The White Falcon - 29.10.1965, Blaðsíða 3

Friday, October 29, 1965
WHITE FAECON
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Accident-Free Year Fays OH In Awards
KEEPING THEM RUNNING—Captain Pierre presents safety certifi-
cates to the men of Public Works Transportation, Heavy Equipment
COOL SAFETY—Captain Pierre watches as R.A. Maintenance Shop. They keep the graders, snow plows, bulldozers, etc., LAUNDRY—“The best boiler room on the station.”
Ivarjalainen, UT1, show off some of the well-kept going all year round. From left to right, they are, Lt James T. Mergner, That’s the claim that 0. Eggertsson can make. Captain
equipment in the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning G. Magnusson, G. Sigurdsson, A. Gudmundsson, Captain Pierre, E. Pierre and Mr. Joseph Adessa congratulate Mr.
Shop. Also in the picture are C.A. Hughes, UTA2 Eason, K. Halldorsson, E. Jonsson, H. Josefsson, J. Snorrason, A. Leifs- Eggertsson on his accomplishment.
and P. Smith.
Captain Pierre
Meets, Praises
Safety Winners
Mike Greenman, J03
No Lost Time
“No lost time accident” is no
trivial statement. Many of these
men work in areas where any in-
attentive movement could put out
an eye, cut off a finger or burn
a face: the carpenter shop, the
machine shop, the steel shop, and
many others. But these men have
read the warning signs, and they
have received just what every sign
promises, freedom from accident.
FUEL POWER SHOP—F.H. Gaylor, FN, shows Captain Pierre an
emergency generator. On the right are P.C. Snyder, EN2, and R.J.
Marchand, CM1.
By Which is more important?
Money? Time? Or Manpower?
Time and money, you answer, be-
cause a man can be replaced. But
you’re wrong!
It’s the time and money that
can be replaced; a well-trained,
efficient man cannot. An injury
to a man wastes more time and
money than would have been spent
installing safety features, wear-
ing safety gear, or doing a job
more carefully and slowly.
CARPENTER SHOP, BUILDING TRADES—A whirring saw, and a spin-
ning lathe are a couple of the most dangerous tools; just turn your
head away for a minute. Captain Pierre commends these men for
their safety record. They are (from left to right) J. Gudlaugsson, V.
Petursson, O. Kristjansson, and B. Jonsson.
Injury Is Expensive
When a man is injured, there
is compensation to be paid, medi-
cal expenses, lost time, lessened
production rate, damaged material,
etc. In most cases, the injury could
have been avoided by simply fol-
lowing proper procedures, not try-
ing to hurry one’s work, and keep-
ing one’s mind on the job at hand.
“Wear eye protection, don’t be
blind to Safety Rules.”
“Place tools where they won’t
fall.”
“Always signal, it’s the law.”
We’ve all seen these signs,
they’re everywhere, and they’re
never hard to read or understand.
And, what they have to say is only
common sense. So why don’t we
heed them? Luckily, many people
do, and that’s why we are honor-
ing a great many people working
on the Naval Base, who during
the last year, have not had a
single lost time accident.
Captain Emile E. Pierre, Jr.,
commanding officer of the Naval
Station, presented certificates to
this effect to each man concerned
on Sept. 22.
MACHINE SHOP—Captain Pierre holds a faceshield, one of the
safety guards used in this working area to protect personnel from
flying metal scraps and other potential dangers. With the Captain
are (from left to right) K. Jonsson, H.D. Smith, MR1, and D.A.
Pomranky, MR2.
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PLUMBING SHOP—Captain Pierre stands with the men of the plumb-
ing shop. They are (from left to right) E. Kristjansson, S. Vilhjalms-
son, G. Jonsson, S. Johannsson, S. Ingibergsson, Captain Pierre, W.
Nolan.
STEEL SHOP—The steel shop, where a great deal of welding and
handling of sheet metal is done, is a common place for accidents if
one is careless. But these men show that by obeying safety rules,
accidents can be avoided. Captain Pierre congratulates (from left to
rieht) S. Giordano. SWF2, J. Jensen, and R. Fagan, SW1.
TELEPHONE MAINTENANCE—Wear rubber gloves and you won’t
get a jolt from those storage batteries. Captain Pierre talks with
N.R. Martin, CEC (left), about the safety measures they use. W.
D. Nesti, CET3, and D.B. Robinson, CESCN, listen attentively.
POWER DISTRIBUTION—High voltage means high danger. These
men have maintained a very high safety record, they are J.M. Swindle,
CEC, T. Thorvaldsson. J. Adessa, G. Lydsson, K. Jonsson, E. Eyjolfsson,
Karlssnn. and Clantain Pierre.
WATER PLANT—Controlling the incoming water from 13 wells by
remote control, the water plant handles 750,00 gallons of water per
day. From left to right are O. Johannsson, Captain Pierre, J. Adessa,
and J. Saemundsson.