The National Coal Board (NCB) Film Unit is one of Britain's most substantial and long-lasting industrial film units. The following is an informative film about the risks of working on coal faces. Using footage of miners at work, a narrator guides through the safety issues and problems that can occur. This is repeated, but without the narration, for the viewer to spot what is wrong. Narrated through the point of view of a manager of a mine as he walks through a coal mine, he points out...

The National Coal Board (NCB) Film Unit is one of Britain's most substantial and long-lasting industrial film units. The following is an informative film about the risks of working on coal faces. Using footage of miners at work, a narrator guides through the safety issues and problems that can occur. This is repeated, but without the narration, for the viewer to spot what is wrong. Narrated through the point of view of a manager of a mine as he walks through a coal mine, he points out what is wrong with safety features. He checks the support props, but notices that there is not enough sufficient support for miners to work under. He addresses the miners working under these conditions and stops them from working until the problem has been corrected. The film pauses; text appears explaining that it is the viewer's tern to spot the mistakes on a different power loaded face. Silent footage of miners in different situations working are shown numbered, for reference later. Title - Foresight! Commonsense?! [sic] Before the manager went round, how many spotted what he did - and what had to be put right? Title - You will now see another power-loaded face, but there'll be no one to guide you. Then we'll stop the film for discussion, and go over the same ground again, pointing out all the mistakes. Title - It will be a trepanner face, and the scenes are numbered for reference. That's all the help you'll get. Keep your eyes skinned. After a blacked out interlude of a few seconds, the film goes through what has just been shown. The narrator points out what should have been noticed by the viewer. The mistakes are then shown to be put right by the miners, so that they are working under correct safety conditions. Information is then given by the narrator of the number and type of injuries sustained my miners in the previous years, emphasising why it is important to follow the safety procedures. Title - OK? When it comes to safety it's either a definite OK or a plain N.B.G. - there are no half measures. The dozen or more instances you have seen - some have been merely careless, others serious - all add up to causalities like these. Title - 18,000 Back Injuries Title - 60,000 Hand Injuries Title - 45,000 Leg Injuries Title - Director David Pull Camera John Shaw Jones Sound Editor Betty Gooch Produced by Donald Alexander Title - The End Made by the N.C.B. Film Unit 1962