SAFETY FIRST
Safety Work
On November 15, 1919, we commenced
creation of a, permanent Safety First
“•'eanization, which will shortly embrace
department of the entire plant.
^ is organization will consist of Safety
“"St Committees, composed of either the
^^Partment foreman, or one or more men
“■n each department, and in some in-
*>ce both the foreman and one or more
j®*'' depending upon the size of the
Dartment, the number of men employed,
^ the number of shifts worked by the
'Apartment.
'^’6 all realize that the great majority
accidents are the result of thoughtless-
either the thoughtlessness of the
or the thoughtlessness of another.
. there are certain hazards or dangers
‘'Cental to any work, we all admit,
idj"® ‘’f these dangers are visible to all;
hidden, and only known to
® acquainted with the work.
The new man on the job generally
receives his first injury from a hidden
danger—a danger only known to the man
. familiar with the work-because of his
ignorance of its existence, caused by a
lack of proper instruction or the failure
to have been warned of that particular
danger.
The man who has been on the job for
some time, and is thoroly familiar with
the work, in time may become careless
I.ong association with the dangers in
cidental to his job causes him to some
times forget them presence, lose his
caution, neglect his safety or the
safety of others about him, and he is
eventually injured, or by his thoughtless
ness injures another.
The placing of guards upon machinery
and taking other mechanical precautions’
to insure the safety of the men will not
prevent accidents if the men fail to prop
erly use them, or are thoughtless of
their own safety or the safety of others.
for an iinsafe man is like an unsafe
machine both must be made safe; and
It was for the purpose of meeting this
condition that a permanent Safety Or-
^snizcition will be crccitGci.
Therefore, it becomes the duty of the
various Safety Committees to continually
caution the men about their safety and
the safety of others; to instruct the new
man as to the proper method of doing
his work, warn him of its dangers, and
caution him to always think before he
acts. It is also their duty to see that
their departments are clean, well lighted,
and in good order; that no unnecessary
trash or debris is allowed to accumulate;
t at the aisles and passageways are clean
and free from obstructions; and to im
mediately report to the heads of their
departments all unsafe or defective equip
ment or apparatus.
Safety First bulletin boards will be
placed in each and every department of
the entire plant. On these boards will