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the value of the practice of safety. The
child, relying on his* memory to guide
him home, marks carefully the sign­
posts along the way. Similarly, we
must exercise presence of mind on the
job as well as on the highway and at
home in order that we might recog­
nize the signposts of ’¿sjifety and avoid
the pitfalls, of accidental injury— haz­
ards.
The rules of safety are easy to un­
derstand because they follow in close
parallel the law of self-preservation.
It is not difficult
a desire
among ourselves to live and enjoy our
well-being; however, there are two
f¿cw ram Bhh ^^aE^^Bas damaging to
general safety as erosion is to the soil,
or the nfoSWoowerful chemical; is to
the finest fabric. Those factors are in-
diffehehce and failure to keep our
minds on yrngfeyve^aQ doing, whether
at work or at play.
With the élimination of these two
factors, safety isn’t difficult. Howev­
er, the mosj£ s a f e t y - r p f the
best of us is susceptible to j^ieirfesults
of inuiHeren c^ ^ Sl’ thQughtlessnjess in
the worst of us. I
The problem, ‘then, in, safety is co­
oper action. Safety isn’t difficult? Let’s
put ^ne.w-lte ^k on roûr attitude and
B o r l j g B W l r as a team for safety.
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Flammable vs. Inflammable
. The inconsistencies, of the English
language have long been a source of
irritation to/ students of the subject.
Now, these same annoyances may in-
directly be the cause of fire hazards.
The Greater New York Safety
Gonucil reports that many housewives
have been under the impression that
the ward inflammable means nonflam­
mable and, thus, have been none to
careful in handling certain canned or
|®ttledz i B ® which are easily ig-
nited. Crux of the problem rests in
BM genejIlll belief that the prefix “in”
always naeans not. For greater home
safety, the Council and other groups
have been urging the use:of the words
flammable and nonflammable and
elimination of the wb'rd inflammable
ftdjjjvoid such misunderstandings.
National organizations working on
fire prevention standards, such as the
i,^C(Sohtinue4 on Page 23)
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