OCR Text |
Show Protect Mine Workers 3 i Kfc r ffi .J C f- ti I 1 fj" fm f"" h s i s - ? i T' ui miLLj.iiMt wwcrjjg Top, Utah Copper company First-Aid team, reading left to right: ! Eddie Grant Cliff Butlerfield, Cyral Robison, Heinie Smernoff. I Tory Tobiason and Willard Nicho!. I Safety is one of the loading factors fac-tors of the continuous program of the mines to better conditions of men working underground and on the surface. The prevention of accidents and the maintenance of a high degree of morale is the objective of every mining company. com-pany. The accompanying pictures show the award winning team of the Utah Copper company and the team at work during a demonstration. de-monstration. All mines plant employees em-ployees have received one or more standard training courses in first-aid. Membership on the teams is composed of men working work-ing in the mines and plants, and competition is open to all employees. em-ployees. Many have won national recognition after winning places on the team. The Utah Copper mines plant team won tin- championship at the International First-aid and Mines Rescue meet in 192:1, and has finished well amoni; the leaders inv succeeding years. Tlie Utah Copper company started first-aid training in November Nov-ember 1929. In that year the company had ')0 lost time accidents. acci-dents. The following year, 1930, after training had been completed, complet-ed, accidents were reduced 50 per cent. The trainiiu is conducted in accordance with standards of the United States bureau of mines. Mining companies realize that by providing a maximum degree of safety and better working conditions, a higher degree of morale can be maintained. Realizing Realiz-ing this, they are continually striving to improve working conditions con-ditions for the men. |