CHEM-TEXTS
Page 2 | Vol. 5, No. 2
FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER
DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:
The National Safety Council recently presented an Award of Merit to the Naugatuck Chemical plant in recognition of its notable safety achievement in 1970. The Award was based on the significant drop in our lost-time accidents during the year: only 6 compared to 24 for each of the three previous years.
In helping to attain this performance, everyone in the plant deserves to be congratulated. Such an achievement is the result only of individual effort and cooperation. With everyone’s increasing concern for safety, we should continue to improve on our experience.
During April, this safety awareness really paid off. Five employees were involved in near-serious eye accidents that would certainly have resulted in damage to their sight. Fortunately, all were wearing their safety glasses at the time of the accidents.
Although our on-the-job safety performance has improved, let’s not overlook safety when away from the job.
Off-the-job safety becomes especially important as the warm weather and vacation time approaches.
At this time there’s a tendency to take extra risks in working around the house—using lawnmowers, climbing ladders, or lifting heavy objects.
Or on vacation, there’s the urge to do everything fast—driving carelessly, exercising too vigorously in sports.
Whether at work, at home, or on vacation—let’s continue to place a great deal of emphasis on good safety habits. Not only you, but your family and fellow employees will benefit from it.
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Nystrom Gets $300 Grant
Harvey Nystrom receives Scholarship Award from Joe Bucciaglia. From left are Bob Kaiser, Walt Nystrom, Harvey Nystrom, Bucciaglia, and Irwin Prager.
Harvey J. Nystrom, son of Walt Nystrom, a Millwright in the Chemical Mechanical Department, received the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club’s $250 scholarship award, along with an additional $50 from the Larry Monroe Fund.
Ranked first among 172 seniors at Southbury High School, Nystrom was selected as recipient of the Scholarship from 15 applicants. According to Joe Bucciaglia, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, “all of this year’s applicants were deserving of the scholarship. It was most difficult for the committee to select one person.”
Besides his outstanding scholastic record, Nystrom was president of the National Honor Society, a State of Connecticut Scholar, and an active participant in a number of extracurricular activities.
He received a Certificate from Knox College for a special Science Training Program for High Ability high school students and a Certificate of De Merite En Francais for his proficiency in French. For his outstanding performance on the National Educational Development Tests, he received a Certificate of Educational Development which is awarded only to students for outstanding educational capabilities.
Nystrom will major in Physics at Cornell University and plans to do postgraduate work in Astro-Physics.
Other members of the Scholarship Committee who screened the applications for the annual award were Irwin Prager and Bob Kaiser.
Logic-Networks Plan Initiated For Liquid Waste Pretreatment Plant
Al Manzi, left, Project Leader for the Pollution Abatement program shows progress of new liquid waste pretreatment facilities on the Master Logic Networks diagram. Looking on are Gene Hertel, center, who assisted in the diagram and Dick Shaw, Project Engineer.
by Gene Hertel
To construct the new $3,000,000 Liquid Waste Pretreatment Plant on schedule, a systematic, scientific plan for the complex pollution abatement project was initiated to achieve the target completion date in December, 1972. This major project involves a coordinated effort by many groups to identify the sources of pollution; to eliminate and reduce pollution; and to construct and put into actual operation the Waste Pretreatment Plant.
Logic-Networks Used
The Logic-Networks system is being used to plan, coordinate, monitor and control the pollution abatement project. It is an easy-to-understand, graphical way to plan a project. It shows the time sequence and the interaction of the many tasks and the people involved. This time-logic diagram then becomes a way for the project manager to monitor the project. Decisions can be made to expedite the project to meet the project goals on schedule. The time-logic diagram also serves as a work-discipline tool for the hundreds of people involved, since they are aware of their participation and timing and how it affects the project.
A master Logic-Network was prepared by Al Manzi, Pollution Abatement Project Leader, and Dick Shaw, Project Engineer. The master network shows the broad objectives of the project. Sub-networks were then developed for the participating groups. These show the detailed effort that each group must accomplish to reach the project goal. These sub-networks are: Start-up of the Waste Pretreatment Plant by Dick Shaw; Identifying and Sampling streams in the Plants—Joe Bucciaglia for the Chemical Plant, B. T. Dave for the Synthetic Plant, John Prior for the Reclaim Plant, Gary Arndt for the Pilot Plants – Yard Abatement by Bob Van Allen; Information and Discussion by Neil Melore; Purchasing by Hal Lynch and Bruce Perkins; R & D Labs by Lou Coscia; Early Warning System by C. H. Kim; and Liquid Waste Testing by Irwin Prager; and Chemical Tests by Frank Lussier.
Editor’s Note: Gene Hertel, of the R & D Department, has lectured extensively on Logic-Networks programs at the Tire, Footwear, and Chemical Division plants.
Bloodmobile Visit June 10
On Thursday, June 10, Uniroyal Chemical will sponsor its annual blood drive. 150 pints is the plant’s goal for this year.
Because of the facilities of St. Michael’s Parish House, the Bloodmobile will be located there from 9:45 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. Since blood is so urgently needed in the State, all employees are urged to donate.
Appointments may be made now with Adeline Farrar, R.N., Ext. 231; Ann McAllister, R.N., Ext. 397; or Bob Shortt and Sal Aloise, Ext. 438.
$1,564 Lost In GMF Fire
by Phil De Pasquale
$1,564 was lost in a fire which occurred in the GMF® grinding section of Bldg. 101. While grinding the chemical, used as an accelerator for curing butyl rubber, a flash fire broke out. The GMF operator on the second shift pulled the fire alarm and the heat from the fire turned on the overhead sprinkler system.
Quick action by the fire inspectors and chemical production operators prevented more serious damage.
200 lbs. of GMF were destroyed, for a loss of over $500. Mechanical and electrical equipment damage totalled more than $500. Water damage, clean-up, and repairs approximated $500.
The fire was the first in the plant this year which amounted to a sizeable damage. The exact cause of the blaze is still undetermined.
Club Elects New Officers
New officers of the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club and the Executive Committee meet to plan activities for the year. Seated from left are Dan Shantz, Lou Kaiser, president; Bill Broden, vice president; and Doug Ritchie. Standing from left are Bob Smith, treasurer; Earl Roller, Stan Mazur, Dick Keenan, secretary; and Bob Cronin.