Safety digest.

UNITED

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ARMY

MATERIEL

COMMAND

WASHINGTON
D.C. 20315

AFETY

IGEST

AMC Pamphlet
AMC 385- 76

MAR 1967

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• General Harold K, Johnson, Chief of Staff, U.S, Army,
is shown presenting the Department of the Army Award of
Honor for Safety for Fiscal Year 1966 to General Frank S,
Besson, Jr,, Commanding General, U.S, Army Materiel Command,

"FIRST IN SAFETY ’

Left to right above are COL Braunstein, AMC Secretary
of the General Staff, holding DA Award of Honor, General
Johnson, General Besson, Mr* Wilkenson, Army Director of
Safety, and Mr, Bishoff, AMC Safety Director, Presentation
ceremonies were held at AMC Headquarters, Washington, D,C,

HEADQUARTERS

UNITED STATES ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND

WASHINGTON. D.C. 20315

AMC PAMPHLET

Number 385 76 March 1967

The Safety Digest is an AMC Pamphlet prepared by the Safety Division,
Headquarters, U. S. Army Materiel Command. Its purpose is to disseminate
information which can materially influence and improve safety programs at
all Command establishments.

Articles are included to supplement technical knowledge as well as practical
knowledge gained through experience. They provide a basis for the further
refinement of safety measures already incorpol'ated in operating procedures
and process layout. To achieve maximum effectiveness, the Safety Digest
should be given widespread circulation at each AMC establishment.

Articles appearing in the Safety Digest are unclassified and are not copy-
righted. They may be reproduced as desired in order to bring pertinent
accident prevention information to the attention of all employees. The Amy
Materiel Command Safety Digest should be given a credit line when articles
are extracted.

Unclassified material believed to be of interest or benefit to other establish-
ments is welcome for publication in the Safety Digest. Please send articles
for review to: U. S. Army Materiel Command Field Safety Agency, Charles-
town, Indiana. If possible, include pictures, charts, drawings, and illustrations
that clarify and heighten interest in your presentation.

(AMCAD-S)

FOR THE COMMANDER:

SELWYN D. SMITH, JR
Major General, USA

OFFICIAL: Chief of Staff

TTANLY J.

Colonel, O'!

Chief. Administrative Office

Distribvtion:

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FOREWORD ..
IN THIS ISSUE

THE ROAD TO MISSION SAFETY-70 1

NATICK LABORATORIES SALUTES SAFE DRIVERS 3

APPLYING TECHNICAL "KNOW-HOW” TO SAFETY 4

FIRE FIGHTING AND PREVENTION SERVICES 6

THE CASE OF THE MISPLACED GAS LINES 7

CURRENT EVENTS

UNBELTED DRIVER LOSB DRIVER’S SEAT 10

BLOWING PAPER STARTS ACCIDENT SEQUENCE 11

PROPELLANT CHARGE STACKS ARE NOT FOR CLIMBING 12

IGNORED SOP COSTS ONE FINGER 12

PERCH ABOVE TUB LEADS TO BURNS 14

BICYCLE RIDERS COME OUT IN THE SPRING 15

TEST WARNING SIGNS 17

LTG W. R BUNKER PRESENTS AMC SAFETY AWARD TO ATLANTA

ARMY DEPOT 19

PICATINNY ARSENAL DRIVER EARNS SAFETY AWARDS 19

TBCOM INSTALLATIONS PRESENTED FY 1966 SAFETY AWARDS

BY MAJOR GENERAL LELAND G. CAGWIN 20

NEW CUMBERLAND ARMY DEPOT PRESENTED AMC AWARD OF HONOR

BY BG THOMAS H. SCOTT, JR 21

SPRINGFIELD ARMORY RECEIVES AMC AWARD OF MERIT 21

INSTALLED MOBILE CONVEYOR 22

AWARD MADE FOR RESCUE OF ACCIDENT VICTIM 22

EXPLOSIVES SAFETY

PROPELLANT AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL 23

FIRE, RADIATION AND EXPLOSIVES HAZARDS COURSE AT AMC

AMMUNITION SCHOOL, SAVANNA ARMY DEPOT 27

WATCH WHERE YOU’RE BACKING 28

SAFETY SLOGANS ON BACKS OF FIRE SYMBOLS 29

DO YOU KNOW? 31

REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS 33

ECOM SAFETY DISPLAY 33

ASAFETY ARTICLE REFERENCE INDEX 34

WELL, DID YOU KNOW? 39

SAFETY SHOE SAVES TOES 40

FRONT COVER ... GENERAL HAROLD K. JOHNSON, CHIEF OF STAFF, U. S. ARMY

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THE ROAD TO MISSION SAFETY

MISSION

SAFETY

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Marvin D, Farmer, Deputy Director for Ammunition
Lexington-Blue Grass Army Depot

Early in 1965 President Lyndon B, Johnson launched
the nationwide safety program that we know as MISSIOiT
SAFETY-70. It is designed to reduce the needless loss
of life, limb, and human productivity in a nation where
we give the highest value to human life. It is an
organized effort by Federal departments and agencies.

This is not just the President 's program. It is your
programl

Here are some very important milestones that must
be considered if we are to travel the road to MISSION
SAFETY-70 successfully and on schedule,

FIRST is the need for technical safety skills.

It takes a lot of sweat to organize, to train, to
motivate, to plan, and to set into motion an effective
safety program. Before you start be sure you have the
"know-how” to develop it, to implement it, and to keep
it going and growing, A poorly planned program is
doomed a failure,

SECOND is top management's interest. To create
this interest, you must convince the manager that the
struggle for accident-free operations is his responsi-
bility, Within his philosophy of management, he must
have and demonstrate a healthy respect for the safety
program, and have a personal interest in the safety of
every individual under his influence,

THIRD is the supervisor's role. In building
the safety program, give the supervisor a key part to
play. Keep him in mind when you plan every step of the
program. The supervisor is responsible for a given
area, and with this responsibility goes an accountability
for accidents that occur within his area of control.

Be sure he is consulted, that his ideas are carefully
weighed, and that his responsibilities are made quite
clear. He can make or break any safety program,

FOURTH is employee interest. You must have the
employees' interest if your program is to be a success.
Interest is not automatic, especially among the rank and
file. It requires hard work to develop it, and it
requires a lot of effort to keep. To get and keep
this interest, I recommend these simple but effective
rules ;

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1, Keep your safety program always out of the
rut of routine,

2, Keep the employees participating in the

program,

3, Recognize their contributions,

4, Commend their records,

FIFTH is inspection. To be effective, any program
must be properly administered. Safety is no exception.
This calls for inspections , follow-ups , and a continuous
seeking out and elimination of hazards. In addition to
the organized inspection effort, every employee should
be a self-appointed inspector with the inquisitive traits
that help him recognize and identify the hazards that
surround him. The individual members of a safety-
minded work force will do just this,

SIXTH is investigation. Never gloss over an
investigation, even of a minor incident. Small events
are often symptoms of real trouble ahead. This trouble
may be avoided if we dig deep enough, weigh all the
facts and then visualize what could have happened. Many
accidents repeat themselves or lead to more serious
trouble because symptoms rather than real problems are
treated.

