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  • Safety signs
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    Safety features at explosive plants
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    Display of the many different safety signs used at a single DuPont plant is a striking symbol of the companys prime concern for the safety of its employees. Signs are but one phase of a comprehensive company-wide program in which employees are...
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  • Surrendering their matches
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    Safety features at explosive plants
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    Safety precautions at the Repauno, New Jersey explosives plant of the DuPont Company include the requirement that workers surrender all matches upon entering the gates.
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  • Explosive Workers' coveralls
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    Safety features at explosive plants
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    Explosive workers' coveralls for added safety are made with cloth covered or rubber buttons to prevent the hazards of metal to metal contact which might discharge a spark.
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  • Insulated copper wires as a safety measure
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    Safety features at explosive plants
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    As a safety measure, insulated copper wire is used to secure nuts on machinery used in making explosives at DuPont plants.
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  • Workers' safety
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    Safety features at explosive plants
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    Strict limits on the number of workers permitted in each building are enforced in the interests of safety at explosives plant of the DuPont Company. Wooden buttressing shown is likewise installed for added safety.
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  • Escape chutes
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    Safety features at explosive plants
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    Escape chutes provide emergency exits down which workers may slide standing up at the Repauno, New Jersey explosives plant of the DuPont Company.
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  • Washing clothing
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    Safety features at explosive plants
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    All clothing is washed daily at explosives plants of the DuPont Company to safeguard against powder contamination.
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  • Health of workers
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    Safety features at explosive plants
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    Health of workers on DuPont dynamite plants is safeguarded by medical tests given them twice a month by plant nurses, supervised by physicians.
  • DuPont Product Information Photographs

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