Safety Man

An oil refinery safety officer carries a heavy responsibility. So when Ron Smith arrives at Portlea to take over the post, most of his new colleagues treat his pomposity with an amused tolerance. If he chooses to run a fire drill on a Saturday - well, as he says, "conflagration is not predetermined. Emergency is always unexpected". If he insists on saying "one does not carry means of ignition inside the works area," when he means a box of matches, the fact remains that he is right. His efficiency must be beyond question. Personnel Manager Derek Prentice, consults Smith's personal file and is worried enough to send a report to Mogul head office. Prentice's secretary, Gwyneth, sees Smith as a lonely man who needs the concern and care she is prepared to give him. At head office they are too busy with preparations for a Royal tour of Portlea to pay much attention to apparently trivial problems but with the Royal party's imminent arrival, this particular problem could bring disaster.