SEVENTH is a medical program. Regardless of its
size you can have a good one. If your medical program
is only first-aid kits, be sure you have the right items
in the right places, and available for the people who
know how and when to use them. At most federal
activities we are provided with medical assistance. The
importance of a strong relationship between medical,
safety, and operating officials cannot be overemphasized.
Pre-employment and periodic physical examinations, timely
medical care, special exposure examinations, and preventive
medicine can mean hours on the job that may otherwise be
human potential wasted through sickness and lost-time
injuries,

EIGHTH is safety equipment. Do not slight your
safety equipment. Get the glasses, goggles, masks, shields,
helmets, gloves, clothing, shoes, boots, and aprons you
need for the exposure you have. Get the best equipment
available for the particular job, and keep it in top
condition, and make certain it is used,

NINTH is guards and shields. Putting the right
guard or shield in the right place is important. We
must minimize the room for human error. By mechanical
means we can protect the employee from himself.

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TENTH is training, we jump into our car, start
the engine, release the brake, shift through 3 gears,
and proceed down the road all on one kick-off thought,

"I'm driving." How and why is this possible? The
answer is training. The mind and body have been trained
and disciplined to perform these automatic actions to
meet our personal needs. Training for safety has a
beginning that is as basic and as important as the
training and personnel discipline for any daily task.
Accident-free operations are the result of training.

We must train in every aspect of safety from the
simple safe practices training to the deep and technical
aspects of prevention, analysis, equipment design, and
program development.

It is high time that plans which appear on paper only
emerge into people, equipment, and know-how to meet the
needs inherent in the federal and civil establishments
of today. V7e can successfully travel the MISSION SAFETY-
70 road. With the application of proper effort, we can
even arrive at our objective ahead of schedule.

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NATICK LABORATORIES SALUTES SAFE DRIVERS

One hundred eighty-eight safe driving years established
by 60 military and civilian drivers and mechanics at the
U.S, Army Natick Laboratories were recognized recently
in an award ceremony. Presenting a variety of badges
and safety awards were BG W, M, Mantz, Commanding General,
and COL C, T, Riordan, Deputy Commander, James Gannon
(bottom row, left) is Natick Laboratories Safety
Director,

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APPLYING TECHNICAL " KNOW-HOW " TO SAFETY

Safety Division, P&O Directorate
U.S, Army Electronic Proving Ground

The Maintenance Division at Fort Huachuca has been
drawing upon the technical ingenuity of its personnel to
provide safer working conditions.

One successful project was the development of a
portable work stage to provide a stable platform on which
to perform external work on electronic trailer or truck-
vans. (See Photo 1) . The work stage was designed by
Mr. E. E. Anderson of the Maintenance Division. The
design of wheels, suspension, and locking braces is such
that a man needs only to lift about 10 pounds to move
the stage. He can move it in one minute. (See Photo 2.)

The stage is an aid to both safety and efficiency.

With braces adaptable to uneven surfaces, a self-contained
ladder, and a safe capacity of 4 v/orkmen, the stage has
been credited with time savings of 2 1/2 to 4 hours in
the painting of some types of vans. Storage is no problem
and retrieval is easy with the portable design. The
unit is easily disassembled for long-term storage or
shipment. The cost was small because the stage was
constructed almost entirely from salvaged scrap.

Mr. Emil J. Ross, Maintenance Division supervisor,
has contributed 2 designs for increased safety and con-
venience. The first, shown in Photo 3, is a collapsible
handrail added to a standard portable stairway. The
safety advantages are obvious. The design is such that
no additional storage space is required, additional weight
is negligible, and the handrail is easily removed
when necessary. This item has been reviewed by the
160th Signal Group and rated excellent for field operations.
Its usefulness has attracted favorable consideration to
making the design a modification to the standard tactical
stairway.

The second development by Mr. Ross is the self-
locking portable platform shown in Photo 4. With no
weight on the step, the platform is freely movable for
convenient relocation. When a man steps onto the platform,
the legs make solid contact with the floor and provide
a sturdy, stable platform for work. Here again cost
is minimized by using materials and parts commonly found
around a maintenance shop.

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These 3 "gadgets” have the common factor of conven-
ience in addition to safety. Accident case histories
are filled with incidents involving workmen who omitted
safe practices because they were inconvenient or time
consuming. Any development that makes safety easier and
quicker is a welcome addition.

Photo 1 - Painter at the U,S,
Army Electronic Proving Ground
is working on a movable plat-
form that makes his work safer
and easier. The platform will
accommodate additional workmen
safely.

Photo 3 - A WAC technician
is shown using the safe and
convenient handrail to this
standard stairway.

Photo 2 - Without a man's
weight on it the platform
rides on spring-suspension
and becomes easily movable.
The telescoping braces
adapt easily to uneven
surfaces.

Photo 4 - Workmen and inspec-
tors alike appreciate the
handy portable steps shown
here. When the man steps off,
the spring-mounted wheels
provide easy movement to a
new work location.

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FIRE FIGHTING AND PREVENTION SERVICES

In the November 1966 edition of the Safety Digest,
information was provided in article "Fire Fighting and
Prevention Services" to update current practices related
to fire prevention activities.

Clarification has been provided regarding the
detailed intent of the policies and procedures of the
referenced DA and AMC publications discussed in the
article.

Paragraphs 3, 8, and 9 of the article are revised
as follows:

"3, In accordance with AR 420-90 and paragraph
1221, AMCR 385-224, where Government installations are
located within the limits of a municipality, procedures
will be established to immediately request firefighting
service from the municipality for all fires occurring
on the Government installation. For other installations,
the severity of the fire V7ill be the determining factor
in requesting assistance from municipal and other fire-
fighting organizations, '•

"8. Sprinkler systems in administrative areas and
other places of assembly, will be equipped to sound an alarm
inside the building and transmit the alarm to Fire Department
Headquarters, Sprinkler system alarms for other buildings
will comply with the requirements of paragraph 11,

AR 320-90."

"9, For all reportable fires, supplemental information
will be provided with DA Form 5-2, Fire Report, similar
to the information required in Inclosure 1 to AMCR 385-4,"

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THE CASE OF THE MISPLACED GAS LINES

On a Saturday morning in October 1965 the occupants
of an apartment at an AMC installation left home. An hour
and a half later an observant neighbor called the post fire
department to report smoke coming from the apartment. Two
units were dispatched promptly, and within 5 minutes after
their arrival the fire was brought under control. Less
than 100 gallons of water, in the form of spray, was used.

