Safety ... A Moral Obligation
The prevention of accidents is a goal worthy of achievement. Free
dom from harm is not a privilege given to us: it has to be earned by
proper attitudes about protecting ourselves from danger. To strive for
the elimination of accidents is a moral obligation imposed upon all of
us. Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
Do not fail yourself and your fellow man. An accident is even more
tragic when you realize that it could have been avoided, that some
thing you did or did not do was the sole cause. For example, the size
kettle needed cleaning, and you turned on the steam valve before open
ing the drain valve; the size boiled out of the kettle, burning you. or
your fellow employee. Or, you noticed that a switch box on a loom was
loose and did not report it so it could be repaired; after a while it
dropped down, causing an electric arc which set fire to the warp, but
fortunately the only personal injury was some singed eyebrows.
Should you receive an injury, take the simple step of reporting for
first-aid treatment, and by so doing keep that “little” injury from
turning into something serious through infection caused by neglect.
Don’t gamble with your good health by trying to be your own doctor.
Work safely because self-preservation means the ability to continue
to enjoy not only the good things but the necessities of life as well.
And actually, everything is so much easier when done the safe way.
— Quills
Life Goes Onward . . . Federal Spending Upward
There are several senators and representatives still in Congress who
began serving in the ’20s and early ’30s when the annual federal ad
ministrative budgets were less than $5 billion.
Now look: The current budget is $140 billion, and the interest, alone,
on the federal debt is $14.2 billion — three times as much as budgets
35-40 years ago.
Life goes onward, and spending upward.
Safety Shoes Save Foot Of Tie-In Helper
The heavy beam cut the leather on
the safety shoe but foot was uninjured.
Safety shoes recently saved the foot
of a Bedspread Mill employee.
Wilbur Nance, a tie-in. helper, was
removing a beam from a loom when
the beam dropped with the rim striking
his foot. The heavy beam cut the leather
on his safety shoe but the steel cap in
the toe of the shoe saved his foot from
being severely injured.
“I’m thankful that I was wearing
safety shoes, otherwise my foot would
have really been hurt,” Mr. Nance said.
He stated that he thought all tie-in
personnel and others w'ho handle beams
should wear safety shoes on the job.
K. R. Baggett, safety director, said,
“This mishap emphasizes once more
Wilbur Nance shows how mishap oc
curred while taking beam frcm loom.
the importance of wearing safety shoes
on jobs where the feet are exposed to
heavy falling objects. I strongly urge
the employees on such jobs to obtain and
wear the safety shoes available to
them.”
Copyright, 1968, Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
Eden, N. C. 27288
Issued Every Other Monday For Employees
and Friends of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
OTIS MARLOWE
EDITOR
Member, South Atlantic
' Council Of Industrial
Editors
REPORTING STAFF
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General Offices Hilda Gropan
Gladys Holland, Katherine Maniev
Karastan Mill Irene Meek>
Karastan Service Center Mary Stephen
Karastan Spinning Div Evelyn Beasiej
Laurelcrest Carpets Carolyn Bram
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Mount Holly Barbara Collin’
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New York Offices Betty Lencse
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Sheet Finishing Mill Faye Li9 .
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