Practice “Safety First” to-day: It may be too late to-morrow. – Safety saying, circa early 1900s

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

Every accident is a notice that something is wrong with men, methods, or material — investigate — then act. – Safety saying, circa early 1900s

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