Though the fire was confined to the kitchen, smoke
and heat caused damage to the contents of the other rooms.
Estimated damage to the building and the Army-owned
refrigerator and range exceeded $4,100, Damage to the
household effects of the residents amounted to $1,700,

From the facts reported above, the fire might appear
to be merely one of many unfortunate but rather ordinary
blazes that occur in this country every day. The Army
Materiel Command does not accept any fire as an ordinary
occurrence. This one was the start of a chain of events
that influenced installations in mauiy parts of the country.
It caused the taking of corrective action to reduce the
possibility of fires from similar causes.

The following comments were included on the accident
report, DA Form 285, for the fire:

"Controls on gas range v;ere in 'off position.

After the fire, the gas was turned back on and a le^ was
found in the union, between the cut off valve and the
burner control pipe. It is believed that a gas leak at
this point was ignited by tne pilot light which in turn
ignited the building, A board has been appointed to make
a complete investigation of this incident,"

Several interesting facts were revealed during the
investigation. The installation had experienced previous
difficulty with gas leaks in the housing area. Housing
that had been constructed in 1957 and 1959 had gas pipes
that ran under concrete floor slabs. In 1963 gas leaks
began to be reported. Investigation at that time led to
the conclusion that the copper water lines were connected
indirectly to the ferrous gas pipe through the household
appliances. This permitted creation of a galvanic current

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circuit and accelerated corrosion. Leaks then began to
occur. To break the galvanic action circuit and reduce
the rate of corrosion, dielectric unions were installed in
the ferrous pipes from the copper pipes. This was thought
to be effective, until 1965 when the fire occurred.

Questions were next asked about the location of the
gas line. Why were concrete floor slabs for houses
poured above the gas lines? VJas there any established
policy that was applicable to this action?

A report by the U,S, Army Materiel Command Installations
and Services Agency contains the answers to these questions.
Direct burial of gas lines under floor slabs is a violation
of Corps of Engineers Technical Manual 5-848-1, of Guide
Specifications CE-300,05 and of the National Fire Codes
published by the National Fire Protection Association.
Installation of a gas pipe in a conduit under a floor slab
is permissible, if it cannot be avoided.

The gas pipes at this installation had been placed
in a tile conduit, but the tile was not watertight. Because
the gas pipe could not be removed readily, this was also
a violation.

Further investigation revealed the following extent
of the problem:

1, Eleven installations reported gas pipes v/ere
buried under concrete floor slabs.

2, At 10 of these installations the pipe was in
direct contact with the soil,

3, The buried gas pipes ran under 978 buildings.

This total included structures that contained 925 housing
units.

4, No compelling reason was established in any
instance for the practice. Overhead pipe could just as
readily have been installed when the houses were built,

5, At another installation gas pipes ran under the
slabs of carports at 348 housing units.

6, The cost of rerouting the gas lines at the 978
buildings was estimated to be about $264,000, Another
$100,000 cost might be incurred to reroute the lines
buried under the carports.

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The October 1965 fire occurred in a building where
dielectric unions had been installed in an effort to cor-
rect the hazard of leaking gas pipes. The merit of asbestos
versus neoprene and plastic for dielectric unions was
investigated. Questions were addressed to private and
public utility companies and the American Oas Association.

These experienced sources replied that asbestos gaskets
do not remain gas tight. They also said that the use of
any type dielectric union was not favored.

Though the cost v;as high AMC determined that it was
necessary to correct the unsatisfactory gas line installations.
The action taken may be summarized as follows;

1. It was decided to issue no AMC-wide guidance
on the use of dielectric fittings. The installation
where these fittings were in use was advised that nylon
gaskets should be used in lieu of either asbestos or
rubber gaskets,

2, The installations which had 925 housing units
with gas pipes buried underneath started action to correct
the improper condition and to eliminate the use of di-
electric unions inside any of their houses. Though the
types of houses varied, the corrective action involved re-
routing of the gas lines at buildings where these ran under
the floor slabs,

3, Corrective action was also started at installations
where the improperly installed gas lines existed in buildings
that were not used for family housing. This also involved
rerouting gas lines to eliminate delivery of gas through
pipes that ran under the floor slabs,

4. The installation with gas pipes under the car-
ports did not undertake a wholesale replacem.ent program.

It was considered that the potential hazard to life and
for fire was little more than for pipe under driveways.
Wholesale rerouting would mean abandonment of a large
amount of pipe which was serviceable and could serve
trouble-free for many more years. Its pipes were about
10 years old, and except for some joints, had a fairly
good coal tar paper wrapping. The pipe at many of the
housing units was being protected cathodically . All its
gas services had dielectric unions at the regulator outside
the house. The mains had dielectric flanges which divide
(electrically) the housing areas into several units. When-
ever a leak did occur the repair would take the form of
rerouting the pipe at the particular housing unit.

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UNBELTED DRIVER LOSES DRIVER’S SEAT

A security guard was making a patrol in a half-ton
truck. As he drove dov/n the road he reached to take a
package of cigarettes from his lunch container which
was on the seat beside him. At this moment the container
began to slide off the seat. The guard attempted to catch
it and lost control of his vehicle.

The truck crossed the right berm and ran into a 4-
foot deep ditch that paralleled the roadv/ay. The vehicle
did not overturn, but continued down the ditch toward a
concrete culvert about 100 feet ahead.

The truck was equipped with seat belts, but the
guard had left his unfastened. The jolt and sharp tilt
of the vehicle to the right jarred his left hand loose
from the steering wheel. He slid down against the right
door. He was unable to make an effort to brake and slow
the vehicle It moved forward along the ditch until it
slammed into the culvert.

The driver's only injury was a contusion of his right
elbov;, which struck the door of the truck. Damage to the
Army vehicle was $114,

The guard was suspended for the remainder of the
shift. He received a written reprimand for inattention
and for failure to keep his vehicle under control. All
personnel were instructed to fasten their seat belts
when they drove Army vehicles.

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BLOWING PAPER STARTS ACCIDENT SEQUENCE

An Army employee was driving a pickup truck down a
busy highway. A loose sheet of paper blew off the seat
beside him. Thinking the document might have blown out
the open window, the driver activated his right turn
signal and pulled off to stop on the right berm.

Three vehicles were following the Army truck. Seeing
it slow and pull off to the right shoulder, the drivers
of cars 2 and 3 swerved to the left. As he went by the
operator of vehicle No, 2 slowed and without signalling
made a turn to the left down a narrow country road. To
get safely past car No. 2, the driver of vehicle No, 3
veered back to the right,

V7hile the drivers of vehicles 1, 2, and 3 had been
making their separate maneuvers^ the operator of vehicle
No, 4 had moved straight ahead without slowing. Now he
discovered that vehicle No, 3 was mioving back into his
lane close ahead. Trying to avoid striking No, 3 , he
veered to the right. This brought the side of his
vehicle over the edge of the berm and into contact with
the left side of the parked Army truck.

