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title: My Safety Pledge
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-my-safety-pledge-1939/
description: A framed text sheet sets out ten numbered first-person pledges on workplace safety, from following the rules to reporting injuries to the first aid
section: Collection
---

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[![My Safety Pledge, 1939 Canada poster: A framed text sheet sets out ten numbered first-person pledges on workplace safety](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-my-safety-pledge-1939.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-my-safety-pledge-1939.jpg)

# My Safety Pledge

A framed text sheet sets out ten numbered first-person pledges on workplace safety, from following the rules to reporting injuries to the first aid department. It is an instructional notice rather than an emotional appeal; the nearest technique is plain-folks, as the 'I will' wording puts the commitments in the worker's own voice.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
MY SAFETY PLEDGE

1. I pledge myself to follow all rules and regulations pertaining to the safety of myself and others.
2. I will constantly watch for any unsafe acts, practices or conditions that might reduce the safety of myself or others.
3. I will report all unsafe acts, practices or conditions to my foreman immediately.
4. I will do my job in a safe and orderly manner, so that I will not endanger the safety of myself or others.
5. I will report all injuries, no matter how slight, to the first aid department immediately.
6. I will keep my work place in a safe and orderly condition at all times.
7. I will promote and respectfully solicit the cooperation of all workers in safety and good housekeeping.
8. I will bear in mind at all times that my job will be safe only as long as I make it safe.
9. I will never lose sight of the fact that accidents don't just happen, they are caused.
10. I will do these things with respect and mutual understanding in all my relations with my fellow workers, because only in this way can I feel sure that I am doing everything within my power to make my job and my department a safer and better place to work.

WARTIME SHIPBUILDING LIMITED
```

[← Mr. Druggist \[1\]](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-mr-druggist-signature-pad-instructions-1939/) [Nothing Matters Now but Victory - Buy Victory Bonds →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-nothing-matters-now-but-victory-1939/)

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