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Page 2 CHEM-TEXTS Vol. 11, 1977
Reward for Working Safe . . . Reclaim Plant Dismantled
For the past few weeks our bul-
letin boards have had notices ex-
plaining our 1977 Safety Goals
and announcing a Safety Contest
that will be operating during
1977. The Safety Contest is being
run really to help you remember
to work safe!
Why are we willing to reward
you for working safely? In almost
every instance, after an accident
has occurred, an investigation
finds that it was caused by hat-
tention. All of us have to remem-
ber, every day, that we are work-
ing in conditions that can be ex-
tremely dangerous. The Company
can, and does invest millions of
dollars to assure the safety of its
employees, but all of it goes to waste, if during the working day, we’re
careless. Little things like wearing hard hats, safety glasses or taking
the extra time to get a face shield, or gloves when necessary, making
sure that the line is empty before doing any major maintenance on
things, and insuring that all electrical equipment is “locked out” properly. Some of these
things will cause you to walk a few extra steps and perhaps “slow down” sometime, but if it prevents an accident it is well worth it.
If it is a time-worn but true phrase: “ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT
ACCIDENTS.”
During ’76 as all make sure you concentrate on safety every
hour of the day and also be a good neighbor–if you see someone
working next to you unsafely, remind them so that they can be there
again tomorrow.
If we all do these little things I am sure we’ll reach our 1977 goal
and you can have your Christmas dinner on us!
Waste Saves Over $16,000
A crane loads a scrap reactor into a trailer truck. The scrap metal
program has not only improved housekeeping but has netted $16,000
in savings.
By Peter Thomas
A scrap metal salvage program
was started in early 1975 with the
Schuyler Company to buy and
salvage the scrap throughout the
plant. Schuyver furnished the
truck and the boxes for the small
loose scrap and then they picked
up the material spots in the yards
and the larger items were placed
in a pile. After the scrap items
were placed in the boxes or
trucks, the 55 gallon drums
were placed in the buildings
throughout the plant for smaller
pieces. When filled, they were
taken to a collection point.
Up to the present time it costs
more than $3.00 per short ton to
The Reclaim plant, built in 1892, is in the final stages of dismantlement. Over 1,500,000 scrap tires were
used annually to manufacture the Reclaim Rubber, once a product much in demand.
The dismantlement of a Nauga-
tuck, Connecticut – the Reclaim Rub-
ber Plant – was virtually and physi-
cally complete. The Federal
Equipment Co. purchased the
plant for resale and salvage and
has removed most of the equip-
ment.
Dates Back to 1892
The Reclaim plant dates back
to 1892. It was known as the Rub-
ber Regenerating Company and
was the oldest part of the present
plant.
Employed 200 people
The Reclaim plant employed
approximately 200 salary and
wage people. Several were trans-
ferred to other departments but
the majority were placed on lay-
off. For many years it was a
thriving business and used over
1,500,000 scrap tires a year to
manufacture reclaim.
“Modernized” in 1969
The plant was modernized in
1969 to keep it competitive with
the synthetic rubber business. At
that time it was considered a ma-
jor engineering feat as opera-
tions continued while the moderni-
zation program was underway.
The decision was made in 1975
to close the Reclaim plant because
of market conditions.
The plant engineer in charge of
the project is Thomas Ennis.
Turkeys for Christmas
The Safety Department has an-
nounced a “special end of the
year award” for all employees at
the Naugatuck Chemical location.
The incentive is part of its con-
tinuing program to promote safety
awareness among employees both
at work and at home.
Year Incidence Experience
Rate Rate
1976 3.88 0.21
1977 Goals: 3.07 7.52
The Incidence Rate is basically the number of incidents versus the
manhours worked.
The Experience Rate is the number of incidents and the number
of lost days versus the manhours worked.
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ADVANCE TIRE SERVICE
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Save Gasoline
Use gasoline of the proper oc-
tane rating. Using too low an
octane rating for your car can
produce a “ping” which, if sus-
tained, will damage the engine.
Using too high an octane rating
wastes money and will not pro-
duce more power or improve fuel
economy.
SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY
(continued on page 4)
All employees will receive a 12-
lb. turkey at the end of the
year if the safety goals are met.
The goals are based on last year’s
safety performance and require
just a slight improvement over
1976.
