The first collection acquired by the Safety and Health Historical Society is the George W. Harper Collection. This collection contains a range of articles, documents, pamphlets, and other items collected by George W. Harper. There are more than 22,000 items in the collection organized into more than 700 topics. The items in the collection cover the period from about 1915 through the late 1970s.
George W. Harper taught safety engineering and related courses within the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to teaching, he had a professional career in safety in the paper and other industries. He was a founding Director and Officer of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, which began in 1969.
Number of Items File Name
52 Noise measurement
126 Dust
27 Noise materials
15 Drugs
35 Noise - legal and workers comp
26 Drop forging industry program
152 Noise control
98 Driver education
142 Workmen’s compensation
68 Noise - conservation of hearing
29 Drivers & driving - winter driving
1 Working surfaces
1 N itrous oxide
17 Drivers & driving - vision
61 Woodworking industry
1 2-nitropropane
17 Drivers & driving - teenage drivers
87 Women in industry
1 Nitroglycerine
80 Drivers & driving - professional drivers
3 Welding - training and certification
1 Nitrogen
21 Drivers & driving - night driving
46 Welding - safe practices
8 Nitric Acid
16 Drivers & driving - licensing
4 Welding - research
1 Nicotine
159 Drivers & driving - general
4 Welding - plasma
2 Nickel
11 Drivers & driving - foul weather
9 Welding - PPE
2 National Transportation Safety Board
55 Drivers & driving- drunk driving
17 Welding - health hazards
12 National Safety Council
28 Drivers & driving-braking
9 Welding - generating and distributing, piping
8 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
31 Doors
1 Welding - explosive
67 National Fire Protection and Control Administration
12 Diving operations
6 Welding equipment
5 National Fire Protection Association
4 Distillers safety programs
13 Welding - cylinders
1 Napthalene
28 Discipline
3 Welding - cutting and scarfing
15 Motors
74 Disaster planning
75 Welding - arc
38 Motorcycles
4 Dioxin
9 Welding - acetylene
1 Motion picture industry
4 Die casting
33 Welding - accidents
1 Moisture control
20 Design, product
29 Weather - winter
15 Mobile homes
63 Dermatitis
10 Weather - wind
52 Miscellaneous safety articles, talks
19 Degreasers (See also, trichloroethane, chemicsls, misc.)
35 Weather - tornado
12 Mining, rescues
4 Data Sheets, Industrial
6 Weather - measurement
52 Mining, regulations
13 Dairy Industry Programs
48 Weather - lightning
18 Mining, ore
2 Dams
30 Weather - hurricane
30 Mining, misc
5 Cyanide (and Compounds)
3 Weather - hail
79 Mining, equipment
27 Cryogenics
1 Weather - heat
47 Mining, coal
23 Cranes, Training
1 Weather - fog
29 Mining: accidents, fire, explosions
5 Cranes, Stacker
20 Weather - floods, rain
6 Microwave ovens
18 Cranes, Snorkels (Aerial Baskets)
15 Weather - control
1 4,4-Methylene Dianiline
30 Cranes, Overhead
44 Water (see also, pollution, water)
4 Methelene Chloride
10 Cranes, Monorails
70 Waste disposal (see also, pollution)
3 Methyl Ethyl Ketone
34 Crane, mobile,etc (see also cranes, snorkel)
27 Warehouses
8 Methanol
16 Crane, misc
2 Walsh-Healy Act
1 Methane
9 Cranes, inspection & maintenance
11 Volcanos
93 Metal working
10 Cranes, Gantry & ore bridges
3 Visual display terminals
9 Metallurgy
12 Cranes, Fixed, Derricks, Jibs
20 Vinyl chloride
24 Mercury
13 Cranes, Auxiliary Equipment
25 Vibration
8 Meat packing industry
61 Cranes, Accidents
84 Ventilation
136 Materials handling
24 Corrosion (see also, hydrogen, boilers-corrosion, acid handling)
3 Vanadium
5 Matches
21 Conveyors - roller
3 Vacuum
7 Mass transit (see also, busses)
6 Conveyors - pneumatic
86 Vacation safety
3 Manuals
13 Conveyors, Overhead
4 Utilities - water
115 Manual handling (see also, material handling)
43 Con veyors, Misc.
23 Utilities - telephone companies
43 Maintenance of equipment (see also, housekeeping, sanitation)
4 Conveyors, Gravity
30 Utilities, electric
3 Manganese
56 Conveyors, Belt
58 Unions
1 Malathion
18 Conveyors, Accidents
18 Underwriters Laboratory
17 Magnesium
52 CPSC, NEISS
14 Ultrasound
89 Magazines, safety publicity
34 CPSC Memo
1 Turpentine
1 Machinery Manufacturing Industry
61 Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC)
14 Tunnels
Machine guards (see guard, machine)
48 Consulting & Consultants
1 Tungsten
8 Lumber years
25 Construction, Standards
70 Trucks
19 Lubrication
21 Construction, Roads and Highways
3 Trucking industry
15 Loss control
55 Construction, Programs
1 TNT
5 Longshoring, stevedoring, lading
20 Construction, Fire
15 Trichloroethylene
50 Logging industry
24 Construction, Excavation & Shoring
3 Tree trimming
34 Lockouts
35 Construction, Equipment
28 Traffic safety, research
24 Local safety councils
5 Construction, Electrical
50 Traffic regulations and enforcement
18 Loading docks
13 Construction, Demolition
76 Traffic safety, programs
1 Lithium
17 Construction, Building Trades (see also, Carpenters, Plasterers, Painters, Plumbers)
31 Traffic safety, pedestrian
134 Liquid Natural Gas
21 Construction, Building - Steel Erection
9 Traffic safety, misc
6 Limit switches
28 Construction, Accidents
72 Traffic engineering
4 Lime
23 Confined Space Entry
25 Traffic control
157 Lighting
29 Concrete Industry
69 Toys (see also, child safety)
Lift trucks (see also, industrial trucks)
12 Computers, safety applications
5 Toxicology
2 Life expectancy tables
9 Compressors
7 Tools, portable power - misc
35 Legislation, state safety (see also, labor laws)
48 Compressed gas cylinders
25 Tools, portable power - explosive
22 Legal
42 Compressed air
51 Tools, portable power - electric
1 Leather and leather goods
23 Communication, safety
23 Tools, portable power - air and hydraulic
65 Lead
70 Color
93 Tools, hand
104 Lawn Mowers, General
4 Cold
4 Toluene di-isocyanate
50 Lawn Power Mowers (Court Cases)
1 Coke oven emissions
6 Toluene
13 Lawnmowers, Accidents
5 Civil defense - warden services
2 Tobacco industry programs
4 Laundries & Dry Cleaning
17 Civil defense - schools
2 Titanium
73 Lasers
5 Civil defense - police services
10 Threshold Limit Values
81 Ladders
2 Civil defense - mortuary service
53 Textiles (see also, fire retardants)
43 Labor Management Cooperation (see also, Safety Management, Unions)
38 Civil defense - industrial
26 Textile industry programs
7 Labor Laws
37 Civil defense - home
1 Tetrachloroethylane
48 Lab Safety
6 Civil defense - general
6 Television - industrial uses
18 Labeling
46 Civil defense - fire protection
10 Television
6 Knives
4 Civil defense- air raid warnings
1 Tables
4 Kepone
2 Citrus industry programs
39 Systems engineering
1 Ketones
13 Churches
61 System safety
30 Job Safety Analysis
7 Chromium (and chrome compounds)
50 Swimming safety
76 Job Descriptions (Safety)
1 Chloroprene restraints, home safety
1 Surveying
2 Isopropyl Alcohol
2 Chloroform
11 Sulfuric acid
1 Isolation
27 Chlorine
10 Sulfur dioxide
1 Iodine
85 Child safety (see also, auto child restraints, home safety, poisons, toys)
6 Sulfur
8 Interlocks
187 Chemicals, misc.
30 Suggestion systems
64 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
20 Chemical industry
1 Styrene
49 Insurance
18 Chainsaws
5 Stress
22 Insulation
50 Chains
54 Strength of materials
30 Instrumentation
21 Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
2 Strapping
95 Inspections - methods
14 Ceramic industry programs
7 Store safety
83 Inspections - check lists
2 Centrifuges
98 Steel industry program
9 Insects
1 Carcinogens
5 Steel fabricator program
1 Information prioritization
23 Carbon tetrachloride
3 Statistics
23 Industrial trucks
12 Carbon monoxide - industrial
132 Standards
4 Industrial trucks - catalogs, user manuals
7 Carbon monoxide - heating, homes, appliances
10 Stairways and ramps
15 Industrial trucks - electric
28 Carbon monoxide - general effects, limits, etc.
1 Space station
12 Industrial trucks - accidents
10 Carbon monoxide - autos and garages
3 Space flight
4 Industrial Safety Act, Accident Prevention Act of 1951
7 Carbon monoxide - accident cases
22 Solvents (see also, degreasers, flammable liquids, etc)
167 Industrial hygiene
4 Carbon disulfide
10 Soldering
9 Industrial engineering
5 Carbon dioxide
5 Sodium, potassium, NAK
7 Individual contact plan
42 Campus safety
2 Sodium nitrate
1 Illinois structural act
2 Calcium and calcium compounds
24 Sodium hydroxide
11 Hydrogen sulfide
7 Cadmium
4 Sodium
1 Hydrogen cyanide
17 Bus - schools
13 Snowmobiles
17 Hydrogen
3 Bus - misc
4 Snow blowers
5 Hydrochloric acid
27 Bulletin boards (and records boards)
6 Smoke stacks and chimneys
41 Hydraulic fluid
71 Bulk materials
19 Smoking, booths, areas
7 Humor
98 Buildings - high rise fires (see also, fire)
19 Small businesses
14 Human factors
79 Building codes
5 Slogans (see also, signs, posters)
13 Human engineering - space criteria (space information)
2 Bromine
21 Skiing
17 Human engineering - sensory criteria, visual and auditory
8 Bridges
3 Sled, laboratory
12 Human engineering - biomedical, handicapped personnel
5 Brewing industry programs
44 Silicosis
24 Human engineering - general
4 Boron & CPDs
61 Signs
52 Human engineering - design criteria, physical measurements
8 Boilers - turbines
2 Showers, emergency
88 Housekeeping (mopping, sweeping; see also, maintenance, sanitation)
39 Boilers - safety devices
1 Shoring
23 Hotels
57 Boilers - operations
1 Shift work
78 Hospital safety
16 Boilers - misc
15 Ships & shipping, including shipyards
2 Hoses
22 Boilers - furnace
1 Sharp edges, corners & protrusions
465 Home safety (see also, elderly, fire protection, fire detection, smoke detector, child safety)
18 Boilers - corrosion
1 Semiconductors
39 Holiday safety
12 Boilers - controls
2 Selenium
24 Hoisting
65 Boilers - construction
1 Seals
127 History of safety
34 Boilers - codes
41 School safety
80 Highway design
21 Boilers - accidents
11 Scaffolds, suspended
60 High pressure
43 Boat safety (see also, shipping, swimming)
9 Steel scaffolds, pipe & clamp, etc.
75 Heat (sickness & prevention - salt)
9 Black lung disease
13 Pole scaffolds
27 Health
11 Biorhythm
21 Scaffolding, misc
5 Head protection
45 Bioengineering
18 Scaffolds, Hanging, boatswain’s chair
78 Hazardous materials
52 Bicycle safety
32 Scaffolds, general
11 Hazard control
21 Bibliography
12 Scaffolds, accidents
2 Hazards communications
14 Beryllium
7 Saws, power
3 Hands (see also, PPE-hands)
21 Benzene
47 Sanitation (see also, maintenance, housekeeping)
30 Handicapped workers
12 Batteries
5 Sand blasting
1 Gypsum
2 Barium
21 Safety Training - US Dept of Labor course
28 Guns
35 Awards - Certificates to individuals
96 Safety Training supervisors - safety
10 Guards, railings, barriers, toe boards
32 Automobiles - tires
85 Safety training - general
16 Guards, metal working (see also, metalworking)
65 Automobiles - seat belts
29 Safety Training - employee induction training
38 Guarding machines- woodworking
136 Automobiles - regulations
18 Safety Training: Foreman’s Safety Conference
24 Guarding machines - transmission
15 Automobiles - Misc
13 Safety Training in safety
15 Guarding machines - point of operation
17 Automobile, legal (recalls, suits)
17 Safety Training course (British Columbia Safety Council)
104 Guards, machine - general
23 Automobile insurance
175 Safety Rules
106 Grinding
7 Automobiles, inspections
45 Safety Promotion, Stunts
9 Grain elevators (see also, dust)
106 Automobiles, design
156 Safety Promotion, General
1 Grievances
29 Automobiles, crash testing
109 Safety Promotion, Contests
12 Glass industry
26 Automobiles, child restraints
239 Safety Programs
38 Glass
37 Automobiles, Air bags
23 Safety Motivation
5 Gears (see also, power transmissions)
52 Automobile Accident Statistics
49 Safety Meetings
29 Gas detectors (see also, confined space entry)
60 Automobile Accidents
126 Safety Management
1 Garment industry
9 Automobile Manufacturing Programs
238 Safety Engineering & Engineers
10 Garages
37 Audiovisuals
67 Safety Committees
3 Furnaces, oil
6 Association’s Safety Programs
74 Safety Attitudes (see also, Psychology)
3 Furnaces, misc
21 ASSE
16 Rubber industry program
10 Furnaces, domestic
6 Asphalt
75 Ropes, wire
2 Friction
61 Asbestos
35 Ropes, fiber
43 Foundries
1 Artificial Materials Hazards
9 Roofs
1 Formic Acid
6 Artificial Intelligence (Expert systems)
25 Rocket and missile safety
12 Formaldehyde
2 Arsine (Arsenic hydride)
7 Robotics, nuclear applications
28 Forest fire protection
9 Arsenic
25 Robots, industrial
13 Forging industry programs
3 Antimony
12 Risk management
30 Foreign safety
12 Animals
5 Risk assessment
3 Footware, safety toe
5 Amusement Parks
1 Right-to-Know
94 Food and Food industry (see also, meat packing)
15 Ammonium Nitrate
18 Restrooms
5 Flourocarbons
18 Ammonia
107 Respiratory protective equipment
8 Flourine
16 American Society of Mechanical Engineers
29 Research
103 Floors (see also, falls)
6 American National Standards Institute
6 Rehabilitation
1 Flight simulators
2 American Industrial Hygiene Association
11 Registration
273 Flammable liquids (see also, hazardous materials, solvents, chemicals, misc)
4 Aluminum
6 Refuse bins
240 First aid (see also, poisons)
12 Alcohol as a drug (see also ethanol, methane)
20 Refrigeration
9 Fireworks
6 Alarms (see also fire detection, security)
4 Recreational vehicles
15 Fireplaces
10 Army safety programs
31 Recreation
282 Fires, unusual
20 Air safety, traffic control
57 Railroad regulations
11 Fire - statistics
10 Air safety, safety devices
113 Railroads, misc
9 Fire - spontaneous combustion
8 Air safety, ground safety
23 Railroad crossings
7 Fire - smoke
11 Air safety, manufacturing (design & programs)
8 Radios
69 Fire retardants (including textiles)
55 Air safety, flying
7 Radiation, non-ionizing
44 Fire ratings (see also, plastics)
21 Air safety, fires
62 Radiation, ionizing
70 Fire protection - questions
13 Air safety, crash testing
8 Radiation, general
163 Fire protection - industrial
18 Air safety, airports
10 Quarry operations
74 Furnaces, gas
67 Air safety, accidents
7 Purchasing
107 Fire protection, home
15 Air conditioning
32 Pumps
45 Fire protection, history
1 Aeronautics
20 Professional liability
48 Fire protection engineering
14 Aerosols
48 Psychology of safety
77 Fire protection, college
24 Advertisements featuring safety
120 Product safety
9 Fire investigations
7 Adhesives
34 Product reliability, reliability
39 Fire inspections
18 Acid handling
66 Power presses, guards
15 Fire extinguishing systems - wetter water
4 Acetylene (see also, welding-acetylene)
41 Product liability reform
19 Fire extinguishing systems - water, fog
5 Acetone
243 Product liability
170 Fire extinguishing systems - water, sprinklers
2 Acetic acid
7 Product liability - form for interrogations
10 Fire extinguishing systems - misc
4 Accreditation, college
28 Printing industry (see also, paper industry)
8 Fire extinguishing systems - halon
137 Accidents, unusual
118 Pressure vessels (see also, high pressure, strength of materials)
22 Fire extinguishing systems - foam
24 Accident Statistics
26 Power transmissions
6 Fire extinguishing systems - chemical
24 Accident Statistics, methods
13 Power shovels
14 Fire extinguishing systems - CO2
8 Accident Statistics, states
6 Power press, pictures
25 Fire equipment for extinguishment
24 Accident Statistics, NSC
160 Power press, general
42 Fire extinguishers - portable
5 Accident Statistics, Dept of HEW
21 Power press, cases
