CHEM-TEXTS
Volume 12, 1978 | Page 3
R&D Honors People at Dinner
Dr. Charles McCleary honored members of the Research & Development department at a dinner held at Fortin’s Restaurant. Thirty three members of the department were presented award pins for their service with the division. Twelve new members were inducted into the Twenty-Five Years Service Club at the dinner.
25 Years Service: Seated (L-R): Anna Pakalnis, Mary Farr, Edith Evans, Corrine Guerrera, and Jeannine Labrecque. Standing (L-R) J. Harry Donald, S. M. DiPalma, Frank Semplenski, Eliot Easterbrook, Edward Balanda, Stanley Dibble, Jr., Paul Laurenzi, and Dr. Charles D. McCleary, Director, R & D. Missing from the photo, Fred Frueh.
30 Years Service: From left to right are Joseph Harper, John Gibran, Frederick Mayo, George Diamont, John Painter, and Donald Bates. Not present were Jean Burke, Lawrence Dominiczak, Robert Dowling, Harry Grant and Nicholas Tiscione.
35 Years Service: Seated: (L-R) Harold Royle, Carl Miele, and Theresa Shilinskas. Standing: from left are Carl Bawn, Robert Barnhart, Harold Werner and Cornelius Westerhoff. Not present was Woodrow White.
Safety Seminar on Respirators
A MSA toxicologist demonstrates the type of respirator for potentially hazardous materials. 80 employees attended the two seminars held in TSSC and in Bldg. 18.
The Safety Department recently conducted a seminar on respiratory protection in the Laboratories and other areas where people may be exposed to fumes and contaminants. A forty-five minute slide and tape presentation was given and a demonstration of the safe use of the respirator was given by a Toxicologist of the MSA Corporation.
The slides showed the nature of respiratory hazards and their effect on the human system and how the respiratory tract can be affected by (1) oxygen deficient air and (2) air laden with contaminants.
The seminar also stressed the different types of protective respiratory devices and the responsibility of supervisors to be familiar with them and to insure their use by members of their departments.
EEO Seminars Held
Boomerang, a program in Equal Employment Opportunity, was recently presented to 52 Management and Supervisory personnel at the Naugatuck Chemical Plant.
The program deals with the Executive Orders on Affirmative Action and the major federal laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.
The full day program also included the EEO laws on Age Discrimination; the Rehabilitation Act; and the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Act.
Effective January 1, 1979 the Age Discrimination Act will include people up to 70 years of age. The Rehabilitation and Veterans Readjustment Acts require that Vietnam-era veterans and disabled and handicapped persons be afforded equal employment opportunity by government contractors and that Affirmative Action be taken to ensure that equal employment opportunities are provided for them.
Responsibility for Compliance
The sessions impressed the participants with the importance of compliance with the EEO laws and the responsibility of supervisors and managers to implement affirmative action in their departments. Violations of EEO laws are usually the result of insufficient knowledge of them. The Company will be held accountable and this could very possibly result in high legal costs.
Bowling Team Win 1st Place
The Uniroyal Chemical team received the first place trophy in the Industrial Bowling League. It was the first time in fifteen years that the Chemical team won first place. In the photo from left are Leonard Recchia, Howard Slason, Edward Fisher, Robert Enamait, Lynn Mace, Francis Sordi and Daniel Shantz.
It took fifteen years but perseverance won out and the Uniroyal Chemical team finally won 1st place in the Naugatuck Industrial Bowling league.
The 10 pin league consists of companies in the Naugatuck Valley and includes Risdon, Sylvania, Peter Paul and several other companies that have taken the title over the past years.
Some of the top bowlers for the Chemical team were Lynn Mace, Francis Sordi, and Leonard Recchia who had an average in the mid 170’s. The team looks forward to another successful year in 1979.
United…
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Give Where You Work
The philosophy of the United Way is “give where you work.” This method has proved to be the most efficient way to raise the needed money for the agencies in the United Way. It eliminates the administrative costs often spent on the promotion of good causes.
Committee Members
Members of the committee are W. Frankenberger, J. Napiello, R. Roland, D. Persutti, R. Cronin, W. Campbell, R. Henrichs, W. Mariano, J. Hoey, S. Mazur, J. Rzeszutek, J. Wojtczak, T. Yachtis, T. Cunningham, W. Broden, C. Roland, C. Hilton, E. Evans, D. Beauchamp, Linda Henne, J. Pratt, A. Grella, J. Labrecque, R. Tweedie, R. Lak, R. Cranney, J. Ball, D. O’Donnell, P. Morin, L. Smith and M. Upson.