The arm of the Army driver was lacerated and a tendon
was severed near his wrist. Damage to the 2 vehicles
was estimated at $700,

The accident was investigated by state police. They
found the injured operator of the Arm.y vehicle was not
at fault, because he signalled and made a proper halt on
the road berm before the accident. The driver of vehicle
No, 2 did not stop and remained unidentified. The driver
of No. 3 had kept his vehicle under control and had
avoided collision with the stopping and turning vehicles.
The driver of No. 4 received a citation for traveling too
fast for conditions.

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PROPELLANT CHARGE STACKS ARE NOT FOR CLIMBING

An Army employee was making a physical count of 155mm
propellant charges stored in an igloo. The cartridge
storage cases that contained these charges were stacked
in rows that extended from the floor to the arched roof.

In the center of the room the containers were stacked
23 rows high. The stacks were separated by 18-inch aisles.
The cases were so stacked that the bell ends of alternate
rows protruded about 3 inches.

The worker was instructed to use a ladder whenever
it was necessary to reach surfaces above eye level. He
decided it was easier to use the convenient 3-inch steps
on the face of the stack.

While he was making his count of the front stack,
he climbed until his feet were on a row 5 feet above the
concrete floor. He held to a container in the 5th row
from the top with one hand and used the other hand in
his counting.

At this moment the container he was holding started
to slip out of the stack. He lost his grip on it. Seeing
he was about to fall, he jumped. He landed unevenly on
the concrete floor 5 feet below. His right heel was
fractured and he was away from work for 14 days.

Prompt action was taken for reorientation of all
inventory personnel on safety practices. Special
emphasis was given to the use of ladders, A check was
made to assure that all inventory crews were provided
with approved ladders.

Action was also started to prepare a standing
operating procedure and job breakdown sheets to provide
guidance for inventory personnel.

IGNORED SOP COSTS ONE FINGER

An Army contractor employee was operating a
machine that performed a sawing operation on propellant
grains. The machine covers prevented exposure to the
moving parts, A posted standing operating procedure
provided detailed instructions on operations in the
iDuilding and in the saw operating bay. The SOP included
actions to be taken to start, operate, and clean the
machine. The machine was to be shut down before a
wafer collection bin was removed from, the saw. Any

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excessive collection of pov;der was to be removed from the
saw blade and the condition was to be reported to a fore-
man, A copper wire tool was provided for use in removing
lodged propellant chips and wafers.

The saw operator discovered that propellant wafers
and chips v/ere accumulating at the junction of the saw
travel void and the push bar of the saw machine. He
attempted to remove these without shutting down the
machine. He rem.oved the wafer collection guard bar and
a collector bin, VJithout attempting to use the copper
wire cleaning tool, he then reached in with his left hand
to remove the lodged propellant.

At this moment the saw cycled. The pusher bar moved
forward across the open area and caught the man's middle
finger, "All of a sudden I noticed that part of my left
middle finger was off," the worker said later. At first
it was thought the finger had been amputated by the saw.
Examination of his glove (see photo) suggested that the
finger had been sheared off when caught between 2
surfaces ,

The man was away from work for 2 days because of his
injury. He was suspended for 5 days for violation of the
standing operating procedure. The working group leader
was also suspended.

Actions taken to prevent similar accidents included
the following;

1, Engineering studies were initiated for the
installation of interlocking devices to prevent access to
moving parts,

2, Meetings were held with v/orking group leaders.
Emphasis was placed on their responsibility for compliance
with standing operating procedures and for accidents and
injuries that might be caused by their workers deviating
from these procedures,

3, Production personnel were assembled and were
reminded of the importance of compliance with standing
operating procedures. Their personal responsibility for
their own safety and that of their fellow workers was
emphasized.

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PERCH ABOVE TUB LEADS TO BURNS

The job on which a contractor employee was working
required the removal of cooling coils from a sulfuric
acid cooling tub. The coils were to be lifted out by
a chain hoist and a cable that were suspended from an
overhead beam.

The workman climbed upon a pipe that ran bove the
acid filled tub. He then moved out on it to a position
where he could attach the lifting device to the cooling
coils. While he was doing this, his left foot slipped
off the pipe. The foot and leg went down into the acid
and were submerged to about 4 inches below his knee.

He received first and second degree burns that led
to hospitalization and 10 days lost time.

To prevent similar accidents the contractor put
into effect a requirement for job analysis by supervisory
personnel and mechanics to determine necessary safety
precautions. In the future, acid tubs were to be drained
and scaffolding was to be erected to provide a safe
working surface when work was to be done above them.

" hJo Not5 Gonna mak.& Me

WEAS. A HARD HAT/"

Jack Tamplin
Safety Office
Navajo Army Depot

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BICYCLE RIDERS COME OUT IN THE SPRING

The warm weather and long days of spring will bring
out sharply increased numbers of bicycle riders. Most of
them will be young and they will remain active until the
cooler weather of autumn makes riding less pleasant.

While getting fine exercise and much fun, they will
expose themselves, pedestrians, and motor vehicle drivers
to additional hazards. Many will become involved in
accidents ,

Collisions of bicycles and motor vehicles cause
many deaths each year. The National Safety Council's
"Accident Facts," 1966 edition, reports 680 deaths due to
this cause in 1965, The majority of the victims were
children, A total of 480 (70,6 percent) were in the
0-4 (20) and 5-14 (420) age groups. Another 120
(17,6 percent) were in the 15 - 24 age bracket.

Proper driving and alertness by motor vehicle
operators can prevent many bicycle and car accidents.

More needs to be done. An accident prevention effort
aimed at the adult drivers is only one part of a success-
ful bicycle safety program, Som>ething must be done about
the other driver involved, the child or teenager on the
2-wheeled vehicle.

Every individual who has a bicycle rider in his
household should make himself responsible for providing
off-the-job training in safety. Here are a few
instructions for bicyclists that can prevent accidents
and injuries to members of your household,

1, Stay off sidewalks and high speed highways.
These are made for specific use, by pedestrians, or by
fast vehicles, A bicycle introduces an unnecessary
hazard on each of them,

2, Obey the rules that apply to other wheeled
traffic. Here are the most pertinent ones,

a. Drive on the right side of the road,

b. Obey all traffic signals and signs,

c. Yield the right of way to pedestrians,

d. Signal before turning,

e. Do not pass on hills or curves.

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f. Drive in a straight line with, not
against, traffic,

g. Stay behind moving cars.

h. Keep your eyes on the road ahead and both
hands on the handlebars, except when signals are being
given,

i. Ride in single file,

j. Do not park on pedestrian 'walkways or in
parking spaces reserved for automobiles,

k. Remain at the scene of any accident until
any necessary on-the-spot investigation has been made by
the police,

3, Here are a fev/ desirable practices that are based
on common sense :

a. If there is a choice of routes, ride the
bicycle on the less heavily traveled road,

b. Vvear light colored clothes to make yourself
more easily seen at night,

c. Make certain the bicycle ridden at night
has a reflector and a headlight,

d. Do not block vision with bulky bundles,

e. Make certain the bicycle is in serviceable
condition before venturing out of the road,

f. If repairs should become necessary, move
the vehicle off the road before starting them,

g. Make certain that any necessary local
license or registration receipt has been obtained,

h. Do not ride in rain, snow, fog, or on ice.

