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CHAPTER Ill, SECTIONS 4 and 5

Throughout the period of the Operation,
the general health of all personnel was good
and compared favorably with normal standards.
There was one outbreak of clinically-sure cases
of staphlococcus food poisoning, which involved
approximately 25 men. This was traceable to
one beef roast which was used in making sandwiches for box lunches. There were no other
incidents of unusual occupational or epidemic

illnesses, nor any unusual frequency of ordinary
illnesses usually encountered.
RECREATION.

Provision for recreation was generally a coordinated program under a Recreation Director
and his assistants. Facilities and activities varied
with the size of each camp, but, in general, the

objective was to provide outlets for leisure time.
The programs provided for movies; church services;

organized

shell

hunting

and

fishing;

horseshoe pitching; tournaments in chess, bil-

liards and card games; softball, basketball and
volleyball leagues; bingo games; rebroadcasts

of sport events; day room and libraries with

newspapers and magazines; a mimeographed
newspaper; hobby shop; small golf course; gym-

nasium; and carnivals or other special events
for holidays. The Recreation Department assist-

ed personnel in flower ordering, EFM messages,

the exchange of Christmas presents between

home and the Jobsite, and in arranging for
club meetings or special educational classes.

Figure 3-5. 471 Ib. Black Sea Bass Caught
at Pacific Proving Ground

SECTION 5
SAFETY
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
A continuous safety program was maintain-

ed to guard the health
User groups for whom
support responsibility;
through the elimination

of employees and those
Holmes & Narver had
to prevent accidents
or control of conditions

capable of causing personnel injuries, occupational diseases; and to prevent fires or damage

to equipment, property and material.

With the activation of the Administration
Division at the Jobsite on 16 November, the

Safety Department was integrated into this
unit with little effect on planning and opera-

tions. Safety operations, encompassing two
atolls and eight separate camp sites were under

the supervision of a Safety Engineer with an
Assistant Safety Engineer for each atoll. Contact was maintained by means of weekly

activity reports, correspondence and, in cases
of urgency, by radio-telephone. Periodic exchange visits were made between atolls by the
Assistant Safety Engineers and these visits
were so regulated that a Safety Engineer was
always present at each atoll.
The basic safety program conformed with
outlines set forth in the U. S. Atomic Energy
Commission Manual and with supplemental
directives or bulletins received from ALOO. A
Jobsite booklet was issued containing established rules for on and off-the-job safety, radio-

logical safety, instructions for fire prevention

and protection, information on the application
of artificial respiration, and a chart indicating
the pressure points to be used in the event of
injury causing severe bleeding. All newly-arrived employees received a copy of this booklet
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