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Portland / Observer Thursday August 19, 1971
Gov’t lets study Contracts
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Eight contracts fo r a var­
iety of studies to advance
Job salety have been awarded
by the Labor Department's
occupational safety and Health
Kdmimstration (OSHA). The
contracts are for a total of
$965,000.
USHA has responsibility for
administering the U illia m s -
bteiger occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970, which
covers some 57 m ill ion work­
M ainland
Joins
ers in about 9,1 m ill ion places
of employment.
In announcing the contracts.
Assistant secretary of Labor
George C. Guenther said that
m view of the sice and com­
plexity of the problems in­
volved in improving the safe­
ty arxi health of w orkers, we
are contracting out certain
tasks which urgently need to
be accomplished, butforw hich
we do not yet have the spec!-
alizwJ capacity ourselves.”
He add«! that, since USHA is
B .
a new organization, many of
the contracts are ot a one­
tim e, start-up nature.
The National Safety Coun­
c il has teen awarded a con­
tra ct to develop methods of
While it may be some time
cost "benefit analysis which
In the future before the Impact
w ill provide employees with
o f opening the trade doors to Red
accounting
procedures
to
China becomes apparent, c e r­
measure savings resulting
tain segments of the Independent
from effective safety and
business community are re­
porting a growing harm from
health programs.
the present level of Imports.
A Washington, D.C., min­
This Is showing up In the
o rity contractor, is testing
data from almost 60,000 re ­
the effectiveness ot various
spondents during the firs t half
methods of communicating
o f this year to the continuous
with and motivating employ­
fie ld survey of the National
ers an! employees to take ac­
F ederatlon
ot
Independent
tion to improve occupational
Business.
safety and health. L ittle valid
While this trend Is by no
AUTOMOTIVE FARTS A ACCESSORIES \ \
research has been done in this
means of landslldeproportlons,
there
are
Indications tliat
field m the past, although
n o h i K i i u N O i w o r r x street
lni|>ort competition lias become
motivational factors are high­
of greater concern, yet In no
ly important In accident situ­
287-1254
Louis J. Vaughn,Jr. section of the country, o r In P a h h , . ? - ? ’ “ r T . Chndr“ '
"»'•Hbound while aid at
ations. It is anticipated this
any vocational sector, has there
M O N -SA I
B i.m .d p .m
J,™ 0 n ’lalns Hfferences between harmless snake
m H i auti'iesworm in n > research w ill aid m thedevel-
as yet developed a majority- being handled and other venomous ones in cages In back-
opment of more effective safe­
sentiment to r higher ta riffs , or 4 ? s n^ s ,v C, ^ lllre r \ r ’ .flrom ModeI c “ “ » l-a rtln lly ftinde.1
Louis James Vaughn. J r .
ty communications.
lower im port quotas.
of 5836 NE 31st, enlisted m
? C4 a w^y.sC e Center’ s special program being conduc­
The State of W isconsin is
The records of the NFIB ted at the Portland Zoo this summer.
the Navy August 11, at the
developing a method fo r mea­
o f 20 years ago show that at
local recruiting station.
suring inspection effective­
one time the Independent busi­ percent, saying uiey ure navuig them.
He is the son of M r. and
ness under uSHA. The study
ness community was strongly- no effect one way o r the other.
But 22 percent of the whole­
M rs. Louis Vaughn and a 1971
dedicated to the Idea of high The only wide regional variance salers and manufacturers claim
w ill examine the relationship
graduate of Jefferson High
ta riffs , but this sentiment has is in the New England states Im ports are hurting them.
between hazards observed by
School.
dissipated over the years.
inspections and any unrepor-
w ith 21 percent reporting Im ­
Nationally, 24 percent of the
Vaughn w ill report in itia l­
C urrently, 11 percent of the
f h a
ports are hurting.
ted hazards which have caused
Independent firm s feel that
ly to San Diego, C alifornia,
respondents
feel
that
Imports
Among Independent re ta ile rs, quotas on Im ports should be
illnesses or injuries accord­
are helping their operations,
fo r his nine weeks of train­
16 percent say that Imports are lowered, and 28 percent say
ing to Wisconsin Workmen’ s
and U percent say they are hurt­
ing before his in itia l assign­
helping them and a like per­ ta riffs should be higher.
Compensation statistics. The
ing, with the vast m ajority, 75
ment.
centage say they are hurting
However, here again there
results are expected to reveal
are strong regional differences.
what types of hazards ins [lec­
In New England, 40 percent feel
tors may be overlooking.
