Wylie Donaldson Jr.
<h4><a href="https://vmps.omeka.net/exhibits/show/motivating-public-service/motivating-public-service">Return to Motivation for the Public Service</a></h4>
Wylie Donaldson Jr. is the Vice President of the Odenton, Maryland Volunteer Fire Department and winner of the National Volunteer Fire Council’s Lifetime Achievement award. Donaldson joined the Odenton Fire Company in 1952 at the young age of 14. He followed in the footsteps of both his father, and his grandfather – who was a founding member of the Company. Throughout his career Donaldson has held every available position in his Company, from Chief, to President, to his current role as Vice President. Along with his continued dedication to his local Company, Donaldson is a leader in both the county and state firefighter’s associations.
One of Donaldson’s career projects was the development of a robust recruitment system for volunteers with the goal of high retention. Through his leadership and outreach, Donaldson acted as a beacon for those who felt a call to serve.
Maryland State Fireman's Association
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Maryland State Fireman's Association
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Maryland State Fireman's Association
Maryland State Fireman's Association
<a href="https://www.msfa.org/about/leadership/">MSFA</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.nvfc.org/nvfc-honors-recipients-of-annual-achievement-awards/">National Volunter Fire Council</a>
Photograph
English
Figures
Firefighting, Maryland, Local, State, Volunteerism, Safety
United States
Carl L. Alsberg
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Carl L. Alsberg (April 2, 1877 October 31, 1940) was an American chemist who served as Commissioner of Food and Drugs from 1912 to 1921. After teaching at Harvard University, Alsberg went to work for the U.S. government in 1908, and within a few years was appointed the Chief of the United States Bureau of Chemistry, which would be renamed the Food and Drug Administration. In that role, Alsberg pursued an investigation into pepper adulteration at McCormick & Company which resulted in a fine and a court order that the company must label its product as "ground black pepper containing from 10 percent to 28 percent added pepper shells". Alsberg also investigated Monsanto's use of saccharin and the amount of caffeine in Coca-Cola.
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/uchistory/archives_exhibits/in_memoriam/images/larger/alsberg_carl.jpg
UC Berkeley
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Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_L._Alsberg">Wikipedia</a><br /><br />See also: <a href="https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/uchistory/archives_exhibits/in_memoriam/catalog/alsberg_carl.html">UCHDA</a>
Photograph
English
Figures
Carl Alsberg, Chemistry, FDA, Adulteration, Monsanto, Coca-Cola, Safety
United States
Examining New Drug Applications
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Medical Officer Alexander Fleming, M. D., examines a portion of a 240-volume new drug application around the late 1980s. Applications grew considerably after the efficacy mandate under the 1962 Drug Amendments.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
February 27 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration">Wikipedia</a>
Photograph
English
Figures
Alexander Fleming, Drug Application, Drug Amendments, FDA, Safety
United States
Consumer Product Safety Commission: Fireworks Information Center
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Fireworks are synonymous with our celebration of Independence Day. Yet, the thrill of fireworks can also bring pain. 240 people on average go the emergency room every day with fireworks-related injuries in the month around the July 4th holiday.
Remember, fireworks can be dangerous, causing serious burn and eye injuries. You can help us prevent fireworks-related injuries and deaths. How? By working with a national, state or local organization where you live to promote fireworks safety in your community.
Follow these safety tips when using fireworks:
- Never allow young children to play with or ignite fireworks.
- Avoid buying fireworks that are packaged in brown paper because this is often a sign that the fireworks were made for professional displays and that they could pose a danger to consumers.
- Always have an adult supervise fireworks activities. Parents don't realize that young children suffer injuries from sparklers. Sparklers burn at temperatures of about 2,000 degrees - hot enough to melt some metals.
- Never place any part of your body directly over a fireworks device when lighting the fuse. Back up to a safe distance immediately after lighting fireworks.
- Never try to re-light or pick up fireworks that have not ignited fully.
- Never point or throw fireworks at another person.
