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AUGUST, 1957
SAFETY-MINDEDNESS ELIMINATES MOST HAZARDS
This drawing shows what would happen if
the various types of accidents which sometimes
occur in plants such as Firestone, all happened
at one time and in one department. The reason
the hazards depicted here do not become com
monplace is because most workers are safety-
minded. The cause of most lost-time work in
juries can be traced to thoughtlessness or lack
of care on the part of somebody—^not always
the person injured. Injuries not only bring suf
fering to people, but affect overall production
as well. Firestone is maintaining an outstand
ing record in accident-prevention. With the full
cooperation of everyone concerned, the plant
can continue to control the number of injuries,
lost-time as well as the less serious ones.
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Recognize These Accident-Causing Practices?
1. Working on top of punch press while the ma
chine is running. All machines should be stopped
before making repairs or adjustments.
2. Standing in unsafe position on stock box while
piling material unsafely. Man is likely to fall. The
pile he is making may fall over, too.
3. Man working in the truss has put tools on the
lower member of the truss. One has fallen off and
will strike the head of the worker below.
4. Corrugated steel stock box is being carrried by
only two of the four hooks of the lifting chain. If
these boxes are not hooked at all four corners they
may fall or spill their contents—perhaps causing
injury.
5. Going up ladder carrying tools in one hand
instead of in proper container with strap over his
shoulder. The ladder has broken rungs, no hook at
the top nor safety feet at the bottom.
6. Flywheel guard has been removed and is lean
ing against the machine. No machine should be run
unless guards are in their proper place.
7. Wrench and flywheel guard leaning against the
machine. Vibration may cause either one to fall and
injure somebody.
8. Man is operating a punch press with one of the
operating buttons tied in. The two buttons are to
make sure that his hands are away from the danger
zone while the press is in operation. The workman
is also using a barrel covered with a piece of sheet
metal instead of having a proper table for his stock.
9. Man is wearing gloves while operating a ma
chine with imguarded revolving parts. The glove
could easily get caught and cause severe injury to
his hand. He is not wearing a cap. And his long
hair could be caught in the moving parts of the
machine.
10. Operator is using a grinder and not wearing
safety goggles. Too much of the wheel is unguarded.
11. Man is taking a shortcut across conveyor, in
viting a fall and possible injury.
12. Walking under suspended crane load and pay
ing no attention to the warning sounded by the
crane operator. Never walk under a crane load be
cause of the danger of breakage of some part of the
lifting mechanism.
13. Guard is turned back on this power saw.
14. Stock has been piled around the fire extinguish
er. It would be hard to reach in event of fire.
15. A man has fallen because he was tripped by
another worker. Horseplay in a plant? Never!
16. Somebody has spilled oil on the floor and as
a result this man has received a painful injury from
the fall.
17. Plenty of trouble is in store for this man. He
is wearing no goggles while operating a lathe. He is
working with long sleeves, a loose tie, and is wear
ing a wrist watch. Any of these might be caught
in a moving part of a machine and cause a very
painful injury.
18. “I wish I’d been wearing safety shoes,” pines
this man, but alas, too late!
19. Note the absence of goggles and the chisel with
the mushroomed head.
20. One man is pulling from the front of the truck
and another is pushing it against the heels of the
man in front. Both should be pushing.
21. This worker is attempting to shove a heavily-
loaded truck without help.
22. Here is an overloaded stock box, from which
pieces may fall and cause an injury if someone
steps on one of the pieces. Also, the stock box has
been left in the middle of a passageway.
23. Operator on this fork truck should not allow
anyone to ride, either standing on the fork or on the
coupling at the back of the truck. Either of these
men could fall and be severely injured. Note that
there is no overhead guard for the driver.
24. Instead of placing the banana peel in the trash
barrel it has been thrown on the floor where some
body may step on it and fall. A board has also been
left in aisleway, with nails sticking up.
25. Look at that overload stock barrel left in the
aisle!
26. Day-dreaming and safety don’t mix. This man
is not looking where he is going. He may step on
the board with nails sticking up, or he may be
struck by the approaching fork truck.
27. Get a look at this overloaded stock box! A man
was passing by and received a painful injury from
a falling piece of scrap metal.
28. Here is a workman driving nails without
wearing goggles. Another chance he is taking is
holding the nail near the point instead of up near
the head.
29. An air hose can be an innocent-looking thing
but its improper use, either for cleaning off clothes
or for horseplay, can easily result in serious injury,
even death.
30. This man is cleaning his hands with a solvent,
which may result in a case of dermatitis. And with
the lighted cigarette close by, he may go up in
flames, too.
31. This man has thrown a rag which may cause
a severe injury to someone if hit in the eye. The
thrown object could cause someone to jump into a
running machine.
32. This self-appointed first aid man is probing for
a splinter in the hand of his fellow employee. A good
way to introduce infection. He’d best go to the First
Aid station to have the splinter removed and to have
a record made of the injury.
33. This man is lifting by bending his back but not
his knees. A painful back injury may be coming up!
34. Not paying attention to what he is doing, he
may injure someone.
35. This workman has placed his hand in a danger
spot between two packing boxes. Too, he is carrying
sharp-pointed tools in his pocket—a sure invitation to
injury.
—Courlesy Ford Graphic
SAFETV Makes sense
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