. Electric railway journal . hicago Tun-nel Company sends postcards to the homes of its menasking their dependents to preach the gospel of safetyto their relatives in its employ. Protective Devices While the greatest service of safety first amongemployees is to eliminate the foolhardiness or reckless-ness of men who have become accustomed to workingunder risky conditions, it is as essential to protect evendeliberate carelessness by means of protective equip-ment. The spur of a workmens compensation actshould not be necessary to call for the use of such de-vices. In this respect the American el
. Electric railway journal . hicago Tun-nel Company sends postcards to the homes of its menasking their dependents to preach the gospel of safetyto their relatives in its employ. Protective Devices While the greatest service of safety first amongemployees is to eliminate the foolhardiness or reckless-ness of men who have become accustomed to workingunder risky conditions, it is as essential to protect evendeliberate carelessness by means of protective equip-ment. The spur of a workmens compensation actshould not be necessary to call for the use of such de-vices. In this respect the American electric railwayshave lagged far behind Europe. A beginning for thebetter has been made in some shops where belting isscreened and dangerous parts of tools are shielded. Atthe car maintenance depots of one company a red flagis placed on the car by the man who is to work underit and this flag must not be removed by anyone elseunder penalty of discharge. Eye troubles from babbittshavings may be easily avoided, and no shop can be. SAFETY FIRST—VIEW OF PULMOTOR INSTRUCTIONS INHUDSON & MANHATTAN RAILROADS BOOKLET said to be safely equipped unless cranes and hoists areprovided in ample number to make it unnecessary forthe men to lift any extraordinary weight or to takeunnecessary chances with jacks. As accidents may be unavoidable even under the bestconditions, it is good practice to provide medical andsurgical kits in shops and at other places where largegroups of men are employed at some distanace fromdrug stores and physicians. These kits are now madein standard packages by surgical manufacturers, inaccordance with their own experience or in accordancewith the specifications of the railway physicians and surgeons. In addition some systems, like the Hudson &Manhattan Railroad, New York, have pulmotor instal-lations at the places where high-tension apparatus isused. The pulmotor demonstration illustrated was re-produced in the Hudson & Manhattan Companys em-ployees booklet Safety Hi
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