_ The article reprinted from the National Safety Council on the January, 1960, entitled “Ground Your TV Set Now, Warn Safety error which we bring to your attention. _ The error was in suggesting to TV set owners that they could, their sets by running a wire from the set to a cold water pipe. the set and burn it up. : ¢ They point out that the article applies to American Association before going to the consumer. ~ ATTENTION! safety page of the 2nd issue of Officials,” contained a dangerous in the interests of safety, “ground” Electronic experts state than unless the person knows what they are doing, they could “short” sets only which are not so rigidly controlled as the sets here in Canada. All TV sets made in Canada must be approved by the Canadian Standards They also state that every TV set made here is grounded on one side, which eliminates the possi- bility of a person being electrocuted provided they do not tamper with the set on the inside. They suggest that if set owners are worried about their sets “shorting” and wish to have them checked, by all means do so, but call in a reliable serviceman to do the job. Safety Clips | Of Interest PHONY FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Don’t fall for these small, cheap home fire extinguishers you see so attractively packaged in some stores. Many of them are “worse than no protection at all,” reported the National Fire Protection Association. Many are the “beer can” type, priced from 95 cents to $7.98. Then there’s the plastic squeeze bottle that dis- charges a small stream of dry chemical and many others. None of these is approved by UL or other fire testing laboratories. They are dangerous not only because they give a false sense of security but in some tests have even allowed the fire to spread, according to NFPA. A reporter once tested a typical “beer can” extinguisher, selling for $1.74 at a hardware store. He started a fire in paper in a box, discharged the extinguisher and nothing happened. He finally put it out with an extinguisher containing only water. BREWING POISON IN YOUR KITCHEN You've undoubtedly used both ammonia and hypochlorite bleach separately. But what happens if you mix the two in order to bleach and remove dirt at the same time? Two women tried it and produced a highly irritating gas, which would be particularly dangerous to young children in a small poorly ventilated kitchen. According to the Federation of Mutual Fire Insurance Com- panies: “Since both chemicals involved are found in practically every home in the United States, it would appear the hazards might be very widespread and could very well result in serious injuries.” NO HEADACHE WITH THIS ASPIRIN The TV commercials of one pharamceutical manufacturer advertises a new safety cap on aspirin bottles .The cap is designed to discourage children from uncapping the bottle and taking a poisonous overdose (which many do every year). The cap cannot be unscrewed, but has to be pried off with direct pressure. A youngster would undoubtedly have a difficult time removing the cap. However, the manufacturer also reminds parents that “no safety cap is absolutely safe,” and that: all medi- cines should be kept away from children. DON’T FOOL WITH DUST Never throw loose dusts, such as flour, cornstarch, cocoa or even dust from the carpet sweeper into a fireplace, furnace, stove or incinerator. It could cause an explosion. A dust cloud suspended in air flashes with explosive force if ignited. To dispose of dust, wrap it tightly in several sheets of newspaper and tie the bundle securely so there is no chance of the dust leaking out. PROTECT LITTLE BOYS Young boys are more apt to be killed by accidents than little girls — especially at three and four years old. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. points out that boys from one to four years old have one-fourth more accidents than girls of the same age. The greatest number of these deaths involves motor vehicles -on streets and highways. Relatively few children in such traffic accidents are passengers in cars, Other importan? causes of acci- dental death to children aged one to four are: Fire and explosion, burns and scalds, drownings, poisoning, falls, inhalation and ingestion of food and other objects. From these statistics the Company concluded parents are primarily responsible for preventing mishaps among these young- sters. Parents must provide good supervision, remove hazards, teach simple safety measures and set good examples. a Time Out A wealthy gentleman was badly - Prevent That Cold You can’t “cure” a cold, but you can do a lot to prevent one! @ Avoid getting chilled, don’t “bundle.” ) A temperature of 72 degrees ‘in the home is adequate if the ‘is moist. bitten by bugs while riding on a certain railway line. Arriving at his destination he wrote the com- pany an indignant letter. He received a prompt reply. It was, said the reply, the first complaint the