. Electric railway journal . corresponding part of 1914, that conditions were made more safe and the men wereurged to use greater care in the performance of theirduties. Comparison of accidents occurring during theyear ending June 30, 1914, with the previous year showsa considerable reduction in the number of serious acci-dents, and it is believed that in a great measure thiswas due to the campaign for safety first. Recently a change has been made in the safetyorganization by abolishing general and division com-mittees. The work is now being handled by thebureau of safety and efficiency, in ch
. Electric railway journal . corresponding part of 1914, that conditions were made more safe and the men wereurged to use greater care in the performance of theirduties. Comparison of accidents occurring during theyear ending June 30, 1914, with the previous year showsa considerable reduction in the number of serious acci-dents, and it is believed that in a great measure thiswas due to the campaign for safety first. Recently a change has been made in the safetyorganization by abolishing general and division com-mittees. The work is now being handled by thebureau of safety and efficiency, in charge of thegeneral claim agent. Suggestions made by the employ-ees are sent to and handled by the superintendent of thedivision or shop, and after being acted upon are for-warded to the general claim agents office with recom-mendation or advice of action taken. All accidents areinvestigated to determine the cause and apply a pre-ventative remedy, and it is expected that by this methodthey will get better and quicker SAFETY FIRST—GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY—SAFE WAY SAFETY FIRST—GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY—DANGEROUSBECAUSE THE BAGGING WILL CATCH BECAUSE THE BOLT HEAD MAY FLY THE BOLT HEAD AND HIT SOMEONE while the injuries decreased from 131 to latter company makes it a point to analyze everyaccident in circular letters to all employees interested. The safety first organization on the Spokane &Inland Empire Railroad at Spokane and Oregon Elec-tric Railway and United Railways at Portland is a partof the general organization on the Spokane, Portland &Seattle Railway and affiliated lines which was startedin January, 1913. The organization consisted of ageneral committee of seven general officers and twodivision committees of employees from each branch ofthe service, one at Portland and one at Spokane. Thesecommittees met once each month and considered sug-gestions made by the employees for the prevention ofaccidents. These suggestions were first considered byt
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