The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-12
industrial
Conference
Program Set
Earl Shedd Helps
Arrange New Haven
Safety Sessions

The FIRST Connecticut industrial
Safety Conference planned BY the
Connecticut Safety Society and CO.
operating agencies. win BE- held IN
the Hotel Taft. New Haven. Tues
day. March 10.
Roy Perry. safety supervisor AZ
the Electric Boat Company. Grolon.
and chairman OF publicity fer the
conference made this announces
ment following q dinner meeting
Of the directors Of the society at
The Graduates Club in New Haven
last night
The conference marks q mile
stone In the advancement Of In
dustrial safety In Connecticut. II
Is also the realization Of long
desired ambition OF the pait Of
Everett W. Martin OF the Liberty
Mutual Insurance Company. New
Haven. Leroy McCarty OF the
Remington Arms Company. Bridge
port. Earl c. Shedd q the u S.
Rubber Company. Naugatuck. and
Russell DeReamer Of the General
Electric Corporation. Bridgeport, 70
hold such a conference. These men,
long active In safety, planned q
Connecticut Industrial Safety Con-
ference last year. but a government
order later banned such confer
ences.
Those charged with the program
for the conference are r. DeRcamer
and A. p. Lombard. Jr. and they
advise those planning 10 attend the
conference 10 ccme prepared to
spend the day. The program pian-
ned provides those interested In
Industrial Safety with an oppor-
tunity TO hear speakers Of outstand-
ing prominence discuss, openly and
frankly. the safety and health pro-
grams and problems existing In
both large and small industrial
plants In Connecticut today.
The program will open with a
! morning session on 'sTrainirg
For Safety" Three men who are
/ recognized as authorities in safety
engineering will deliver papers on
problems IN this field. Dr. Albert 8.
Gray director Of the State Depart
ment of Health and chairman 81
the afternoon session will have a.
speakers two Of the profcssion's
most able industrial physicians. A
discussion will follow each paper in
both TIE morning and aiteFn0on
sessions as time permits. A dinner
Is planned for the evening and q
speaker. representing MANAGEMENT.
will discuss "Management's Place
in the Industrial Safety Program. =
Plans for the program are progress-
ing very rapidly and the names Of
tbs speakers and the subjects they
viii discuss should BE- ready for
publication soon.
Other appointments AT last
nights meeting we're 70 place I. j,
McCaTty In charge Of registration
and Fred Sehatzman Of the Chance
Vought Aircraft. stratford, IN
charge Of arrangements.
Paul Roberts az the Chemical
Division. U, 8. Rubber Co, Maui
gatuek. and chairman Of the eduea-
ton committee Is receiving e0n~
tTblutions from memhers Tor the
Journal and William Knaut. SOUTH
ern New England Telephone Co.
executive In New Haven and editor
Of the Soeiety's Journal, Is charged
with the responsibility Of having
the Journal ready for Distribution
at the conference,
The next meeting OF the Con.
neetieut Safety Society viii hf
Tuesday, February 10. A. lhlz
meeting mmehers present will he
given a full and ANAL report IA
the arrangements and program foi
the conference.
A. y, Lombard, chairman Of the
program committee; =, w. Martin
president, l., J, Mccarthy. vice.
president. y. Shedd, secretary,
treasurer; h, DeReameF, manager
william Knaut, editor and v, J
Hanson r. Perry, y, Sehatmnall
and y, Butler, directors. attendee
last nights nesting