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SAFETY COMMITTEES member, the primary aim being to arouse interest in the work among all employees to the extent that they will realize that safety is just as important to them as the work they jierform Among die ways of arousing and main taining interest among committeemen, none is more effective than supplying members with informative material, such as data from outside sources, frequency of certain classes of accidents, and comparative state ments with other months of the year, other years, and other organizations. Pamphlets published by the National Safety Council and information gamed through the col umns of the National Safety Nevis provide helpful information for committee members and may be used to advantage in promoting a safety spirit Monthly newsletters, consisting of con tributions from members of safety commit tees, information concerning certain classes of accidents noticeable by their frequency, their causes and methods for overcoming them, and interesting articles taken from other magazines and plant publications, are often used to advantage Knowledge in every occupation is the surest basis of success The value of edu cating employees in accident prevention lies in their automatically watching out for ways in which men are injured and coming to realize that the personal causes of acci dents are just as serious as the mechanical causes There are many other ways of maintain ing interest among committeemen, such as well-prepared posters, safety rallies, proper and prompt handling of suggestions by chairmen, rotation of members, membership cards, safety buttons and emblems, and awards for special accomplishments m con nection with the safety program A committee must have leadership-- someone who will be its life, make it go This is not the problem of finding a good safety engineer It is the problem of finding a leader He should have the confidence of other committee members, be familiar with the practical side of the accident problem, bo enthusiastic about the safety program, have a balanced personality, be understand ing of other members and able to draw out discussion rather than dominate it, and be somewhat familiar with committee practice and procedure. Recognition by management It is important that management indicate in some way or other its appreciation of the service rendered by safety committee mem bers The method employed to do this need not involve undue expense or difficulty The following suggestions are worthy of careful consideration. 1. Letter of appreciation signed by the gen eral superintendent, plant manager, or an officer of the company. 2. Certificate of service that can be framed and displayed in the worker's home 3 Card or badge of membership. 4 Expression of appreciation at a general employee group meeting 5 Special dinner for safety committee mem bers Carrying out one or more of the above suggestions is one definite way to encour age the members of a safety committee Other methods should be employed, too, to convince these men--and through them the whole body of workers--that safety is a serious matter, that the management is sin cerely interested, that the executives are more than eager to do their part, and that worker cooperation is essential for success References Blake, Roland P, editor Industrial Salety, 3rd ed Englewood Cliffs, N J, Pren tice-Hall, Inc, 1963 Blake, Roland P, compiler Salety Subjects Washington, DC, U S Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards, Bulletin No 67 (rev ) 3-14