-Keep a bucket of water or a garden hose handy in case of fire or other mishap.
- Light fireworks one at a time, then move back quickly.
- Never carry fireworks in a pocket or shoot them off in metal or glass containers.
- After fireworks complete their burning, douse the spent device with plenty of water from a bucket or hose before discarding it to prevent a trash fire.
- Make sure fireworks are legal in your area before buying or using them.
Fireworks Information Center
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CSPC
2016
CSPC
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission: Fireworks Information Center http://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Fireworks/
<a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/safety-education/safety-guides/fuel-lighters-and-fireworks/fireworks-safety">CSPC</a>
Medium: Poster
English
Information
Fireworks, Safety, Security
United States
Why are you luring my people away from me
<h4><a href="https://vmps.omeka.net/exhibits/show/russian-posters-gallery/russian-posters-gallery">Return to Russian Cartoons & Posters: From Red Tape to Red Square</a></h4>
"Poet: Shkliarinsky, V. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1973
The people choose to work in those places
That have well-organized and clean workspaces.
Although working conditions at Soviet enterprises had significantly improved since Stalin’s times, many of the issues still remained.
The biggest of them was labor safety. Among others were the run down physical conditions of buildings, lack of shower facilities, inadequate lighting and ventilation, unreliability of equipment due to age or poor quality of repairs."
Travin, V.
Rutgers
Rutgers
1973
Rutgers
Source: Holzer, M., Illiash, I., Gabrielian, V., & Kuznestsova, L. (2010). Red Tape from Red Square:Bureaucratic Commentary in Soviet Graphic Satirical Art. Poughkeepsie, NY: NetPublications
<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwji97vM8cfnAhUphOAKHapGChcQFjAAegQIAhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FRed-Tape-Square-Bureaucratic-Commentary%2Fdp%2F0942942116&usg=AOvVaw3itne_OTzN7RTVDFHi5THb">Amazon</a>
Medium: Poster
Russian
Artwork
Cartoons, Bureaucracy, Art, Satire, Fighting Pencil, Soviet Union, Labor Safety, Safety
Russia
Unsung Heroine Program
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Victoria Budson, left, chairwoman of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, meets with Kimberly Flynn at the end of the Unsung Heroines Program. Photo by Ken Yuszkus of the Salem News. The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women honored Kimberly Flynn as an Unsung Heroine for her work advocating for safer working conditions for social workers and other direct service workers, according to an article in The Salem News. Flynn’s daughter, social worker Stephanie Moulton, was allegedly murdered in January 2011 by one of her clients, who was arrested. The client had a history of mental illness.
Salem News
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Salem News
2012
Salem News
Source: Mother of Slain Social Worker Honored. (n.d.). SocialWorkersSpeak.org. Retrieved October 12, 2012, from <a href="http://bit.ly/RhngTA">http://bit.ly/RhngTA</a>
Link: <a href="http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/media/mother-of-slain-social-worker-honored.html">Social Workers Speak</a>
Medium: Photograph.
English
Recognition
Women, Victoria Budson, Massachusetts, Unsung Heroines, Workers, Safety, Mental Illness
Massachusetts
Tenement House Act
<h4><a href="https://vmps.omeka.net/exhibits/show/public-health-healthcare-galle/public-health-healthcare-galle">Return to Public Health and Healthcare</a></h4>
In 1867, 495,000 people in New York City were living in tenement buildings. Overcrowding (in some areas, a population density of 240,000 people per square mile) led to poor sanitation, which in turn led to cholera and typhoid outbreaks. To remedy these problems, the Council of Hygiene and Public Health in New York City pushed for legislation on the first housing codes in the United States.
In addition to setting dimensions for building lots and construction requirements, these regulations required that one toilet must be available for every 20 people. It also regulated provisions such as fire escapes. Such provisions were created not only to improve public health, but also to create clean living and working environments so that people could "become better citizens."
