PAGE SIX
THE ECHO
May, 1946
SAFETY PAGE
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ECUSTA RANKS HIGH
IN SAFETY CONTEST
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“BE COURTEOUS ON THE
HIGHWAY, TOO”
The mounting toll of injuries
and fatalities due to traffic ac
cidents is more than alarming.
Numerous lives are being snuffed
out daily, due to automobile
wrecks, and the sad part about
this is that the majority of such
accidents could have been avoid
ed.
Th«re is little doubt but that the
lack of courtesy on the highway is
responsible for a great number of
these wrecks.
You can often prevent a traffic
accident by a courte,ous aifd gen
erous action when the other
fellow has made a mistake. In ad
dition to adhering to all rules for
the safe operation of your car,
your cooperation in observing the
safe practice suggestions listed be
low will assure you of traveling
safely.
1. When some driver insists on
“hogging” the right-of-way, let
him take it.
2. Be prepared for the driver
who tries to “jump the gun” at
the stop-light.
3. When a driver tries to pass
you and misjudges the space avail
able, drop back and let him into
line.
4. If an approaching driver, in
passing other cars, has difficulty
in getting back into his own lane,
slow down for him.
5. When some driver foolishly
tries to pass you on hill or curve,
drop back and let him into the
line.
6. If a driver behind you is ov
er-anxious to get around your car,
pull over and let him go on his
way.
7. Always expect the unexpected
from any driver near you.
8. Watch out for pe,destrians—
pedestrians on the highway, in the
middle of the block, and at street
intersections. Nearly half of all traf-
flee fatalities involve pedestrians.
The smart driver will read all
highway safety signs and believe
them . . . Listen for railroad train
whistles, and tiy to be aware of
grade crossings before he sees
them . . . Try to judge the speed
of an approaching car . . . Keep a
sharp look-out for any vehicle
likely to emerge from a side-read
. . . . Realize that traffic accidents
can be prevented, and that safe
driving is the responsibility of
everyone.
“A Worthwhile
Safety Pledge”
.I—,1-
I PLEDGE MYSELF: To think
always of my own safety and the
safety of my fellow-men.
To keep my eyes open for un
safe conditions and to take prop
er measures for remedying them.
To keep the machinery I work
with and the tools I work with in
good order.
To wear any personal protective
equipment furnished by my em
ployer, that may prevent injury to
myself or Ifellow-workers.
To attend at once to the most
trivial injuries I may sustain,
whether in the plant or at homo.
To be helpful to my fellow-
men, and especially to the new
men; to show them how their work
can be properly and safely done.
To be orderly in my habits, to
lead a clean life, physically and
morally, and to always keep my
temper.
To make allowances for the
other person’s weaknesses.
To consider that day lost in
which I fail either to improve my
self, my home, or my work.
To be cheerful, hopeful, useful,
and careful.
To always be loyal to my em
ployer at all times.
“I Am The Dead
ff
I am the dead. One year ago I
was the sleeping infant in arms,
the frolicking c h i 1 d, the rollick
ing youth, the laborer rushing to
Ills work, the mother at her shop
ping, the aged person with falter
ing step, the business man on a
pleasure tour.
Today—90,000 strong—I lie in
my grave, crushed, broken, life
less. A year from now, 90,000 will
join me in the eternal silence of
death.
You who opened wide the throt
tle—who tore terrifying through
city streets and across country in
tersections — who laughed and
shouted before the tire blew or ihe
curve loomed suddenly ahead—
YOU sent me 28,500 strong to my
doom.
You who wove in and out of
traffic.
You whose brakes were faulty.
You who passed on a curve or a
hill.
You who turned on blinding
lights.
You who benumbered your
brain with booze.
You who disregarded driving
courtesy on the streets and high*
ways.
I am the dead. To you I cry out
from my grave for mercy to the
others before they join me. WILL
YOU ANSWER?
Taking precautions against acci
dents is the responsibility of ev
eryone. Make it a rule to take no
chances, either on or off the job.
Employees Are
Congratulated
In a report released recently
for 1945 by the Southern Pulp and
Paper Safety Association, it was
very pleasing to note that out of
29 plants taking part in the con
test, Ecusta was in second place.
The plant ranking first in this
contest has approximately 500
employees, and operated the en
tire twelve months without a lost
time accident.
The management wishes to take
this opportunity to express its
appreciation to the entire person
nel of Ecusta Paper Corporation.
Without your full cooperation in
our accident prevention program,
such a record could not have been
made.
The reduction of personal in
juries should be a must in the
daily lives of each one of us. The
elimination of human suffering
and loss of wages is well worth
our best efforts, and observing safe
practices both on and off the job
is just another form of good in
surance.
Again we say. Well Done.
PicTuP.eD/6v
End of big toe amputated wWj
employee let heavy steel flat
on his foot. He hurriedly
the flat away from himself and
it faU.
Suggestion: Never try to ^
move anything by yourself, th** j
too large or heavy for one
to handle. Always be sure
Too Lazy To Think
There is no doubt that we are
all too lazy to think some of the
time, and that most of us are too
lazy to think most of the time.
In fact, experts who work at
probing the mental processes of
humans say that “on an average,
we only use about 10 per cent of
our mental ability.”
If this is true, or if the figure is
25 per cent, or 50 per cent, or 75
per cent, it explains why many ac
cidents occur.
There is absolutely no question
but what fewer accidents would oc
cur if we all thought things
through before we did them.
For instance:
An employee slipped on the
first step at the top of a stairway
and fell down, receiving a badly
sprained ankle. Missing anything so
obvious as “a top step,” couldn’t
have been caused by anything ex
cept failure to think and watch his
step.
In another case, a man
“jumped” from one platform to an
other and, in so doing, fell against
the other platform, causing lacera
tions to his* legs and abrasions on
both arms. No person who was
thinking about safety and possible
accidents, would have jumped
from one platform to another. He
would have used a ladder or steps.
The list of such accidents right
here in our plant could be endless,
and in every case there would have
been no accident if the victim had
simply kept thinking about what
he was doing.
Thinking about accident threats
to your safety isn’t hard. Try it
more of the t}me. Try it all of the
time.
feet are in the clear, before
ering or dropping any heavy
jects.
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Employee reported to First
with badly irritated eye. She ® jj
gotten some foreign particle
the day before, and allowed
of her fellow-workers to try j
remove it with the comer oi
handkerchief.
Suggestion: Never allow
one except a doctor or a
tempt to remove a particl®*
your eye. The eye tissues * j#
J V- -— .pi
sensitive, and using any obJ®®^^jj.
the eye that has not been
lized is very dangerous.
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In January and February, ® . id
of 5,450 persons were kin®°(]je
ti’affic accidents, according to jj
National Safety Council. TW
more than 45 per cent above jjj
number killed in the same i*'®
of 1945.
Beginning in May, an aver»^.^fj
1,000 persons will lose their
each month through drowniB»j^j.
the l/nited States, reports th® jj-
tional Safety Council. This
ly average continues throuj®
gust
Three out of four
deaths to children under 5 j
of age occur in the hom^f