Shows common risks and dangers telephone linesmen face resulting generally from negligence of correct safety procedures on their part or that of their fellow workers. A series of sequences provide examples of accidents brought about by one or more of the following basic causes: thoughtlessness, short cuts, poor job planning and arrangement, negligence of safety rules and over-confidence.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
004971
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial safety
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Safety education, Industrial
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telegraph lines - Design and construction
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents - Prevention
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)