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College Station, Texas
Wednesday, December 15, 1971
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Federal job safety agency cites 60 per cent of firms inspected
WASHINGTON (A>> — In the
first six months of operation the
new federal job-safety agency
has cited 60 per cent of the firms
it inspected for alleged health
ox 1 safety violations, the Labor
Department said Monday.
Concentrating its fledgling ef
forts in high-hazard firms and
industries, it inspected 9,300 es
tablishments and issued 5,536
citations calling for $361,692 in
proposed fines, most of which
A&M leading
state in volume
of research
A&M leads the state in volume
of research coducted by institu
tions of higher education, accord
ing to a report issued by the Co-
ordinating Board, Texas College
and University System.
The Coordinating Board study
showed that research activities to
taled $26,321,909 during the fiscal
year ended Aug. 31.
Coordinating Board tabulations
revealed research at the Universi
ty of Texas at Austin totaled
$25,301,280, with Texas Tech
University having $3,528,349 and
the University of Houston $1,946,-
657. The total research volume
for the 23 state-supported schools
included in the survey was $6,-
856,518.
Dr. Jack K. Williams, Presi
dent, said the university’s re
search budget included $11,769,-
881 from federal sources, $9,991,-
454 from state appropriations,
$1,942,891 from private organiza
tions, $1,753,330 from institution
ally controlled sources and $864,-
353 from other sources.
Fields in which A&M had the
largest financial outlays for re
search were engineering, marine
science, agriculture, veterinary
medicine and economics.
NASA funds
are obtained
for research
Additional funds of $23,000
have been received by the College
of Engineering to continue a two-
part research program on “Hy
pervelocity Impact Effects” for
the Manned Spacecraft Center
(NASA) in Houston.
Dr. J. L. Rand, associate pro
fessor in aerospace engineering
and principal investigator on the
project, said the purpose of the
research is to investigate mechan
ical properties of glass as used in
the Apollo spacecraft. It is con
cerned with the impact of meteors
on windows and with determining
the mechanical strength of such
glass in a heated environment.
Dr. Rand is assisted by two
master of science candidates in
this phase of the project. The
second part involves development
of a launch system capable of si
mulating meteroid impact. NASA
also provided a miniature light
gas gun which can accelerate
model meteors up to about 20,000
feet per second. Dr. Rand said
part two of the research seeks to
increase that to at least 30,000
feet per second.
CORRECTION FOR
SBISA & DUNCAN HALLS
MEAL SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
Breakfast
Tang
1. Asst. Dry Cereal
Cherry Strudel Rolls
Grilled Ham
2. Scrambled Eggs
Grilled Ham
Toast - Jelly - Oleo
Coffee - Milk
Sbisa — All of above plus Hot-
cakes, Fried and
Scrambled Eggs
Dinner
Turkey Pot Pie
* Buttered Rice
*Cut Green Beans
Buttered Carrots
Tossed Salad
French Dressing
Cherry Tarts
Bread - Oleo
Grape Punch
Christmas Dinner
Relish Tray
Assorted Olives, Asst. Pickles &
Kumquats
Roast Young Texas Turkey
Breast
Chestnut Dressing
Geblet Gravy
Chilled Cranberries
Marshmallow Sweet Potatoes
Buttered Mixed Vegetables
Chef’s Salad w/Green Goddess
Dressing
Old South Pecan Pie
Fresh Apples, Oranges,
Bananas
Mixed Nuts
Hot Pan Rolls
Milk - Coffee - Tea
have been paid without an ap
peal by the violators.
In addition the department
said in a report sent to Congress
Monday, another 20 per cent of
the firms were found to have
minor hazards that did not result
in citations. Only 20 per cent
were found to be violation-free.
the Labor Depaidment set up the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration to enforce it.
Safety standards were issued a
month later, and businesses were
given until Aug. 27 before actual
enforcement began. As of Nov. 1,
the OHSA had hired only 313 in
spectors of an authorized force
of 500.
Although President Nixon
signed the nation’s first compre
hensive job-safety law last Dec.
29, it was not until April 28 that
The law covers 4.1 million
businesses employing 60 million
workers, the report said.
Top enforcement priority goes
to investigation of deaths. Asst.
Secretary of Labor George C.
Guenther, in a briefing for news
men Monday, said a OHSA in
spector was on the scene of last
weekend’s Port Huron tunnel
blast, in which at least 22 men
died, less than four hours after
the explosion. He said he did
not know whether any OHSA
man had inspected the tunnel site
beforehand.
Next inspection priority goes
to employes’ complaints of unsafe
conditions. The report said OHSA
has received 868 complaints, more
than half of them concerning
health matters rather than safety,
and has acted on all valid ones.
The third priority is a concen
trated attack on five target in
dustries selected because they
have the worst safety record.
The target industries are long-
shoring, with 69.9 injuries per
million man-hours; roofing and
sheet metal, 43; meat and meat
products, 38.5; manufacturers of
mobile homes, campers and snow
mobiles, 37.6; and lumbering, 36.1.
The average for all manufactur
ing in the United States is 14.8.
In addition to the three prior
ity areas for enforcement, the
government plans to inspect a
random cross-section of establish
ments of all types and sizes in
all parts of the country.
The new law has stirred up
criticism by both management
and labor.
Employers contend that S o me
of the standards they are being r
forced to meet actually make no W
contribution to safety, a
down production.
Labor complaints argue that
there are too few inspectors. It
also is unhappy about OHSA’s
ruling that state ob-safety p ro .
grams do not have to allow union
representatives to accompany
safety inspectors on tours
plants.
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