One earnest worker can do more by personal suggestion to prevent accidents than a carload of safety signs. – Making Paper, January 1923, edited by E.R. Brown
Safety saves sickness, suffering, sadness. – Safety saying, circa early 1900s
Practice “Safety First” to-day: It may be too late to-morrow. – Safety saying, circa early 1900s
Do not depend on others for safety — Help yourself. – Safety saying, circa early 1900s
Every accident is a notice that something is wrong with men, methods, or material — investigate — then act. – Safety saying, circa early 1900s
Safety brings first aid to the uninjured. – F.S. Hughes, c.1912
Put your soul into your work, not your hand or foot. – State Safety News, September 1916, published by the University of Arizona Bureau
The motive power of the safety-first movement is a realization of the fact that lives and limbs need not be sacrificed to any desired result… – The Anode by the Bureau of Safety of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co., March 1917
Cultivate a habit of caution. – Safety saying, circa early 1900s
Carefulness costs you nothing. Carelessness may cost you your life. – Safety saying, circa early 1900s
It is as much your duty to be careful and comply with safety rules as it is to properly perform your work. – Safety saying, circa early 1900s
When you say “accident” perhaps you mean “crime.” – Colorado School of Mines Magazine, Golden, Colorado, August 1918
Precaution is better than cure. – Edward Coke
Accidents, and particularly street and highway accidents, do not happen — they are caused. – Ernest Greenwood
Chance takers are accident makers. – Author unknown
Luck runs out but safety is good for life. – Author unknown
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else. – James Thurber
Working safely may get old, but so do those who practice it. – Author unknown
The door to safety swings on the hinges of common sense. – Author unknown
Working without safety is a dead-end job. – Author unknown
