Safe Side Clyde

[Applause] [Music] That's cool, Clyde. Man, you're groovy. [Music] [Applause] [Music] You know Clyde or you know guys like him. Guys that are with him. You know what I [Music] mean? quite sharp knows what he's doing. Oh, I don't mean he's Mr. Big or that he's anybody's boy. None of that jazz. [Music] like a groovy guy on [Music] anything who makes his love because he knows what may be mean. Quite handsome that be safe isn't for the poor man. Safety applies whatever you do and for every cornman. Safety is as safety does even in the morning. And safety is the way you do it even without warning. Safety isn't one, you know. Sometimes just remembering to wear your heart and take your gloves out and ring. One thing that safety is is doing what you told or else to name the game is never growing old. Cars and trucks and big machines require extra care cuz one mistake is all it takes to take you out of there. So listen while we tell you all about our vibe and why we always call it cly a groovy guy on anything. Say a groovy guy on anything. Say I die on [Music] anything. Watch Clyde. He's hip on safety all the time, no matter what he's doing. [Music] [Music] Safety is trying things out, not waiting till Something breaks. [Music] [Music] He does just what the instructor said, not because somebody is watching, but because doing it that way is the safe side. That's why he stops and thinks safely. What about those [Music] wipers? That may be a little thing, but suppose those wipers didn't work right in the middle of a downpour. [Music] Safety is paying attention to a lot of little things. [Music] Another thing, Clyde puts away the loose stuff that might get in the way of his driving. [Music] Where machines and other people are concerned, Clyde is doubly on the safe side. Clyde puts the word on his buddies to cool it. Horsing around could ruin their day. So Clyde plays it on the safe side by watching out for the other [Music] guys. When Clyde took up driving, he took on a big job. [Music] While he's driving, Clyde won't let anything distract him. At least not for [Music] long. Safety is paying attention. So you can avoid [Music] accidents. Even on the open highway, Clyde watches his speed. Talking about speed, what about those guys who drive fast for a living? They got to think safety. Let's ask Kale Yabber, one of the best. The most important thing about driving an automobile is to know what you're doing. To know your automobile, to know how it makes it work, and to know the limitations of this car, and also know that your own limitations. Racing drivers know that winning races and staying alive is a matter of control. Having control is uh to be comfortable and to have your hands on the wheel in your right position. There's only one position and that's the right position. And uh how we take this right [Applause] In racing, professional drivers follow every rule of safety. Motorists, too, should observe the rules on the highway and in everyday traffic. When passing, a driver must first check behind him and in front to make sure the way is clear. In fact, street and highway driving is more dangerous than on the track, where the man behind the wheel is better trained and always plays it safe. The best drivers always think safety. Their windshields are kept clean, their tires are in A1 condition, and their brakes operate perfectly. [Applause] Heat. Heat. The winner Kale Yber on the track or on the highway. Kale avoids trouble by not taking chances and by thinking ahead. in the job floor or out on the job, it's the same. Know what you're doing and practice it at all times. Stay on the safe [Applause] [Music] side. Clyde says that safety is like soul music. You got to set the mood. You know what I mean? To groove with music, you've got to get the beat, right? That's how it is with safety. You get the feeling. Clyde stops and thinks safety long before the job [Music] starts. He swings with safety by wearing the right work clothes. The woods are a great place to work if you dress for it. Do you know why you wear smooth work trousers without cuffs? Sure. That's so you won't get hung up on branches and brush. And how about those work shoes? If you say you wear them because the supervisor said to, you're wrong. Work shoes save your feet. Man, you only get one pair of feet. That is. It's the same with gloves and hard hats. They make a tough guy even tougher where it really counts. Another way that Clyde gets in the safety mood is when he draws equipment and tools. Safety is having the right tools and in good condition. [Music] Pride won't accept a tool that isn't safe to use. And he shows the tool man what's wrong so nobody else will use it. [Music] The most important thing about safety on the job is doing what you're told. When it comes to doing what Clyde is told, Clyde listens. Fellas are kneeling tools. Listen to a work leader. Good enough. You'll tell it like it is. Very good. Today we'll be talking about the Pilaski. It's a very good tool for firefighting, but it's sharp and it's heavy. Use