Posters calling for Industrial Safety
Cut the source of injury--your nails.
19-23x31cm(Yellow Squares) Don't ignore warning signs!
(Blue panel on top) Pay attention at streetcorners(Red panel in center) Do not smoke(Blue panel at bottom) Always put on glasses
when working with a grinder/whetstone.
19-23x32cm

Cut off this chain reaction!
(The axe is cutting the chain between the"careless" hand and red cross-shaped weightmarked "injury.")
1927
23x31cm

(In tunnel construction) Make sure to knock off
the unstable rocks and examine a point for
digging before start digging a hole for anexplosive.
1927
23x32cm

Neat and appropriate clothes for safety first.
1927
23x32cm(No text. Workers crowding around a fallenworker. Above, a bloody shirt hangs besides ahuge motor-like apparatus.)
1927
23x32cm(Vertical text) Eradicate the calamities offlying objects(Horizontal text) Please implement safety
devices as soon as possible.
1927
23x32cmCleanandOrganized:

Startwithyoursurroundings.
1927
23x31cm

Accidents: There is not a minute for respite.
1927
23x31cm(Text on the round arrow) Safety,(Text below the arrow) Danger.
1928
48x64cm(Horizontal text on top) Don't overlook thesmallest of matters.
(Vertical text on right) The rift in the rope will
cut off your life.
(Vertical text on left) Lifeline: Maintain it
without compromise.
(Horizontal text at bottom) Danger
1928
48x65cm

(Vertical text on right) Secure the scaffold.
(Vertical text on left) Watch your footing.
1928
47x65cm(Page on Right) Unstable rocks-- Dangerous(Page on Left) Jumping on-- Dangerous
1928
63x47cm

It is imperative to have tools inspected andrepaired.
(Text in red circle, upper left-hand) You surely
do not do things like this.
(Vertical text) But if your tools are faulty, theresult will be the same.
1928
47x64cm(Top half): Headpiece and Armor(Bottom half): For this job, protective armor!
1928
47x65cm

(Page on Right)(Vertical text in red) For Safety(Page on Right) (Horizontal text in blue) Take
wide turns at corners. Put flags at the tip oflong objects. It only takes a single vocalizationof notification--don't(Page on Left)(Bubble text on top) This way of connecting
conveyor belts….
(Text at bottom) You must be careful as well.
1928
64x47cm
Don't remove shavings with your fingers. Usepieces of wood.
1928
47x64cm(Text on top): Prevent Accidents(Vertical text, in haiku form): Do not neglectinspection before work.
1929
46x63cm

Don't remove safety devices for a smallinconvenience.
1929
46x64cm

Pay attention to unkept hair. A single strand
could take your life. Protect yourself bywearing a hat.
1929
47x64cm

If you fear fire accidents, then first organize
inflammable materials.
1929
47x63cm(Text on top): Carelessness is the cause fordebacle.
(Text at bottom): Do not smoke in prohibitedareas.
1929
47x63cm(Characters on top): Safety(Characters in the middle, split into twocircles): Danger(Text at bottom): Turn the power off before
touching or changing the belts of themachinery.
1930
47x64cm

(Horizontal text on top): Disorder of materials
and tools is the source for great disaster.
(Vertical text): Disorderly stowage will tumble
with the smallest of vibrations.
1930
47x64cm(Vertical text on right): To put on safety
goggles(Vertical text on left): Or to lose your vision.
1930
47x64cm(Vertical text in the middle of the poster): It is
important to pay attention to methods ofstowage.
(Top right hand corner): Do not allow it toprotrude out to passageways.
(Bottom right): Pay attention to your footing.
(Top left hand corner): Do not block emergency
exits and access.
(Bottom left): Do not heap too high.
1930
47x64cm(Right half of the poster): As monkeys fall fromtrees(Left half of the poster): Skilled workers may
also, from being off-guard,…
(Based on the proverb, "Monkeys also fall off
from trees," which means that even the mostskilled or experienced may, at times, fail or inthis case, get injured.)
1930
47x64cm