Every community has its own local traffic hazards.

Add instruction on these when teaching the young bicyclist
how to ride safely.

The effort you make to provide instruction and
enforcement of safe bicycle rules can prevent, a bicycle
accident in your family.

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TEST WARNING SIGNS

SFC John E, Goldsborough , Safety NCO
Maintenance Evaluation Branch
U.S. Army Armor and Engineer Board

Much of the equipment testing by the U.S, Army Armor
and Engineer Board involves the operation of high speed
or oversize equipment on access roads that are open to
general military and civilian traffic not associated with
board test operations. During a recent monthly Safety
Council meeting it was suggested that warning signs be
posted on roads where safety hazards exist as a result
of test operations.

The members of the council believed that permanent
signs might eventually lose their effectiveness because
many drivers appear to disregard special warning signs
they see frequently. The following conclusions were
therefore reached:

1, The signs should be portable and constructed
of lightweight material that would survive the elements,

2, The signs should be eye catchers during both
daylight and darkness.

3, Signs should be posted during actual testing
operations only,

4, When not in use, signs should be stored where
they would be available to all test divisions.

Using available resources, round metal posts were
fabricated, with 2 crossbars at the bottom to prevent
twisting in the ground. These posts were permanently
placed at the entrances of roads where the greatest
hazards existed, A guide pin was inserted on the upper
portion of the post to align the removable sign when it
was mounted and to prevent the sign from moving with the
wind .

Signs were constructed with a metal pipe welded to
the upper portion of the reverse side. The pipe was
notched at the bottom to enable the sign to mate with the
guide pin on the post. (See Photo 1.) Use of a short
section of pipe reduced the distance the sign must be
lifted in order to mount it.

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A receptacle was mounted on the face of the sign to
accommodate a sliding plate with the words "HIGH SPEED"
on one side and "OVERSIZE" on the other. This made it
easy to warn traffic of the type of equipment to expect,
(See Photo 2,)

A cage v/as mounted on top of the sign to accommodate
a blinking lantern for night use, (See Photos 2 and 3,)

Instructions concerning the signs were disseminated
to the test divisions for immediate implementation.

Photo 3

Photo 4

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LTG W.B. BUNKER PRESENTS AMC SAFETY AWARD
TO ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT

LTG Bunker, Deputy Commanding General, AMC, is shown
above presenting the AMC Commendation for Safety for
Atlanta Army Depot to John G, Thompson, Depot Safety Officer
Left is COL A, J, McDermott, Jr,, Depot Commander.

PICATINNY ARSENAL DRIVER EARNS SAFETY AWARDS

Nicholas Sullivan, a truck driver, has earned recog-
nition at Picatinny Arsenal for over 500,000 miles of safe
driving. Mr. Sullivan is shown at the left holding a
watch and a National Safety Council certificate he has
accepted from COL John S, Chambers, Jr,, Commanding Officer.
Frank Reilly, second from left. Safety Officer, and Bill
Casterline, Transportation Supervisor, watched the
presentation. Mr, Sullivan has been a member of the
Picatinny Arsenal transportation division for 35 years.

He was cited for his safe driving during the last 26 of
these years, because the records for the first 9 years
were no longer available. Recognition was given Mr.

Sullivan as part of the safe driving incentive program
for individual drivers and teams at Picatinny Arsenal,

TECOM INSTALLATIONS PRESENTED FY 1966 SAFETY AWARDS
BY MAJOR GENERAL LELAND G. CAGWIN

Photo 1 shows Colonel Carl E, Bledsoe, Comirianding
Officer, U,S. Army General Equipment Test Activity,
accepting an AMC Award of Merit and a TECOM Award of
Honor for the FY 1966 safety record of his activity.

Photo 2 shows Colonel John R, Bailey, Jr,, Commanding
Officer, Jefferson Proving Ground, receiving an AMC Award
of Merit and a TECOM Award of Honor, Photo 3 shows
Colonel James A. Wiley, Comjnanding Officer, U.S. Army
Artie Test Center receiving a TECOM Award of Merit.

Photo 4 shows Colonel Joseph J, Fraser, Jr,, Commanding
Officer, Dugway Proving Ground, accepting a TECOM Award
of Merit, The awards were presented by Major General
Leland G, Cagwin, TECOM Commanding General,

Photo 3

Photo 4

NEW CUMBERLAND ARMY DEPOT PRESENTED AMC AWARD OF HONOR

BY BG THOMAS H. SCOH, JR.

BG Thomas II, Scott, Jr,, AMC's Director of Supply,
representing AMC Commanding General, Frank S, Besson, Jr,,
is shown presenting the top AMC safety award - the Award
of Honor, COL Victor L, Cary, NCAD, Commanding Officer,
is at the left, Mr, Norman Smith, installation safety
director is at the right.

SPRINGFIELD ARMORY RECEIVES AMC AWARD OF MERIT

The Springfield Armory was recently awarded its
third consecutive AMC Award of Merit for Safety, BG William
J, Durrenberger , Commanding General of the U,S, Army
Weapons Command, right, made the presentation to COL
Arthur H, Sweeney, Jr,, center. Commanding Officer of
the installation, John P, Devine, left, Safety Officer
of the Sprinfield Armory, participated in the ceremony.

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Photo 1

Photo 2

INSTALLED MOBILE CONVEYOR

The work of the Surveillance Workshop at Sierra Army
Depot has been facilitated and made safer' by installing
a mobile conveyor at each end of each bay. When a conveyor
is not in use one end can be rolled away, as shown in
Photo 1, When ammunition and components are to be moved
into or out of the building, the conveyor is turned to
the position shown in Photo 2, The system is bonded and
grounded while in use. Following its installation the
use of hand trucks was almost eliminated in these bays,
where ammunition is unloaded, inspected, and outloaded.

The idea for the installed mobile conveyors was suggested
by Mr, James Ramsey, a government employee who recently
retired at Sierra Army Depot,

AWARD MADE FOR RESCUE OF ACCIDENT VICTIM

His heroic action in rescuing an accident victim won
the Meritorious Civilian Service Award for Clayton H, Dugger,
a warehouseman-forklift operator at Sacramento Array Depot,

Mr, Dugger is shown receiving the award from Colonel John
E, Maier, Commanding Officer, The award was made for his
rescue of Mr, Willis White, right, who was trapped beneath
a 750-pound door that fell from a railroad car, A $100
cash honorarium accompanied the medal and award certificate.

