33 |.*a- ACCIDENTS AND DISEASE IN THE FACTORY TIMELY HINTS No. 1 TO Employer and Employee Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry JOHN PRICE JACKSON, Commissioner ACCIDENTS AND D1SI FOR THE EMPLOYER Accidents to, and disease of your workmen im- pair efficiency and increase costs. Usual routine is interrupted A “green” man is necessary or machines stand idle Production is lessened Quality is reduced Action for damages or compensation may result Protection to your employees against accidents and disease reduces costs and increases production; therefore GUARD: Machinery and dangerous places PROVIDE: Proper drinking water Good ventilation Sanitary toilets Proper light Then you will have the increased efficiency, loyalty and cooperation of your em- ployees \SES IN THE FACTORY FOR THE EMPLOYEE Breathing dusts continually, leads to consump- tion and lung troubles The exhaust system provided for dust creat- ing machinery should be used and main- tained in operating condition Impure air lowers your vitality Properly regulate and maintain all means used for ventilation and keep toilets in sanitary condition Unguarded machinery and dangerous places may mean loss of limb or life Guards are installed for your protection See that proper use is made of them, not only by yourself but also by others Accidents and disease mean Loss of income Increase of expense Possible total or partial disability Impaired health Worry Untold suffering Cooperate, and promote all means used for your protection Do all in your power to assist in preventing any abuse of that which has been provided for your safety and comfort The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry aims to secure fair treatment not only of employee by employer but also of employer by employee. Suggestions to further the above aims are respectfully invited by the Commis- sioner, John Price Jackson, Harrisburg, Pa. Copies of this folder in any quantity can be had on application to Department of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg, Pa. 33 !.% 2 - ■P3«-t i * Form C-8. ACCIDENTS AND DISEASE IN THE FACTORY TIMELY HINTS No. 2 TO PREVENT Industrial Accidents and Disease Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry JOHN PRICE JACKSON, Commissioner f FATHERS: Be cautious in your work. Remember the dependent family at home. MOTHERS: Caution the working members of your family to be careful. SISTERS AND DAUGHTERS: Urge your brothers and fathers t'o do everything in the safe way. YOUNG MEN: Careless methods used now may mean total or partial disability to you for the rest of your life. WOMEN WAGE EARNERS: Dress so as to avoid being caught in machinery. Wear head coverings if there is any possibility of hair being caught in moving parts. Preserve your health by every means available. BOYS AND GIRLS: Learn t'o do things now in a safe way. It will be valuable to you as you grow older. DO YOU KNOW More than 3 persons are killed and 150 persons are injured in the industries EVERY DAY IN PENNSYLVANIA. 50 per cent of these accident's are avoidable. Are YOU doing your work in a safe way? IT PAYS. STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! BE CAREFUL! BE CAUTIOUS! Copies of this folder in any quantity can be had on application to Department of Labor and ..Industry, Harrisburg, Pa. TIMELY HINTS No. 6 TO PAINTERS Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry JOHN PRICE JACKSON, Commissioner HARRISBURG f Copies of this folder in any quantity can be had on application to Department of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg, Pa. TIMELY HINT LEAD Every person working with lead paint is in danger of contracting lead poisoning. The symptoms of mild lead poisoning are: — Colic. Constipation. Blue line along the tooth margin of the gums. Foul breath. Loss of strength in wrists or hands. Loss of appetite, especially for breakfast. Continuing at work after the onset of these symptoms is apt to produce: — Complete paralysis of arms and legs. Disease of the heart, blood vessels, and kidneys. Premature old age. Insanity. Death. Lead enters the system most frequently as dust. The more dry sandpapering there is, the more dust there will be. Most of it is absorbed from the stomach, but some also from the lungs and skin. Dust is carried to the stomach through the mouth by: — to PAINTERS Unwashed hands. Hands, which after being washed, have touched dirty clothes, or taken dusty wrap- pings from lunches. Food exposed in the workroom or carried in the pockets of the workers. Food touching lips that have not been thor- oughly