Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-23
US. WORKING CONDITIONS SERVICE HAS
COME FROM NEEDS SHOWN DURING WAR
Will Investigate Remedy the Health of Workers and Deter
mil to Maintained Various Industries
Grant Hamil of Is Director
in United States Department of Labor.

W OCCupdllOuS WucH OCCupdllOUdl ndZ-
ards are understood. 1t has become
evident that the profession of indus
trial medicine must be developed, that
doctors in plants can assist workers
to protect their health by preventive
far more effectually than by remedial
methods.
The division of industrial hygiene
and medicine will direct the formula
ton of sanitary and health codes for
industries. The direct relation be-
tween health and efficiency is not so
apparent as the results of sudden and
complete disability from accidents. But
the loss from decreased efficiency and
energy among number of workers
extended over long period of time
is far greater than the loss from acci-
dents. Cooperation with the United
States public health service will make
possible extensive research work nee
essary to establish fundamental scien-
tific principles as the basis for proper
working conditions.
Specialists ia Industry.
In addition to the work which the
United States public health service
will perform for the working condi-
tions service, it is also authorized to
do all inspections and Investigations
into matters pertaining to the SANTA
ton of plants engaged in war work
and into the health of workers in such
industries, and into the sanitation and
housing conditions surrounding the
homes of war workers. In addition,
the ordnance department of the war
department has delegated response
bility for mechanical safety in ord
nance plants. A field force of spe-
cialists in industrial hygiene, SANTA
ton, safety and production engineer
ing, technically trained and of broad
practical experience, has been organ
lied which will be under the super
vision of Bernard J. Newman This
| inspection force will necessarily de-
velop data which will be exceedingly
valuable 10 the working conditions
service and TO the bureau of standards
in the formulation of codes, and will
not only give manufacturers expert
service in ways that will help to in
crease production, but will safeguard
! the workers from dangerous health
hazards and occupational injuries.
Safety and Sanitation.
The division of labor administration
will deal with the attitude and policies
of the management toward the en-
ployed and the personal relations be-
tween employers and employed. 1t is
now generally conceded that the man
agement in production has a greater
duty than supplying buildings, mate
rials, tools and hiring and discharging
workers.
Once the principles are established
that there is a money value to the
management in long time service, in
maintaining such relations with en-
ployes that they are willing to con-
tinue in service of a company, and
that placing each worker where he
can do his best work, the management
becomes interested in industrial safety
and sanitation and in the principles of
labor administration, or what is COM
monty known as employment manage
ment
There have been approaches to the
study of labor administration, known
Variously as time studies, scientific
management, fatigue studies, motion
studies, industrial auditing, etc. 1t
has been demonstrated that proper
methods of labor administration re-
suit in increased production and de-
creased cost. Reducing the labor turn
over decreases cost of production. The