Im port quotas should be lowered
Two important contracts
and 43 [«rcent feel there should
have been awarded fo r work
be tdgtier ta riffs . In the South
I be Labor De[»aniiient’ s
in the field of systems de­
A tlantic states, 35 percent feel
Serious legal, tax and f i ­
on September 21 on the »6.9
Occupational Safety and Health
sign and information re­
quotas should be lowered and
nancial problems exist in re­
m illion school d is tric t bud­
Adm inistration (OSHA) has
39 percent are In favor of
trie v a l.
lation to the e ffo rt ot the Port­
get in excess ot the six per­
awarded
six contract fo r
higher ta riffs . These figures
A number of technologically
land Association ot Teachers
cent constitutional lim itation,
training and education tn tie
reflect an increase ranging,
advanced foreign nations have
to use the initiative process
which was defeated by voters
Held of job safety and health.
from 5 to 10 percent In the
developed occupational safety
operating budget ot the P ort­
by wide margins in elections
The contracts are lo r a to­
fir s t six months of the year,
and health standards, codes
land Public Schools, school
tal of »354,700. OSHA ad­
held in both May ami June of
reflecting a growing regional
and regulations.
New York
officials were told today.
sentiment.
this year.
Following these
m inisters the W Uliams-Stei-
U niversity’ s Center fo r Safety
Whether o r not the Inde­
County officials and legal
setbacks, the Board, just last
ger Occupational Safety and
has been awarded a contract
pendent business community
advisers to the Board ot Ed­
Health A ct ot 1970.
week, reaffirmed it position
to assemble, translate and
w ill revert to Its position of
ucation indicated Friday both
that in its judgment a third
The Boeing A irc ra ft Com­
two decades ago Is quite s im u ­
compile
current
m aterial
that
the initiative petition
election is not feasible at (bis
pany
ot
Seattle
lias
been
lative. The opening of the
from these nations. The u l­
drive of the PA T, to force
time and would not succeed.
awarded a contract to conduct
American market to the Chinese
timate goal is to c ro s s -fe r­
a third vote on the twice de­
Legal advisers to the school
a series of orientation semi­
may have some bearing on any
tiliz e and advance occupa­
feated school levy, is not only
d is tric t here also indicated
change of sentiment.
nars to r employee represen­
tional
hazard
control in
illegal, but probably has also
that under Oregon law no au­
While the o ffic ia l position In
tatives. A pilot session in
the United States.
failed to meet the deadlines
thority exists fo r the use of
Wastilngton appears to be tliat
A a s M l l g t l . , . . C „ w i l l le lo l-
set forth in the statute for
perm itting China to sell In the
the initiative power in school
low«i by seminars in 30 c i­
certification of signatures in
d is tric t elections. Basis for
United States Is of minor
ties.
time fo r a September 21 elec­
significance due to that nation
this contention is a 1963 Ore­
having little to sell In this
tion, even if it were legal.
A contract lias also teen let
gon Supreme Court decision
country, with the doors now open
In a le tte r ot the Board
fo r an objective evaluation of
which field that the constitu­
to trade there Is a [O sstblllty
(dated Friday, John Weldon,
tie effectiveness of construc­
tional initiative powers do not
D ire cto r of Records and Elec­
tion training courses already o f the Chinese regime deciding
apply to school d is tric ts .
to revamp its economy to go
tions fo r Multnomah County,
completed.
I tie contractor,
Not only is the whole ini­
after this business.
said that his office would te
joseph
Reyes,
Inc.,
of
Wash­
tiative process not applicable
If so, throwing Into ttie
F ifty thousand firm s have
hard pressed to validate the
ington, DjC ., w ill analyze how
to school elections, but it is
American market theproductof
been asked to submit occupa­
number of signatures required
well tie trained supervisors
also the view of Portland
around
800 m illio n people
tional Injury and Illness data
in tune to meet the require­
are imparting their knowledge
school o fficials that even if
existing under what could be
to r 1971 as part o f a federal
ment of 35 days notice to his
when back on tie job.
the Oregon Supreme Court
termed slave labor conditions
d rive to develop and maintain
office of the date of an elec­
ould have profound results.
ruling did not apply the appli­
adequate statistical records.
tion. Some 9,300 signatures
cable laws under which such
The some 250,000 selected
of qualified electors signing
an election would be governed
employers w ill be required to
petitions would havetobever-
would create even more legal
submit statistical data fo r the
itied by August 17 to meet
calendar year 1972 sometime
problems fo r the initiative
this requirement, Weldon in­
In January. 1973.
e ffo rt launched by PAT.