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EXPLOSIVE

SAFETY

Safety Division

Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Longhorn Division
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant

Composite propellant is basically a physical mixture
of an organic fuel, an oxidizer, and an organic binding
agent. The handling of the majority of the ingredients
used in the production of solid propellants presents
health, fire, and explosion hazards. In order to cope
with the hazards involved, safety criteria have been
developed and published as directives outlining the
minimum requirements necessary for the protection of
personnel and property.

The safety criteria developed were based upon the
principle of limiting the exposure of a minimum number
of personnel, for a minimum time, to a minimum amount of
a hazardous material. The implementation of this
principle requires that all hazardous operations be
scrutinized to devise methods for reducing the
number of people exposed, the length of time of exposure,
and the quantity of material. Determination of personnel
limits requires the following:

1, Jobs not necessary to a particular hazardous
operation shall not be accomplished there.

2, Unnecessary personnel shall not be permitted
to visit the location.

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3. Too many consecutive operations shall not be
permitted in the same room or building without adequate
dividing walls, fire walls, or operational shields,
depending upon the nature of the hazard.

Hazardous material limits should reflect the minimum
requirements for a safe and efficient operation.

Following are some of the general safety requirements
applicable to the manufacturing and loading of solid
propellants that have been derived from the principle
of limiting exposure of a minimum number of personnel for
a minimum time, to a minimum amount of a hazardous
material :

1, All rooms, cubicles, and buildings containing
hazardous materials shall have posted in a conspicuous
place a placard that states the maximum amount of material
and the maximum number of personnel permitted in the
location at any one time. Prompt action should be taken
to remove excess material and personnel, when these are
found to be present,

2, Hazardous materials, including explosives,
shall not be stored within an operating building except
for the minimum quantities necessary to maintain
individual operations,

3, All buildings and magazines shall be kept
clean at all times. In explosives areas, waste materials
such as oily rags, combustible and explosives scrap, and
paper shall be kept separate from each other and placed
in approved marked containers. Spillage of explosives

or other hazardous m^aterials must be removed promptly,

A regular program of cleaning shall be carried on as
frequently as local conditions require for maintaining
safe conditions,

4, Hand tools used for repair ;vork in buildings
that may contain explosives or hazardous concentrations
of flammable gases or vapors must be properly maintained.
If the use of ferrous hand tools is required because of
strength characteristics, the immediate area should be
free from exposed explosives and other combustible
materials ,

5, Before being placed into routine operations,
all new or newly repaired process equipment for use in
hazardous operations must be examined and tested to
assure that it is in safe working order.

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6, Before repairs are made on any equipment that
has been exposed to explosives, a Decontamination Tag
signed by operating supervision shall be placed on the
equipment. This tag must certify that all explosives
have been removed. If it has been impossible to clean
some part of the equipment this fact shall be noted on
the tag, together with adequate instructions to mainten-
ance personnel concerning safe methods of handling,

7, Prior to starting any operation involving
explosives, an adequate standing operating procedure
must be developed and approved. The standing operating
procedure shall include, as a minimum, such items as
safety requirements, personnel and explosives limits,
equipment designation and location, and sequence of
operations. Applicable portions of the approved
standing operating procedure shall be conspicuously
posted convenient to all stations involved in the
operation for the guidance of all personnel,

8, Operational shields shall be utilized for the
protection of personnel, material, and equipment. Design
of these shields shall be based on the potential hazards
involved,

9, Composite propellant manufacturing and motor
loading operations shall be performed in a special
area that is separated from all other areas and the
boundary of the establishment by inhabited building
distances ,

10, Individual explosives buildings within a
composite propellant line shall be separated from each
other and from other buildings not containing explosives
by appropriate intraline distances,

11, Batch mixing operations shall be performed in
buildings that are used exclusively for that purpose.
Small mixers may be located in buildings containing other
operations, provided the mixer is in a separate bay with
operational shields protecting all other operations

from the mixing operation,

12, Propellant mixing operations shall be remotely
controlled with operators provided adequate protection
from a potential explosion of the total quantity of
materials being mixed.

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13, Effective means shall be provided for preventing
extraneous material from entering mixers,

14, Because of the dangers of contamination of
oxidizers, all personnel, as a minimum., shall be
shielded from screening, blending, grinding, and m.echanical
drying operations by a 12-inch reinforced concrete wall

or equivalent,

15, Oxidizer should be processed in closed
systems to prevent dusting and contamination from out-
side sources,

16, If the material used in fuel oompositions is
toxic or flammable, adequate exhaust ventilation and
personal protective equipment shall be utilized,

17, Compatibility of materials shall be established
and controls shall be incorporated to preclude the mixing
of materials at a time or in a manner that would result

in sensitive compositions or hazardous conditions prior
to process requirements,

18, When operations are performed on cured propel-
lant contained in pressure vessels or rocket motors and
there is a possibility of ignition, the vessel or rocket
motor should be secured in fixtures capable of withstanding
the rated thrust,

19, Explosives shall not be handled roughly, thrown
about, tumbled, dropped, or walked over other explosives,

* * *

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The Army Materiel Command Ammunition School at the
Savanna Army Depot has added the "Fire, Radiation and
Explosives Hazards" course to its present 29 courses of
insturction in all phases of ammunition.

This course was started 29 August 1966, and is
available to members of all firefighting units, police
department personnel, and civil defense people,
irrespective of their association with the Federal
Government,

Designed to enlighten federal, city, and town
officials on procedures taken against radioactive
material, the 4 day, 32 hour schooling was originally
planned to last but 8 weeks. However, the demand
for attendance from both DOD personnel and non-federal
employees has caused the school officials to include
the Fire Radiation Course in its regular curriculum
permanently.

Accompanying classroom discussions in the understanding
of peaceful benefits of the atomic industry, problems
of radiation, contamination and practical exercises in
different types of fires involving explosives and/or
radiation hazard materials, the course will send its
students away v/ith a feeling of great competency in
being prepared to handle the situation stated above.

Since its origin some 165 students have attended,

AMC Fire Prevention Specialists, Safety Officers, and other
interested personnel may attend. As of late December,
spaces for classes 11 thru 20, April thru June are
available. Those interested in attending are asked to,
contact the Director, AMC Ammunition School at the
Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois 61074,

Students attacking fire in cargo of radioactive material
during the Fire, Radiation, and Explosives Hazards Course,

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WATCH WHERE YOU’RE BACKING

Safety Division, P&O Directorate
U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground

Truck drivers in the post telephone section at
Fort Huachuca have taken steps to reduce the frequency
of backing accidents in their section.

The first step is the use of fluorescent-orange
parking cones as visual reminders of the hazardous areas
of reduced visibility behind the vehicle. Attached to
the vehicle by a sash chain and snap, the cones are
placed in the danger zones around a parked vehicle by
the driver. The cones serve as visual reference points
and alerting devices for other drivers as well as for
the driver of the parked vehicle.

As an added incentive to follow the procedure, the
drivers have adopted their own informal method of
enforcement. An operator who leaves his vehicle with-
out placing the cones in proper positions must buy
coffee for the other drivers in the section. Very
few drivers need more than one "memory lesson” of this
type.

Results have been encouraging. During the first
4 1/2 months of FY 1967, the 28 drivers who used the
cones did not experience a single accident or near
miss.

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SAFETY SLOGANS ON BACKS OF FIRE SYMBOLS

George C, Thurston

Chief, Safety and Surveillance Division
Jefferson Proving Ground

For intrainstallation movements of ammunition it is
necessary to display fire symbols on the sides of ammunition
trucks, Jefferson Proving Ground uses signs that show
symbol 4 on one side and a safety message on the other.

When the truck is hauling ammunition, symbol 4 is shown
as in Photo 1, When no ammunition is being transported,
the sign is changed to show a safety slogan, as in Photo 2,

The fire symbol consists of an 18” X 18" piece of
sheet metal with 2 hinges in the center. The top half
is fastened securely to the steel frame, one steel keeper
is mounted in the center of the top half of the symbol
and another one is centered on the bottom bracket, A
slot is centered on the bottom half of the fire symbol.

The slot is positioned to allow the keepers to slide
through, both in the closed and open position, A spring
loaded tongue snap is hooked through the hole in the
keeper to prevent the symbol from being dislodged by air
current when the truck is in motion.

To display the fire symbol, the ammunition hauler
removes the snap from the top keeper, lowers the bottom
half of the fire symbol from its upward position and
places the snap in the lower keeper. To cancel the
fire symbol, he reverses the operation.

This type fire symbol provides an opportunity to
advertise safety. There are 28 trucks that are equipped
with fire symbols described above in use at Jefferson
Proving Ground, Since each truck has a fire symbol on
each side, there are 56 different safety slogans in
movement at Jefferson Proving Ground every day.

Before it adopted this method of displaying and
cancelling fire symbols on ammunition trucks, Jefferson
Proving Ground has used a one purpose sign. The fire
symbol consisted of an 18" X 18" piece of sheet metal
with a handle on the top. The fire symbol was painted
on one side, and there was nothing on the reverse, A
metal bracket held the sheet metal at the bottom and
retaining tracks on either side made it possible to slide
the symbol up and down. To display the fire symbol,
the ammunition hauler would slide the square piece of
sheet metal all the way out of the retaining tracks, turn
the painted fire symbol side outward, place the sheet

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metal symbol back in the tracks and lower the entire
assembly. The tracks would sometimes be in such condition
that the sheet metal would not slide freely. This would
make necessary the application of force by the ammunition
hauler, and it resulted in several first aid cases for
lacerated fingers and bruised hands.

Of the 2 methods, the one in use at the present time
is far superior. All the materials except the handles
on top of the fire symbols used in the old method were
utilized on converting to the new system. The only new
materials that were used were 2 steel keepers, 2 hinges,
one spring loaded tongue snap and the screws to fasten
the top half of the fire symbol to the frame bracket.

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Here are 10 questions that will test your knowledge
of safety requirements that you will need under different
circumstances. The answers to all of them may be found
in AMCR 385-224, How many can you answer without referring
to the regulation? The correct answers and references
appear on pages 39 and 40,

1, Is humidification an effective way for preventing
static electricity accumulations and subsequent
discharges?

Answer and Reference:

2, What thickness of reinforced concrete wall is
required for a disassembly operation involving 15
pounds of explosives at least 3 feet from the wall?

Answer and Reference:

3, By what distance must a portable engine driven
generator used to supply power for an ammunition
operation be separated from a magazine?

Answer and Reference;

4, How far must a railroad classification yard be
separated from an administrative area?

Answer and Reference:

5, May initiating explosives be handled if in a frozen
condition?

Answer and Reference:

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6

, What is maximum name plate voltage rating for single phase
portable appliances?

Answer and Reference:

7. What factors determine the grouping of explosives and
ammunition for compatibility?

Answer and Reference:

8, May hazardous materials be carried on a locomotive?
T^swer and Reference :

9, What is the maximum allowable resistance (in ohms) from
aircraft to ground when ammunition and explosives are
to be loaded or unloaded?

Answer and Reference

10, What minimum separation is required between containers
of explosives or ammunition being spotted and opened
at a destruction site?

Answer and Reference:

Seat belts
Avert

Fatal injuries

Especially

To

You

Set

Example
At all
Times

JOSEPH O'DEA

Mason & Hanger - Silas Mason Co.
Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant

Buckle up

Enjoy

Life

Think

Safety

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REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

AR 95-5, June 1966

Aviation - Aircraft Accident Prevention, Investigation,
and Reporting,

AR 700-1300-8, Change 2, 9 December 1966

Logistics - Malfunctions Involving Ammunition and
Explosives ,

AR 750-13, 5 December 1966

Maintenance of Supplies and Equipment - Spectrometic
Oil Analysis,

AMCR 385-2, Change 1, 4 January 1967

Safety - Accident Reporting - Routing of Required Reports,

AMC xMemiOrandum 120-3, 30 November 1966

Mobilization - Emergency Instructions for Personnel,

T3 Med 223, October 1966

Respiratory Protective Devices,

ECOM SAFETY DISPLAY

Photo above shows one of 2 traffic displays prepared for
Vetrans Day at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Bernard M, S,
Savaiko, ECOM Safety Director (left in photo) is shown
discussing display at East gate with COL G, A, Kurkjian,
Commander (center), and COL C, E, Daniels, Jr,, (right)
executive officer. Army Electronics Support Command,

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A SAFETY ARTICLE REFERENCE INDEX

This index is a continuation of the list of more
interesting safety articles included in the January
1967 Safety Digest,

0 Radiation Safety

Your Radiation Program, Good, Bad or Indifferent,

May 1963

Industrial X-Ray Safety at Watervliet Arsenal,

November 1964

Reducing Dynamitron Radiation Exposure, November
1965

Accidental X-Ray Exposure, July 1966
0 Biological Safety

Safety is Key Word in Disease Study, March 1964

Testing Hypodermic Syringes for Leakage, March 1964

Safety in Biological Operations, May 1964

Safety Precautions for Sewage Disposal Facilities,

May 1964

Non-Ventilated -Isolation Cages for -Animals, May 1964

Industrial Hazards of a Microbiological Laboratory,
March 1966

0 Metals and Chemical Safety

Clinical Observations on Cutaneous Effects Associated
with Curing Epoxy Resins, January 1963

Safe Handling and Use of Organic Peroxides, March 1963

Hazards Associated with Methylene Chloride, M$y 1963

A Method of Hazard Control in a Research and
Development Laboratory, July 1963

“Teflon'* - Health Hazard, July 1963

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^ Metals and Chemical Safety (Cont)

