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1947
THE ECHO
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FOR YOU AND YOURS
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GHASTLY
ISTAkfES.
CONTRIBUTING CAUSES
OF PERSONAL INJURIES!
'’"Could Be
^He Next Victim!
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can never be said
' “helpless cripples” that
result from peirsonal
t 6nts are often ghastly miS'
^ effort to pre-
, L tragedies that we say
again, please WORK,
and LpE the SAFE WAY.
*ife our everyday walk
meet people who are
M j" linger, toe, arm, or leg,
Vj®''®at percentage of these
from an accident,
have been prevented,
injuries and the loss of
®'"e due to thoughtless-
I ^ litti someone.
■'( ^ Of we think about it,
K r‘'?{n? really appreciate
members
t until some unforeseen
robbed us of that usC'
* S Too late in lots of
j’Hj. •■eallze just how impor-
V practices
ffiiig ws . . , just how much
/i of wages can be
through doing things
how much
/ Jji outside activities are
y V free of personal in-
admit that all acci-
entail permanent par
A 5 * **y> the loss of wages,
‘1m' W parts of the
■* a great percentage of
j Too, there are very few
ijJ'Oiit ^sonal injuries that are
yjli(
Vage^^^ering and discomfort,
saying that “the, per-
\ ®*ts injured is always the
(iK oser,” is true indeed.
Accidents arQ of
mistakes”.
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“Day Dreaming’
Breeds
Accidents
So many of our injuries each
month can be charged directly to
“daydreaming” or “not thinking”,
and this is not just an idea ad
vanced by the Safety Department.
In checking into the actual
causes of personal injuries here at
our plant in an effort to prevent
the recurrence of said injuries, it
has been found that numerous
employees readily admit that they
were not watching what they were
doing, and that their injuries could
have been prevented.
It is an accepted fact that no one
gets hurt intentionally, and be
lieve you me, ’tis not a pleasant
sight to watch a surgeon do his ut
most to repair a serious laceration
or amputation, with parts of the
body so badly torn that a “hem-
stitcliing” job is necessary. It is
things like these that we are en
deavoring to prevent here among
our personnel, and wish to again
emphasize the fact that “Safety is
for Your Sake.”
Even an amputated finger is
gruesome to the majority of us,
and after having been present
when someone was seriously in
jured, so many of our personnel
have remarked that “they never
wish to witness such a thing again.”
Yet, some of these same employees
are continuously taking unneces
sary chances daily, and seem to for
get that they are just inviting per
sonal injuries.
Regardless of the rules and reg
ulations that have been adopted
for our protection . . . the numer
ous types of protective equipment
that are furnished free by manage
ment . . . the many articles and
safety posters that are used in an
effort to better acquaint us with
hazards in connection with our
work, and to enlist our wholeheart
ed assistance in the accident pre
vention program, the elimination
of personal injuries will still be
dependent on how well we co
operate as individuals.
Working together as a team, all
major or serious injuries can be
eliminated, and the minor ones can
be kept at a minimum. Always set
an example by doing things the
safe way, and do not hesitate to
offer advice to those taking unnec
essary chances.
Realizing that the person who
gets hurt is always the greatest
loser, it is hard to visualize any
employee “daydreaming” while at
work, much less absolutely disre
garding safe practice rules that
have been explained to them, and
that are a part of the Company
policy.
We must remember that the
adopted safe practice rules and
regulations here in our Plant are
not set up to throw a hardship on
any employee, but to help protect
Mental Attitude
Ranks High
To begin with, ’tis a known fact
that “accidents don’t just happen
—they are caused,” and the con
tributing causes of personal injiu:-
ies are often overlooked.
Oftentimes, our mental attitude
is the direct cause of accidents,
and there’s no doubt but that wor
ries, loss of sleep, lack of necessary
refit, depression of many types, and
not eating as we should, actually
controls our mental attitude from
day to day.
Carrying a chip on the shoulder,
so to speak, keeps one upset . . .
feeling that safe practice rules are
too strict, often creates the wrong
attitude . . . minor ailments have
a tendency to get one’s mind off
their work, and when a person is
NOT THINKING, they’re certain'
ly not at their best.
As an added effort toward pre
venting personal injuries, let’s all
try to better control our mental at
titude by leaving oiu' worries out
side the plant, and staying in the
best physical shape possible at all
times.
'T>ICTUR.eo
If A Time Clock
Could Talk
Having been moved to a new lo
cation in my department in recent
months, I am in a position now to
see things going on that have been
out of my view for the past seven
years.
With our department so close to
the cafeteria, it surprises me daily
to see how the employees run and
race each other at meal time. 1
have often heard the supervisors
discuss this unsafe practice with
the employees, but as yet, this bad
practice has not been stopped.
There have been a few slips and
falls lately, but fortunately, none
of them resulted in a serious in
jury. In fact, several bruised
knees have not even been reported
to First Aid, and I do know that
every injury should be treated im
mediately.
Confidentially, I have never yet
seen an employee running to get
“to work” or “back from the cafe
teria”. However, those returning
after meal time usually have from
five to ten minutes to loaf before
they return to work, and I still
can’t understand why they stam
pede as they do.
If you want to drink, don’t drive
if you want to drive, don’t drink.
If only the brakes would get tight
when the driver does, what a hap
py world this would be.
* ow
On more than one occasion here
in our plant, such accidents as that
above have happened. The injuries
at times have been such that it
was necessary to take several
stitches, and a number of these
“head bumpings” have resulted in
severe headaches. In the interest
of your own personal safety, we
urge that you be sure there is am
ple head roomi before raising up.
oE>STAC/.£’
COUPSE
Keep
‘em ofF'v^„
the floor. -
The items depicted on the floor
above are obstacles in the true
sense of the word, and such ob
stacles often cause serious injur
ies. Every effort should be made
to keep the floor free from all
tripping or stumbling hazards, and
no one can do that better than
those employees in each depart
ment. No safety conscious person
will allow such items to remain
on the floor—join the group that
aids accident prevention by help
ing eliminate such conditions.
SMOKlNS
everyone concerned, as well as to
assure us of staying physically fit
to earn a livelihood.
Need more be said?