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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 9 (January 1, 1929)

The New Employee — How He Should be Treated

page 42

The New Employee
How He Should be Treated

Do you remember the time when you were a new employee? Perhaps it was not so long ago, or possibly it was many years ago, but every worker was a new employee at one time. Didn't everything seem strange to you—the plant, the machinery, the men? Perhaps there was one man in the department who greeted you with a smile and who occasionally gave you a pointer or two on how to do your work more easily. At noon this same man took you to the lunch room and introduced you to some of the other boys. And at night he showed you the best way to get to the street.

You learned to like this man and looked to him for any information you needed about your work. If he told you the safe way to do a hazardous job you paid as much attention to it as if the safety inspector had told you about it.

In these days, when new men are constantly coming into the plant, every old employee has a great opportunity and duty to perform toward these men. Treat them as you would like to be treated if you were in their place. Show them how to “Make It Safe” and avoid getting hurt, and set a good example by being careful yourself.

Modern Methods in our Workshops. (Illustration No. 2.) (Photo, J. Sheriff, Dunedin.) The illustration shows the first locomotive (Ab. 807) being weighed over the new weigh-pit at Hillside Workshops.

Modern Methods in our Workshops.
(Illustration No. 2.) (Photo, J. Sheriff, Dunedin.)
The illustration shows the first locomotive (Ab. 807) being weighed over the new weigh-pit at Hillside Workshops.

It has been said that a new employee is as dangerous as an unguarded machine, for he is likely, through his lack of knowledge of his new surroundings, to injure others as well as himself. This is true until the new man has been made to realise the dangers of his work. The sooner you help him realise this, the sooner will you both be safe from accidents.

Give the new employee the glad hand and help him to “Make It Safe.”