This 1958 film demonstrates the hazards associated with the boilermaking trade. It outlines the dangers of heat, infrared and ultraviolet rays and fumes, which are encountered with oxyacetylene and electric arc welding. It shows how accidents happen with each of these dangers and the types of injury suffered, including burns, eye injury and blindness, and serious illness caused by inhalation of fumes. It also shows how accidental explosions can occur when using welding equipment, and the importance of safe practices when welding, particularly in confined spaces.
The film emphasises the protective gear and equipment recommended at the time that should be used in order to avoid these hazards. It also shows teenage apprentices, some very young, being trained in safety practices. The film takes place at Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company, a shipbuilding company that operated on Cockatoo Island, Sydney, between 1933 and 1992.
Produced by the Waterside Workers’ Federation of Australia Film Unit and presented by the Boilermakers’ Society of Australia and Protector Safety Products Pty. Ltd. Sydney, Australia.
Please note: As this is an archival work, the content does not reflect current practice or standards. Professional advice for up-to-date safety practices should be sought from the appropriate contemporary authority.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010804
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Docks
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial accidents
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Safety education, Industrial
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Welding
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cockatoo Island Dockyard (N.S.W.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New South Wales - Social life and customs
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Docks
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Industrial accidents
History → New South Wales - History
Places → Cockatoo Island Dockyard (N.S.W.)
Places → New South Wales
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan