SAFETY FIRST. WE'RE FOR SAFETY--ARE YOU? Part two

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Window washers are required to observe safety rules to the letter.” Window washer on ladder, man beckoning him down, instructing him to change set of ladder - washer climbing back up ladder - man instructing workers in use of safety belts - workers on hanging scaffold, belts attached to lines. “Think of what would have happened had these men forgotten to fasten their life lines.” Scaffold falling, workers dangling by life lines - foundry, worker tending furnace, sparks showering down onto another worker. “The Ford safety method of cleaning skylights.” Workers cleaning skylights from crane cages. “Did this ever happen to you?” Automobile making left turn into right lane, forcing another car onto curb. “A foundry man dresses for safety.” Workers wearing protective clothing handling ladle of molten metal. “Making the core and pouring the mold.” Workers with molds, hot metal. “A possibility of a serious accident.” Plant yard, tractor-drawn trailer with poorly balanced load - load spilling off trailer. “Notice the safety precautions taken during the dropping of the cupola.” Worker with sign, ‘Danger Do Not Pass This Rope’ - bell ringing. “Guards on machines are preventing more accidents every day.” Workers using woodworking machinery - supervisor handing worker sign, ‘Danger Do Not Start,’ inspecting machine, worker continuing use of machine. “While working on crane rails a bumper must be placed between men and crane.” Overhead crane, worker in cage, man below signaling stop, two workers on beam in path of crane, workers climbing down, crane proceeding - Ford Motor Company regulations booklet - close-up of rule, men talking - men working on beam - loaded trailer in plant yard, worker driving tractor to load. “Refusing to pull an unsafe load.” Two workers talking - close-up of tag, ‘Danger Unsafe Load, Do Not Move, Geo. Fish, 8/2/24’ - worker tying tag to load, driving tractor away - another tractor approaching - close-up of tag. “Disregarding the notice of safety.” Dumped load in plant yard - two men picking up scraps of paper, pieces of safety tag. “Goggles have saved many eyes and in the future will save many more.” Supervisor approaching worker, instructing him to put on goggles, worker hitting nail with hammer, nail flying, hitting goggles - supervisor and worker looking at broken goggles. “A couple of careless workers throw safety to the wind.” Ladder, worker on overhead pipes, dropping tool, supervisor preventing another worker from throwing it up to him - using rope to return tool. “Poorly piled boxes are unsafe.” Warehouse, stack of boxes tumbling over - workers restacking them. “The big presses are so well protected with automatic controls that the operation is safe.” Worker operating press. “Both hands are kept out of danger.” Workers operating presses with controls so located that worker must move hands out of danger in order to activate machinery. “Occasionally a press will trip twice.” Worker using tool to load press, tool damaged, but hands not. “When a fellow sees another fellow doing the thing that cost him the fingers of one hand the picture of his misfortune comes back to him.” Workers at machines, one watching the other - worker being caught in machine, other workers assisting, carrying him away. “He warns his fellow worker.” Worker showing fingerless hand to worker at machine - worker using tool instead of hand to load machine. “Part Three will follow immediately.” [1926]