Show JUNE TO BE NO ACCIDENT MONTH AT CEMENT MILLS ARMY OF EMPLOYEES IN PLANTS OF UNITED STATES AND CANADA WILL CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE ALREADY LOW ACCIDENT RATE the chance taker Is the accident maker this Is the keynote ot of no accident month which is to be observed in june with a a safety campaign by nearly all the cement plants in the united states and canada making the first time that an entire industry has attempted such a movement the drive to dodge danger will be waged aggressively among the employees ol of about cement plants in this country and canada as a means of 0 reducing the already low accident rate as much as is humanly possible during june experience with similar campaigns in individual companies has shown that the safety principles emphasized will be long remembered by the workers campaign methods the campaign will be prosecuted with vigor by safety lectures posting ot of safety bulletins distribution ot of but tons bearing suitable slogans and charts posted dally daily showing progress made in avoiding accidents A competitive peti tive spirit twill will be fostered among the men at different plants and between divisions ot of the same plant the best safety device is a careful man is the belief ot of those sponsoring no accident month th and with this in mind they are concentrating on educating the workman to protect himself and fellow workers after superintendents and foremen have laid the foundations of the safety activities by talking to the workmen bulletins will be posted in conspicuous places about the plant with uch such slogans as the following care is better than dare A careless man fair to his wife and children be safe today and live to work another day A new bulletin will be posted each day ay and the interest of the workers will be further stimulated by a calen lar dar on which the progress of the plant Is s graphically pictured by crossing off ff with a colored marker each day on n which no accident happens each workman will also wear a buton ton with the slogan safety campaign no 10 lo accidents in june this campaign is being fostered by the portland cement association which Is maintained maintain edby by about SO 90 per cent of the portland cement manufacturers in this country the association is the service and promotional organization ot of the industry and includes in its its work the prevention ot of accidents at the cement mills Acel accidents dents decreased last year accidents to cement workers d decreased per cent below the 1923 rate in proportion to the man hours worked and in 1923 while the accident rate for industry as a whole was increasing the cement industry showed a decrease of 17 per cent below its accident rate in 1922 two years ago the portland cement association began giving a safety trophy in the form of a sculptured group to the cement company having the least number of accidents tor for the year figures just completed show that the lehigh portland cement company won the trophy for 1924 its plant at mitchell indiana went through throng the year with only five minor accidents the award was made to workmen representing this plant at the spring meeting of 0 the portland cement association held la in new york may IS 18 19 and 20 this will act as a spur to the efforts ot of the cement companies in their nation wide campaign la in june |