THE INCEPTION OF THE "SAFETY" MOVEMENT

A historical review of the pioneering efforts of the Great Western Railway in campaigning for accident prevention is recalled. This campaign relied heavily on published magazine articles on the subject to achieve its goal. Early efforts are described.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Authors:
  • Pole, FJC
• Publication Date: 1944-12-1

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 546-547
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 81

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance personnel; Regulations; Safety; Technology
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom; United States
• Subject Areas: Law; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037982
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM