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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 5 (September 24, 1926)

Safety In Railway Workshops

Safety In Railway Workshops.

The reputation of the United States railways in the conservation of life, and in the reduction of accidents to employees has been enhanced by the safety record established by the El Paso shops of the Texas and Louisiana lines of the Southern Pacific. The shops employ an average of 650 men and are equipped for general and for heavy locomotive repairs. For a period of over 27 months, only two employees were injured in these works, which is a remarkable safety record when we consider that an aggregate of 2,734,701 man hours were worked. The much prized “Safety Banner” which was held by the Algiers shops of this railway system for three successive years passes over to the proud employees of the El Paso shops.

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