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BADIN BULLETIN
Continual Carelessness Causes Casualties
^^SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Tallassee ^ower company
HINK SAFETY JT RACTICE SAFETY V«/AUTION SAFETY
Safety First Regulations
The men serving on the various Safety
Committees throughout the plant were
unanimously of the opinion that certain
rules and regulations governing safe and
unsafe practices should be decided upon
and put in pamphlet form for distribu
tion, tiiat every man—and more espe
cially tne new man—might familiarize
himself with these rules, be made to
realize tne dangers incidental to his
worK, and, at tne same time, impressing
him witn tne necessity of being ever
mindful of his safety and the salety of
others.
Alter considerable thought and dis
cussion, the baiety Committeemen de
cided upon, and have adopted, the fol
lowing “Safety First Rules and Regula
tions” for the Badin Plant.
These are now being printed in pamph
let form, and will be ready for dis
tribution within a few days. They are
of convenient size to be carried in the
pocket, and every man should carefully
read and memorize these rules.
1. Wear good sound shoes and clothing
while working; they will save you from
injury, and protect your health.
2. Do not wear loose, baggy clothes,
or cotton gloves while operating or work
ing near a machine, belts, or shafting.
3. When hot do not drink excessive
amounts of ice water. Drink small
amounts ;it frequent intervals.
4. . w nnp:, wrestling, or playing is
absoiuiciy ,/rohibited.
5. Riding upon electric trucks, crane
yokes, crucibles, or metal racks is strict
ly forbidden.
6. Never open, close, or touch a switch;
or staz’t or stop a machine, unless it is
your duty to do so.
7. Never clean, oil, repair, or adjust
a machine or motor while it is in motion.
8. Watch the crane at all times, and
never allow it to carry a load over your
head. Cranemen will likewise take every
precaution for the safety of the men
below.
9. Never stack or place material where
it might fall and injure another. Keep
the aisles, stairways, and passageways
clear.
10. Potmen should never throw carbon
butts upon the floor. Place them in the
cans provided for the purpose.
11. Never prop open the potrpqm ven
tilators; hook them on the chains pro
vided for the purpose.
12. Never place a wet carbon in a
hot pot, or pour hot metal in a wet
crucible, or dip a damp ladle in hot
metal.
13. Mitts and aprons are kept in stock
for all potmen; see that you have yours.
14. When working a pot, do not stand
upon the iron plate around the crucible
hole.
15. Do not pass tools across the buss
bars; to do so is extremely dangerous.
16. Assist in keeping your department
clean; to do so will help prevent acci
dents.
17. Assist the new man; a word of
advice may prevent a serious accident.
18. Remember that other men are
working beside or near you; therefore,
constantly keep in mind their safety.
19. Report at once to your foreman
all defective tools and unsafe or danger
ous places.
20. When injured, no matter how
slight, go at once to the First Aid for
treatment. If instructed to return for
further treatment, continue to do so
until the doctor declares your wound
healed.
December Accident Record
The following tabulation shows the
number of lost time accidents, together
with the number of days lost, which
occurred during the month of December,
1919, classified according to the depart
ment in which the injury occurred, or
the foreman under whom the injured
was employed.
Everyone can readily see just what
his department is doing, the number of
lost time accidents which occurred, and
the number of days lost as a result there
of. It also shows what the other depart
ments are doing, gives the total for the
entire plant, and enables you to com
pare the accident record of your de
partment with that of the other depart
ments.
Hereafter, in each issue of the Bul
letin, the Monthly Accident Record of
every department will be published. If
you will watch your Safety Boards, and
note the accidents occurring in your de
partment each week, study and analyze
their cause that you may prevent their
recurrence; be constantly alert, and im
mediately report to the First Aid, that
your injuries may be promptly dressed;
there will be a noticeable decrease of
accidents in your department, and your
record will be one of which you may well
feel proud.
Lost Time Days
Aluminum Plant Accidents Lost
Potroom No. 24 3 16
Potroom No. 26 1 5
Potroom No. 28 3 19
Potroom No. 32 0 0
Potroom No. 34 2 8
Potroom No. 36 0 0
Carbon Rodding 0 0
Pot Lining 0 0
Metal Loading 0 0
Re-Melting 2 6
Unloading Ore 0 0
Cleaning and Sweeping.. 0 0
Carbon Plant
R. E. Lee 1 6
G. E. Biddix 0 0
A. D. Howell 0" 0
W. R. Young 1 12
Electrical Department
Rotary Stations 0 0
Motor Repairs 0 0
Power House 0 0
Misc. Electrical 1 6
Machine Shop
E. N. Evans 4 22
M. S. Ragsdale 4 0
T. L. Chambers 0 0
Construction 1 12
Store Room 1 1
Reclamation 0 0
Planing Mill 0 0
Townsite 1 3
Total of Entire Works 21 116
Mr. J. D. Black, brick mason foreman,
has returned from a visit to his family*
at Fayetteville, N. C.