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Labor Inspector. James M. Hunt, a machinist of Covington, was ap- 

 pointed Deputy Labor Inspector. John Walker Rogers, student and 

 journalist of Louisville, was appointed Deputy Labor Inspector. These 

 appointments were made effective July 15, 1928, and are for a term of 

 four years each. 



Inspectors' Training School. 



Our new Inspectors, before entering upon their duties, were given 

 two weeks of intensive schooling in some of the work required of them 

 in connection with their duties. I submit the following program of 

 the school: 



"My Policies and Program." Commissioner Newton Bright. 

 "Duties of the Department." Chief Labor Inspector Seiller. 

 "Hygienic Conditions and Sanitation to be Observed in Factories 

 and Workshops." State Sanitary Engineer, Frank Dugan of the State 

 Board of Health. 



"Hygiene Inspection of Work Places and How to Remedy Unsani- 

 tary Conditions." Mrs. Sarah Vance Dugan, Director, Division of Foods, 

 Drugs, and Hotel Inspection, of the State Board of Health. 



"Standards to be Observed in Employment of Women and Chil- 

 dren." Mrs. Ruben Post Halleck, President, Kentucky Consumers' 

 League. 



"Fatigue, Posture and Seating in Industry." Carl Weber, Special- 

 ist in seating. 



"Inspection of Work Places. Inspection and Testing of Blower 

 and Suction System on Polishing and Grinding Machinery." C. E. 

 Britton of Cincinnati, formerly Factory and Workshop Inspector of the 

 Illinois Department of Labor. President, International Metal Polish- 

 ers' Union. 



"The Safety Movement and What it Means." Frank Rhodenheber, 

 Manager, Louisville Safety Council. 



"Safety in Factories and Work Places, How to Remove Hazards. 

 How to Design Guards." William Boedeker, Senior Safety Engineer, 

 Travelers Insurance Company. 



"Courtesy, Reasonableness and Common Sense in Inspection Work 

 and in Dealing with the Public." Chief Inspector Reagin, of the In- 

 dustrial Board of Indiana. 



"The Need, Why, and Utilization of Statistics." John P. Troxell, 

 Professor of Economics, College of Commerce, University of Kentucky. 

 The training afforded by this instruction better equipped our In- 

 spectors to take up their duties. 



Promotion and Publicity. 



During the 1928 State Fair, the department maintained an indus- 

 trial safety and hygiene exhibit in the Merchants and Manufacturers 

 Building. This exhibit proved effective and was well received by the 

 public. The Louisville Safety Council cooperated and assisted us 

 greatly in conducting the exhibit. 



