Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17
FOREMEN HEAR ABOUT
SAFETY MEASURES
Manager Of National Council
Shows Things to be Done
and Avoided.

Thrive hundred foremen representing
all the industrial plants Of this city made
their way through the rain and storm
last night 20 the High School, Auditorium
To hear &. W Price, the general manager
of the National Safety Council deliver
an address on "The Foreman The Key
Man" The address was the first OF
series of ten Of Foreman Safety course
to be given this winter.
In opening his address MIR Price point
cd out three facts which stood ont prom
incntlv az the result OF safety work since
It's Inauguration thirteen years ago. FIRST.
II provided a common meeting ground
for employer and employe with complete
understanding Of their respective motives
Second, il demonstrated that three
fourths Of the deaths and accidents IN
industry can be eliminated. That mean-
that out Of the % 900 victims OF industrial
accidents 10000 could have been saved,
and 375,000 Of the 100000 who were in-
i,ired could have escaped If proper steps
had been taken TO safeguard them.
Third, Many companies by reducing
the number Of deaths and injuries from
fiftv 20 ninety percent increased the
dividends Thus making safety an in
deepepsable asset to profitable shop.
Turning directly to the subject Of his
address the speaker put this question to
his audience, What IL the Real Secret
az getting the workman Interested IN
Safety?" The real secret, he said, lis the
attitude of the manager of the plant and
thf foreman II the manager does every
thing possible To cover up dangerous
places and eliminate death traps, ne can
convince the men that the company IS
sincere The forman must represent the
attitude OF the company toward safety
The men do not have the opportunity 10
come in contact with the managers and
sunariutendeut and the forrnan must be
the medium between them and the work
men. As minor official he must not re-
gard the men as merely hands with check
numbers but as human beings who value
their lives and who have Others depen-
dent upon their efforts.
There are many other ways IN which
the foreman can help the safety movement
in his plant. First, set an example by
putting safety above production. Second,
keen a sharp lookout for all points OF
danger and have them eliminated as soon
MS possible Third, study the machines The
foreman must not simply tell the men to be
careful but he must study the machines
and show the workmen how to be care
full LASTLY encourage the men 10 make
suggestions so that they will be an active
factor in the safety promoting the safety
movement
"a report of the North Western Rail
road shows that geo Of the employees OF
! the road were on various safety commit
| tees. and through the efforts OF these
| committees ninety per cent OF the safety
work was accomplished. These committees
made 5000 suggestions and all but 700
/ were accepted.
/ Does the foreman quite realize his
moral respon.ibility?" the speaker asked
/ in concluding his address. There are ap-
! proximately 3S, ,O00. 600 workmen in the
United States and 100000 toremen.
/ To make safety success these foTemefi
must realize that the real success of the
! safety movement lies greatly IN their
efforts and that they are responsible foI
| the lives of their employees.
/ According 10 his usual custom MIR
! Price closed his address with statistics
/ of the result of safety work One du Poni
| company ran 700 days without one single
| serious injury or an injury which entaiied
! the loss of single day of the workmen's
/ time Another plant of the same COM
/ pany ran 365 days with the same result
/ In 1918 the American Rolling Mills LOST
2,503 days through accidents with q
correspondingly loss in money OF S23, 600
/ In 1919 after inagurating the safety move
ment this loss was cut down teSh 800 ano
/ S68 days lost time The Ford Automobile
| Company in 1916 had l04 men iniuree
every 30 days and in 1918 had cut then
number down TO 40 IN the same perlot
of time.
Four former were nominated for tn,
s! advisory board, and the remaining fv,
will be named at the next meeting or
| November % in Odd Fellows Hail The
men nominated were: Gordon Clark
Bancroft Company; Ralph Bowling
Eastern Malleable Iron Company; Eime
Frankhouser, Krebs Chemical Compan,
and Horsce Brown of the Electric Hos
and Rubber Company.