482 ERECTION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL. CHAP. XIV. 



Whenever any question as to the safety of equipment or tools or the work which you are 

 erecting is brought to your attention by any of the men under you or others, investigate the 

 same and satisfy yourself of the safety of the same before proceeding further. If you are satisfied 

 the work, equipment or tools are not safe, put them in a safe condition immediately. 



6. See that Proper Instruction is Given Employees. Call attention of men to any dangerous 

 conditions on the job so that they can be on the lookout. Your faithful attention to this matter 

 is to the interest of employee and employer alike. 



7. Unfit Condition. You must see that every employe under you is in proper physical con- 

 dition. They should be strong, temperate, clear-headed, with good eyesight, good hearing, and 

 not lame or crippled. 



Do not allow any man to go to work who has been drinking or drinks during working hours 

 or who is sick or in unfit condition. A man's mind is not clear who is at all under the influence 

 of liquor and thus endangers his own and fellow workmen's lives. Don't employ ignorant persons. 



Don't employ any one under eighteen years of age and preferably no one under twenty-one. 

 Those employed between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one should be strong, sober, healthy 

 boys who desire to learn the business. You must secure a written permit from the parents of 

 all boys under twenty-one years of age, authorizing you to employ them. Forms for this purpose 

 will be sent you. The character of this business is such that a workman should be strong and 

 sound in body, temperate in habits, clear and alert in mind, to avoid accidents. 



8. Use Judgment. You must use judgment in assigning men to do certain work and see that 

 they are capable and experienced in the work to be done. 



Signal men should be capable, experienced bridgemen, and should stand in a position where 

 they can be seen by the men at the hoisting engine and those connecting the work. Signals 

 should be clearly understood. Use none but good, careful, experienced locomotive cranemen, 

 derrick car men, and men on winch heads. 



Don't resort to expediency by allowing an inexperienced man to do'the work where experience 

 counts. Educate the men up to their work. Don't throw too much on inexperienced men all 

 at once. You should see that the pusher and men use proper tools to do the work and handle 

 same properly. Don't allow your men to work on crane runway when cranes are in motion. 

 Don't allow men to work on scaffold that you would not work on yourself. Where there are 

 heavy pieces to be lifted see if the weight is marked on the piece; if not, get the weight from 

 the invoice and mark it on, calling pusher's attention to it. 



9. Do Not Allow Men to Work in Perilous Places. You must see that your men are not 

 exposed to extremely hazardous conditions and that they are not allowed to work in extremely 

 dangerous places. 



Do not allow your men to work under loads and in places where there is imminent danger. 

 Be careful not to allow men to work on the roofs of buildings when there is frost, ice or snow 

 on the same, without taking extreme precautions. The same applies to other steel structures. 



10. See That Workmen Obey Following Rules. 



a. Don't Be Reckless. More accidents occur through recklessness than any other cause. 

 Don't walk on rods. Don't ride a load. Don't ride on a locomotive crane. 



b. Don't Be Careless. Look where you step and be sure that on what you step is safe and 

 secure. Don't step on ends of loose plank. Don't start to slide down a line unless you are sure 

 the ends are fastened. 



c. Be Orderly. Do whatever you do in an orderly, careful manner. Pile material so that 

 it cannot roll, fall, tumble, or be blown over. Don't let tools or equipment such as bolts, nuts, 

 drift pins, blocks, dolly bars, etc., lie around so that they can be knocked off the work or so that 

 any one can fall over them. 



d. Unfit Condition. Don't go to work if you have been drinking or do not feel well. If you 

 are lame or have any defect in hearing or eyesight you should not work at this business as by so 

 doing you endanger your own and fellow workmen's lives. If you are inexperienced in, or un- 

 suited for the work to be done, don't undertake it. 



e. Be Vigilant. Watch what you are doing. Don't stand or work under a load. Don't 

 go in the "bite" of a line nor stand in front of a snatch block. Don't work on or about a crane 

 runway when the crane is in use unless there is a stop between you and the crane. 



/. Don't Use Unfit Tools. Be sure the tools and equipment you use are in good working 

 order. If they are not, don't use them. Don't work with men who don't observe these rules. 