washed. Beards and mustaches increase this danger as they catch the lead dust readily, are hard to keep clean and are almost sure to touch the food as it passes into the mouth. Prevent lead poisoning by: — Using sandpaper moistened with a low flash-point mineral oil wherever pos- sible. Using respirator if dry sandpapering must be done. Washing hands and face thoroughly be- fore eating. PAINT REMOVING Poisoning from lead and from dangerous fumes is as common in paint removing as in painting. Paint removing by the dry method — sand- papering, chipping or burning — scatters lead dust through the air. This settles on the work- man, his clothes or the floor, and from these places is carried into the body just as in paint- ing. Liquid paint remover gives off irritating and usually poisonous fumes which affect the per- son using it in the same way that quick drying paints do. Personal cleanliness and free ventilation are the workman’s protection in both these pro- cesses. OTHER POISONS Quick drying paints often contain wood alco- hol, benzine, turpentine, or other substances which give off poisonous fumes while drying. These are frequently sold under fancy trade names so that their injurious nature is not easily recognized. Breathing of the fumes may produce: — Headache. Dizziness. Nausea. Faintness. Longer exposure to these fumes, especially in closed rooms, brings on more severe symp- toms, which vary with the substance used as the drier, but may be: — Blindness. Paralysis. Unconsciousness. Death. When using quick drying paints, see that the room is well ventilated so that the fumes may be carried away. Chewing tobacco does not prevent lead poison- ing as many painters claim. It gives the lead three separate ways of getting into the mouth — from dust settling on the tobacco in the pocket, from the fingers in handling the tobacco, and from the lips over which it passes. If at any time you do not feel well, or notice any of the symptoms mentioned in this folder, see a physician at once, and be sure to tell him you are a painter. It will help in his treatment of your case. Every case of lead poisoning has back of it either ignorance or carelessness. Can you af- ford to become an invalid from either of these causes? Of sixty persons who died from lead poison- ing within two years, thirty-seven were paint- ers. TIMELY HINTS No. 9 TO BAKERS Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry JOHN PRICE JACKSON, Commissioner HARRISBURG Co-operate With Your Emplc Daily Clean-ups and Frequent S< Do not go into the open air direct from the bake room or while overheated unless properly- protected from the cold. Sudden exposure of this kind frequently leads to pneumonia or rheumatism. Flour dust irritates the lungs and increases your chances for developing tuberculosis. Handle flour and empty bags carefully. Do not shake out empty bags in the workroom. If you have a sore on your hand or arm, quit work until it is well. Handling dough, bread, and tools lengthens the time for it to heal. ?r in Keeping the Shop Clean abbings are Absolutely Necessary Good lighting is necessary for good eyesight and good health. Have clean windows and plenty of light but avoid a direct glare, par- ticularly from lights shining into your eyes instead of onto your work. Bakers often have pains in their feet and legs. If you have this trouble, consult a doctor. It is probably flat foot, and not rheumatism, and the advice of a doctor should be carefully followed. Do not clean any machine while it is in mo- tion. Many serious injuries have resulted from disobeying this rule. The Safety Standards for Bakeshops pub- lished by the Industrial Board of the Pennsyl- vania Department of Labor and Industry refer almost entirely to the shop itself. One section, however, entitled “Personal Sanitation,” ap- plies to the baker himself: “No person suffering from a com- municable disease shall be employed. Persons working in bakeshops shall be subject to medical inspection under the supervision of the Department of Labor and Industry. Outer clothing used by bakeshop workers when on duty shall be of washable material (preferably white) and shall be kept clean at all times. The smoking, snuffing, or chew- ing of tobacco or snuff, the scraping of hands and arms with a knife to remove the dough, the open blowing of the nose, expectoration, wetting the finger in the mouth and all other insanitary personal practices are forbidden.” Copies of this folder in any quantity can be had on application to Department of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg, Pa.