Newspapers / [The echo]. / May 1, 1948, edition 1 / Page 19
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'yoaom/ljem SWIM WITH CARE Swimming is a fine exercise, but only for those in physical condition to do it without harm. Wait for a time after meals be fore swimming; a two-hour wait is recommended . . . Do not swim if overheated . . . Never dive into strange waters. KNOW that depth and bottom are safe . . . Follow beach, lake, and pool rules and always obey the lifeguards . . . Never swim alone . . . Watch for dangerous undertows and big waves in large bodies of water . . . Don’t swim beyond your strength— Remember: it’s just as far back to the shore as it is away from it . , . Never rock a boat nor call for help in the water if you don’t need it. and by no means should any em ployee attempt to remove splint ers from their person. The Medi cal Department is equipped to handle such cases with sterilized equipmeht, and we urge that you continue to report splinter cases to them immediately. NO (JOHNMY, AND LAST NIGHT I . COULPNTl SLEEP, \T W\s^rj sor PAL, WHERE 61ll9| HOW'S MtS RNGERy ? It Has Happened Here Even though some guards in our plant do offer a certain amount of protection to the machinery they cover, they were not put there specifically for that purpose. They were de signed to protect the employees in that vicinity, and it is rather discouraging to find these guards left off from time to time. ARE NOT To PROTECr “the /V\ACHINE they re TO PROTKT ,/YOU. Keep them 111 place It is a known fact that pro tective guards cannot serve their purpose unless they are in place, and that no guards are left off of machinery except through oversight. However, this excuse will not help replace amputated fingers or repair serious lacera tions, and such things have been known to occur as the result of guards not being replaced. Each of us, regardless of our job, should realize that no repair work is complete until all pro tective guards have been put back in their proper place. To leave a guard off a machine that has been repaired, is the same as setting a trap to catch one of your fellow workers. Why can’t we be as cautious about our protective equipment in the plant as a catcher is on a baseball team?. . . You never see a catcher step up behind the plate in a ball game without having donned his mask, breast- protector, and shin guards. It brings out the fact that safe practice habits can be developed and adhered to, and should be a lesson to each of us in industry today. Biu's IN TH£ H09PITAL. J HIS FINGERS BAOLV INFECTED, rr MAVHAVE TO BE mPUTATEO. ECUSTA HAS ALWAYS STRESSED THE IMVPORTANCE OF OF HAVING THE VERY MINOR INJURIES TREATED lAA/WEDIATELVf FOR THIS REASON, A REGISTERED MURSE IS ON DUTY 24. HOUCS OF EACH DAY t
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