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ADSORBENTS DILUENTS Floridiii natural-mineral ad- sorbents are successfully being used for applications in ad- sorptive refining, filtration, neutralization, decolorization, dehydration, polymerization, catalysis, diluents, insecticide carriers, niters, binders, clean- ers, and many others. If your laboratory or pro- duction processes can use an economical, efficient, natural material for these or similar uses, it will pay to investigate. Write today. if4^JJjW;:S^JP3ilJi¥^ ADSORBENTS Dept. B, P.O. Box 9 8 9 Tallahassee, Florida NOSEY THIS column isn't long enough to list all the industrial fields to which FRIT2SCHE has made major contributions for the efficient, low-cost control of objectionable odors. But here's a partial list of applications as many as space can accom- modate: fertilizers, fungicides, insecticides, mercaptans, vi- nyls, plastics, adhesives, em- balming fluids, printing inks, wall cleaners, cutting oils, petroleum fuels, air condition- ing, textile chemicals, sulpho nated oils, waxes, polishes, glues, starches, oils and greases, metal cleaning com- pounds — and many others. Yours may not be listed, but if it has an odor problem, FRITZSCHE is a sure bet to solve it! fRIIZAClgE tiitklhbfét I 17 I ,-&* POET AUTHORITY BUILDING Z6 NINTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 11, -ησ. Ν, Υ. SAFETY Injury Rates Hit New Lows Preliminary reports show 10 of 13 chemical cate- gories below all-manufacturing average w ORKERS in all manufacturing cate- gories had a more favorable injury rec- ord during the third quarter of 1957 than during any previous third quarter. So say preliminary reports compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor's Bu- reau of Labor Statistics. The injury rate for the July-September period was 11.5 disabling injuries for each million man-hours worked—7% below the pre- vious third quarter low in 1954. All-manufacturing's rate for the first nine months of 1957 also constituted a new low record. The 11.4 disabling injuries were 6% below the former low of 12.1 reported in both 1954 and 1955. For purposes of the report, the term "injury" includes occupational disease, and coverage includes all personnel- production, office, sales, service, and other classifications. • Chemicals Compare Well. Of 13S selected industry classifications, 22 were reported to have rates of less than half the all-manufacturing average. Six of these were chemical classifica- tions. An additional four chemical in- dustries were below the all-iriaiiiifactur- ing average. Thus, only three of the 13 chemical industries listed had injury- frequency rates above the all-manufac- turing average of 11.4. The explosives industry, one of the chemical classifications, had the lowest rate of all industries shown—1.7 dis- abling injuries per million man-hours. Another, synthetic rubber, was tied for second lowest with a rate of 2.2. The highest rate registered in the chemical group was the vegetable and animal oils and fats industry with a rate of 27.9. This was sixth highest of all industries, and represents a 19.2% in- crease over the same period, in 1956. Second highest in the chemical group was the somewhat catch-all classifica- tion, miscellaneous chemicals and allied products. This had an injury-fre- quency rate of 15.4. Rates for selected chemical indus- tries, in disabling injuries per million man-hours, follow: Industry Industrial inorganic chemicals Plastics Synthetic rubber Synthetic fibers Explosives Misc. industrial organic chemicals Drugs and medicines Soap and re- lated products Paints, pigments, and related products Fertilizers Vegetable and animal oils and fats Compressed and liquefied gases Misc. chemicals and allied products WindscaSe First Nine Months 1957 4.8 4.5 2.2 3.1 1.7 5.4 7.3 8.3 9.9 12.3 27.9 7.8 15.4 Report Made 1956 ( Revised 5.4 4.7 2.3 2.5 2.5 4.4 8.5 8.3 10.4 13.7 23.4 8.3 15.3 The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has no fundamental weak- nesses of organization, but some im- provements should be made. Such are the findings of a British Govern- ment committee set up to examine or- ganizational details of UKAKA as a result of the Windscale nuclear reactor accident last year. Generally, improvements call for an over-all "monitoring" of both design and operations by a safety staff. Until now, safety has largely been the respon- sibility of the various groups of UKAEA: industrial, research, and weapons. One of the biggest problems, accord- ing to the report, is the shortage of qualified people for health safety work. With increasing importance of nuclear power, the committee believes that the 56 C & Ε Ν JAN. 2 0. 19 5 8

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ADSORBENTS DILUENTS

Floridiii natural-mineral ad­sorbents are successfully being used for applications in ad-so rp t ive refining, f i l t ra t ion , neutralization, decolorization, dehydration, polymerization, catalysis, diluents, insecticide carriers, niters, binders, clean­ers, and many others.

If your laboratory or pro­duction processes can use an economical, efficient, natural material for these or similar uses, it will pay to investigate. Write today.

if4^JJjW;:S^JP3ilJi¥^ ADSORBENTS

Dept . B, P.O. Box 9 8 9 Tallahassee, Florida

NOSEY

THIS column isn't long enough to list all the industrial fields to which FRIT2SCHE has made major contributions for the efficient, low-cost control of objectionable odors. But here's a partial list of applications — as many as space can accom­modate: fertilizers, fungicides, insecticides, mercaptans, vi­nyls, plastics, adhesives, em­balming fluids, printing inks, wall cleaners, cutting oils, petroleum fuels, air condition­ing, textile chemicals, sulpho nated oils, waxes, polishes, glues, starches, oils and greases, metal cleaning com­pounds — and many others. Yours may not be listed, but if it has an odor problem, FRITZSCHE is a sure bet to solve it!

fRIIZAClgE tiitklhbfét I 17 I

, - & * POET AUTHORITY BUILDING

Z 6 N I N T H AVENUE, NEW YORK 1 1 ,

-ησ. Ν, Υ .

