Be Safe When Handling And Lifting
Manual materials handling and lift
ing are topics being discussed in the
March safety talks given by members
of the Safety Department to the mill
safety committees.
The careful use of hand trucks found
in production areas and in storage
areas is emphasized and safety hints
are given for employees who use these
trucks.
Production trucks should be pushed
and not pulled so that the truck does
not run up on the em,ployee’s heel.
Hands should be kept inside the truck
when pushing and not on the sides
where they could be crushed.
The wheels on hand trucks should
be kept free of thread and debris. Many
strain injuries are caused by trying to
push trucks whose wheels are clogged.
Employees using wooden bottom
General Supt. Named
At Bedspread Finish.
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Stephen A. Robinson, previously a
shift foreman in the warehouse at the
Karastan Service Center, was appointed
general superintendent of the Bedspread
Finishing Mill effective March 1.
A native of Charlotte, Mr. Robinson
received his B.A. degree in business ad
ministration from Davidson College in
1966 and his MBA with a major in
marketing from Emory University in
1969.
He joined the Karastan Rug Mill as
a staff assistant in the superintendent’s
office in June 1969. He became a shift
foreman in the warehouse at the Kar
astan Service Center in January 1970
and served in that capacity until his
latest appointment.
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hand trucks should exercise caution to
avoid getting splinters in their hands.
Gloves should be used when necessary.
Feet rather than hands should be used
to push down the spring bottom in doff
boxes.
Hand trucks used in warehouse areas
present two major hazards. The tips
on which the load rests may stick out
and cause a tripping hazard. Also the
trucks are heavy and may tip over if
not stored properly.
It is suggested that the trucks be
stored in such a way that the tips are
not sticking out and the trucks are held
upright. The best way to do this is to
put the tips under a bale, a load of
material, etc., or to lay the trucks down
out of the way of traffic.
Lifting
Improper lifting can result in pulled
muscles, disc lesions or hernia. For this
reason the Safety Department recom
mends the use of six steps for proper
lifting developed by Dr. B. T. Davies,
an English authority on body mechan-
These six steps involve the proper
placement of the feet, the correct posi
tion of the back, chin, arms and el
bows, the proper hand grip and the
correct positioning of body weight.
Dr. Davies’ method states that the
feet should be parted, one alongside,
one behind the object to be lifted; the
back should be straight, nearly vertical;
the chin should be tucked in; the object
should be gripped with the whole
hand; arms and elbows should be tuck
ed in; and the body weight should be
directly over the feet.
Payrolls and Taxes At
Eden Total $34-Million
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nance Social Security benefits for em
ployees; but the Company pays 100%
of the taxes to provide the state-admin
istered compensation for eligible em
ployees when out of work.
In addition to the more than $34-mil-
lion pumped into the economy by direct
payments, large sums were distributed
in the form of fringe benefits for the
4,989 active employees and their de
pendents and for pensions to the com
pany’s retired employees. A mjajority
of the retired employees live in the
Eden area.
The foregoing figures dO' not include
capital expenditures for land, buildings,
machinery or equipment.
Money spent for purchases of goods
and services from- local firms and ex
penditures for raw materials also are
excluded.
The figures apply only to Eden and
Rockingham County and do not include
any money paid out at other manufac
turing locations or sales divisions.
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Six steps for proper lifting) ^
veloped by Dr. B. T. Davies, ^
demonstrated in pictures
Dr. Davies is a noted Eng
authority on body mechanics-
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