FIBERS AND TEXTILES COMPANY
GASTONIA PLANT
NOVEMBER. 1991
VOL. 5. NO. 2
PLANT MANAGER'S MESSAGE
By; J. Anand
Our new year in just around the
corner. In the past several months
we have had United Way and our Plant
Picnic, both were very successful
thanks to you.
Reports indicate that we have made
progress in decreasing waste.
Continue further team effort focusing
on making this one of our goals to
decrease even more each month.
We still need to work on absenteeism
so that we will meet our customers'
demands on time.
I'm looking forward to a great 1992
year.
My best wishes to you and your
family for a Happy Thanksgiving.
MONTHLY RESULTS FOR OCTOBER
Pounds
Sales
Production
(Woven/Twisted)
Treated *
Budget
3.910.000
3.174.000
Actual
3,652,363
2,794,132
3,802,000 3,780,522
* (Includes fabric from Woodstock)
October sales and production levels
were higher but remain below budget.
WASTE REPORT
- OCTOBER
Actual %
Objective %
to
Production
to Production
(End of Yr.)
Twisting:
Nylon
.538
.407
Polyester
.868
.506
Weaving:
Nylon
.436
.405
Polyester
.358
.470
Treating:
Nylon
.463
.373
Polyester
.138
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SAFETY NEWS
By; Bill Passmore
In the past we have had a great deal
of emphasis on safety here at our
plant. Based on National Safety
Council studies the safest place you
can be is at work, which brings me to
my subject this month.
Home Safety: Recently I know of two
eye injuries to Firestone employees
that could have resulted in loss of
vision in one or both eyes. These
employees were not wearing safety
glasses. Safety glasses should be
used at home for your projects such
as cutting grass, driving nails and
especially using weed eaters. Think
of the things you could no longer
enjoy if you lost your vision.
Take your safety glasses home and
use them. Your eyes are one of your
greatest gifts.
SKILLED SAFETY
As people gain more skill in their
jobs, some of them take the attitude
that their chances of having an
accident are much smaller. "NOT
NECESSARILY SO." Knowledge of a job,
related equipment and hazard
potential should make accidents less
probable, but all too often
familiarity breeds inattentiveness and
carelessness. Wiser people use their
increasing abilities and job
knowledge to increase their safety
skills as well. They're glad they
haven't had an accident, and they
work attentively to make sure they
keep it that way for themselves and
everyone else. If you're one of
these people, you can feel proud.
Yet you won't be found out they're
boasting - just watching and ready to
prevent an accident.
WORK SMART - WORK SAFE!
Copied from Firestone Hoosier
Safety Slogan by DAVID WEBB,
Industrial Engineering Department
"Safety Is Common Sense - Use It"