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Title: The Workman's Lesson
Date(s): 1914
Creator: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Contributor(s): National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.) (sponsor), Cooper, Bigelow (actor), McCoy, Gertrude, 1896-1967 (actor), Lessey, George A., -1947 (actor)
Description: Safety film produced for NAM by Thomas Edison Studios. Stresses the importance of using safety equipment in the workplace.
Collection ID: National Association of Manufacturers photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1973.418)
Hagley ID: vid_1411_ID01
Collection: Film and Video, National Association of Manufacturers

Title: Chattanooga Safety
Date(s): 1959
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor), Radebaugh, William H. (director), Radebaugh, William H. (producer), Radebaugh, William H. (screenwriter)
Description: Chattanooga, Tennessee Nylon plant.
Collection ID: William Henry Radebaugh films and scripts (Accession 1975.412)
Hagley ID: FILM_1975412_FC14
Collection: William Henry Radebaugh films

Title: The Crime of Carelessness
Date(s): 1912
Creator: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Contributor(s): National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.) (sponsor), Oppenheim, James, 1882-1932 (author), Cooper, Bigelow (actor), Conroy, Austin (actor), Trunnelle, Mabel (actor), O'Moore, Barry, 1880-1945 (actor), Sturgeon, John (actor), Bechtel, Jennie Cecilia (Ahlstrom), 1861–1938 (actor)
Description: Safety film produced for National Association of Manufacturers by Thomas Edison Studios. Warns of the danger of smoking in the workplace, making reference to the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire without mentioning it explicitly. The film largely shifts responsibility for preventing workplace fires away from owners and managers of industry, and onto the workers.
Collection ID: National Association of Manufacturers photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1973.418)
Hagley ID: vid_1411_ID02
Collection: Film and Video, National Association of Manufacturers

Title: Safety
Date(s): 1969
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Four segments from various DuPont plants about their excellent safety records-Old Hickory, Kinston, Florence and Sabine River are shown.
Collection ID: William Henry Radebaugh films and scripts (Accession 1975.412)
Hagley ID: FILM_1975412_FC02
Collection: William Henry Radebaugh films

Title: Safety-Injection Molding
Date(s): 1970~, 1970
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor), Radebaugh, William H. (director), Radebaugh, William H. (producer), Radebaugh, William H. (screenwriter), Arden FIlms, Inc. (production company)
Description: Film discusses the importance of safety around injection molding equipment. Narrated by two puppets, Edgar and Constance. Puppets created by Donald Sahlin. Film produced for Plastics Education Foundation.
Collection ID: William Henry Radebaugh films and scripts (Accession 1975.412)
Hagley ID: FILM_1975412_FC07
Collection: William Henry Radebaugh films

Title: Interview with Bill Bolton, 2009 March 02
Date(s): 2009-03-02
Contributor(s): Bolton, Bill, 1939- (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
Description: Bolton's interview details his early years at DuPont and how the company helped him adjust to his move. At one point he felt like he was not progressing in his career and he left DuPont to work as a maintenance supervisor in North Carolina for another company for a few months, returning to DuPont after running into an old coworker. His interview discusses thoroughly DuPont's safety procedures and philosophy, the rise of importance of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),...
Show moreBolton's interview details his early years at DuPont and how the company helped him adjust to his move. At one point he felt like he was not progressing in his career and he left DuPont to work as a maintenance supervisor in North Carolina for another company for a few months, returning to DuPont after running into an old coworker. His interview discusses thoroughly DuPont's safety procedures and philosophy, the rise of importance of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), blending business and engineering, and his work travels. In response to two electrical safety fatalities, Bolton and his group revamped safety practices and commissioned Walt Disney to create an electrical safety video. Bolton discusses his responsibilities during a transitional period of 1986-1990 when departments were combined and consolidated. He also addresses lessons learned growing and exiting businesses, the challenges of cost cutting in a bureaucracy, and the satisfaction of building efficient standardized plants.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
Hagley ID: 2010215_20090302_Bolton
Collection: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department

Title: Let Us Spray Safely
Date(s): 1977
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor), Radebaugh, William H. (director), Radebaugh, William H. (screenwriter), Arden Films, Inc. (production company)
Description: Produced by DuPont Agrichemicals. Explains the importance of safety procedures around agrichemicals. Depicts various worksite issues and improper procedures. Hosted by puppets, a caterpillar and pilot.
Collection ID: William Henry Radebaugh films and scripts (Accession 1975.412)
Hagley ID: FILM_1975412_FC06
Collection: William Henry Radebaugh films

Title: Building Construction Safety production materials
Date(s): 1950
Contributor(s): Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Industrial Commission of Ohio (Sponsor), Newkirk, Fincun, Hagan & Morse (Transcriber)
Description: A script for a four-part motion picture film sponsored by the Industrial Commission of Ohio Division of Safety and Hygiene. Each part discusses aspects of industrial workplace safety such as industrial disease risk, proper equipment handling, and protective gear for several industrial careers. Also includes the transcription of a discussion between production stakeholders including Ray Culley of Cinecraft and R.W. Morse, Chairman of the Industrial Commission of Ohio.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_09_19
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Interview with Frank Reickert, 2008 March 06
Date(s): 2008-03-06
Contributor(s): Reickert, Frank (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
Description: Frank Reickert briefly mentions his early life in Poughkeepsie and his college education before delving into his first position with DuPont as a design engineer at Seaford, mentioning several early projects. He then discusses the various positions he held in the maintenance department. Among other projects, Reickert describes a special assignment in which he developed a plan to shift from a system of single-skill mechanics to general mechanics and the way in which he convinced the union rep...
Show moreFrank Reickert briefly mentions his early life in Poughkeepsie and his college education before delving into his first position with DuPont as a design engineer at Seaford, mentioning several early projects. He then discusses the various positions he held in the maintenance department. Among other projects, Reickert describes a special assignment in which he developed a plan to shift from a system of single-skill mechanics to general mechanics and the way in which he convinced the union rep of the plan's efficacy. He also mentions the safety audit procedures in place at Seaford and has commentary on the levels of management he observed, which he thought was excessive yet appropriate for the time period of booming business.

He then speaks of the 8 years he spent in Jack Sigmund's Wilmington office, primarily as a facilitator and coordinator for various projects and committees. About this period, Reickert goes into detail about the wind-up committee he oversaw, which consisted of maintenance personnel from all the plants that had wind-ups and had members from other departments as well. The committee was formed to exchange information in order to improve the maintenance, operability, and performance of high-speed wind-ups. He also mentions a project on surface coatings he facilitated with the engineering department, which sought to reduce wear and improve product quality. He also details the paperwork involved in producing construction forecasts and his push to computerize them.

Near the end of his interview, Reickert discusses his work in the General Services Department, highlighting a project to redesign and renovate the executive offices of Conoco after that company's purchase by DuPont. He also briefly discusses his post-retirement consulting work, remarking on the amazement of companies at how much money they could save by enforcing safety regulations in the workplace. Throughout the interview, Reickert names other individuals who worked with him.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
Hagley ID: 2010215_20080306_Reickert
Collection: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department

Title: DuPont Safety Poster Contest
Date(s): 1928
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (issuing body), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Safety and Fire Protection Division. (issuing body), Baker, George T. (contributor)
Hagley ID: 20121220
Collection: Trade catalogs and pamphlets

Title: Workplace Safety
Date(s): 1960/1970, 1960, 1970
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Animated commercial about DuPont safety measures.
Collection ID: DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300)
Hagley ID: FILM_1995300_FC49_02
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials