The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-05-06
c. F. KENT IS A SPEAKER
Milwaukee Man Tells of the Safety
First Organization Completed by
Great Company in South Milwaukee
MANY Attend the Conference.

Last night the Safety Round Iable
organization composed of the superin-
tendents and foremen Of the various
industries in Kenosha, met in regular
session at the Elks Club for discussion
on subject elbow to Organize for
Safety"
g. f. Kent Of the Bucyrus company,
South Milwaukee, was the speaker of
the evening and his address on the
safety organization Of his company and
the results obtained, was very instruc-
tive and interesting. Statistics snow
ing results obtained over a period Of
five years were given. These statistics
were carefully tabulated and showed
where this company had succeeded in
reducing its accidents in the neighbor-
hood Of sixty-five per cent. Mr.. Kent
stated that during the year, September
1910 to September 1911, there were III
accidents suffered by their employees
each one Of which caused over seven
days time to be lost. The following
year this number was cut down to III,
the next year the number ran to 40,
increase being explained as due to the
fact that over 400 more men were car
ried on their payroll during this period.
Year Just passed closed with 81 and
for the past eight months but "a
had happened
TO demonstrate that it is necessary
to adopt other means than mechanical
guards for the successful prevention of
accidents, Mr.. Kent stated that out of
LIZA accidents reported during one
year but seven could have been pre-
vented by such guards and of 624 dur
ing another year but five could have
been prevented.
Mr.. Kent spoke Of the various means
adopted to gain the cooperation of
superintendent foremen and men in
the matter of accident prevention, of
how prizes were given to departments
making the best showing and of how
men of each department enthusiastical-
ly labored to have their department.
show nearer the top of the list than
the bottom and the incidents cited of
friendly competition between men,
foremen, etc, were indeed interesting.
Following Mr.. Kent Deputy State
Factory Inspector D. d, Evans made a
short address. Mr.. Evans, having had
charge of the district within which Ke-
nosha is located for the past eleven
years, was well known to all the men
present. Mr.. Evans was not hesitant
in stating that Kenosha manufacturers
ranked high in the work which had
been done for safety and his remarks
as to the safety organizations of other
industries throughout the state, which
he has been studying for number Of
years, together with those Of Mr.. Kent,
brought home the fact that to be thor
ough in this direction 1t would be nee
essary for Kenosha manufacturers to
follow in the footsteps of others, pro-
fitting by their mistakes, and to this
end representative of each industry
in the city was elected and appointed
to act as the link between the Safety
Round Table organization and the
heads of his plant and to each was
given the duty of perfecting shop
safety organization insofar as his shop
was concerned.
The idea of the Safety Round Table
is to have a place for the foremen
and superintendent to gather once
monthly for the purpose of discussing
matters pertinent to the accident pre-.
vention. The next meeting is schedul-
ed for the first Tuesday in June.