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THIS MACHINE M A N WAS FATALLY INJUR ED 1
WHEN HE C RAW L E D OV ER THE C UT T ER IBA R,-»
WHILE THE CH AIN WA S IN MOTION. YOU _F
SAY SUICIDE? NO MORE SO THAN CUTTINCII
IDL ACE S UNDER LOOSE TOR PLAC E S THAT
· SHOULD BE LEFT DOWN UNTIL THEY  ARE ‘
` SAFE, NO MORE SO THAN THE DANCERS
I   YOU CAN LET YOUYRSELF INTO IF YO U DO
NOT OIBSERVE T HE R ULES OF. TRAMMINC
AND HAN DLINCJ Y OUR MACH I NE AT THE
F A CE . , I I

 _ , _       A __ _   to "Act safety? as well as "Think
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  " _ ·_ _ - _ ‘ . {Knowing that your thoughts a_;q;·-at-tiilqns,  
  L   M   as well as those of your fel·low,workers,   V
‘ -· -   direc_tly affect yourvsafetyiand earning.  yu‘‘' I _
‘········—·‘·‘ ·······,;··—··   power, do ygu have sufficient ..iLntere.s't?-·in4*" "_
ID    I C i- _ { Safety todo your part? You can help as
` L   much as any forem¤n,"department or set of *
  rules fn the company..bY.YO_plr personal
/ _A   example and willingness.*to,.¥'TALKSafety at
    Q; every opportunity. Take an-active T-part.--in
. `   dissussions at your gsafety meetingsfwolfj   ...V
° `   whereever a group assemblies;{’_ffPoi'nt,out- ·  
S l   `   _ ‘ · -_;_ » »   hazards you know about and__offer!suggest— V
é         .     ions for elim‘inating‘those hazards. Dis- 
. ‘           _`*d V   cuss Safety Rules with your `friends and
  lz-   _ > _ . S   point out their value in reminding them
‘ ·_ . a of dangerous circumstances or practices.
AbOV€‘ W?-€1V€j YOU frge thI`€i-8 3OOd '”Ol`dS»   Caution a fellow worker when he becomes ·'.i ,
and if youftake them seriously, they may   careless or forgets. VLet. everyone- do his Z
gain for you the most priceless .possession‘part -_ Y'Think, Act and Talk Safety"’. “ dy? h
in the world g- your life. ; ` A V   ..1.......;....- V   ` `   ·....°..’ Q- 1 fl. 1
All of us think of Safety occasionlly.   gy _ _
Probably no employee has ever entered_a   a
coal mine who didnvt wonder at_some time   A     " 1
aboutthe safety»of. his actions o.r sur-   2 ._·· l`-   »..v,.m;3-.;_____- -     `-._ ··  ___| ‘ gl;
roundings. Many of us seem to think of   l fflgifai   ` "   C &lD ` ‘
Safety as a gamble in which we will "get     L'
by" this time-if-the`*tiimber is; {"set za:   ‘    ``_‘   fx   f; ..;   E      
little later". A small ·portio·n‘of’us"         “ ’- * ’ l ‘  
will think of Safety as a definate part   \  
of our responsibility to ourselves, our,   _·:   y-   4;-, g iv E    
family and our fellow workers.-" It is *   -· } , ·\ "` { · ’ · ‘ ’ M { i “
this last group of employees, with safety;    
records of fifteen, tiwentygand thirty _g     {_ K.   . Q  ‘j— ‘· _· _ _ l. ·  
years service-without a serious accident-,§ l Y ·   rf ’   ··   ‘ ‘ ``S-
which proves to all of us that "Safety     `Y2\jf¤,§{§$—"  
Consciousness" and an honest effortt-_oi:‘   f         ¤     X
obeythe Safety Rules,'can make our-~e¤ai     ~-   · ` ‘   ‘ · I
Mines as safe as any industry.  
How many of your *'Buddios·' 'do you-know   ` ’ ’ V     · - ` ‘ ‘ {
who g€I1€I‘8].].y think of S8f`c2‘Cy End the   If gggidggtg are tg be PPEVENTED °
Safety Rules, but who will- thoughtlessly _ §:   [And Safety made to.PAY v_ ‘ ‘=_ i· "
and ca.relessly walk in front of a moving’§‘   It is close co-operation .»-   ` "  
mine car, fail to take down loose slate,   That makes ’cm win the day ....
or try to pick up a large pieceof, soft. Sy   _.-I_t*#s not justgthe individual, z, ‘‘c~   Li
rock?. P Just thinking about Safety isn't"?  'iéi ~   Or the coal mine- as la-whole, -i f
going to save your hands, feet or back.   But the everlasting teamwork
We must keep mentally alert and exercise     .Of_ E‘fE.R`I, BLOOi.ZlN'_ SOUL.     ,  
caution iniperf-orming our work.if we are   .`F   E ` '   »   ~   *  
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 ` CLEAN COAL AND REGULAR WORK
WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE REJECT CLAUSE FROM THE DISTRICT AGREEM.E.I*FT
TT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT CLEAN COAL BE LOADED IN ACCORDANCE _
WITH THE'. PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT. IT IS THE. PURPOSE OF BOTH
IJIIE WORKERS AND OPERATORS TO PROMOTE TEE LOADING OF AND THE PAYMENT
FOR     MERCHANTABLE COAL AND THE UNITED MINE WORKERS OF · U
AHERICA, THE ILIIITE. CO}¢IPJII  AND THE OFFICERS OF THE UNITED MINE
WORKERS OF AIv@ICA PLEDGE THENSELVES TO COOPZIRATE WITH THE OPERATORAS
IN THE'. PRODUCTION OF   COAL. A
THE UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA RECOGNIZE THAT _I'I‘·IS THE. DUTY
OF   NLNERS TO WORK STEADILY WHEN       OPERATING, Hi
ORDER THAT THEY MAY HNJ OY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS   AND
AS PATRIOTIC AMERICANS, MDE} ALL THE  TO  
THE SAFETY AND INTEGRITY OF OUP. COUNTRY     NATIONAL
EIERGENCY. TO   THIS     MINE   OF AIERICA, ITS _
J OFFICERS AND MEIIEEIRS PLEDGE- FULFILLNZENT. I
The above verbatim q_uot.ai;io;s are Miken from the Southern
‘ Vkage Agreement effective April 1., 194]..