Some Causes of Accident.

Among the more frequent causes of accident to workers in the transportation industry—causes the dangerous effects of which should, in no circumstances, be forgotten, are:—

Failure to use available safety appliances.

Failure to wear special clothing (and boots) when performing dangerous work.

Using faulty tools—especially ill-fitting wrenches and burred-edged hammers and chisels.

Using insecure scaffolding and ladders.

Faulty packing of materials and handling of same in a careless manner.

Using faulty chains, ropes and wire.

Walking underneath loads suspended from cranes, slings, etc.

Walking through escaping steam.

Climbing through moving vehicles.

Neglecting to “Stop, Look, and Listen,” before crossing railway yards.

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