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Tuesday, February 20, 1973

Mr. Carter stressed that an employer had a legal responsibility

to provide a safe working place for his employees. He said that it was only

by implementing various safety measures that the number of industrial accidents

could be reduced.

**Top management involvement is essential if any accident prevention

programme is to succeed," he said.

Mr. Carter also stressed the importance of the role of the foreman

or supervisor in the promotion of industrial safety.

"He is the vital figure in production," he said, "and he is in the

best position to detect such things as deterioration of machine guarding,

floor surface and other items which if unattended may lead to accidents.

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