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The American Statistician Volume 2, 1948 - Issue 1
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Statistical Control of Accidents

J. M. Howell Quality Control Engineer and Safety Engineer respectively, Nerthrop Alrecaft, Inc., Hawthorne, California
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Lee Johnson Quality Control Engineer and Safety Engineer respectively, Nerthrop Alrecaft, Inc., Hawthorne, California
Pages 16-17 | Published online: 12 Apr 2012
 
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Abstract

Reprinted by special permission of “The Iron Age”, this article describes how the statistical method used in control of product quality can be used as a technique for the control of accidents. Preliminary studies of this new approach indicate that it will aid materially in reducing accident rates, the authors declare.

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