Plant
Security
Tightened
On February 28, the Naugatuck
Plant initiated a program to
tighten plant security.
The program covers three areas:
In-plant parking: traffic control;
and removal of property from the
plant.
The first step in the program
was the issuance of new parking
passes with a letter of instruc-
tions. The letter emphasizes that
the Control Station Watchers will
check passes as employees enter
and leave the plant. Anyone
without the pass in place. Further,
anyone who violates the parking
rules will have the privilege re-
voked.
Notice Posted in Plant
On March 1, a notice was
posted in the plant and offices re-
garding the removal of property
from the plant—either personal or
Company property. Spot checks
will be held on employees leaving
the plant either on foot or in an
automobile. Further, a new policy
has been established and will
take effect March 1, 1977. Wage
employees’ parcels carried a
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Page 4 CHEM-TEXTS Vol. 11, 1977
Three Retire… Salzman… Thiazoles Unit Torn Down
Dominic Camo, center, retired from the Materials as a member of the Synthetic Rubber plant’s Con-
department after 34 years of service. From left are trol Laboratory after graduation from Pratt Insti-
W. Bryan Kirtendall, Camo and Thomas Carry. tute in Brooklyn, N.Y.
In 1960 he was named a Sr. Engineer in the In-
dustrial Engineering department and was transferred
to the Painesville, Ohio plant.
Returns to Naugatuck
Victor Adamski, center, retired after 35 years serv- In 1961 he was named Chief Process Engineer and
ice. From left are Anthony Curall, Beldon Antrim, Chemical Production and in 1965 became Manager
Robert Fofe, Adamski, Louis Morel, John DeSantis, of Engineering. He later became Plant Engineer and
and Robert Breton. Materials Flow Manager in 1969. From 1972 to 1975 he
was Director of European Chemical Operations.
Upon his return to the U.S. in 1975 he was named
General Manager of Chemicals and Polymers.
Sales…
Leisure, Sport and Other
Leisure, Sport and Other sales totaled $80 million
Increases occurred in Naugatuck’s coated fabrics, compared to $41 million in 1975. These Leisure
Ensolite®, hose, and storage tanks. Industrial Prod- sales totaled $18 million or 16% of the Company’s
ucts sales were 15% of Company sales. sales as compared to $22 million in the previous
year.
Hospital…
and pulmonary function room, audio/visual room
and a cliical and hydrotherapy room. New light-
ing, heating and air conditioning will also be in-
stalled.
A Central Location
Several locations have been studied as sites for the
expansion. Bldg. 75 offered the best location, being
in the geographical center of the plant for the most
people.
It is estimated that completion of the project will
be 12 months after the initial work begins.
Layout and investigatory work is presently being
done by the Engineering Department in conjunction
with the Medical and Safety Departments.
Flanary
continuing from page 1
to be responsible for Corporate Research; Develop-
ment and Planning; and the Plantations, Chemical
and Textile Divisions.
He joined the company as a Research Chemist in 1959, after graduation from the
Lowell Technological Institute and the Harvard
Graduate School of Business.
He held a number of management positions in
Sales and Marketing and was named President of
the Chemical Division in 1975. He will be located
in Oxford.
The three top executives in the company – David
Berea, Andrew McNeill and Joseph Planner – are
Uniroyal Chemical people who started their careers
at the Naugatuck Chemical plant.
Club…
Daniel Shatto.
The winner of the 1976 scholar-
ship was Mary Alice Schmeckel,
the daughter of William Schmeckel,
of Research and Development in
TSCC.
Safety is My
Responsibility
Bldg. 65, an old steel framed corrugated building,
located behind Bldg. 30, has been totally removed
by a New Haven Wrecking Co. The building, which
was constructed in 1935, was used to manufacture
the Thiazoles. When the market demand for the
Thiazoles exceeded the production capacity of
the unit, the product was moved to the division’s
newer chemical complex in Geismar, La.
25 Year Club…
30 YEARS SERVICE: Sheldon
Shuman congratulates Harold
Boyce, Research Chemist/Engi-
neer, for his 30 Years service with
the division.
Alexander Nole, right, Materials
Flow Manager, is congratulated by
Dominic Camo, retired Materials
Flow Manager, upon the comple-
tion of 35 years of service.
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