Removing Flammable Vapors and Liquids from Containers,
September 1963

Report of Literature Search of the Toxicological
Properties of Para-Quinone-Dioxime , November 1963

Safe Handling of Beryllium, July 1964

Handling Lithium Metal, September 1964

Aluminum Paint Hazard, November 1964

Understanding Solvent Hazards, May 1965

Toxicity of Tetra (KIS) Diraethylamino Ethylene,
November 1965

Silver Solder Containing Cadmium is a Health
Hazard, July 1966

0 Air and Gases

Prevention of Air Blast Damage, November 1962

Using Compressed Air for Breathing, May 1964

Respirator Maintenance, July 1964

Safe Air Compressor Operation, September 1964

Oxygen Safety in the Hospital, January 1964

Safety Built Into Gas Dynamics Laboratory Facility,
January 1965

Flammability of Vapor and Gases, January 1965

Near Tragedy When Chemox Respirator is Misused,
January 1965

Movable Shields Protect Gas Cylinders, March 1965
Understanding Solvent Hazards, May 1965
Flammability of Vapor and Gases, July 1965

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# Making Work Safer

New Method of Covering Cable Splice Saves Hands,
September 1963

A Safety Control for Small Arms Weapons, November 1964
Safe Lifting Device, November 1964

Safe Operation of Mobile Aerial Towers, September 1964

Materials Handling Safety Training, July 1964

Breathing Equipment Fits Job Needs, November 1964

Planning to Save Human Hands, November 1964

Safe Maintenance of Tanks, January 1965

A Safe Fire Hose Testing Method, March 1965

Planning Produces Shop Safety, March 1965

Box Eliminates Scaling Hazard, March 1965

Movable Shields Protect Gas Cylinders, March 1965

Protective Face Masks for Pyrotechnic Operations,

March 1965

Protective Device for Power Mowers, March 1965

Rock Island Arsenal Uses Portable Aerial Towers,
November 1965

An Office Safety Check List, November 1965
Curtain Makes Incinerator Safer, November 1965
Planned Warehousing is Safer Warehousing, January 1966
Mobile Scaffold Has Safety Net Extensions, March 1966
Lineman Anchored to Snorkel, September 1966
Prepare Now for Safer Winter Driving, September 1966
Dermatitis: Cause and Prevention, September 1966

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# Accident Causes

"Falls” is Leading AMC Injury Cause, July 1965
Prevent Hernia Type Injuries, January 1966
"Struck by Object" Accidents, March 1966
Safe Lifting Rules, March 1966

Winter is Peak Season for Falls, September 1966

0 Testing and Proving Ground Safety

Testing Army Materiel for Safety, May 1963

Evaluation of Safety in Testing Artillery, Mortar,
Recoilless Rifle Ammunition, May 1963

Conditioning Pits for Desert Environment, May 1963

Range Safety at Radford Army Ammunition Plant,
January 1966

0 Fire and Firefighting Equipment

Fluorescent Ballast Fires and Violent Failures,
September 1963

Flammability of Vapor auid Gases, January 1965
A Safe Fire Hose Testing Method, March 1965
Fast-Acting Deluge Systems, May 1965
Flammability of Vapor and Gases, July 1965
Curtain Makes Incinerator Safer, November 1965
Fire Department Ingenuity Pays Off, January 1966
Fire Safety Program Elements, May 1966

0 Qff-The-Job Safety

Aerosol Cans - Handle With Care, September 1964
Off-Post Safety, January 1966

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0 Off-The-Job Safety (Cont)

Home Shop Safety, January 1966

Watchfulness Can Reduce Mowing Hazards, May 1966
Hazards of Organic Phosphorous Pesticides, May 1966
Off-The-Job Safety, January 1963
Off-The-Job Accident Prevention, September 1966

0 Miscellaneous

Reference Sources in Occupational Medicine, January 1963

Air Supported Tentage, September 1963

Oxygen Safety in the Hospital, January 1964

Safety in Electronic Ultrasonic Cleaning, July 1965

Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation Training, July 1965

ARADMAC Solves Individual Heat Stress Problems,

September 1965

Deer VS Motor Vehicles, September 1965

Safe Use of Plasma-Jet Torches, November 1965

Sealing Compound MIL-S-8516C Considered Hazardous,
November 1965

A Disposal System for Flammable Solvents, March 1966

Test of Polycarbonate Sheets for Use in Face Masks,

March 1966

Aviation Safety, May 1966

Special Tools for Field Support of Combat Vehicles,

May 1966

Prevent Emergency Situations in Flight, July 1966

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Here are the answers to the questions on pages 31
and 32* All questions were based on information contained
in AWCR 385-224, A reference to the pertinent paragraph
follows each answer,

1, Humidification for preventing static electrical

accumulation and subsequent discharges is usually
effective if the relative humidity is above 60 percent.
However, certain materials such as metallic powders
and some of the pyrotechnic mixtures cannot be
exposed to air with 60 percent relative humidity
because of the possibility of spontaneous ignition.
Reference: Paragraph 708,

2, A 12-inch reinforced concrete wall would be required.

Reference: Paragraph 2504a,

3, The generating unit shall be placed at least 50 feet

from the magazine. Reference: Paragraph 623c(l),

4, 1,800 feet. Reference: Paragraph 1713,

5, If it is frozen, an initiating explosive shall not be

handled. Reference: Paragraph 1401.

6, No single phase portable applicuice having a rating
of more than 230 volts shall be permitted.

References Paragraph 621e,

7, Explosives and aironunition are grouped for compatibility
with respect to the following factors:

a. Effects of explosion of the item.

b. Rate of deterioration,

c. Sensitivity to initiation.

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d. Type of packing

e. Effects of fire involving the item,

f. Quantity of explosive per unit,

X

Reference; Paragraph 1902,

8, The carrying 'of hazardous materials on a locomotive
or other self-propelled rail vehicle is prohibited.
Reference; Paragraph 2107c,

9, 10,000 ohms. Reference; Paragraph 2305a,

10, The containers of explosive or ammunition items to
be destroyed must be spotted and opened at least 10
feet from each other and from explosives material
previously laid for destruction. Reference;
Paragraph 2714c,

SAFETY SHOE SAVES TOES

James Quigley, Granite City Army Depot, has uninjured
toes on his left foot because he wore his safety shoes,

Mr, Quigley's work involved the handling of stacks of zinc
ingots on pallets. When a pallet broke, the corner of a
pile toppled and fell on his foot. The total weight of
metal in the pile was 2,800 pounds. The shoe, which Mr,

Quigley is wearing in the photo above, was scratched,
but his toes were not injured.

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*U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1967 O - 255-009 <7161A)

FEDERAL SAFETY COUNCIL

WORK SAFELY- "REDUCE FEDERAL

EMPLOYEE WORK INJURIES 30 % BY 1970 ”

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

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UNITED STATES ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20315