Safety Straps

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

409

Date Released

29 Oct 1962

Date recorded

27 Sep 1962

Length of issue (in feet)

698

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Safety Straps
2. 2Animal Hospital
3. 3Scrambling Kids

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Every year there are more accidents in the building industry than there are on the lethal roads. Spidermen and others who work at the fantastic heights that today’s sky-piercing construction demands are particularly accident-prone. But now safety is the keynote - and a new safety device has recently been invented which should cut down the appalling accident rate. For the men who daily work hundreds of feet up it is - the safety block. Simple to use, it does not restrict movement - except that of plummeting earthwards. A slip - and a man is suspended until he can regain his foothold. It’s a big advance in safety - and one which we are proud to feature.

Keywords

Safety devices

Locations

Kent; England; Surrey; Leatherhead; Medway

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Brian Cobby

Length of story (in feet)

200

Story extras:

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