Nov 11, 1927 Columbus Citizen FREY TALKS AT SAFETY MEET Voices Labors View On Accident Prevention at Closing Session Here Ohio labor was out Friday to practice the preachings of the All-Ohio Safety Congress which closed a two-day session here. Leaders and laborers in the industry over the state joined in a movement at the Congress to prevent accidents. During 1928 efforts will be made to reduce the Ohio Industrial toll by 25 per cent. Frey Is Speaker Before leaving the Congress to return to the office, workshop and bench, representatives were told of their responsibility by John P. FREY, Cincinnati, president of the Ohio Federation of Labor, who spoke on "Labor's Views on Accident Prevention." "The all important thing in connection with safety," FREY said, "is co-operation. To obtain co-operation there must be confidence. To establishe confidence the workers as well as the management must have a word in the making of safety rules." Nelson RUPP, superintendent of Industrial Relations of the White Motor Co., in a statement said, that educational methods among employees are necessary to prevent present-day accidents because mechanical safeguarding alone is a relatively small factor. "Employee," he said, "contribute the circumstances that bring about the accidents, and for that reason education methods should supplement the safety engineering side of all safety programs. If you would like a photocopy of an article, please contact me. This and other Ohio newspaper transcriptions can be found on my website. Joyce Fullen Grove City OH http://www.fullenfamily.com/Newspapers/ohio__newspapers.htm