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Canadian foundryman (1917) . ine*,Washington, , ha* been studying the causes of accidents it blast furnace plants alsom< thods for their pr< vention. This article describes thart. It officials believe thai acci-dents fan lie prevented, and show a de-termination to prevenl them, the resthe force will reflect that attitude. Im-provement in carefulness followstence on safety, as increase of output orredaction - s follows insistence on efficiency, ami for the same obviousreasons. In either case, the manage-ment must make special efforts to effectimprovement, either by employing c-x-- or
Canadian foundryman (1917) . ine*,Washington, , ha* been studying the causes of accidents it blast furnace plants alsom< thods for their pr< vention. This article describes thart. It officials believe thai acci-dents fan lie prevented, and show a de-termination to prevenl them, the resthe force will reflect that attitude. Im-provement in carefulness followstence on safety, as increase of output orredaction - s follows insistence on efficiency, ami for the same obviousreasons. In either case, the manage-ment must make special efforts to effectimprovement, either by employing c-x-- or by having the department headsmake special study of safety conditions,and must supply necessary funds, forrarely or never can improvement be ef-fected without the means to make neces-sary changes in plant equipment. It is. FIG. 1—FOREMAN WARNING MEN AWAY PROM CYLINDER HEAD OF STEAM ENGINE true that all safeguards do not pay adirect financial return by preventing theaccidents for the reduction of which theyare installed. It is just as true that thesesame safeguards do pay when sup-plemented by other accident-preventionmethods, because they show that thecompany is in earnest in its efforts toreduce accidents, by accepting the re--ibility for cause entirely within the manasement -jives tangible evi-dence of its interest in safety, and conse-quently has aroused the interest of theof the force, the foremen can domore to lessen risks and reduce accidentsthan any other aroup of men in the plant. A> the foremen, in plant prac-tice, organize the force for co-operationand efficiency in plant operation, andtrain themselves to observe and analyzethe causes of trouble with mechanicalequipment or furnace practice, so is itssarj for them to organize the forceand train themselves for the best resultsin a
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