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Show 10 Toorle Transcript, Thursday, August 9, 1979 Small Firms Find OSHA Inspections Ineffective The QmiMtiinal Saf- the respondents favored ety end Health Adminis-- I an exemption from OSIIA nt! ion for (OS!t) should safety inspections small Imsinesxes in ill limited pnontiz industries. Ten by conducting the majority of iti ulriy inof the respondprreent spection! in large Ixui-nru- n ents opened the idea, and in Iwxinesses and two percent were wfikh are traditionally undecided. Tuardxtx," according NFIB is a nonprofit, to the National Federa- nonpartisan organization nition of Independent representing the interests ne (NFIB). of small I Nisi ness. With The small- - lnisiiiess more than 570,000 curcommunity lirlieves that rent memliers - individusmall lanmettes which are als who own small or innut involved in hazardous dependent businesses work, sir h as heavy manufacturing or const motion. should lie exempted from OSIIA safety NFIB memliership surveys reflect the pulse of small business opinion in America. The T1IKSE findings result from a recent, nationwide survey of NFIB memliers. Eighty- - eight percent of well- - documented record of small safety firms and the question-aid- e value of workplace inspections as a means of preventing accidents were reasons cited for the heavy vote in favor of granting a blanket ex emplion to traditionally nunhazardous sinesses. small bu- UNDER current procedures, OSIIA relies on workplace inspections to accidents and prevent deaths in all industries. The method used to de- termine the relative safety of a particular industry is a ratio called the "injury- - illness incidence rate." Industries with a rate of 9 per 100 workers are Studies of OSHA op-- e and results including a recommendations report by the y Task Forte on and Workplace Safety indicate that Health, employee behavior is a major component in accidents. Only about 25 percent of all workplace accidents are prevent aide by inspections, according to the report. occur "ACCIDENTS largely due to behavioral problems with employees", explained Sally Douglas, a legislative specialist in NFIB's Washington rat ions Inter-agenc- "And what do you do abuut the guy who refuses to wear a hardhat on hot days or who 'doesnt believe in safety shields? "Theres only so much that mart emdoyers can say and do to protect employees," Douglas continued. but emid osers in small firms trod to work closely with their employees, and this creates positive working environment. The young man had been keeping company with the girl for more than two years but still had no inclination uf serclassified "hazardas DC Research Depart- ious intentions ous." Very small businesment. "The height of a "1 had a strange dream ses generally those with fire extinguisher this last night," he remarked 20 or fewer employees -- is one of the physical one day. "I dreamed that have an injuiy- - illness components checked by I proposed to you. I wonincidence rate of only OSHA is not der what thats a inspectors sign 3.5 per 100. so merely important as of?" the attitude off the emThe girl answered. "Its ployee who might need a sign that youve gut to use that fire more seme asleep than awake." - - - The CETA program has provided training for those interested in the medical field. Seen above are nurschroing assistants who recently graduated from the program designed to train them In the care of acute and nic, long term, geriatric patientsj From the left are Rose Ann Romero, Barbara Heater, Pam Whilehouse, instructor Albert Ybarra, Erin Baxter, and Sue Beach m. On the bed is Cilbcrt Mondragon who is also a student In the program. Churches Counsel Troubled Youth the church than professionally," Co- wans said. In the Catholic Church, the parish priest b the center of its counseling program. Father John Sullivan of St. Marguerite's said, "Our Catholic people are oriented to that. The first one they come to b the priest. Their whole background and training are geared to that." He added that the main part of the Catholic seminary training b counseling and that the diocese will send a priest back to college for additional classes in counseling. In Father Sullivans case, this was to Berkeley and Notre Dame. COUNSELING Involves parents as well as their children. "We try to open up avenues of communication between the parents and the child," Father Sullivan said. "The parents are frustrated, the juvenile b frustrated. Many times the problem b just a breakdown in communication." Youth problems are also death within the religious instruction courses, the CCD classes, the priest said. "Almost all of our kids are in CCD, so if a problem comes up it can be nipped in the bud then. Very often when he b misliehaving here, he b misbehaving at school. Its just Uke baseball -the fint time he gets a warning, the second time, 1 call in h b parents; the third time, he's out. I've never had to put anytmdy out." Another route for kids at St. Mar EAT AT C3 M Sweet, Juicy SGGE1ILGS8 DAPG5 3 pound Pop Shoppe POP 1 f. Com Plus deposit lb. pkg. Western Family PEAS Ct CARROTS.. Qua! Jar 1 lb. pkg. RITZ CRACKERS WotomFendy SALAD DRESSING .MW Jumbo Gala PAPER TOWELS FROM OUR SNACK BARDAKERYs Grilled HAT! a CHEESE RANCH ROLLS 30 $ FOR paaavuUHICOHNNBBaB 2 Plllsbury Flour iigis L I Irpn I awaxa Without Coupon mm SaiSai Scj (u, ax I J DAN ROLL-O- N 0H 150 a.,o. guerite's b the youth program begun 3 years ago by Bill Sandoval. The program b for teens and provides dances, youth masses, roller skating, painting classes, and other activities to involve youth. "These are my kids," Sandoval said, T think of them as my own. And I let them know that I'm there to listen if they want to talk." AS WITH THE public program, private groups such as the churches see conflicts at home or at school as significant factors in the development of delinquency. And they see counseling as their primary tool for dealing with the problem before it b serious enough for the courts. In making themselves more effective, the churches emphasize training their counselors, be they lay people or involving the families of ministers, who are in trouble, and coopyouths erating with other agencies, especially ,he schools, in preventing juvenile LETTER DELIVERY In many countries private enterprises have licen responsible for the delivery of local letters. In some cases they have operated in conjunction with tne state-ru- n post office but more often they competed with the post office offering lower rates for local letters and parcels. National Stamp News Drawer Y, Sullivan's bland, SC - |