The firm s have been asked dicated.
to complete the following by
Weldon said " i t would be
Higher education is well
January, 1972: 1) a survey
physically and humanly im­
those who can use it to advantage
o f work Injuries required by possible" to do the job In
but it too often fits a man to do
the Bureau of Labor Statis­
the time allowed.
things for which there is no de
tic s , and 2) a questlonalre
The PAT has been circula­
mand and unfits him (or work
based on the m aterial record­
ting petitions fo r several
which there are too few to do
ed In the Log of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses and the weeks calling fo r an election
— William Howard Tail
Summary of Occupational In­
ju rie s and Illnesses kept In
accordance with the Occupa­
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tional Safety and Health Law,
Data recorded In connec­
F a rm s
C o m m e r c ili
L o in i
tion with the survey of work
in ju rie s w ill be requested tor I B rick front - 2 Bdrms. 2
two six-month Intervals - Jan­ Ifp lcs., dbl. garage near shop­ 2-3 Bdrms., fix e r uppers. 50
uary 1 through June 30 and
X 100 corner lots. Priced
July 1 througn December 31. p in g , hwd. floors, wired tor to r quick sale.
Call Scott
range and d ryer. Owner anx­ 285-6574.
The definitions to be used
ious,
»12,500.
106 N Killingsworth 2 8 4 -0 2 9 3
are the same as those tor
the 1970 Bureau of Labor
Bdrms.,
feb,
garage 4 Bdrms. - near Jeff High,
|W h»rg There ii Beouty There’s Charm|
statistics auestlonare, and the |4
reporting form s w ill be mailed
424 NE F a llin g , »5,500. 50 X 100 lot, cash to equity,
assign contract bal. »8,000.
early In January, 1972.
Questlonaires on which in­
formation relating to the Oc­
w
cupational Safety and Health
Law recordkeeping require­
6 6 5 -4 1 4 5
6 6 5 -3 4 9 1
ments w ill be entered have
not yet been prepared.
M H w r RN mm Servlet
OUR MOTTO I t ML« ASINO YOU
The survey Is designed to
in Ih«- Hanaford valley m a r < «-nfralut
supply a measure of evalu­
Washington will he-gm e rw ritin E m u c h
ating the effectiveness ot
Coll Louit Scon 2 8 5 -6 5 7 4 mornings
i l’ N lrif ity 1
m our re-gum |t will
lajrn «-itrcrTM-ly tow -uiphur rt»al
safety and health programs
from a nearby
in Industry. K w ill also per­
m it an analysis of work re­
lated Injuries and Illnesses
under the old and new re ­
Studir * of m any kind«
1 lx»ng I m fon a, ' U1|
and hundreds of plantings
porting systems.
, « teeb I o fu ra lio n * I« t i ,n
China
Im ports
N avy
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4 Bdrm. 5524 N.E. 13th
$11,200. Contract
1 Bdrm. 1339 N.E. Beech
$10,188.33 plus closing.
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AQUAMUM COCITAIl 100NU
Lots 2106 N.E. Saratoga
522,000.
or $5,000 on Contract
3 Bdrm. 5624 N.E. Uth Ave.
SI6,500. Cash
4 Bdrm. 5702 N.E. 13th
$14,500. FHA
fOOD TO GO
YO U F IC K UF
U»M SAM.
o»/ F asrwm
Quality Homes
In itia tiv e Bid Held Illeg al
If you’ re a drink big d riv e r,
tlw Portland tr a ffic Safety
Commission says that Iasi
“ one fo r tlw road’ ’ is tlw
d rin k you can’ t a ffo id .
It
could cost you your life .
Oregon
Liquor
Control
Commission A dm inistrator,
John E, M artin, reports net
Income from a ll liquor reve­
nue sources was the highest
In the history of the Commla-
s lo n ,
a m o u n t in g
to
»37,3:’o(oo,>. l ids Is an In­
Next time you’ re driving to
crease of »3,382,098 o r 9,97 the beach o r mountains, make
percent over the previous fis ­ sure you’ re not a parade leader,
cal year.
A slow moving vehicle tliat stacks
The distribution of fluids tor up other cars behind him Is ask­
the <iuarter ended June 30, ing tor trouble. Sooner or later
1971, sent a total of »10,241, one of them w ill tuku the long
365 to the State General Fund. shot and try to pas-< at an unsafe
385 to the state General Fund, location. The Portland T ra ffic
the lncor|>orated cities and Safety Commission says when
the counties.
The General things liegln to stack up liehlnd
F u n d re c e iv e d
» 7 ,H 8,986, your car, pull off the highway
l b .' c i t i e s » 2 ,0 4 8 ,2 7 3 , and th e and let (aster moving vehicles
Counties »1,024,136,
pass.
Look fo r B a rn e tt Signs
5 Bdrm. 5622 N.E. 10th Ave.
S 17,300. FHA 1 extra lot $2,000.
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y o u r c lo th e s Y o u 'll see th e m lo o k in g n e w e r ,
c o lo r s , liv e lie r . W e im p r o v e y o u r w a r d r o b e !
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