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Eden, N. C., April 17, 1972
Officers of Central Safety Committee are, left to right: K. R. Baggett,
•'5'; D. E. Simons, vice chairman; and T. E. Boyce, chairman.
Safety Activities Reviewed For Group
. in the election of officers at the meet-
of the Central Safety Committee
Pril 6, T. E. Boyce, plant manager of
® Foremost Screen Print Plant, was
^^hied chairman of the Central Safety
oihmittee, succeeding C. L. Kametches,
''ision vice president and general
^ager of sheet manufacturing.
. E. Simons, division vice president
. general manager, Fieldale towel
ahufacturing, was elected vice chair-
an and K. R. Baggett, Fieldcrest safe-
director, was re-elected secretary.
■ Mr. Baggett gave the total disabl-
^ S injuries for the first quarter of 1972
. 19, a decrease from the 1971 first
arter figure of 22. He also jxiinted
^ that 13 plants did not experience
disabling injuries during the 1972
®t quarter.
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Fewer Days Lost
e total number of lost-time acci-
'9ts during 1971 was 100, an increase
Th,
atn the 87 reported in 1970. The total
j hiber of lost days, however, decreased
14,968 in 1970 to 12,611 in 1971.
"he frequency rate (the number of
I ^3bling injuries per million man-
operation) was 4.55 in 1971
j°^ihst 4.02 in 1970. The 1971 severity
Ij ® (the number of days lost per mil-
'^h rnan-hours of operation) was 574,
down from 691 in 1970, 623 in 1969 and
767 in 1968.
This indicates that although the num
ber of accidents increased the severity
of these accidents was less than for the
three previous years.
Mr. Baggett discussed the recently
enacted Occupational Safety and Health
Act (OSHA). He informed committee
members that each state in which Field-
crest operates a plant has signed an
agreement with the federal govern
ment that the state will assume the
enforcement responsibility for its own
standards.
These are the standards which were
in effect at the time OSHA was passed
and they will remain in effect until
the federal government formulates ad
ditional standards or until July 3, 1973,
whichever comes first.
He further pointed out that stand
ards in the states are constantly revised
and updated and gave several instances
of changes that have been made.
In discussing the Fieldcrest safety
program, which was revised in No
vember 1971, he said:
We have established a very worth
while program in the plants to help u
come into compliance and also to pro-
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No. 20
Special Textile Week
To Spotlight Industry
The nation’s first National Textiles
Week will be celebrated by the Eden
area’s textile industry April 23-29. Phi
Psi, a national professional textile fra
ternity, has initiated the special week
to honor this great industry.
National Textiles Week offers a
unique opportunity for the public to
learn more about the great textile and
apparel industry and its importance.
More than 3.4 million people are em^
ployed in it in nearly every state, mak
ing it one of the largest and most im
portant industries in America. It is the
largest in Eden and in Rockingham
County.
Its importance is not just in its size
and its effect on the economy, which
is considerable. It is important because
the industry satisfies one of mankind’s
basic needs—clothing—and does it with
an unlimited and ever-changing choice
of color and style to match every taste
and mood.
The textile industry also makes life
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Employee Rug Sales
Will Resume Today
Beginning today, Monday, April 17,
employees may purchase rugs and car
pets under a revised set-up designed
to improve the method of making selec
tions, deliveries and the general pro
cedure.
A new display room where samples
will be available to aid employees ir
making their selections will be open in
the AMP Building on West Stadium
Drive in Eden. Employees may visit
the display room, choose their carpet,
and the cash sales supervisor will be
able to tell them immediately if the
merchandise is available.
The display room will be open Mon
day through Friday from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. The telephone (extension 53281)
will be manned from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Telephone inquiries will be answered
but no orders will be taken by tele
phone.
Sales will be on a cash basis and
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