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A.Ml'Li; AISLES, ADEtiUATK LKJllTUNG AND FLOORS KEPT SPOTLESS BY SANDING MACHINES ARE TYPICAL FEA- TURES OF THE "HOUSE^KEEPINC" PROGRAM FOLLOWED AT RCA'S BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, PLANT. Safety and Health Succcis in Elhnhiat'mg Occupational Hazards in Factories and in the Field Has Won IVide Recognition for the RCA Victor Dirision By E. M. Tuft Director of Personnel RCA Victor Division EVERYBODY loses from indus- trial accidents—men and man- agement alike—the community, too. To prevent these losses the RCA Victor Division, from its very in- ception, has had in operation a Safety and Health Program which is constantly being improved to meet new conditions. It is looked upon as a model for the radio and phonograph industry. Employing over 2.5,000 people in ten plants and in the field, RCA Victor, in its efforts to maintain the safety and health of its employees, is confronted with a wide range of problems inherent to the extensive scope of its manufacturing activi- ties. Its cabinet plants in Pulaski, Virginia, and Monticello, Indiana, present the hazards of the wood- working industry, which by their nature are much greater than those encountered in radio manufactur- ing. The Camden, New Jersey, plant advances special problems involving the manufacture of bulky products, ranging from television and radio broadcast equipment to television receivers. The RIoomington, Indi- ana, plant by contrast emphasizes the good housekeeping needed for efficient mass production of small radios. Entirely different types of piob- lems are encountered in tube manu- facture at Harrison, New Jersey; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and In- dianapolis, Indiana. The last named shares with Camden and the Can- onsburg, Pennsylvania, plant special safety problems arising from record manufacturing activities, and to- gether with the Camden plant, those arising from production of relative- ly large units as typified by radio and television console receivers. Field people, such as employees of RCA Service Company, who in- stall and service many types of equipment, present still another series of problems. Despite the wide range of condi- tions to be met, the RCA Victor Division long has enjoyed a better- than-average safety record, as com- pared with other firms engaged solely in radio manufacturing. Be- hind this accomplishment is the Safety and Health Program which has won wide recognition for the company as a leader in safety ac- tivities, and many awards to in- dividual plants for their outstanding safety records. Maintenance of employee safety and health is a major personnel policy of the RCA Victor Division. The program is a "down-to-earth" one, stressed as an operational func- tion of each plant. In the company's larger plants, the program is co- ordinated by safety supervisors: in the others, by personnel managers. But, fundamentally, safety becomes the responsibility of each supervisor and group leader. These are the people who are "on the front line". It is their job to expose hazards and prevent accidents. Rank and file participation in the [RADIO AGE 23 Kansas City, Mo,