35 Fire detection - smoke alarms & detectors
26 Accident Statistics, company reports-yearly
10 Power Press, Press brakes
72 Fire detection
28 Accident Statistics, company reports-monthly
1 Potassium
58 Fire departments
22 Accident Statistics, BLS
43 Posters
6 Fire, chemistry of
6 Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)
36 Fire, causes of
46 Accident proneness
57 Pollution, water
116 Fire brigades - industrial
86 Accident prevention
11 Pollution, general
42 Fire, arson
55 Accident investigation methods
223 Pollution, air (including auto emissions)
21 Filing system for safety topics
80 Accident investigation forms, supervisor
46 Poisons (see also, child safety)
2 Fiber optics
25 Accident investigation forms, safety dept
2 Plumbers
5 Fertilizer manufacturing programs
60 Accident investigation forms, medical
85 Plastics (see also, insulation)
2 Fault tolerant systems
25 Accident investigation forms, insurance & state
102 Power presses - guards
24 Fatigue (of humans)
59 Accident costs
4 Plasma
6 Fasteners
22 Accident cause
91 Plant security
39 Farm safety
86 Accident analysis methods
16 Pipelines
57 Falls
57 Accident, Analysis forms, records, summary forms
35 Pipes & piping
5 Factors of safety
8 Absenteeism
1 Picric acid
127 Eyes (see also, PPE - eyes)
1 American Association of Engineering Societies
24 Photography
125 Explosives
1 Phosphorus
1 Explosions
4 Phosgene
1 Exhaust emissions
29 Philosophy of accident prevention
110 Evaluation - of safety programs & performance (see also, accident analysis methods)
5 Phenol (carbonic acid)
2 Ethyl ether
54 Petroleum industry
3 Ethylene oxide
72 Pesticides
1 Ethylene glycol
65 Personal Protective Equipment, misc
3 Ethylene dichloride
138 Personal Protective Equipment, head
4 Ethylene dibromide
40 Personal Protective Equipment, hands and arms
19 Ethics
88 Personal Protective Equipment, feet, legs
173 Ergonomics
103 Personal Protective Equipment, eyes
6 Environmental protection
104 Personal Protective Equipment, clothing
17 Emotions - industrial relations topic
22 Personal Protective Equipment, belts
3 Emergency vehicles
6 Peroxides
1 Emergency preparedness
2 Perchloroethylene
13 Elevators, escalators and manlifts
6 Perchloric acid
1 Elevated workstations
Pedestrians (see also, traffic safety)
1 Electroplating
6 Parking lots
32 Electrical - wiring
117 Paper industry
15 Electrical -switches
7 Panic
57 Electrical - static electricity
59 Painting (see also, color in industry)
74 Electrical, safety rules
4 Ozone
21 Electrical, protection
15 Oxygen
33 Electrical, misc
49 Off-the-job safety
15 Electrical, instruments
49 Office safety
34 Electrical, human body
3 Odors
36 Electrical, equipment for hazardous locations
24 OSHA, recordkeeping, evaluation
10 Electrical, grounds and grounding
284 OSHA
50 Electrical generating (Central stations, hydro)
94 Occupational health program
9 Electrical, fires
6 Observation
51 Electrical, distribution
15 Nursing homes
37 Electrical, accidents
61 Nuclear reactors
35 Elderly
3 Nuclear material processing
19 Education, safety - grade and high school
33 Non-Destructive Testing - ultrasound (see also, ultrasonics)
17 Education, safety - general
36 Non-Destructive Testing - radiography
164 Education in safety colleges
7 Non-Destructive Testing - holography
46 Earthquakes
78 Nondestructive testing
6 Earth
33 Noise - medical aspects
1 Dyes