Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
SAFETY COUNCIL
WARNS ABOUT
WINTER MISHAPS
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Of accidents accentuated by icy
walks and stairs. The sight of a
man failing the air like Dutch
windmill. in an attempt to keep his
balance, may be a side-splitting
scene in the movies, but i'm industry
1t may be the fOre-runner of a lost
time accident-perhaps a cOmpensa-
tiOn case. Falls on ice, Of course.
are as likely to occur in public
places as in the plant grounds.
Fortunately. the remedy is simple
"a sprinklin of sand, ashes, coarse
salt, or calcium chloride. The house
holder can apply it just as easily on
the walks and stairs about his home
as the handy man can about the
plant. If possible, it is wise to pre-
vent ice from accumulating in the
first place by draining pools of wa
ter during a thaw, by levelling off
sUnken places in the ground, or by
repairing depressed or broken sec
tiOns of sidewalk or driveway.
Contrary to the assumption of
some persons, handrails on outdoor
stairways are not a concession to
the aged and the infrm Anyone will
find them useful in an emergency.
and thus they should be examined
and made rigid. If ladders must be .
used outdoors. where the ground .
may be frozen or slippery. they .
should have spiked feet.
Mats inside the door, where snow
covered shoes may be scraped, will
keep slippery pools from forming
within buildings.
A hazard more serious than is
generally realized is that of falling
icicles. The icy spears sometimes
grow to prOdigiOus proportions. and.
broken off by their own weight,
right infiiCt serious and even fatal
injuries on passersby.
Generally these jagged crystal
masses accumulate because self
cleaning caves troughs have not yet
been devised. or because no trOughs
rave been provided on a building at
ILL., Once the icicles have formed.
however, Il is advisable to remove
hem before they become an active
menace. The most direct and prac-
ical method is to dislodge them ,
With a long pole. Though the pro-
'ess is simple, the man selected for
t obviously should not be the type
Who would saw off a limb on which
Ie happened 70 be sitting.
Like many beautiful things. snow
nay be very treacherous. Because it
nay conceal patches of ice or OBJ
on the ground. it should
e removed In places where persons
nay walk OF drive.
On Christmas cards a snOw-cOver-
roof looks picturesque. but actu- |
lily roofs have buckled and c0llaps-
d under the heavy weight Of snow.
IN large. fat roofs particularly,
reat quantities of snow should not
e permitted to accumulate.
The first snowfall is a signal for l.
etter personal hygiene. for snow y
Iay mean wet feet, with a cold or l
leumonia in the background. q
Shoveling snow is vigorous exer- y
Sc, and those doing it should be s
lreful to avoid strain. No one 0
iOuld attempt 1t if he has weak s
,art or high blOOd-pressure. =
When the mercnry shrivels up in
10 ball of the thermometer. and the
,rth wind penetrates like dagger
yards multiply bewilderingly.
Perhaps the most common danger tC
fire. For centuries man has been al
Hiding fires. yet he has not learned "
do It safely. Some of the most
,viOus dangers, such as the suicidal fe
actice of starting a fire with gasO- hi
le or kerosene, are still cOurted- m
It not often by the same person. CT
res have also been started in tO
mes and industrial and CONNER at
al buildings by forcing heating tn
ants in excessively cold weather. 81
! improperly insulated chimney or in
or accumulations of
OF will likewise pave the way for Al
undesired fire. al