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Show B ' . DON'T TAKE THE WRONG BB CHANCE BB v In the general estimate of things BB . the Oregon Short Line Is conducting B a good campaign In the Safety First B movement. The propos Hon Is one BB wherein management of any bn2 pro- BB j ject by any one road cannot achieve BB ' best results without co-operation. And BB the process extends all the way down B the line, In hny given branch of hu- BB matl endeavor. BB' Railroading has become a great B thing. It Ib part of our every day BB existence, and the, best results are BB achieved by co-opsratlon between ma- BB' nagerlal and operative departments. BB A recent circular to the Safety com- BB m.ttbe Incorporates come good Ideas BB along this line, and In point of brev- BBr Ity they must .appeal, not only to the BB employ of the railroad, but to the In- BB dividual who travels and the travel- BB er must co operate with the operative BB forco to Insuro even his own safety. BB I Some of ttieso suggestions run thus-BB thus-BB BB i "On'y by lgorous co-operation on BB I tho part of all can wo look for real BBfl safety. The opcrat'on of our read BBflj ' In all departments Is governed by BBflj I rules nnd regulations plnnned to In- Bflflj i ' sure safety nnd the mnnagement has BBflj I alwnys quickly complied with every BBflj I ' law enacted requiring tho use of safe- Bflflj I guardB on engines, cars and ronchln- BBflj ery; It has equipped them with prac- BBflj I tlcally every standard Bhfety device; BBflj ' It has gone farther and of Its own Bflflj motion applied many other new pro- Bflflj tecttvo devices and Improvements In BBflj shops; It has spent large sums of Bflflj' inrtney on Its tracks, equipment, and BBflj ' Installing block signals; It has adop- Bflflj ted svery feastblo suggestion to In- Bflflj sure the safety of !ts employees, nnd BBV wlll,,ofcotirse, continue on with this BBg , , I nork". Though tho mnnagement has BBb' jl i been vigilant nlong theso protective BBgi , lines, still malny accidents and Injur- Bflflj1 i le8 to employes which enn and should Bflflj j : o prevented nrc occurlng some due BBflj' to defects nnd Insufllclencles in the BB Plant or appliances, and a great many BBW more to the human element, tho nets BBflF of carelessness of the man; and It BBB: Is to bring home to all employes a BBV j realization of this fact and to get BBflj I their nsslsthnce In making oven more BBflf, strenuous efforts to secure greater BBpV safety In tho service by taking every Bflfl employee In as a working partner, flj arouse his Interest and get his aid BBfl to the elimination of the causes of all ' BBB! preventablo accidents and Injuries Bflfl i that this movement Is stated, BBpl , "One of the first requirements of , BBflj ' Safety First Is to learn the nil en and BflB obsy them. A man never gets Into BBHb , trouble from oboj'ng tho rules. Their BBB observance will prevent Injury to Bflflj yourself and others. BBB1 "Report to your safety committee BBB nny 0U8,nc' or semblance of danger BBB' J0U mny 8t'e' If t:''8 ('ocs not nc" BBBJ compllsh tho removal, report It to BBBl your superintendent. It Is a duty you BBF cuo to your fellow employees, and BBB , If you fall In' n duty of this kind and BBB l,' rcs",t of yur 'nlluro Is tho causo BBflj of gome poor fellow losing h. limb Bflflj or Phaps his llfo, your conscience , ;nust hold you criminally responsible I BBB Ix-causo of n direct violation of duty. I BBB , "Thlrty-threo per cent of all tho BBB'j pcopb killed and clKbty-threo pc BBB cent of all tho people Injured on rail- I BBBJ, ways of tho country nro employes, Bflflfll not olllcers or owners of tho rond, : BBB'., bo employes aro the most Interested BBBJ! I In preventing accidents. BBBJ I "" m,1Bt 1)0 understood that Safety BBfl , , In railroad opcrat'on la not hlwnjs n Bflfl question of safeguards, but of lntellt- BftBff ''nl cni,tln constalitly exercised. BBB "Remember nnd obserto tho gold- BBB ' r e" ru'e of rnllroadtng: "It Is bcttn- BBB ,0 cnuso a delny than to causo an no-BBB' no-BBB' BBpE': tv H Is the little accidents that mune flVM ''r- - BBBBk1 vbBBLW BBBBE-; Ti JBaBBBBi BBKBH ' BBBIBIBjk up tho big total, Just ns lt,.ls tho Utile Ut-ile things that make up tho big ag- I gregnto everywhere. Every accident, Indeed, no matter how slight, Is a 1 notlco that something Is wrong, Just as the red board Is a notlco to stop, "Remember that a reduction In tho number of accidents, while pleasing to the management, Is of much more perponal benefit to you and your family. fam-ily. "If 'you havo a careless habit, get rid of It and acquire tho Safety habit. hab-it. Study your movements and cor- I rect the unsafe moves before someone ?lsc has to tell you about It. I "The greatest risk a careful man nins Is of Injury from some careless ! fellow worker. When you tlnd suct J a meli, try and teach him to bo careful. If ho will not bo taught, get him out of tho servlo beforo he kills or injures himself or someone else perhaps U mny bo you. I "A reduction In the numbe.' of ac- cldents will, In time, reduce tha assessments as-sessments on llfo nnd accident Insurance Insur-ance policies. "The best rnllroad man makes himself him-self tho poorest the moment hs takes n chance the moment he departs from tho safe course. A personal responsibility rests upon you for tho safety of co-employes, In tho property prop-erty entrusted to your care; there- j fore practice Safety always. I Safety alwnys does not mean tak- j ing t chance now and then. "If you see anyone In danger, tell him about It end avoid getting In the same place yourself. Do not iget hurt. "An elderly or feeble person needs and Is entitled to special attention , from every employe. "The best way to take care of thoso. dependent on you Is to taka care of yourself prevomt Injury; wo want to stop making cripples, widows and orphans.1 "Obedience to the rules Is tho cheapest insurance you can buy Tho j cost Is nothing, tho returns ore great. "Do not try to make a record for j yourself by tnklng a chancc try I j some other wny. . ' "In enso of doubt or uncertainty, take tho safo course and run no risk. I The safo course Is tho best." Poca ' tello Tribune. |