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panies meet many of the diverse problems confronting the insurance business today Embodied in the Association are the tradi tions, experience, and accomplishments of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, the Association of Casualty and Surety Com panies, and the former Amencan Insurance Association The Association's Engineering and Safety Department develops and publishes recom mended safety programs and procedures, codes and ordinances for buildings, elevators, and the control of (ire hazards It prepares and issues bulletins to Association member companies and to public officials on matters of special interest m all manner of accident and fire prevention It studies special haz ards in specific industries and recommends safety measures Typical of the publications issued are the following Accident Prevention (partial listing) Commercial and industrial Office Building Safety Instructions Your Guide to Safety as a Hospital Employee Women in the Factory General Safety Instructions An Emergency First Aid Guide Safety in Foundry Operations School Safety Handbook of Industral Safety Standards Supervisor's Safety Guide Book Commercial vehicles fleet A Control Program for Motor Vehicle Fleets How To Hire Better Drivers Construction lour Cuide to Safety When Blasting Your Guide to Safety on Construction Projects Construction management bulletins Organizing for Loss Control -- Supervisory Responsibility Protection of Contractor's Equipment Home, traffic, and off-the-job Swimming Pool Safety Too Fast for Conditions (Deals with high speeds on the highway Physically impaired workers The Physically Impaired (A guidebook to their employment) Supervising the Physically Impaired Public and senu-public Your Guide to Safety as a Hospital Employee School Safety A Safety Guide for Hotels Visual Aids Safety Film News (A source listing of motion picture films on safety subjects) Special and chemical hazards bulletins Re search constitutes an important phase of the department's program A continuing study of hazardous chemicals and process has resulted in an encyclopedia of chemical data related to industrial exposures m the form of Chemical Hazards In formation Senes Bulletins A companion service known as the Special Hazards Bulletin Senes provides related coverage of many hazards on which safety information is needed Representative chemical hazards bulletins cover such subjects as aluminum alkyls, titanium, zirconium, phthalic anhydnde, epoxy resins, and acrolein Represen tative special hazards bulletins cover swimming pool purification, lasers and masers, insecticides, ultrasonics, and microwave radiation Fire and natural hazards Catastrophe reports, such as the Alaska Earth quake-1964 Codes and ordinances (Suggested) National Building Code Fire Prevention Code Fire resistance ratings Fire Resistance Ratings (looseleaf) Fire prevention education "Self-Inspection Blanks'' (churches, farms, hospitals, hotels, industrial plants, mercantiles, places of assembly, and schools) Your Plant's Fire Protection Fire and natural hazards Building Loss Possibilities from Fire and Natural Hazards Water in Modem Fire Control Fire service publications Classification of the Causes of Fire Radiation and Monitoring Fundamentals for the Fire Service (Published by the International Association of Fire Chiefs) Highway Transportation of Extra-Hazardous Commodities Suggested Guide for State Action on Safety from Fire, Explosion and Health Hazards Natural hazards Windstorm Precautions Public and semi-public structures Fire-Safe Schools Standards and recommended safeguards Protection of High Piles Stock Safe Handling and Use ofLP-Gas Research publications Fire, Explosion, and Health Hazards of Organic Peroxides 323

Motorized Equipment GENERAL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGING AND CHARGING STORAGE BATTERIES 1 Battery charging installations should be located m areas designated for that purpose Provisions should be made for flushing and neutralizing spilled electrolyte, for fire protection, and for protection of charging ap paratus from being damaged by trucks These areas should be provided with adequate ventilation for dispersal of fumes from gassing batteries 2 To avoid strains from manual handling of heavy awkward loads, a roller conveyer and/or a suitable overhead hoist or equivalent materials han dling equipment should be provided for the changing of batteries A carboy tilter or siphon is recommended for handling acid 3 Electrical apparatus installations should conform to the National Elec trical Code (ASI Standard Cl-1965 and NFPA Standard No 70), and any local ordinances 4 Only properly trained and authorized individuals should change or charge batteries 5 Trucks should be properly positioned and brakes set before attempting to change or charge batteries 6 When charging batteries, keep the vent caps m place to avoid electrolyte spray 7 Smoking should be prohibited as a precaution against ignition of released hydrogen In addition, keep tools from the top of the battery to avoid short circuits 8 Always pour acid into water--not water into acid (The heat of dilution is so great, that water poured on acid will boil and spatter) Treat acid bums (lead-acid batteries) with baking soda and water Treat electrolyte burns (alkaline batteries) with vinegar and water Fig 46-10 Courtesy The Industrial Truck Association Rubber cement and flammable solvents used for patching inner tubes, and casing compounds used tor filling tne cuts, should be kept in satets cans Electnc heating elements used for vul canizing or branding tires should be in spected regularly Defective winng should be replaced Where power-dnven rasps or scrapers are used for casings or inner tubes, the opera tors should be required to wear goggles (see Chapter 32, "Hand and Portable Power Tools") A local exhaust system should be applied to these machines to keep the fine rubber dust out of the workroom air This dust should be collected because deposits make walkways very shpperv Fire prevention Since fire is a hazard m the operation of heavy-duty trucks, they should be equipped with Type B-C fire extinguishers, listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories for use on burning oil, gasoline, grease, and electrical The extinguisher may be placed in a conveni ent location in the cab or on the running 1554

