Vol. 7, 1973 CHEM-TEXTS Page 5
Salesmen Set ’73 Goal | Free X-Ray | CHEM-PROD JOTTINGS
Offered Employees
by 7 BUILDING CREW
These jottings on what is going on in Chemical Production is an attempt to get more information to the people in the department.
Hopefully, with the ideas and suggestions of the Chemical Production Operators, we will get information on what the people in the plant want to know. So, next time you see the “7 Building Crew” give them your suggestions to improve this column.
[IMAGE: Photo of men at meeting with car]
At meeting Carl Lawson discusses new Royalene rubber bumper part for 1973 Cadillac. Clockwise from left are Henry Smith, District manager, Carl Lawson, Al Krivitsky, Gary Sullivan, Naugatuck Chemicals manager, Joseph Flannery, Marketing director, Robert Dexter, John Wade, and James McGinn. Also participating in the meeting was Andrew McNeill, Uniroyal Chemical President.
“Estimated sales for District 1 should be 115% ahead of budget in 1973,” according to Henry Smith, Sales Manager of the district, “unless something drastic happens to the economy.”
In 1972 the District was 4% ahead of its budget.
Sells Plant’s Products
Headquartered in Naugatuck, the 5 salesmen of the district sell Naugatuck Chemicals, Reclaim Rubber, and Naugapol — plant products — to customers in the northeast U.S., along with Royalene and Paracril which are manufactured at other Chemical division plants.
Customer Tough On Quality
Smith emphasized at the meeting that although business seems on the upswing, customers have become more demanding for service and quality — par-
ticularly in chemicals like Naugawhite, Polygard, BLE, Betanox and Aminox which if off-specification could shut down their plants. “When that happens,” he stressed, “they don’t come back for more, they buy from another supplier.”
Major Companies Our Customers
One of the major customers for butyl reclaim is Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company which purchases a steady supply of the product.
Other customers serviced by the district are Armstrong Rubber, Armstrong Cork, Crescent Wire and Cable, Carol Cable, Seamless Rubber and Tuck Industries all major companies in tires, flooring, wire and cable.
by Jim Loman
The annual free chest X-Ray will be available again to all employees on Thursday March 22 from 6 A.M. to 6 P.M.
This service is part of the plant’s preventive medicine program to protect an employee’s health against respiratory problems. The service is convenient and fast and takes about two minutes. The mobile unit will alternate between the main Chemical and Synthetic plant entrances and X-rays 125 people an hour.
Prior to the visit employees will be provided a form card to fill out which should be presented to the technicians at the mobile unit.
If X-Ray results warrant further medical attention by an employee’s personal physician, they will be returned to Dr. Elcaness who will notify the employee.
Last year over 800 employees took advantage of the chest X-Ray.
“The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than about what others are saying, and we never listen when we are eager to speak.”
SAFETY: We ended the year with 3 lost timers and 11 serious injuries, a total of 14 which is one more than last year. Not so good.
PRODUCTION: Business is running heavier, with most buildings on 6 days. Very heavy in 79 Building. We’re having problems getting Polygard 1 rolling in 109 Building but solutions are in sight.
QUALITY: The rejection rate for 1972 of 2.1% is really great. For a long time we thought 3.0% of production was good. Good job by all.
PALLETS: We need the help of all operators. If we can do a good job separating all broken warehouse pallets from the good ones (stacked up side down) the lift drivers can get them out of service and over to the side of the plant for repairs. We need your cooperation, otherwise these pallets just keep going around and around in our buildings.
100 Building: We recently had funds approved to get rid of the old drum heater on the second floor and to purchase a new one for the first floor.
This should improve the housekeeping and reduce drum handling.
BIK-OT: Sales have jumped substantially and the men in Bldg. 73 and D&G did a good job in meeting a 90,000 pound back order.
AMINOX/BETANOX EXPANSION:
Recently $375,510 was approved to expand the production of Aminox and Betanox in 79 Building. A continuous belt flaker (known as a Sandvik Belt Flaker) will be installed to eliminate the Aminox and Betanox panning operation. The Sandvik Belt Flaker will greatly reduce the amount of material “picked up” from pans. Reduce manual labor, dust & fumes, a safety problem.
It is expected to install the Sandvik Flaker during the 1973 Summer Shutdown and have it operating by January 1, 1974. General Building Fume Control equipment will also be installed to improve the environment.
500 Fire Units Checked
[IMAGE: Photo of workers checking fire extinguishers]
500 fire extinguishers from buildings throughout plant, TSSC, EMIC, and the Bethany Greenhouse were temporarily replaced to have them hydrostatically tested for safety. The new OSHA law requires that the extinguishers be checked every five years, but the Plant Protection department goes a big step further than the federal requirements and checks them every six months for pressure, weight, secure seals, and if necessary, refill them with dry powder or CO². According to Phil DePasquale, head of the Plant Protection group, “the extinguishers are often used but we are not notified to refill them. This creates a safety hazard in the building.” Checking the extinguishers in the photo from left are Fred Sargeant, Dick Oriente, and Dulcidio Echevarria.
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