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PAG£ SIX THE ECHO February, 1947 “safetyTage By H. E. NEWBURY, Safety Director On or OEF the ■job. HORSEPLAY 15 r DANGEROUS [ The worst enemy of Safety, whether it occurs on or off the job, is “horseplay”. Some employees have ignored the articles and cartoons that have appeared on this page with ref erence to playing on the job, even though the guilty ones are sub ject to dismissal under the Com- pany policies, and few such cases are covered under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Yes, several personal injuries have occurred in the plant during recent months, that were due di rectly to someone indulging in “childish pranks”. Unless you read and heed the safety suggestions that are solely for your protection, then you can derive no benefits from them. Each of us likes a little fun oc casionally, but when that fun, whether it be through tricks, jokes, OT horseplay of some type, reaches the stage where someone is sub jected to personal injury, then it has progressed entirely too far. The age-old “hotfoot” that is de picted in the above cartoon, has taken place right here in the plant in recent years. Too, there have been cases of burning cigarettes being dropped in pants pockets, cuffs of pants, and in rubber boots; as well as the very bad practice of '“gooching” someone who is tick lish. Such practices can and do cause personal injuries. One of the most dangerous types of “would-be-jokers”, recent ly spread grease on the underside of a handrail on a stairway in the plant. Such acts as this cease to be funny, and this one came very near causing serious injury to one of our employees. JUST REMEMBER . . . PLAY MATES BELONG ON THE PLAY GROUND! 5EEZIN6 WEATHER BRINGS NOERFOOT HAZARDS Beware oFicEy''' ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM IS FOR YOU! I Are You Safety j Conscious? Are You Doing Your Part? ? .»—• 1»- Should this question be asked of the entire personnel of Ecusta, Champagne, and Endless Belt, there’s no doubt but that fully 95 per cent of them would answer YES. Now, if the yes answers were really true, the number of minor and major injuries occurring here each year would be somewhat low er. It is rather a broad statement, but never-the-less true, that too few persons become safety conscious, until they have had a personal in jury. Too many of us throughout our daily lives, take the stand that “Those things won’t happen to us.” There is one thing that we must remember; “What can happen, will happen, sooner or later.” If you can answer the following questions with a YES, then you art^ SAFETY CONSCIOUS, and you are not only prolonging your own life and earning power, but that of your family, friends, and fel- low-workers. 1. Do you consider safe prac tices a part of your job? 2. Do you caution others about not taking unnecessary chances? 3. Do you pick up bottles aaid other articles, whether at home, on the street, or at work, that might cause someone to slip or fall? 4. Do you walk, drive, and play with care? 5. Do you report all injuries im mediately, so that they may re ceive proper treatment? If A Time Clock Could Talk Funny thing took place near me recently, and I couldn’t help but smile a bit The boys were waiting to punch in on the next shift, and two of them were staging quite a wres tling match, much to the pleasure of their fellow workers. Suddenly, someone shouted, “Look out boys, here come the fellows from the Safety Department.” It was rather amusing to see how quickly things quieted down, and how chagrined these two boys were, when they realized the fel lows referred to were not around. Honestly, men, even though you’ve punched me pretty regular ly for the past few years, I’ve al ways given you a square deal, and the correct information you de- .?ired when you looked up at me. Now here is a tip that you can depend on: The fellows from the safety de partment will not try to slip up and catch you doing things that are unsafe, or that are against Com pany policies. However, they Will call you attention to any unsafe practices they may see, and you must remember that this is being ! Far too many industrial workers in this day and time, disregara iheir personal safety and tnat oi their feilow-workers. Too many aaults look upon those who do get immediate treatment for minor in juries, as just sissies. Such atti- tuaes as these will eventually bring heartaches and pain to many of us. Jit it were possible for you to accompany the representatives oi our J^'iist Aia anu aaiety Uepan- mtnt on tneir numerous visits to nearby hospitals, tnen you wouiQ ueveiop a macn onierent view point on the importance of pre venting personal injuries. If you couiQ just view the many maumca Doaies, the serious iniection cases, .ne ones with fingers, hands, arms, and feet amputated aue to neea- less accidents, then you would re alize why every efiort is being made here at our plant to make you safety conscious. If you ever had occasion to re port a serious injury or death case to the family ot one who had met with an accident, then you wouiQ not looK upon safety advice as jusi another evil of employment. If you were called upon occasionally 10 assist the doctor in suturing a bad laceration, or to ride in an ambulance witii one of your fel- iow-workers who could possibly die Defore reaching the hospital, then you would appreciate and heed ev ery article that you could find about Safety. You would soon re alize that safe practices should never be ignored for one moment, and could appreciate why those connected with accident preven tion work are constantly harping on the subject. If you could listen to some grown men sob and say, “Doctor, please do all you can to save me,” then you would know why safe practice rules and regulations should never be disregarded. You would never forget such occasions, and would pray that you would never be wit ness to another. To begin with, we must all stay well and physic^ly fit, if we are to earn a livelihood. We must steer clear of disabling injuries if we expect to draw our full wages each week. We must be able to go home after each day’s work with a body free of scars, if we are to really enjoy the fruits of life. In other words, we must practice safe ly at all times, if we expect to reap the benefits from living that are due us. Rejnember feilow-workers—per sonal injuries can be prevented. ’TIS YOUR LIFE — KEEP IT SAFE. •ione for your own personal wel fare. I know that management is vi tally interested in eliminating un necessary injuries, and you fel lows should be their greatest boosters. PlCTuReD/6Y 1 ,* m m 'm While using a hand axe to cut wires on a bale of flax, an em* ployee was struck in the eye by one of the loose wires. Even thougl' this injury did not prove to be ^ serious one, this worker couW easily have lost the vision in hi® eye from such an accident. SUGGESTION: It Is your re sponsibility to use the person^ protective equipment furnished W the management. Never attempt 10 do any type work that present* possible injury to your sight, with' out first putting on your safety goggles. If you wish to really aP' preciate good vision in both eyes> just wear a patch over one eye f®’’ several hours and see how it ha®' dicaps you. //// A truck operator was approach* ing a steel gang plank to enter ® box car with flat of cartons, wbei' another worker came out of tb® car. The operator of the electri*' truck quickly applied the brak^’ and the ramp slipped of* ihe edge of piatform. The profl^^ on the truck lift caught on tb® floor of box car, thereby preveD^' ing possible serious injury to operator, as well as dam^e to tb® truck 2nd flat of cartons. SUGGES'nON: Each operatoj of electric trucks should use ev**' precaution to prevent personal jury, or damage to equipment materials. Too, new type steel planks have been obtained a®, should be used instead of the O' type ones. The best way is the safe
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