Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-04-10
SAFETY FIRST"
IS The EFFORT
Division Committee OF Safe
ty First" Organization OF
Z. p. & s. w. in Bisbec
Yesterday
WOULD PROTECT LIFE


Safety First" committee OF the West.
ern division Of the III Paso and South.
western Railway system, reached
Bisbec yesterday jdst before noon,
coming from Douglas where the com.
mittee arrived On Tuesday from Ell
Paso. After lunch the committee
inado a thorough inspection OF all
aiiFoad departing in the Warren
district from the B!sbee depot to
he freight yards az Don Luis. The
committee is composed of representa-
Is OF each department on the Mest
,rn division. II was headed by Division
superintendent F. B. King and ac
soiapanied by Edward L. Tinker, safe
superintendent OF the entire system
nd who has been in charge OF the
work OF perfecting this safety first
organization on the Southwestern.
rrainmaster Effort. Of Douglas. was
also in the party yesterday. Following
is list OF the committee which went
on yesterday Afternoon to Tucson;
Inspection of Track-F Flomerfelt,
chairman, J. Weich, S. r. Phillips.
Stations. Grounds and Stock Yards
w w Windham, chairman, p Z.
Gentine. r. T Greene.
nCundh0dses and Mechanical Build.
lgs-T E. Merritt, chairman, A. II.
Struthers, j. T. Murphy.
Water Cranes and Pump Houses
I'm. Bolton, chairman o. c. Horton,
. r. Klingensmith.
Yards. H. Curlee. chairman, " A.
Wood. j. c. Bach.
Repair Traeks-Fred Bottoms
sairman, Robt Martin, C. y. Effort.
Wires and Other Obstructions. w
James, Chairman, r. z. Halter.
The chairman OF each sub-commiL
II the next Western Division safety
committee meeting which win be held
at the Y NJ. c. A. IN Douglas at : p
m. on April 25th.
Scope Of inspection
The committee is covering the Ell
tire western division and making a
close study OF every condition in every
department, Including methods OF
train operation, switching facilities
and methods, tracks, shops, round
houses, methods and facilities for
loading and unloading cars, with the
purpose Of discovering causes which
may result in accident OF injury
many kodak pictures are being taker
Of dangerous conditions
Safety Work is New
Edward L. Tinker, safety supervisor
OF the Southwestern system, told the
Review yesterday that the work OF
preventing accidents through organi.
zation of safety committees on rail.
roads is comparatively new. the first
! organization OF the kind being per.
fected by the Pennsylvania sy stem
TWO years ago. On that system las
year through the Safety First" com.
mittee organization in the shop where
are employed $4,000 men the decrease
OF accidents last year, over the year
previous amounted to sc per cent. by
! similar organization on the Frisco
system last year the number of IA
-alities were reduced 43 per cent anu
he number of accidents were re.
duced % per cent.
"The purpose Of the II Paso G.
/ Southwestern Safety First committee
rganization,' said Mr. Tinker yester
lay, "is to provide better protection
'or the employees in every occupation
and the company is doing all possi
| Die 20 instill into every cmploye the
/ recessity for constant cnre for his
,wn safety and also for the safety OF
lis fellow workmen.
Many railroad men do not realize
| the constant presence of danger which
attends railroading. On the South
western last year, or for The year end
ing June 80, 1912. one Out Of every
| train and switchman was injured; one
Of every 1888 trainmen was killed
one out of every 1000 trackmen was
| killed; one out Of every 3 of all tbs
| employees and officials was injured anC
5ne cut OF every $40 OF all employe!
as killed
of the four fatal accidents that oc
/ Cured three were due to the careless
/ ness Of the man killed and Of the tOta
! Of 459 accidents resulting in injurie.
/ 24g were due. primarily. to careless
| ness and negligence and Of the BE-!
ance more than one-half could have
been prevented by a little more eau
! ton on the part of the injured men o.
their fellow employees.
| Isn't IL about time for us all to &c
| o work in a combined effort OF al
/ interested to discover and eliminate
| every possible element OF danger.
| THE name of the Safety organ1za
ion is TO cut down this large number
II deaths and injuries, which entail
orrow and suffering on so many goo,
abroad men and their families, BY Sc
curing more vigilance and co-opera
ion among all employees Ct the sys
tenn in preventing personal Injuries
| 4 every kind.
The company has promoted this or
ganization. primarily, for the EN-
ployes, the ones that are getting
killed and injured. Every time an ex
i-nerfencsd me- - tailed IT injured, !
green man tsses his place, and
snow spfy ws.I I..sse ,.-as increases
the risk Of every man working viii
him"
General Safety Committee
The Safety First" organization OF
the Southwestern system is undel
the control and direction Of the fol
| lowing general committee
II. J. Simmons. general manager
chairman.
G. ?. Hawks. general superintend
ent
j. L. Campbell. chief engineer o
! maintenance OF way.
T. Paxton. superintendent of motive