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The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. Safety Engineering Vol. 35 an anthology of the monthly Journal of Safety Engineering, which in 1918 was still a relatively new field. Safety engineers develop procedures and design systems to avoid illness and accidents and to keep property from being damaged. The anthology encompasses the first six months of 1918. Appropriately, the book begins in January with a round-table discussion of America's entry into World War I and what safety engineers can contribute to the war effort.
The journal focuses on making industrial production efficient and safe. Almost any product or process can be engineered to be safer, and everything from factory plant washing rooms to drinking fountains are discussed in detail. The subject of the February issue is the debate about whether machinery should employ mechanical guards or education to promote safety. The answer of the safety engineers is both, and this theme resonates throughout the anthology. Although it may be obvious to modern readers that both education and safer machines would contribute to fewer accidents, at the time these concepts were very new to employers. Safety engineers were campaigning to get consumers, workers, government and employers to avoid accidents through education and engineering.
War preparations and support are reflected in the zeal with which the safety engineers preach prevention of accidents. An editorial calls the industrial employer an officer of democracy. Another reminds readers that there are five men in the shops for every man overseas fighting the war, so it is imperative to prevent accidents. Each issue also reports on recent fires and their lessons.
Safety Engineering Vol. 35 will be of interest to readers who enjoy history, cultural studies, engineering and workplace safety. The overall tone of the articles is patriotic, with a sincere belief that safety engineering can make our lives better. The book deserves a place on every bookshelf.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
The journal focuses on making industrial production efficient and safe. Almost any product or process can be engineered to be safer, and everything from factory plant washing rooms to drinking fountains are discussed in detail. The subject of the February issue is the debate about whether machinery should employ mechanical guards or education to promote safety. The answer of the safety engineers is both, and this theme resonates throughout the anthology. Although it may be obvious to modern readers that both education and safer machines would contribute to fewer accidents, at the time these concepts were very new to employers. Safety engineers were campaigning to get consumers, workers, government and employers to avoid accidents through education and engineering.
War preparations and support are reflected in the zeal with which the safety engineers preach prevention of accidents. An editorial calls the industrial employer an officer of democracy. Another reminds readers that there are five men in the shops for every man overseas fighting the war, so it is imperative to prevent accidents. Each issue also reports on recent fires and their lessons.
Safety Engineering Vol. 35 will be of interest to readers who enjoy history, cultural studies, engineering and workplace safety. The overall tone of the articles is patriotic, with a sincere belief that safety engineering can make our lives better. The book deserves a place on every bookshelf.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
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ISBN - 9780267970414
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 466
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