Index Programs industrial hygiene, see Industrial hygiene, programs public relations, 200-215 safety activities selection, 33, 167-170 award-winning, 34 contractor, 424--426 motor vehicle, 1539-1553 objectives, 9, 32 organizing, 23-24 reasons for, 166-167 Projected visual aids, 236-239 Props, forging hammer ram, 837-838, 841 Propyl acetate, 1369 Propvl alcohol 1369 Propylene, 1370 Propylene oxide, 1370 Protection, plant, see Industrial plant protection Protective coatings, 1427-1428, ladder, 438 Protective creams and lotions, 1290 Protective frames, vehicular, 1560-1561 Protective lighting, 406 Proteins, 1428 Proton, 1438 Psycho-acoustics, 1511-1512 Psychology and safety, 18, 122-123, 1547-1548 Psychosocial needs, 129 Public address systems, 196,229, 240 Public employee safety organization, 31 Public Health Service, 342-347, 1206-1212,1258, 1295 Public relations, 200-215 basics, 203-211 bulletin board use, 253-254 during emergencies, 1139 internal, 201-202 publicity contest, 183-184 newspaper, 183 radio, 207, 240 Publications company, 211-214 safety, 194-195 Publicity, see Public relations Pull-back devices, 712-713 Pulleys, guarding of, 678 Pumice, 1370 Pump houses, flammable liquid, 1028 Pumps chemical, 518 fire, 1133 Purchasing, 96-100 industrial hygiene program, 1287, 1292 office equipment, 384 Purification, water, 1210-1211 Pushbutton switches, 682, 727, 736, 783, 980, 983 Push-pull ventilation, 866 Pyramid, fire, 1060 Pyrethrum, 1370 Pyridine, 1370 Q "Q fever," 1270 Q switched lasers, 1498-1500 Q-value, 1438 Quality control, 70-82, 1251, 1451 Quartz-iodine lamps 408 Quinone, 1370 R Rabbit (radiation), 1438 Rad, definition, 1439, 1446-1447 Radar frequencv inspection, 828-829 Radial saws, 791-792 Radiation Control of Health and Safety (Act of 1968), 1494-1495 Radiation, ionizing, see Ionizing radiation Radiation, nonionizing, effect on man, 1263, 1266-1267 Radioactive isotopes, 1302, 1428, 1439, 1454-1455 Radioactive materials definition, 1439 metals, 1455 radiochemicals, 1428 Radioactivity, 1428 concentration guide, 1460 Radiochemistry, 1439 Radiography, industrial, 829, 1450-1475 see also specific equipment Radiological Health, Bureau of, 345 Radionuclide, 1439, 1444-1446, 1452-1455, 1459 Radium, 1439 radiation intensity 1473 shielding, 1476-1479 Railings and toeboards, 672-675 Railroads clearances, 603, 805 moving cars, 605-608, 807 plant, 602-608 sidings, 394 Rakes, 959 Rale, 1325 Ramps construction, 411 shipping and receiving, 524-525 Range hoods, kitchen, 891-893 Rare earths, 1428 Rash (skm), 1325 Rates diffusion, 1011 injury, 254-266 Reaction, chemical, definition, 1424 Reactivity hazards NFPA definitions, 1062, 1389-1390 table of, 1395-1421 Reactor, nuclear, 1439 poisons, 1438 Reagent, 1428 1646

13--Publicizing Safety possible, will both arouse the reader's interest and guide his thinking as he reads In a piece designed to instruct, numbered lists of job steps, for instance, will prove helpful In any case, the writer should follow closely the line of logical thought developed in his out line Copy should be written in a positive, con structive style When the nature of the ma terial and the form of publication permit, a friendly--but never condescending--tone can be used effectively Personal references and names, as in a newsletter, will increase read ership Humor tied to the message and pitched to the employees' sense of what is funny can add a great deal to some types of publications For instance, cartoon illustra tions and a light touch in copy may be par ticularly effective in a rule booklet Readability of the proposed publication can be gaged by having a few of the people to whom it will be addressed test-read it for understanding Production of publications.