Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT is DOING

o. implsmsnts ana tns quantities Of
JUNK that oAn be used ct the foundry
or handled by the dealer.
sr GS0P e. S.a. + :; :sop1d
be taken. the oflcials urge. not TO over:
whel,n the furnace or consunner by Al
shipping at once, 30 that too great
quantities are delivered within . short
period, for 1t 10 important to bear in
mind that many foundfies may not
have the junk capacity or extra labor
needed to assort and break mp great
quantities Of scrap when It 10 delivered.
years been made in organising and
conducting safety work
Safety Work in minss this result
~, being achieved BY thu
II AA0es' efforts Of mining COM
panie4 which have been quick to adopt
tho many desirable safety measures.
such az the creating Of safety depart
ments and the requiring Of more care
ful supervision at the mines; by the
passage Of improved mining Laws and
their strict enforcement, and by car
rying on Of extended educational work
among the miners themselves. The
work has been fostered under tho direc-
ton Of experts Of the bureau OF mines.
The Ho5. : 81 .na 81 tn ns
panies and their employees how to or.
ganize to prevent accidents, many OF
which are duo to carelessness and are.
therefore, avoidable. has been pFt-
It Is recognised by all those who
know anything about mining that pre-
ventable mine accidents are generally
attributed to carelessness, insufficient
tees. lack Of safeguards, Violation Of
Instructions. Indifference, defective
equipment, use of intoxicants. and the
safety-drst movement aims at mini.
mixing such preventable accidents. It
Is said by officials In close touch with
such work that In some Of the leading
industries safety campaigns have re-
suited in reducing by so per cent and
even 20 per cent the number Of acci-
ally for saat ps ss Of os: years. son0
Those who have undertaken much Of
this safety-hrst work say that the In
spirattonal force In q campaign must
be the president or owner. and should
eral manager, superintendent, foreman
and subordinates, ind expression
through the medium Of rigid inspeo-
ton. tho installation Of safety appli-
snces safety committees. the posting
the care Of the injured and such edu-
cational means as lectures, rallies and
miners field meets.
II - suggested tnaC II the company
Is large enough and operates several
mines, that there should be a safety
department in charge Of a SAFETY in
spector or engineer, who should devote
his entire time to safety work In
smaller concerns. Of course, the safety
work may be more closely associated
with the operating department..
An essential element, naturally, In
promoting safety in mines is the CO.
operation Of the men themselves, which
may DO secured by recognising and re-
warding individual effort toward accident
prevention. Many companies, it appears
are encouraging the safety movement by
paying their foremen and assistant fore
men a bonus each month for good rec
ords In preventing accidents during any
one working month. and an additional
bonus for record entirely free for q
period OF six months or more One large
company, 1t is stated. has maintained a
bonus system for four and q half years
at cost Of Is cents a ton of coal pro-
duced.
1t is believed. however, that the safe
~ movement may be promoted best
through the education Of the miners SO
that they may know clearly how to dc
their daily work with greater personal
safety.