ACCIDENTS IN INDUSTRY.
“At the present day. when the hours of work seldom exceed -IS per week, the effect of fatigue on accident causation must lie small in the great majority of industries. Undue indulgence in I alcoholic liquors is a potent cause of industrial accidents, for it increases carelessness and inattention, and may cause a reduction of manual skill. Persons medically certified as excessive’ drinkers hare been found to be about three times more liable to accidents than other persons, and to injure themselves more seriously. Again, bv merely controlling the sale of liquoi in certain factories, or by stopping the supply of free beer, accident rates were decreased by 70 to 80 per cent. Dr. Vernon,
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1926, Page 3
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118ACCIDENTS IN INDUSTRY. Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1926, Page 3
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