It'sdangerous

tochatwhile

operatingmachinery!
1930
46x64cm

Stop littering rags and scraps. Designate acontainer for safety first!
1930
47x64cm"Be wary of fire" Instead of hanging it on thewall, affix it to your heart.
1931
47x63cm

Dangerous! Don't work underneath a crane!
1931
46x63cm

(Vertical text in white): Pay attention when
you have the power switch in your hand.
(Vertical text in red): This one hand can be thesource of a debacle.
1931
46x64cm

Pay more attention as you become a seasoned
hand.
1931
47x63cm(Vertical text onright):

She'sworrying

whether you were injured at work
(Vertical text on left): Coming home late fromwork!
(Text on top, in white): Injury, Hospitalized.
1931
47x64cm

Caution upon caution--be wary of fire.
1931
47x64cm(Text on top) Safety is efficient.
(Text on right): For machinery, there are safety
devices.
(Characters depicted infoundation of acceleration

motors):The(Text on left): For the body, there are protective
apparel.
1932
45x63cm(Horizontal text): A boastful adventure(Vertical text): A sad injury
1932
47x64cmCalm down, don't lose your head.
1932
46x63cm(Vertical text): Don't think of it as just a spark,
but the mother of fires.
(Horizontal text): Don't
extinguish it.
1932
46x62cm

throw

it

out,

(Horizontal text): The assumption that noinjuries will visit(Vertical text): Will invite it
1933
47x63cm(Text, on upper left hand corner): Check every
tool before using it.
(Text, on lower right hand corner): Defective
tools are the source of injury.
1933
46x64cm

Even the smallest injury needs to receive
adequate treatment.
1933
47x63cm

Involving oneself in other people's work isunnecessary.
1933
46x63cm

Don't leave inflammable materials spread out.
1933
46x63cm(Horizontal text, on top): You can't see with anartificial eye(Diagonal text): Protect your eyes!
(Text at bottom): It is imperative to wear
protective/safety glasses/goggles.
1934
45x62cm(Vertical text on far right, in blue): Do notneglect organizing and cleaning up pathways.
(Vertical text on right, in black): Inattention
and daydreaming are the source for greatinjury.
(Vertical text on left, in blue and white):
Danger!
(Vertical text on far left, in white): Watch yourfooting
1934
45x62cm(Vertical text, in red): Taking matters into yourown hands is the source of injury.
(Vertical text, in white): Amateurs, do not
attempt steam and electronic repairs on yourown. Ask the person in charge to fix it for you.
1934
46x62cm(Text, from top left hand corner): Safety Day-Injuries come aroundforgetting about it.

whenyoustart

1934
47x63cm(From top): Cleanliness, Organization, Bewareof Fire.
1934
47x63cm(Horizontal text): Long sleeves, long apron
string(Vertical text): Are the source for injury
1934
47x62cmTake care of machinery, and be careful during
work.
1934
46x62cm

Watch your footing when using the stairs!
1935
46x63cm(Horizontal text in black, and vertical text inred): Be careful not to run, slip and fall.
(Text at bottom, in black): Spilled oil or water
should be wiped up immediately.
1935
46x62cm(Vertical text, in yellow, on top): Consider themachinery and tools as part of yourself.
(Horizontal text at bottom): Always make aninspection prior to usage, and take good careof them.
1935
47x63cm(Horizontal text on top): Determine a storage
space for inflammable chemicals.
(Vertical text, in white): The source for fires.
1935
46x62cm

(Horizontal text, on top, in white): Whenchecking for gas leaks,(Horizontal text, at bottom, in red): use soap
water.
(Circulartext,towards

thetop):Itisdangerous to check with a match! Explosion!
1936
46x62cm(Horizontal text in blue to vertical text inwhite): Trolleys and cars--watch out for eachother.
(Horizontal text in black): Don't forget tosignal at intersections, and proceed slowly.
Even if you're in a hurry, yield for a second
with a smile.
1936
45x62cm

Arm your body with protective goggles and amask.
1936
46x62cm