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Care Would Reduce URING a lecture to the Industrial and Road " employees of Blackstone Accidents and Co., Ltd., of Stamford,
Mr. R. R. Hyde, director, Industrial Welfare Society, referred to the urgent demand for the windy of the human factor in industry. In no direction was this more obvious than in connection with accidents. Statistics show that 70 per cent. of industrial accidents are due to carelessness, and only 10 per cent, to inefficient machines. These figures, of course, apply only to works, whilst on the road it is mainly the carelessness of pedestrians which results in so many accidents.
This Important Matter rOODS-VEHICLE overload of Easing the Camel's ing, in certain cases and
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within certain easily determined limits, has ceased to bear any character of evil. Nevertheless, no one can deny that failure to keep within such limits constitutes considerable evil—evil, too, which lacks the palliative of leaving the doer unharmed. The least that any operator who consistently overloads (within the s18 sensible limits or not) can do is to pay close attention to those factors which obviously bear direct relation to the load carried. Now, if. one asks, "What is it that takes all the kicks 'twixt load and road?" one must answer, "The tyres." Although a regrettably large number of people fail to appreciate it, the tyre question is a vital one when there is any overloading. Surprising results can be obtained by studying this matter closely and fitting the proper oversizes.
Two Vehicles RerURIOUS and often unfore quired Where One seen are the ways of the law.
Would Do . • An applicant for a licence had
an opportunity of contract work for three days a week, and wished to use the vehicle for the remaining time on scavenging work not requiring a carrier's licence. The Licensing Authority told him that it was quite prepared to grant a contract A licence, but, as usual, it would be subject to the condition that the vehicle must not be used for any other Work at all. The fact that such other work requires no licence of any kind appeared to make no difference. Now he may have to buy two vehicles.
The Move Towards IT may be that, in the near Staggering the Holi'future, the principle of day Periods . . . . spreading the summer holidays
over more months of the year will find greater favour. Lancashire has been doing it for many years, almost whole towns migrating to Blackpool and other famous resorts between May and early October. The system undoubtedly eases the work thrown upon transport facilities and benefits the holiday towns, whilst individuals can be more comfortably accommodated.
THE motor industry utilizes in its factories, garages and other buildings an enormous amount of structural steel work. It should, therefore, be of particular interest to it to learn that a method of insulating such work against the more drastic effects of fire has been dis
covered. A fierce fire can destroy the essential qualities of an unprotected girder in a matter of A Method of Protecting G irdersAgainst Fire minutes, the metal losing its rigidity and sagging so as to be useless in reconstruction. The insulation method devised by Newals Insulation Co., Washington Station, Co. Durham, is to cover the girders with asbestos moulded to fit the various shapes and sizes. Tests have proved this to be almost surprisingly efficient and capable of entirely preventing the collapse of structures or damage through the sagging of beams.
T.L.R.T.A. Conference One of the Most
wiE always look upon the W Annual ConferfInce of the Tramways, Light Railways and
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Transport Association as one of the most useful and congenial of the year. It affords an excellent opportunity for the trade and operators to get together on the same level, for, in this case, representatives of the former are not regarded somewhat as intruders, but are welcomed as members. We learn that bookings are proceeding rapidly at Folkestone, the headquarters hotel already being fully booked.