S A F E T Y

Injury Rates Hit New Lows Preliminary reports show 10 of 13 chemical cate­gories below all-manufacturing average

w ORKERS in all manufacturing cate­gories had a more favorable injury rec­ord during the third quar ter of 1957 than during any previous third quarter. So say preliminary reports compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor's Bu­reau of Labor Statistics. The injury rate for the July-September period was 11.5 disabling injuries for each million man-hours worked—7% below the pre­vious third quarter low in 1954.

All-manufacturing's rate for the first nine months of 1957 also constituted a new low record. The 11.4 disabling injuries were 6% below the former low of 12.1 reported in both 1954 and 1955.

For purposes of the report , the term "injury" includes occupational disease, and coverage includes all personnel-production, office, sales, service, and other classifications.

• Chemicals Compare Wel l . Of 13S selected industry classifications, 22 were reported to have rates o f less than half the all-manufacturing average. Six of these were chemical classifica­tions. An additional four chemical in­dustries were below the all-iriaiiiifactur-ing average. Thus, only three of the 13 chemical industries listed had injury-frequency rates above the all-manufac­turing average of 11.4.

The explosives industry, one of the chemical classifications, had the lowest rate of all industries shown—1.7 dis­abling injuries per million man-hours. Another, synthetic rubber, was tied for second lowest with a rate of 2.2.

The highest rate registered in the chemical group was the vegetable and animal oils and fats industry with a rate of 27.9. This was sixth highest of all industries, and represents a 19.2% in­crease over the same period, in 1956. Second highest in the chemical group was the somewhat catch-all classifica­tion, miscellaneous chemicals and allied products. This had an injury-fre­quency rate of 15.4.

Rates for selected chemical indus­tries, in disabling injuries per million man-hours, follow:

Industry Industrial inorganic

chemicals Plastics Synthetic rubber Synthetic fibers Explosives Misc. industrial

organic chemicals

Drugs and medicines

Soap and re­lated products

Paints, pigments , and related products

Fertilizers Vegetable and

animal oils and fats

Compressed and liquefied gases

Misc. chemicals and allied products

WindscaSe

First Nine Months 1957

4.8 4 .5 2.2 3 .1 1.7

5.4

7 .3

8.3

9.9 12.3

27.9

7 .8

15.4

Report Made

1956 ( Revised

5.4 4.7 2.3 2.5 2.5

4.4

8.5

8.3

10.4 13.7

23.4

8.3

15.3

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has no fundamental weak­nesses of organization, but some im­provements should be made. Such are the findings of a British Govern­ment commit tee set up to examine or­ganizational details of UKAKA as a result of the Windscale nuclear reactor accident last year.

Generally, improvements call for an over-all "monitoring" of both design and operations by a safety staff. Until now, safety has largely been t h e respon­sibility of t h e various groups of UKAEA: industrial, research, and weapons.

One of the biggest problems, accord­ing to the report, is t h e shortage of qualified people for health safety work. With increasing importance of nuclear power, the committee believes that the

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health and safety field should be made an attractive career for highly qualified people. For example, medical doctors might b e recruited for training in radi­ation physics, which would become a recognized professional specialty.

The committee also recommends es­tablishment of a national training center for health physics and safety. Courses would b e graduated to suit all levels, and would cover not only protection against radiation hazards, but also safety aspects in the use of isotopes.

• United States Rubber Co. claims new world's record for plant safety in manu­facturing plants of the rubber industry. The 5000 employees of the company's Mishavvaka, Ind., plant have now ex­ceeded the old record of 10,250,040 man-hours without a lost-time accident or disabling injury—and they're still go­ing. The former record was estab­lished in 1956 by another U. S. Rubber plant a t Naugatuck, Conn.

• Du Pont's Board of Directors Award

goes to the construction department of the company's Belle plant. Award was made a t a special safety rally in honor of the department 's record of 1327 days without a lost-time injury. The depart­ment had compiled the record over the period horn April 6, 1954 to Novem­ber 22, 1957 for a total of almost 3V 2

million man-'hours.

• Monsanto Chemical Co.'s El Dorado, Ark., chemical plant establishes a new company plant safety record in 1957, wins President's Trophy, Annual Im­provement Award, and the Executive Committee Award. The record, started 54 months ago, was over 8 million man-hours without a major injury to the end of 1957. Previous record was almost 5.5 million man-hours, estab­lished by the company's Nitro, W. Va., plant i n 1953.

• Manufacturing Chemists' Associa­t ion publishes a safety data sheet on benzyl chloride. Chemical safety data sheet SD-69 has updated information on properties, hazards, control, em­ployee safety, fire fighting, handling and storage, cleaning and repair, waste disposal, medical management, and iirst aid. Copies are available a t 30 cents each from the Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc., 1625 Eye St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

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