With this came the creation of the Tenement House Act of 1867, which helped raise awareness about the conditions of the tenements.
National Archives
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National Archives
ca. 1900
National Archives
Two New York City Tenement House Department officials inspecting a cluttered basement. <br /><br />Source: The Evolving Role of Public Health. (n.d.). National Association of County & City Health Officials. Retrieved Oct 22, 2012 from <a href="http://rootsofhealthinequity.org/public-health-timeline.php">http://rootsofhealthinequity.org/public-health-timeline.php</a>
Tenement Architecture. (n.d.). Mapsites.net : Inventing Gotham. Retrieved Oct 22, 202 from <a href="http://www.mapsites.net/gotham/sec8/tour2imanid2.html">http://www.mapsites.net/gotham/sec8/tour2imanid2.html</a><br /><br />Link: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/research/american-cities/images/american-cities-061.jpg">National Archives</a>
Medium: Photograph
English
Safety
NYC, New York, Tenement House, Overcrowding, Housing, Safety
New York City
Wellbee Poster
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<p>In this poster, Wellbee cheerfully reminds the viewer to “be well” and “be clean” by washing his or her hands regularly, suggesting a clear connection between cleanliness and health.</p>
WellBee was a loveable product of the Center for Disease Control, part of a widespread marketing campaign to promote public health. While initially established to promote the polio vaccine, he later encouraged cleanliness habits (like handwashing), fitness, and safety.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Wash_your_hands_poster_CDC_-_Wellbee.jpg
CDC
1964
CDC
Wellbee Poster via Center for Disease Control, Public Health Image Library (PHIL). <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/museum/history/wellbee.html">Search #7222.</a>
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, <a href="https://phil.cdc.gov/">Public Health Image Library</a>, Retrieved Oct 24, 2012.
Medium: Poster
English
Campaign
Wellbee, Cleanliness, Health, CDC, Campaign, Polio, Safety, Fitness
United States
NASA Safety/Health Reporting Sequence
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Everyone at NASA is responsible for using established procedures to report suspected safety or health hazards to appropriate officials. No employee shall be subject to restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal for filing a report of an unsafe or unhealthful working condition. We must all be committed to protecting the safety and health of the general public and all elements of our workforce as well as preventing damage to or destruction of our high-value assets, whether on or off the ground. Make sure that you understand your local procedures for reporting hazards.
NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/version_006_final.jpg
NASA
2017
NASA
Safety/Health Reporting Sequence, NASA. <br /><br />Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/safety/reporting/safety_reporting.html">http://https/www.nasa.gov/safety/reporting/safety_reporting.html</a>
<a href="https://sma.nasa.gov/sma-disciplines/nsrs">NASA Safety Reporting System</a>
Medium: Poster
English
Organization
NASA, Safety, Health, Hazards, Space
Space
Candy Factory Inspection
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"Before the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act, factories such as these were unsanitary and exhibited “horrific conditions.” Inspection required that they “clean up their act,” which led to increased quality and safety for consumers.
The origins of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can be traced to Harvey Washington Wiley and the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act. Twenty-five years in the making, this law prohibited the commerce of “adulterated and misbranded food and drugs.” Although not without its flaws, it introduced regulation where none existed before. Prior to its implementation, consumers were exposed to poor sanitary conditions and toxic preservatives, colors and drugs.
Today, the FDA protects the health of the public by “assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.” In addition to educating the public through accurate scientific information, it also works to create innovations in medicine, making them safer, more effective, and more affordable. Tobacco products are also regulated through the FDA, with special emphasis on reducing tobacco use by minors."
Food and Drug Administration
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National Archives
1908
Food and Drug Administration
For Further Exploration Please Visit <a href="https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/whats-cooking/preview/factory.html">http://1.usa.gov/SG0eVD</a>
Link: <a href="https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/whats-cooking/preview/factory.html">The National Archives</a>
Medium: Photograph.
English
Public Safety
Candy, Eating, Factories, FDA, Safety
United States