CONSERVATION NEWS —~ March 9, 1942 —- Vol, 1, No, 2

 

The Fire Inspector's Visit:

ir, W.C. Tucker, deputy state fire marshal, was on the campus recently

and in company with lir, Chas, Parker from the local fire department, spent an entire

day with us visiting various buildings on the campus, and carefully inspecting them

from basement to garret, at the close of the day Lr, Tucker made several specific

recommendations to help in eliminating fire hazards, all of which have been conveyed

direct to the departments concerned, He made other general recommendations applying

to all departments and buildings,

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Long, worn and frayed extension cords should be eliminated; extension
cords should not be used in place of permanent wiring; where necessary
they should be of good quality, preferably encased in rubber, and
should not be wound around supports, tied in knots, hung over nails,
or have nails driven through then,

Loose waste paper, excelsior, oily rags afd the like mst not be allowed
to accummlate,

Each department head must see to it that all members of his department
know the location of the nearest fire extinguisher, as well as how to
use it, in case of fire,

Each department head, as a further precaution, should decide what ma—
terial or equipment under his care is most important and should be
gotten out of the building first, in case of a serious fire. Employees
should be assigned definite duties to be carried out in case of such an
emergency. The Anatomy department is already so organized,

Naturally, all employees of the University will be on the alert at all
times to question any condition which might develop into a fire hazard,
In addition, a fire-warden is to be appointed in each building, whose
duty will be to see that present fire hazards, as pointed out by Mr,
Tucker, are eliminated, and that no others are allowed to develop.

Mir, Tucker plans to return to the campus again soon, and hopes to bring

film demonstrating the proper technique in using a fire extinguisher,

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Thos, C, Ryther,
Conservation Chairman,