REORGANIZE, EXPAND WORKERS MEDICAL CARE

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 518
• Publication Date: June 27, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL. Cd;,~I
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
SUBJECT
HOW
PUBLISHED
WHERE
PUBLISHED
DATE
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Medical - Occupational care, safety devices
Daily newspapers
Bydgoszcz; Warsaw
1 Mar - 7 Apr ,1950
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REPORT NO.
REORGANIZE, EXPAND WORKERS MEDICAL CARE
NEW DEVICES TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM JOB HAZARDS -- Express Wieczorny, No 60,
1 Mar 50
Recently the WUB-HP (Model Experimental Shop on Safety Measures and Work
Hygiene) perfected a number of protective devices and clothing for workers ex-
posed to harmful working conditions. $ome of the items have already been re-
leased for mass production; others are still undergoing various laboratory
tests and experiments.
Hermetic goggles, closely adhering to the face of the wearer for full pro-
tection from gas penetration; were perfected by the WUB-HP and are now being
produced on a large scale. A special attachment on the goggles wipes vapor off
the lenses. Welders' goggles made with double lenses, one colored and the other
clear, are now being manufactured. These goggles protect the eyes from the
strong glare while welding; by shifting the lenses, the worker may inspect the
work without removing the goggles.
Workers producing matches will receive shields made from fireproof material
known as celon. Lighter-weight, fireproof shields will be supplied to laboratory
workers and scientists. Tests performed on the shields were favorable.
Tests are now being conducted on new, improved all-Polish-made gas masks
which have two gas- or dust-absorbing canisters. These masks are so constructed
as to permit the worker the greatest amount of freedom of movement on the job.
The WUB-HP is at present perfecting safety belts for workers doing construc-
tion work on tall structures without scaffolds. Life belts with air, chambers
and a container of compressed air are being prepared for inland navigation, and
cork life preservers for sea-going ships. Miners' helmets heavily reinforced
for protection against falling objects and with special attachments for miners'
lamps were tested recently by the WUB-HP.
A special division of the WUB-HP is conducting tests on the strength and
suitability of protective clothing in currentgntuse. g qF
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PLAN INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE -- Zycie Warszawy, No 97, 7 Apr 50
Vice-Minister of Health Sztachelski told a convention of Wojewodztwo
health department chiefs that an Institute of Occupational Medicine will be
established in 1950 to take care of such problems in Poland.
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He also announced that a Faculty of Medicine will be set up in Bialy-
stok, making a total of ten medical faculties in Poland. Auxiliary medical
personnel will be trained. The Ministry of Health, following the example of
the USSR, will train male attendants on a large scale.
The State Health Council will be renamed the Research Council of the
Ministry of Health. It will prepare the curricula for medical faculties and
plan research work in the medical field.
Sztachelski declared that in 1950 Poland will be divided into regions for
san.:3tion and epidemic control. Instructors for sanitation work will be trained,
and a sanitation inspectorate to supervise housing construction will be estab-
I-shed.
ORGANIZE MOBILE EXHIBIT OF SAFETY DEVICES -- Express Wieczorny, No 63, 4 Mar 50
For the first time in Poland, a mobile exhibit of safety devices has been
organized in a Polish State Railroad propaganda car through the cooperation of
the Railroad Health Services, the Ministry of Health, and the Polish Red Crc~s,
The exhibit includes cafety devices, protective clothing such as asbestos,
rubber, and canvas coveralls and caps, dust-proof masks, safety shoes, dielec-
tric gloves and gauntlets, and various pamphlets and propaganda material. A
movie projector shows films on pertinent subjects, first aid, and basic prin-
ciples of hygiene. Lectures acquaint the visitors with basic safety precautions,
results of alcoholism, etc.
The exhibit will tour Slask, Opole, and several places in Krakow Wojewodztwo.
It will stay from one to four days in each place depending on the attendance.
The exhibit is part of a program to acquaint young workers with better work-
ing conditions.
WORKERS MEDICAL CARE PLACED UNDER MINISTRY OF HEALTH -- Ilue;trowany Kurier Polski,
No 66, 7 Mar 50
In accordance with a resolution passed by the Council of Ministers on
22 December 1949, the Ministry of Health has taken over medical services for
workers, up to now under the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare. The ZLP
(Institute for the Medical Care of Workers), created this year, will havq
charge of all medical services for workers. T'--.e agency will be under the juris-
diction of the Ministry of Health. T. Michejda, Minister of Health, has placed
Dr. J. Wolanski in full charge of the organization of the ZLP.
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