it right and it'll do a good job for you, but use it wrong and you can be hurt badly. For some of you, this is the first time that you'll be using a pilaski. So, let's spend a few minutes seeing the right way, the only way to use it. First, I want each of you to look at the cutting edge of the pilaski. Like an axe, it has a beveled edge. In other words, it has a sloping or slanting edge which makes the cutting point. Now, I've already told you that in carrying an axe or any sharp edge tool that the blade be held so that it's parallel to your leg with your hand close to the head. This way, if you stumble, the blade will not hit your leg. And I was pleased to see that when you came out here that you kept your distance of at least 6 ft between each one of you in using an axe or any chopping tool. The first thing that you do is to have a firm footing. This is very important. Stand on solid ground with your feet spread apart like this. Then look around to see that no one is within 10 ft of you. To properly grip the handle of the pilaski, place the your left hand about six inches from the head of pilaski if you're left-handed with the palm supporting the handle and the fingers holding it firmly in place and your right hand about 6 in from the end of the handle in this manner. If you're right-handed, it would be just the reverse. Palaska used in grubbing for or cutting the roots of shrubs and small plants. Swing the tool so that your arms do the [Applause] work. Work in the area directly in front of you and use short strokes like this. Never use your feet to hold what you're cutting because a pilaski may slip, cut your boot, and hurt your foot. Are there any questions? Nobody knows. That means everybody knows how to use a pilaski. Okay, Clyde, you give us a demonstration. Who? Me? That's right. Listening pays off. Clyde will do it right and safely. [Music] Signs are put up for your safety. They help keep Clyde on the safe side. Just in case you think safety stops when you leave the job corps, meet Mr. Jay Caldwell. He's a veteran bulldozer operator. Get a good job takes know how. You have to be able to prove you can do it. But to keep a job after you've got it takes a real good safety record. The Gloria just can't afford to stay with guys who careless about safety habits. First of all, accidents cost a lot of money. Even if nobody gets hurt, every accident means a loss of time on the job and probably loss of a lot of valuable equipment. As far as I'm concerned, keeping up with safe practices is job insurance. When it come to safety, I do what I'm told. Now, let me show you a few of the things that we do around a construction site that makes jobs a lot safer for everybody [Music] concerned. I'll start here with my do. You may have noticed before I got off, I lowered the blade and locked it in position. I locked the gear in the parking position so that this 20 tons of equipment can't go any place that it shouldn't. When I leave the doer, even it's for a few minutes, I close the throttle and lock it in position. As an added precaution against fire, I close the fuel line. Now, let me show you around. [Music] Around every construction site where power equipment is being used, there's a lot of gasoline and fuel oil. For safety sake, we keep gasoline well away from any building and as far away as practical where actual work is going on. There's a strict requirement that no smoking is to be done within 100 ft of the field. You have to remember just one 5gallon can of gasoline is equal in explosive power to 415 lbs of dynamite. That kind of a hazard, gasoline deserve the same respect as you give dynamite. When we refuel, we always wait at least 5 minutes for the engine or the equipment to cool so that there is no danger of a fire from spillage. One thing we all do around a construction site is look for hazards. Anything that might endanger the worker or damage the equipment like this old ball for instance, it seemed to be harmless, but it could lead to a real serious accident. Bulldoge could run over it, break it into jacket pieces, and an unsuspecting man could receive a real nasty cut or the track could pick it up so it could be thrown and hit someone. Of course, there are some dangers, feel like a rock outcropping that can't be removed so easily. And we still on the lookout for those too. We let each other know where it hazard exists and we mark it with the flag as a reminder until it can be blasted or dug [Applause] out. Another thing we do is assign men to safety duty. But we don't leave a job of safety just to a few. Everybody work at safety. Along those lines, there's something that you can do as long as you're in the job corp and as long as you work, and that is to nicely point out to the people you work with anything they do that isn't safe. Follow that rule of safety we started out talking about. Do what you are told. That's the way to keep a perfect safety record and to hold a good job. [Music] There's one thing about Clyde that everyone agrees on. Clyde has a groovy sense of humor. He's