Evening star., 1951-11-11
Farley Urges
More Funds for
Industry Safety
Conference Sees
Great Necessity for
Expended Program

Exponoed Program
The first District Conference on
Industrial Safety called on the
Commissioners and Congress yes
terday to provide more money to
the Minimum Wage and Industrial
Safety Board for an expanded
safety program.
The conference. at the close OF
a day-long session in the District
Building, adopted resolution as
seMing the talks had demon
strated "the great necessity" for a
broader safety program. This
would call for expanded activity
by the board, it said.
Resolutions Listed.
Other resolutions introduced by
Mrs. Albert w. Atwood, resolutions
committee chairman. and ap-
proved by the conference in
icluded:
A call for appointment Of an
advisory committee by the board
to work with it on future annual
conferences.
Request for appointment by the
board Of fact-f1nding committee
representative of the interests in
Ivolved to explore all accident
problems in the District. Its
studies would include the ade-
quacy of safety programs in trade
and labor organizations here.
safety education and training pro-
grams in schools, and the work
load on the safety staff of the
board.
Cooperation Proposed.
Proposal that the board cooper
ate with the Apprenticeship Coun-
Icil in educating apprenticeship
committees and individual en-
Iployers, cooperating in training
apprentices under the District
law. in the Importance of having
apprentices carefully trained in
safety measures.
The conference was told that
more than 10000 workers were in
jured. SO fatally. in this area
during 1850.
Summarizing the conference,
Engineer Commissioner Bernard L.
Robinson said the Commissioners,
who sponsored it with representa-
tives Of management, labor and
the public, were Fundamentally
behind the move to reduce indus
trial accidents.
Advocates 6-Point Plan.
| He said If the six-point pre-
scription for better safety con-
Iditions suggested by Fred c.
Thomas. director of the boards
industrial safety division, were
adopted by most establishments
here he felt I'VE will be well on
the way to marked reduction in
the number of work accidents"
This prescription called for:
Assignment of responsibility for
safety. providing safe working
conditions. making regular safety
inspections. giving safety instruc-
tions to employees. keeping ade-
quate accident records, and main
tanning interest in a safety
program.
Intelligent and sincere co-opera-
ton between management and la
Dor is great need in any effective
program to reduce accidents. Gen.
Robinson observed. adding 1T has
been shown that here is an en-
tirely non-controversial field where
both the employer and the en-
ploye have mutual desire to stop
needless death and injury at the
bench"
Asserts Public Is Aroused.
Nothing that the meeting in
cluded representatives of a cross
section Of business, industrial and
labor interests in the District, Gen.
Robinson said:
I Your attendance is the best
/ indication that the people of the
District are aroused to the prob
lem and wish for action to remedy
! the situation"
j Among the points made in a
panel discussion were that the
most important man in an indus
trial safety program is the presi-
dent Of the company. If he is not
sold on the program, he need not
be surprised if his whole organiza-
ton shows the same apathy,
speakers said.
1t was pointed out also that one
problem is a tendency of many
workers to defy danger.
Moderator Vincent P. Ahearn.
executive director of the Presi-
dents Conference on Industrial
Safety, made the point he did not
believe that data would bear out
that elderly and handicapped
workers were accident prone"
He said he felt industry must
see that the community would not
tolerate a company with a bad