T - International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers
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SAVE MATERIAL<br />
The Journal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operators<br />
ANIY peopie ate studying first aid<br />
these days, and Tow the international<br />
Association of <strong>Electrical</strong> Inspectors<br />
has published a first aid course<br />
which should be studied by every electrical<br />
repair,,an. First aid to electrical appliances<br />
is the subjeet of this course.<br />
Those c'nveniences the Aameican housewife<br />
d(epends on mu..st be kept operating<br />
for the duration, because they are now almost<br />
i replaceable.<br />
Also, there may be a shortage of electriM<br />
repairmen, so the pamphlet points<br />
out another function for the electrician in<br />
war time-and that is to educate the pub-<br />
Iir in the care of appliances so that breakdow.s<br />
will be avoided, also the fire hazards<br />
and shock danger which accompany<br />
overoaded circuits anI frayed cords. This<br />
farsighted view is being encouraged in<br />
geod repair shops. After an article has<br />
been repaired, the customer is told how to<br />
avoid causing the same kind of damage<br />
again.<br />
UNION'S HELPFUL ATTfTUDE<br />
"Buiness with a consciene? you<br />
say, Yes, though it will build up a great<br />
resetye'oi of good will for the fut're. tLis<br />
precedure is dejinit. ely intended to Iut<br />
down the volume of repair business during<br />
the war years. But union labor tends<br />
to have that kind of attitude toward the<br />
cotsunleL 1\WashDingon, D. C., for example,<br />
the American Women's Voluntiry<br />
Services is giving a home re.pair course<br />
so that women will be able to make sall<br />
repairs to their houses or furnitur them-<br />
"<strong>Electrical</strong><br />
Safety in War Time" does<br />
notable job for all-out war<br />
effort<br />
selves Acting as i istruetors . .. re e..<br />
hers of the carpent ,s ind , plumbers'<br />
unions showing the eager ladies how to<br />
do a bit of woodwoking or plumbing lcpair.<br />
The class is also likely to appieciate,<br />
before it is through, that th .ese ar<br />
highly skilled trades.<br />
While simple carpentry and plumbing<br />
repairs may be tackled by the amateur. it<br />
is certainly not wise to encourage the<br />
householder to make electrical repairs<br />
for himself. The Jnte.nation A ssociation<br />
of <strong>Electrical</strong> InIspetors eal izes tho<br />
.<br />
hazards of bungled wire repair jobs,.<br />
<strong>Electrical</strong> 8afety in War Time?t published<br />
by the public relations coi...ittcc<br />
of he internat.ioal Association of Mee<br />
trical Inspectors, emp hasizes that the re<br />
pair of electrical appliances and wiring<br />
should be placed in the hands of a qualified<br />
repairman, but it points out many<br />
ways in which proper handling of appli<br />
ane'(s and cords will avoid the necessity<br />
of epaiIrs,<br />
"A nation at war inust drdiente its matilials<br />
and its ,mianpower to the con(dBt<br />
of hattle, soL. teltiis on distant seas and<br />
shores. But a n at war nust d.more;<br />
it must con.erve its resources at home.<br />
Waste or loss that tkes tbue ilil rllate<br />
rial to replace, necssar.ilv ipeili's the<br />
Tis label of tie Undewiters' Laboratories is a guide o safety ino buyiLl<br />
h ectue rord-<br />
WVrnng wa to remove aa d i ar<br />
time1 evnpl hnsI e lecin e.od,<br />
arewoth con .... i~r_<br />
Prepare for , shock' Thie machino should<br />
be conne.eld tn a w al outlet of iulal ing<br />
haterial.<br />
war effort. Destruction through fire is<br />
paltie ularly egrrettablc at this time." is<br />
the attitude of the Iltenatinnal A.soeinfion<br />
of Ele, tria hI spec .. t,,rs. And this i<br />
on.e to whichiUon elc trical workers, c,<br />
heartily subscribe,.<br />
The first electrical applianes to be dis-<br />
.ont inuied in nat iufaeture because of maephal<br />
shortages were those it, the cookmig<br />
and heating class. The heating giienths<br />
of these appliances contain nickel<br />
ndl chromium, hoth iniportant war mate<br />
ria1l. It i thie jb if the elctrical repai-<br />
Illfi to keep the electric ranges, toasters,<br />
latrions. waffle irons. percolators and<br />
willI operating for the duration. The<br />
hotIsewife de pends on her "electtical<br />
stpvants. I! The repahlnian is doing a pattiotic<br />
stelice when he shows her the proper<br />
care of these deicles,<br />
IIANDILE WITH CARE<br />
Especial e aut in must be advised<br />
isst the little acts of carelessness that<br />
rsult inl barned-out heating elements. A<br />
fork, for istance, used in rem,,ing hot<br />
tuast from the toaster, may jab into the<br />
heating ceehment, cause a bu..rn. out a..d<br />
possibly a shock to the fork wielder. An<br />
acculllulat~ion of crUmbs around the eleilert<br />
nay aiso cause a II .lyi-out. The<br />
d(inier point on wafle irons and jcritls is<br />
the hinged joint which connects the top to<br />
the bottom. Conn..e.ting wires are eniContiaield<br />
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