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Page Ten BADIlf BULLETIl be placed the names of the various Safety Committees, and the members working in that particular department; also posters and other matter of interest pertaining to Safety work. Each week a list of the accidents occurring in that department the previous week, together with their causes will be posted on the boards. The contents of these boards will be changed at least once each week, and all men are requested to watch their boards, note the accidents which occur in their depart ments, and to seek out a member of their Safety Committee for information and advice. If you have anv suggestions to make, they will be more tuan pleased to receive them. That we may have a cleaner, better, and safer place to work, every man is requested to aid in this work. Remember that there is a right and a wrong way to do all work. Let every man think before he acts, and by so doing we will without a doubt very materially reduce the number of accidents which occur thruout the plant, make your work more pleasant, and give to' your wife and children the peace of mind to which they are entitled. Safety First For the past twelve months we have kept an accurate record of each and every accident occurring at the Badin Works. Each accident has been classi fied, according to its cause, where it occurred, and the department in which the injured was employed; and it is surprising to note the many little acts of thoughtlessness that sometimes cause a very serious accident. If all the men would observe some of the following precautions, you would be surprised how materially we would re duce the number of our accidents. Never allow the jraneman to carry a load over your head, as chains, hooks, and scale boards sometimes break. The the craneman, whenever possible, will To the People and Churches of Badin, wishing to buy NUTS, RAISINS, AND FRUITS IN QUANTITIES See uf for Bett Price* HARWARD & ALMOND GROCERY COMPANY PHONE 87 Next Door to Postoffice ALBEMARLE. N. C. always look to the safety of the men on the floor, yet this is not at all times possible, as the craneman's principal duty is to watch his load. Sometimes his view may be obstructed, or again he may be unaware of your presence. Likewise, the craneman should never use excessive speed or haste, and must remember that the safety of the men on the floor some times depends on his carefulness and judgment. The new or ignorant man, if working in the potrooms, should learn the proper use of a ladle, mold, rowling bar, cruci ble, or carbon. Seek advice about the proper kind of clothes to wear in the potrooms: the necessity of wearing good sound shoes, mitts, aprons, and leggins; when to wear goggles, and the reason. Also the danger while hot of drinking excessive amounts of ice water. Those working around machinery, belt ing, or shafting should never wear cot ton gloves or loose baggy clothes—es pecially those operating a high-speed machine. Loose clothes are liable to become caught, causing a serious acci dent; or the wearing of a cotton glove may result in the loss of a finger or hand. No one should ever attempt to make repairs or adjustments on a machine while it is in motion. A man whose work requires the use of pneumatic drills, riveters, acetylene torches, or grinding wheels should remem ber the ever-present danger of particles of grit, sparks of steel flying into the eyes; that serious accidents frequently occur when improperly using these tools; and; the necessity of always wearing goggles while performing such work. Electricity itself is always dangerous. Those men doing electrical work should realize its dangers more fully than others, and should exercise the greatest care in performing their duties. All men thruout the plant, by reason of their work, are generally compelled to be around or near electrically driven machinery, transform ers, motors, switches, wires, or cables, many of which carry a high voltage, and should be ever cautious of their safety. Unless your duty requires you to do so, never touch these devices, wires, or cables. The wire or cable that looks dead or which you may think not con nected, may to your sorrow be very much alive. Never go inside the guards placed around an electrical device, and if there is a sign attached warning you of its danger be sure you heed it. On all construction work, great care should be taken that all scaffolds and temporary walkways, platforms, and rail ings are substantial and properly built of good sound material. Don’t use sapP lumber or two by fours. Tho you may nc have to use them yourself, another ma] and the poorly made scaffold, walkway, o platform made of sappy lumber* nia! cause another to suffer a broken arc or leg, or maybe worse. Particular car should be taken that there are no un necessary accumulations of old lumber trash, or other material that may causi an accident. Whenever possible, bent over all protruding nails, as by so doinf you may save yourself or another a grea' deal of pain and suffering. In the event you receive an injury immediately go to the First Aid W' treatment, regardless of how slight yo“' injury may be, otherwise a very sm*’' cut, bruise, or burn may become infecte**’ necessitating the loss of several day* time, besides the danger and pain of infected wound. —D. C- Safety Organization In this issue of the Bulletin, we g*'* the Aluminum Plant Safety Orga'’’^^ tion, which embraces all Potrooms, Carbon, Rodding, and Pot Lining the pe- partments. In our next issue, give the complete personnel of the tire Safety Org^anization. In Charge, D. T. Swagerty. ^ Committee No. 1—7 a. m. to 3 P' All Potrooms, Jack West, A. L. veyhouse; Room N’o. 24, Luther Room No. 26, R. C. Fryer; Roon* 28, George Fife; Room No. 32, Hardin; Room No. 34, S. C. Ha**’*’ ^ Room No. 36, Sandy Welch; R. Leatherwood; Cranes, H. Standf* Instructor, W. M. Brookbank. ^ Committee No. 2—3 p. m. to All Potrooms, A. G. Tate, B. D- ' ^ din; Room No. 24, L. P. Garland: No. 26, Andy Hall; Room No. ben McCosh; Room No. 32, L. H- ^ ^ Room No. 34, H. S. Cranford; No. 36, Walter Ellis. ^ Committee No. 3—11 p. m. ' j All Potrooms, F. L. Greenle«> j Fisher, G. C. Brown; Room No. 2 ' roe Evans; Room No. 26, Boyd Room No. 28, George Martin; 32, T. J. Johnson; Room No. .,>1^' Council; Room No. 36, Virgil HO"’ Committee No. 4—7 a. m. to ^ I Li- Unloading Ore, H. C. Jenkin*! ^ laneous Cleaning and Sweep**’^’_^^jii'^' n«' rb«®’ Leinster; Repairs and Metal John McGregor; Pot Lining, v don; Carbon Rodding, W. D. 1^**^
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