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UNIROYAL CHEM-TEXTS
Vol. 12, 1978 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL No. 2
96 People Honored for Service
Ninety six people were recently honored for their twenty five years or more service with the Uniroyal Chemical division. Thirty-four employees were members of the Twenty Five Years Service Club; forty were members of the Thirty Years Service group; seventeen joined the Thirty Five Years group; three were honored for their Forty Years Service; and two were named to the Forty-Five Years group: Anthony G. Giancarlo and Edwin A. Saunders.
Three Honored for Forty Years Service
Three employees, George Bakke, Anthony Brzeski and Edward Swensson received LeClerc Perpetual Motion clocks for their forty years of service.
Plant Receives Safety Award for Second Successive Year
The Rubber and Plastics Section of the National Safety Council presented the Naugatuck Chemical plant with a Safety Award for a 10% reduction in its injury rate during 1977. Over 550 Companies participated in the National Safety Council Program. According to the figures submitted to the U.S. Government by the Occupational Safety Dept. the plant’s reduction in accidents was 50% in 1977 compared to 25% for the Company’s average of 25%.
Incidence Rate Drops
The plant’s Incidence Rate – the number of injuries that occurred during the year – was 2.8 in 1977 compared to 3.88 in 1976 a significant improvement in safety performance.
Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, congratulates Plant employees who were named to the Twenty-Five Years Service Club. From left are Theodore Melyan, George Brezak, Mazaika, John Bukus, Chemical Maintenance, and Robert Breton, Chemical Production Foreman.
Plant Receives Safety Award for Second Successive Year
A total of 506 days was lost in 1978 compared to 247 in 1976. This was the second successive year the Naugatuck Chemical plant received the Award.
1978 Performance
For the first six months of 1978 the plant’s safety record compared to a total of 19 accidents for the same period in 1977, a good improvement in safety performance.
New Managers Named
Robert L. Swallow has been named General Manager of Agricultural Chemicals. He will be responsible for the National Worldwide Marketing and Research and Development activities of these products.
Vincent A. Galarzo has been appointed General Manager of Chemicals and Polymers for the Chemical Division. He will be responsible for the strategic and operational marketing of domestic chemicals business.
Donald L. Nevins, Jr. has been named Divisional Controller for Uniroyal Chemical. Mr. Nevins joined Uniroyal in February, 1976 and has served as Division Internal Audit since that date.
Lawrence J. Czeczowicz has been appointed Director of Personnel for Uniroyal Chemical. In his new assignment, he will direct the Division’s personnel management, organization and planning; compensation; Management Development; and appointed Purchasing Agent for the Naugatuck Chemical plant.
Harry Francolini has been appointed Chief Methods Engineer for the Naugatuck Chemical plant and will be responsible for managing the personnel and activities of the Methods Engineering Dept.
Robert J. Rogoz has been appointed Controller for the Naugatuck Chemical plant and will be responsible for all financial analysis and forecasting for the plant.
Walter M. Frankenberger has been appointed Chief Methods Engineer for the Naugatuck Chemical plant and will be responsible for managing the personnel and activities of the Methods Engineering Dept.
Plant Positions Filled
Madelyn Molone has been named Traffic Supervisor for the Naugatuck Chemical plant and will be responsible for the administration of all transportation services for the location.
Robert VanAllen has been promoted to the position of Engineering Associate and will be a member of the Technical Dept.
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