Health and safety survey of the George Banta Printing Company, Menasha, Wisconsin, preliminary report.
Authors
Walters JB
Source
Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1974 Aug; :1-48
Link
NIOSHTIC No.
20000715
Abstract
On several occasions, Sheldon Samuels, industrial union department, AFL -CIO, and William Schroeder, vice-president of the graphic arts international union, proposed the possibility of developing a cooperative project addressed at a specific work population, namely, the printing industry. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recognized the potential value of such a pilot effort and thus the Banta study was conceived. Ideally, such a study should be designed in such a manner that, after studying a select population, the findings could be disseminated across the nation to all like exposed employers and employees. The George Banta Printing Co., employing 1400, was selected as an excellent setting for this project for the following reasons: (1) It was a large plant with examples of all types of printing operations present; (2) Management was cooperative; (3) The union had excellent relationship with management and was willing to cooperate in correcting safety and health problems. NIOSH was asked to provide its support to the project by assisting in: (1) identifying health and safety problems within the plant; (2) developing recommendations for the control of identified health and safety hazards, (3) assisting in the design of a training course for workers to be conducted by the unions; (4) defining hazards which were probably typical for the industry and should be included in a fact sheet or pamphlet for the industry.
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