Evening journal., 1913-09-23
SAFETY BOOK
FOR employees
OF The PENNSY
Booklet Of Suggestions for
Avoiding Accidents Urge
Greater Caution
SAFETY APPLIANCES HAVE
NOT ANSWERED PURPOSE

A new booklet entitled Safety Hints
and Suggestions For the Prevention OF
Personal Injury Accidents" prepared
by the Pennsylvania railroad TO further
the safety frst movement is now being
distributed among the employees OF the
various divisions and branches Of the
system. One hundred thousand copies
Of the pamphlet are being distributed
among the officers and men OF tho
company on the lines east of Pitts
burrh. The announcement Of the dis
tribution follows tour OF inspection
made by Vice President Atterbury,
General Manager Long, Superintendent
Of Transportation Sheafer and Super
intendent OF Telegraph johnson. The
tour was made in the interest Of ex-
tending of safety first"
The booklet is well prepared with
80 pages of information covering the
various departments of the railroad
employees work. A classification OF con
tents is in the back Of the book. The
following is list Of the subjects COW
cred under the various precautions
General suggesting for road and yard
safety committees right of-way, opera
tion. unsafe practices electrical trans
portation, sanitary conditions, hygiene,
first aid, trespassing, general sugges
tions for safeguarding machinery and
shop conditions, applicable to oil plants,
specinl safety precautions--ehop. The
work is one Of the most complete ever
prepared in the furtherance Of the safe
ty FIRST movement
In the past year the Pennsylvania
railroad has made an investigation of
every accident that has occurred upon
the road, the most trivial as well as
the gravest And each of these acci-
dents have been probed TO the bottom
TO the end OF ascertaining the remotest
cause and contributing factors. For
merly it was thought sufficient TO know
the Immediate cause but the scope OF
this investigation included the con
tributing elements as well, in order
that recurrence by them might be pre-
vented Every practice which causes
every kind of accident that occurs on
railroad property was studied and the
lessons drawn from this study set down,
in the form Of suggestions for preven-
tion, in " pages Of this little book.
Probably 20 yer cent OF all acci-
dents on the road In 1919, the PAM
phlet says. could have been prevented
by the exercise Of caution. In the
course OF an Introductory word ad-
dressed to the employees Of the Penn
sylvania railroad General Manager S.
c. Long speaks as follows:
THE business of Transporting re-
Quires that more than ordinary pre-
caution shall be taken to safeguard
operation from accidents. and while
IN all railroad operations the safety of
passengers is the first consideration,
the problems presenting in protecting
its employe in many respects are
identical and in safeguarding the lat
ter the safety Of the public is also
largely secured
Safety in railroad operation is not
a question OF safeguards. but Of intel
lgent caution constantly exercised.
Notwithstanding that in no other
country have appliances for safeguard
ing railroad transportation been so
highly developed the number Of acci
dents reported each year shows a con
tinued Increase for which It Is difficult
70 account. except on the grounds o
carelessness or neglect on the part of
some OF the employees themselves, and
the ultimate aim OF the safety work Is
70 develop in each employe a sense Of
personal responsibility, not alone IN
taking measures for his own safety,
but for that Of his fellow employe as
we'll
II is the duty OF every man not only
70 use his best endeavors TO prevent
accidents by utilizing safety devices
himself and watching that they are
kept In first class working order. by
carrying out strictly all orders looking
70 prevention Of accidents. but Il is his
duty to himself as we'll as his fellow
workmen 10 keep others from danger
from negligence. ignorance and reck-
lessness. Il is important 10 remember
that men taking chances not only en-
danger their own lives. but frequently
expose others to danger"