The Humble Refinery Bee (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 07, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1941 Page: 4 of 24
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turned over to a foreman who in-
structs him regarding the various
duties he is to perform and what is
expected of him. The foreman has a
major responsibilty in helping the
new man get started. We can be of
assistance to our foreman and the
new man by also taking an active in-
terest in him. This is an important
assignment for the old-timer because
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By W. H. REBER
Mechanical Department
Baytown Refinery
Sending a man after the famous
bucket of cold steam or left-handed
monkey-wrench has no place in the
breaking-in of a new employe. The
days are gone in industry when the
new man was a target of old-timers’
practical jokes. Perhaps many of us
remember new jobs we’ve undertaken
in strange surroundings, only to find
the going tough simply because the
veterans wanted to have some fun
at our expense. Our impressions of
these men are in all probability not
numbered among our pleasant mem-
ories of the new job. Our interest
and enthusiasm for getting things
done were perhaps considerably di-
minished by these unwarranted acts
of pranksters. And no doubt many
potentially pleasant friendships were
nipped in the bud because we never
really had a chance to know the vet-
erans better from the beginning.
The first impression is usually the
lasting one. This is especially true of
the new men on the job. For the past
several months you’ve no doubt seen
many new faces in our midst. Every
Humble man can render invaluable
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assistance to these new men by help-
ing them become more familiar with
their somewhat new and different
surroundings.
he must show his protege around in
such a manner that his interest will
be aroused so that he will ultimately
develop into a veteran.
Safety rules and regulations and
their proper application in refining
operations are a definite part of
every new man’s instructions. Our
safety program must be constantly
taught and practiced by the new men
as well as by the older employes.
We can be of valuable assistance
to the new man by kindly caution
and a friendly reminder of safe prac-
tices where we see that he is not ob-
serving them as he should. We can
pass on to him the benefit of our ex-
periences in safe practices. We can
show him in a practical way how
each job can be performed safely,
and why it is important that he
should be doubly careful. If we im-
part to him some of our enthusiasm
and desire to work safely, he, too,
will soon catch the spirit and before
long the new man is not so apt to be
the one who may terminate our
splendid plant safety record.
Once he catches the spirit of a safe
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Mabry, G. A. The Humble Refinery Bee (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 07, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1941, periodical, November 27, 1941; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1482128/m1/4/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.