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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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