company had ever received of this nature. Inquiry” Sl widiateh diclee, had failed to reveal any explana- . clean and away tion for this unpreeedented occur- “ }renee. Nonetheless, a number of ono [HEM precautions were being taken to make absolutely sure such an unfortunate incident would never happen again, The letter was [signed by a high official of the Ithy gent but Teman was well ow New Speed Limits Attacked Highways Minister Phil Gag- lardi’s claim that increased speed limits don’t cause high- way fatalities, was attacked by a. Vancouver traffic official. The official, Gordon President of the > Vancouver Yratfic and Safety Council told the annual meeting that a check of the severity rate would prove that speed kills. He agreed with the Highways Minister that speeds of 60 and 70 miles an hour are safe but he added these speeds are not safe on B.C. Highways. In the United States with their divided highways and provided the driver was alert and the automobile mechanically sound, such speeds were fine. Unfortunately here in’ British Columbia the roads while well engineered, are for the most part still only two-lane roads and too dangerous for such speeds. “Since the limit has been raised cn our provincial highways last vear, there has been an inerease in hoth accidents and fatalities.” Keatley claimed. Boat Device Tests Your Know How A device to test the know- how of motorboat skippers without their ever leaving dry land was demonstrated in New York recently. It called a sailormeter and consists of a bow, half of a motor- is boat and a wide-screen movie which produces in front of the operator 10 common boating problems. The boat cockpit is equipped with the same instruments and controls found in a motorboat. As the movie begins. it scems that all that’s missing wind and spray. Even the noise of a motor rises and subsides as the throttle is opened and closed. Among the problems the land- Is locked boat meets — passing an approaching vessel in a narrow channel, flotsam in the water, avoiding a water skier, properly crossing the wake of another boat. a ship of paper fell out. He picked it up. Hastily scribbled across it was: Send this guy the bug Ictter.” * z * * We heard of the fellow who drove a long, high-powered car into a filling station saying, “Till ‘er up.” After a while the attendant suggested, “Better shut off your coging, you're gaining on me,” * * met Last words of the Hotrod Handicapper: “I'll race you; let's sec who can reach the coroner ye " Keatley, ! Safety Committee | Solves Problem A blind corner, a high density of traffic and a collision be- tween carriers some time ago, got the Safety Committee of Rayonier (B.C.) Limited, Mar- pole Division, busy thinking. A big angle-mirror had been in- stalled (see photo 1) but did not seem to be doing the whole job. The problem was a long alley leading to the blind corner. The solution seemed to be a flashing, automatic warning signal set at carrier driver’s eye level. Hoses of the type used to give warning at service stations were installed at of the alley. A carrier entering the alley would start the flasher: leaving, it would pass over the the corner and at the opposite end: second set of hoses and shut it off. : A second vehicle in the alley presented no problem, The dis- tance was short enough that an approaching driver stopped by the signal would be able to see the second vehicle, after the first one had already shut off the signal. In use. it was found because the installation was on a slope, carriers disrupted the hoses when drivers had to. apply the brakes. On a level surface, plant officials say, the installation is ideal. Cur- rently, the Marpole drivers use the angle mirror plus special care and attention at this corner to counteract the special driving problem. Reprinted from %.C. Lumberman HOSE-ACTIVATED SWITCHES (A) to clear. | motorist at both ends of the narrow alley operate warning flasher (B) at blind corner of shipping shed. Oncoming driver around corner stops, watches in angle-mirror (C) for passageway CARRIER leaving narrow alley, at blind corner end, shuts off warning flasher (circled) by rolling over hose A frustrated motorist had been trying to pass a huge truck for many miles. Every time he tried to go around, the truck driver in- creased his speed or swerved to- ward the middle of the road, Fin- ally, at a stop sign, the motorist pulled alongside the truck driver’s window. } “Well?” growled the truck driv- er, glaring viciously. j , “Nothing important,” was the ‘s reply. “L know what you > des, fA es an thy seen just ahead of wheels. are—I merely wanted to see what oue looks like,” * * * Two men fishing on a Sunday morning were feeling pretty guilty, especially sinee the fish didn’y bite. One said to the other, “L guess 1 should have stayed home, anc gone to church.” : ‘To whieh the other angler ree plied lazily, “Heck, I couldi’t have — kone to church anyway; my wife's sick