“ One cannot have morale without cleanliness. We tolerate makeshift cleanliness no more than makeshift methods. ”
Henry Ford, My Life and Work (1922). copy citation
| Author | Henry Ford |
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| Source | My Life and Work |
| Topic | morale method |
| Date | 1922 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7213/pg7213-images.html |
Context
“A nearly even temperature is kept everywhere the year round and, during daylight, there is nowhere the necessity for artificial light. Something like seven hundred men are detailed exclusively to keeping the shops clean, the windows washed, and all of the paint fresh. The dark corners which invite expectoration are painted white. One cannot have morale without cleanliness. We tolerate makeshift cleanliness no more than makeshift methods.
No reason exists why factory work should be dangerous. If a man has worked too hard or through too long hours he gets into a mental state that invites accidents. Part of the work of preventing accidents is to avoid this mental state;”
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