medicine taken the same day. In order to determine the ac- A preliminary trial with stand curac / with which cases of pneu ard films for comparison purposes moconiosis in coal miners were has indicated that it-is possible for ?s * . being classified by X-ray pictures observers to obtain-a much greater a group of 102 films was selected degree of agreement between them to show fire categories of the early selves and consistency on- succes stages of pneumoconiosis. These sive occasions- than that shown in 102 ft ms were then diagnosed on unaided diagnosis of the films. two occasions by ten different in dividuals who had varying ex Ebasco Safety perience with coalminers' pneumo- A w a rd s Announced si conios.s and by two consulting Winners of the Ebasco Safety radiologists. On the two occasions Award, presented annually to com the films were presented to the panies in the group that achieve an observer in a different order and accident record at least 25 per cent E. C. McFadden I he was not told what diagnosis he better than the national average Meeting on October 25: - had made on the previous occa for the group were announced at vice-president is Dr. Willia sion. the Annual Safety Luncheon, Yant, research - director. Perl aps the most remarkable October 25. Safety Appliances Company, p, feature of this experiment was the Texas Power and Light Com burgh, and second vice-presfcl disagreement which it showed pany, with an injury index 90.78 L G. Stennett, director,. Acci about the limits of normality. per cent below the national aver and Fire Prevention Diyial il Fifty-sit films were considered' age for . electric companies, and National Association of... Mm normal on at least one occasion New' Orleans Public Service, Inc. C asualty C om panies, CineM'l and of "these: --electric and gas operations, with Ernest S. Beaumont, directoffi .Five were considered to be in an injury index 87.24 per cent safety, Peoples 'Gas Light '! categor ; 2 on at least one occa below national average, won top Coke Company, Chicago, was`-T sion. honors this year. elected treasurer, and A. D. Ca Sevet teen were considered in Other companies in the 25 per dell continues as executive si categor - 3 at least once. cent group include: Superior retary. Twenty-one were considered in Water, Light and Power Com category at least once. pany; Mississippi Power and Light Members of the executive cq: Eleve i were considered to be Company; Birmingham Electric rnittee elected for three year tenxmg in category 5 at least once. Company; United Gas Pipe Line were: 21 were considered in category Company; Columbus & Southern Paul C. Lamb, chief safety en 4 at least once and 11 were con Ohio Electric Company; West gineer, Lever Bros. Company?! sidered to be in category 5 at Tennessee Gas Company, and the Cambridge, Mass. least once. Transit Section of New Orleans C. H. Weiser, plant personn The number of films which were Public' Service, Inc. . supervisor, -Southwestern Bell Telei considered certifiable as having Gold and silver plaques, de phone Company, Kansas City, Mog disabling pneumoconiosis on both signed. by the in te rn a tio n a lly A. M. Green, personnel andj occasions by the various observers famous sculptor, Rene; Chambel-' safety director, Oliver Tire andl ranged :rom 5 to 45. Two men lan, and achievement certificates Rubber Company, Oakland, Calif-J from the Silicosis Medical Board will be presented to the presidents certified respectively 34 and 53 of of these companies at Ebasco's an the films on one reading. nual presidents' meeting to be held Capital and labor work for the| There was a great difference in in New York, December 5. same reason--to be paid. N a tio n a l S a fe ty N e w s , P e ca m b e r, 1949*