ABSTRACT
This chapter plunges into a consideration of some methods of standardizing welfare work in factories. Of all welfare work in factories, a proper apportionment of the time is the one that will yield the best results. Before the employer approaches the consideration of welfare work for employees, the first care of all must be the factory building itself and its ventilation, lighting, and sanitation. Its position is much better in suburban or rural areas than in the town itself. Canteens are a necessary part of the equipment, but appliances intended to produce the good health of the employees have not received in the past sufficient attention, and they are entitled to the fullest consideration. There is no branch of welfare work in factories that is so necessary and, in fact, so essential to efficiency as the installation of a Safety First Committee and a Safety First Inspector, and, in connection therewith, a surgery or first-aid room.