sometimes very funny. Like there was the time Clyde got this idea to play a joke on his friend Jack, whose big deal was wearing hats. Jack had this new hat he was hung up on. Well, unknown to Jack, Clyde and his other friends got identical hats in different sizes and kept switching hats on Jack. Well, Jack about flipped when this started happening. He began to wonder what was happening to his head. [Music] The joke was good fun and even Jack enjoyed it. But the thing was that nobody got hurt. That's one thing that Clyde would never do. Play a joke that's going to get somebody hurt. [Music] You see, safety goes on even when you're having fun. Take sports for instance. Every year, many safety-minded people get hurt because they forget about safety in play as in work. Safety is just plain common sense. [Music] Clyde knows that in sports it's teamwork that wins. Teamwork means safety, too. You play it on the safe side by looking out for the other guy. Oh, there are times when Clyde is tempted to be a guy he's down on, but playing fair and looking out for the other guy is part of the game. When it comes to batting, Clyde plays it on the safe side. A carelessly thrown bat could hurt a man. So Clyde is sure he drops the bat away from the other players. When Clyde slides, it's always feet first. That's common sense, too. And when it comes to running, Clyde does his best to avoid hitting other players. He plays hard, but he plays safe. To Clyde, looking out for the other guy is just as important as winning the [Music] [Applause] game. Meet a man who knows plenty about winning and about sportsmanship. This is Don Buford, a top player for the Baltimore Orioles. [Applause] Hey fellas, do yourself a favor. Learn a lesson about safety. Too often, especially being so young and eager, the lesson doesn't sink in until it's too late. Some guys say safety is a matter of luck. [Music] The thing that made the Orioles the world champions in 1966 was more than the fact that they had great talent. Let's face it, the other teams had talent, too. But what the Orioles did better than the others was practice until they were as good as their talent could make them. Plus, they developed teamwork. You have to practice to excel in safety, too. And you need teamwork. I'm sorry. You've been hearing that looking out for the other guy is a safety idea, but it also is the whole basis of sportsmanship. [Music] [Applause] Let's say you're out shagging a few balls and two of you are going for the catch. It's smart ball and safe when playing and practicing for the closest man to call for the catch and the other guy to back up the play. That's teamwork at its best. In swimming, you should always pair up as a team. That way if one guy gets in trouble, his partner can assist him or get help. As far as practice is concerned, you should learn whatever you do from competent supervisors. Coaches and instructors know the right way. For instance, a man learning to lift weights has to learn to use his back to do the work. The body is stronger when the backbone is straight up and down. The same thing applies in lifting anything in sports, at home, or at work. And practice is the way you learn to do things like a professional. Practice is a way to develop teamwork, too. You get so familiar with the way your teammates do things that you can anticipate every move they make. A team is more than several individuals doing things together. It's a relationship where the team works as one unit with each man sharing the whole responsibility with every other man. When one man scores, they all score. Practice, teamwork, and looking out for each other. That's the way to play or to work safely. Take it from me. Safety is worthwhile. It's just plain old good sense and a way to avoid painful results. [Music] Safety isn't just some rules to learn. Safety is a way of doing [Music] things. Kale Yarborough told us that the first rule of safety is know what you are doing. The next thing you do to stay safe is to do what you are told. Remember Don Buford said that the third way to safety is looking out for the other guy. The fourth step to safety is don't take chances. Watch Clyde. He's got a job to do. He wants to place those boards on the top rack, but it's hard to reach. Too high. Now he could go and get the stepladder in the corner. However, that old chair is a lot closer. H before he gets himself in trouble, Clyde stops and thinks it over. That's another rule of safety. Never take chances. [Music] So you see to keep on the safe side there are four [Music] steps. Four steps to safety is what it's about. Remember those four men you make out. First step to safety is to know what you're doing. Using an ass in the kitchen is stewing. Second step to safety is doing what you're told. If you're a new man or even if you're wrong. Third step to safety, protect the other guy. So you'll be around to give another try. Four steps to safety takes all of the rest. If don't take chances and come off to safety is what it's all about. Never look for more than you. [Music]