Evening journal., 1914-01-02
B.6O.ADVANCES.
SAFETY WORK
committee Has Elaborate Plans
for Keeping Accidents at
Low Mark
MOVEMENT HAS
BENEFITED THE ROAD

BALflAiORt. Jan. 3. Under plans
nadc public bN the Baltimore and OhiV
System in q circular announcing the ne.
organization and broadening OF The
scope Of the safety lirst work che
company u-hcrod in thc new year By
starting The most -N.trmatic cdmpuier
against accident aud their causes, rcjue
ing the injuries to pclrons. damage to
property aud Improving the sanitary
conditions ui railroad employment ln q
way never hriafc undertaken by rail
rond COMPANY.
ln outlining ,he reorganization of the
general safety committee along lines
Vhirh nave the full approval of prcsi-
dent Daniel Willard. Nicc-prcsidcut y.
W. Thompson. hrad oi the operating
department ol ihc Baltimore aud Ohio
lines. states that thc committee viii Voc
composed oi scron ucmbors. Including a
chairman end an official from the trans
portntiOn motive power. maintenance ~
way. stations and traiiir and thc relief
dep.gtmrnts and formcr Inspector OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
all oi whom viii hc relieved of other
duties and devote their entire time 20
studying the questions Of same opera
tion There win al-p bee an 'dVisoty
committee acting iu conjunction with the
general safety committee.
Tho General Safety Committee Is j.
G.. pnngborn. chairman: H. r. SEQ
vie tor several years a division su
pcrintendeut representing the trans
portation department.; John Hair,
formerly superintendent of motive
power. representine The meohan cal
branch Of the service; W. McC. Bond
formerly division engineer, rep g e-
senting the maintenance OF way de-
partment. j. r. Campbell, Of several
years experience as an agent. repre-
senting the stations and traffic de-
pariment: Dr. T. A. Bartlett repre-
sentns the relief department and
matters Of sanitation, and Z G..
Craig, who for the past nine years.
has been an Inspector OF railway
safety appliances IN the employ o..
the government
The advisory committee consists of
A. Hunter Boyd Jr..oi the law depart
meui OF the company. and chair
man of the Baltimore and Ohio Gen
eral Safety Committee. when the work
was ingugurated nearly three years
ago; j. W. Coon, OF the operating de-
nar'ment. also for year or more
chairman OF the safety First Move
ment and DR.. J. r. Toarney. Of the
relief department. and Formerly mem
ber Of thc General Committee,
One day each month will be dcs g.
mated as Safety Day ON each divi ion
when the members of The General
Safety Committee viii confer with To-
cal committeeman make an inzp c.
/ ton Of terminals. yards, shops sta
] D. Iu ..fII tslI T.
road property. II is expected that t1c
General Safety Committee viii
spend large part ol the time on the
road during The next several months
putting in complete organization
and becoming familiar with condi-
lions on all parts OF the system
lc plan decided upon hy the Eulti-
more anil Ohio ststcni In minimizing the
numhcr oi accidents Go passengers. EN-
ploye- nni others embraces the most inn.
rurtant innovation in CHS pluse OF rail
road circles tor the first time, the
members OF tie safety committee will
le'otcoll of thcir time TO the question.
of imprO, rg the -nfety uf its patrons
aud The mcu who 0peiatc the properties.
Three year, ago the Baltimore and Ohio
established safety cunWttccs. tine coni-
pany having been the first TO start upon
the work under the direction OF a regular
department of Che service aud the first
company IN the East to begin the movie
mcnt in any FORM. During the time That
the "saicta frit' propaganda has been
in effect there lla been a material re-
intio1 in the number OF accidents as
Well as in their seriousness; and il was
in view of these results TINT the organi-
1ation Just aunouncod wa- determined
upon. The report of the general safety
committee covering the ycar 1918 staies
that there was a reduction of 20 per cent
in the number OF accidont in the 'act
% large increase IN train mileage.
In conlmcndiHe the new oganilai 'or
of the safety department 10 the en-
plovcs. Vice President Thompson say
in closing; .fhc saicicv first move
mcut IS of mutual intcest to the en-
ploycs and the company. and 10y com
certcd efforts OF officers and employees
results of the greatest movement mn,
DE accomplished IN this manner II j.
felt that the public win be impressed
with stronger feeling Of confidence 10
the Baltimore and Ohio service and th'
results viii. Justify serious thought an,
mntrne diligence iu safety matters ol
-thc part Of every employee