Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 265, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1912 — “SAFETY CAMPAIGN” IS ON [ARTICLE]

“SAFETY CAMPAIGN” IS ON

Railroads Form Organization to Secure Co-operation of Employes to Do Away With Aocidenta. At the onenlng of the "safety campaign” ht Indianapolis Mr. Egan, the principal speaker, emphasized the far-reaching character of the investigations which have been made by the safety committee, as follows: “Domestic trouble is responsible for a multitude of accidents among railway men. An unkind word Is spoken In the morning. The husband goes to work with his domestic troubles on his mind. Thinking about his quarrels with his wife, he is apt to walk Into places Into which he should not walk or do things would no do if his mind were clear. The result Is many accidents, many injuries, all preventable.” Among the stereoptlcon views shown by Mr. Egan were pictures of “how a man should part from his family in the morning,” and "how he should not,” the latter being the picture of a vinegar-faced wife evidently berating her husband. Safety committees are to be established on many lines, and a prize Is to be awarded in each department on each division every year to the employe who makes the best suggestion toward increased safety of operation. The prize will consist of a month’s vacation with pay. The recipient of the prize will also receive an honor button, to be retained by him as long as he remains on the honor roll. The members of t(ie general safety committee are the general manager, the superintendent of transportation, the superintendent of motive power, the maintenance of way engineer, the claims attorney and whatever other officer or employe the general manager may appoint. The membership ®f the division committees includes not only officers, but in each case an engineman, a fireman, h conductor, a trainman, a switchman, an agent and a section foreman. Safety committees are being organized on Pacific lines. The main safety committee will be composed of division superintendents, and on each division there will be a safety committee comprising the superintendent, members of his staff from various departments, a conductor, engineer, brakeman, fireman, yardman, trackman, signalman, bridge and building man and shopman, and each of these employes will be the chairman of another district safety committee. —Railway Age Gazette.