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inventory. On small pieces of work, inventories are 

 made only upon starting and finishing a job. Inven- 

 tories made more often, once a month or so, may. 

 save buying tools by acting as a check on theft or 

 careless loss and are really economy. 



Ladders. All ladders on the job, such as up the 

 concrete tower, etc., should be built uniformly. Adopt 

 a standard (i2-in. is good) for all risers and always 

 use it. This is important and will save accidents. 



Liability Insurance. Liability Insurance may be re- 

 garded as a necessity to any well regulated and pru- 

 dently managed construction enterprise. A chain is 

 only as strong as its' weakest link ; and the employer, 

 in his relation to third parties is only as careful as his 

 most negligent employee. Through an accident, caused 

 by the negligence of another, an employer might sus- 

 tain a heavy loss. Liability Insurance is designed to 

 protect employers against loss arising from accidents 

 to employees or to the public. The trend of legislation 

 shows the growing tendency to hold employers ac- 

 countable for injuries sustained by employees, or the 

 public through the negligence of such employees. 



Measuring Pole. A pole, 8 or 10 feet long, gradu- 

 ated to l /\ or % inches is handy to use in laying out 

 or measuring up work where the accuracy of a steel 

 not needed. For all approximate measurements 

 this is an efficient tool. 



Permits. Take precautions to always secure before- 

 hand the necessary construction permits. The handiest 

 way to file these is to batten them on the inside wall 

 of the shed with an old piece of window glass over 

 them. They are then always accessible to the inspect- 



Photographs. An ordinary film kodak is the handi- 



const ruction work, and a time exposure when 



possible, gives the best results. The smallest opening 



with a ;>osure gives the clearest picture. For 



such an exposure place the camera on a solid support 



