, 1925-08-13
S. BUREAU
MINES SAFETY
CAR in PARCO

Safety car No. 2 of the Bureau of
Mines, Department of the Interior,
under the supervision of X. IL. Mar
shall, engineer in charge, is now in
Parco. There are eleven of these cars
completely equipped, continually
travelling through the various sec
tons of the United States conducting
safety classes, to which about so
percent OF the time is given, the re-
naming 40 percent is used up in
attending and assisting in mine dis
asters and other accidents under
their jurisdiction. In addition to
these safety cars there are 10 safety
stations located in the various min
ing districts where a great number
OF coal mines can be served within
an hour or so after notice has been
received, of accidents or disasters.
X. l.. Marshall. engineer in charge,
V. o. Murray, foreman and VIM.
Halbert. first aid miner are the men
here to conduct the safety classes
which will continue for about three
weeks. A course of five lectures is
being given in the use and applica-
ton of the various and most modern
first aid equipment. The lectures
will be so given that anyone missing
any particular lecture one week can
return and get it the following week.
1t is planned to procure 100 percent
attendance of the refinery workers
and if accomplished the Parco refin-
r will be the first to- reach that
goal. such work carried on by the
Bureau in the oil fields and refiner-
les is practically new. most of their
time having been spent in the coal
mines and railroads. An exception
ally good response has been received
from the oil workers in this work
and results have been very satisfac-
tory.
Statistics show that the loss in &C
cidents to the workingman during
the year mount to approximately
$4,000 600 a week and through the
application OF these first aid meth
DDS a great deal of this amount can
be returned to the pockets Of these
workingmen. The railroads have es-
tablished that rs percent of the acct
dents can be prevented and through
out the last ten years they have cut
their losses rs percent, while the
coal mines have decreased theirs bet
ter tina so percent and are steadily
increasing that cut.
All men in the car are certified
mine officials qualified to take care
of and administer safety work and
are continually employed in that
line.
The car is fully equipped with the
latest oxygen breathing apparatus,
chemical apparatus for the analysis
of mine air. electrical equipment.
geophones for picking up sounds
through 500 feet OF rock and various
kinds OF detectors used in mine safe
ty work. A full line of first aid ma
terial and s~tretchers Ia carried. The
car Is also equipped to take care OF
the men travelling In II. They have
their own cook, sleeping accommo-
dations, and the car is A. modern
and complete As any first class hotel.
The p. and r. Is fortunate In &C.
curing the services OF these mon to
conduct these safety classes and II
Is backing the movement to the best
of Its ability In assisting them to
get a 100 percent attendance to
these classes. They are held twice
a day. from 100 o'clock TO 2:30
y. IN. and from 700 o'clock to 500
y. m. except Saturday and Sunday.
1t is probable that n OF the men
will go to the field and visit the var
ious camps where additional classes
will be conducted.
OIL refinery workers should take
advantage OF this exceptional oppor-
tunity as II Is not only to the bene-
ut OF the company but more 30 to
themselves TO be well versed In this
work for their own protection. phys
ically ms well as financially.