Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-24
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ACCIDENT PREVENTIOS
The Employers g,rategie Position In
the Work Of Prevention


By Ben II. Williams, StatisticiAn
state industrial Accident 'omnission'
To instil into the minds u work
men realization ~ the hazards that
are annually feaping such q grim haf'
vest amongsi the ranks Of the labonng
ela.. 4 the object Of safety education.
For tbis purpose the most convenient
upit is fbe individual plant Each fac.
tors IL. ln sense, an industrial world
INTO ITSELF Each has it. own organ
lzalion and iis own peculiar problems.
I'D each the superintendent or manager
being the power IN control, occupies a
strategic position ia the work Of aeei'
den, prevention Upon biz attitude de-
penis the success or failure Of this
work
MANY employers, realizing this, have
arisen 20 The oecasion with good public
smrit and business insight and have
organized safety campaigns The evil
social Consequences and The waste in
dollars and cents Of industrial accidents
have been materially reduced
~ an Oregon mill. which is con.
tidefrl 20 bc one Of the safest in the
Northwest, the management has taken
The following steps 20 diftuse the
safety spirit Safety meetings are held
about once D. month Prizes. consisting
Of rash, watch fobs, Boost for safety
pencils. etc.. are given 10 tbr men for
paiaewofihy efforts in accident proven
iiou. A conspicuous bulletin board,
showing various pir'uros and posters is
maintained Danger signs are placed boz
different positions around The plant
a safety Bulletin BE- published period
l,sllE a ibumugh inspection ha- been
made by force Df mechanics, and
m0defu safeguard. have been installed
at every possible danger point And
thr result b. that ihe accident rate has
been reduced iu % striking manner
For the purpose Vt gaining o hearty
cooperation mny employers Of the
Northwest have placed vurkmru iu
positions of responsibility boo this work.
lu tbr past ihc workman bar been slow
io rpur. dangerous machinery pr meth
ODDS for fear of Ioung his ioh The
now movement takes The workman iu
as "a pave of tbo inspection force and
encourages hIm to cntrro dangerous
conditions The following description
of the duiies OF ihp Wfrty pommittrr boz
% certain Washington mamlli may be
taken as typical
The r1mmitit, consists of three men
selected b., ite management The
mrWbrp nrr a homie 10 yard fore
mtu uH 90 NatghmaH They Keep O.
HltrhfuI eve over fhr work uud from
tbrlr observations tnd from Wggrsilou
Offered Dog other rmpIolcs thoy make
recommendation Go tho management
They poet bnlIolJu, relating tu safct,
which show thr dangers of the WORK
9nd thr results of accidents ia short
ihry lo everything possible To- elm.
lunir accidents uHi promote proper
sanitary conditions The chairman csfi
mates that ihr uumbrr OF accidents
have been reduced lu ppr cent since the
of lhis committee
Ihcsr arc Instances boo which cm
ploycn have attacked the accident
puhlem eith modern methods and have
su'rcsstull, reduced tho ns,idrnt mtr
So tsr littIv of this work hn been done
ip tho Northwest outside uf the state
of Washington II is 20 br hoped that
Oregon employers will hasten 40 do
their pHft audi ln ihp HIUufb,U az fU...