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By R. V. PETERSEN executive secretary

ROTH by personal visit and by - questionnaire, attempts have been made to learn if, when and where member dealers may have undergone OSHA inspection. No direct reports have yet been received. But this is not to say that retail dealer mernbers should not anticipate probable visitations.

Any modern employer must surely agree with the concept of a safe, healthful environment. And, if not already provided in his place of business, the average conscientious employer has, since the advent of OS-

IIA, taken the necessary steps to make the work areas safe and healthful by every practicable method with- in the limitations of the work to be done. If such safeguards had not previously been practiced or provided, then certainly the act offers the stimulus to effect the improvement.

Good housekeeping should not depend upon an act of Congress. Safe walkways, stairways, platforms and docks should not need to be legislated any more than should personal safety equipment. Safe, proper equipment and safe, correct work habits, and practices have always been in order.

Most dealers have made conscien-