FOTOFAX
BREVARD PLANT
PHOTO PRODUCTS DEPARTMENT
FOCUS:
SOME THINGS
TO BE PROUD OF
Our overall safety performance continues to show Improve
ment. The one-week S&F Safety Survey In April concentrated
on Safety in the Work Environment, Employee Work Practices,
and Process Hazards Management. All of these categories are
important, but I particularly want to comment on Employee
Work Practices. An S&F special emphasis audit of employee
work practices is an in-depth analysis of how individual work
ers perform. It Is a measure of job knowledge, job perform
ance, and housekeeping. Unsafe acts or conditions are care
fully tabulated. The number of safety violations observed is
the basis for our rating in this category. I was pleased with the
results. The report stated, “The plant has made significant im
provements in this category since the last survey. Of the 160
employees observed working, only two were committing un
safe acts. The calculated unsafe index is 1.2 which is in the ex
cellent range.” While other factors lowered our rating to good.
It Is still gratifying to see significant improvement. This favor
able trend is also reflected in our off-the-job injury statistics
where year-to-date performance has been outstanding.
In addition, others have recognized our improvement. This
week the plant received a Certificate of Achievement from the
Chemical Manufacturers Association for having worked
through 1981 without experiencing a lost work-day case. The
certificate is posted on the Safety Bulletin Board, in the main
corridor, so be sure to stop by and see it.
We can take pride in these improvements. My thanks to
each employee for support of the plant safety effort, but there
Is not time for complacency. I urge that each one accept safety
as a personal responsibility. If we do, I anticipate further over
all gains in safety to continue. ^ tf .
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VOL. 15, NO. 4
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JUNE-JULY, 1982
1982 WORLD^S FAIR:
Seen or Unseen
There’s a lot of DuPont!
The Official World’s Fair Band,
sponsored by DuPont, is a highly
visible symbol of the Company’s
support of the 1982 Knoxville
spectacular. Band members’ hats
carry the DuPont oval, and a flag
bearer carries a DuPont banner.
Other Company contributions
are not as noticeable, but many
of our products will add to the
overall success of the event.
Marching Band members will
be comfortable in lightweight
uniforms of DuPont “Dacron”
polyester and cotton. The uni
forms are treated with DuPont
“Zepel” to repel water and stains.
Long hours of marching will be
easier in special boots, made by
Bostonian, with special stress re
lief construction using DuPont
“Hytrel” polyester elastomer.
“Hytrel” is a highly resilient
thermoplastic combining many
properties of rubber and plastics.
Hytrel is easy to work with and
highly resistant to flex-fatigue.
To allow the ultimate comfort,
fit, and freedom of motion, the
three flag bearers’ body suits are
made with “Lycra” spandex, Du
Pont’s premium fiber for such
clothing.
Drummers in the band will be
using instruments supplied by
Pearl International of Nashville.
The drumheads, by Remo of Cali
fornia, are made of DuPont “My
lar” polyester film to be much
more durable than conventional
skin heads. “Mylar” is unaffected
by moisture, highly resistant to
stretching and puncturing.
What could be worse for a
drummer than a split drumhead?
A broken stick. That’s why the
percussionists are using Dura-
line “Supersticks,” reinforced
with DuPont “Kevlar” aramid fi
ber. “Kevlar” is used in bullet
proof vests, premium radial tires
and boat hulls. Pound for pound,
it’s 5 times stronger than steel.
The Sunsphere, 266-foot-high
theme structure of the fair, is
topped by a golden globe, 72 feet
in diameter. The globe is formed
of 24K gold-plated safety glass—
with safety assured by DuPont
“Butacite” polyvinyl sheeting.
DuPont “Stren,” America’s
largest selling premium fishing
line, is sponsoring two major
World’s Fair events: the “Stren”
World’s Fair Fishing Tournament
goes from May 1 through October
31 on Tennessee lakes within an
hour’s drive of Knoxville. The sec
ond event is for National Fishing
Week, in June, when “Stren” ac
tivities include a one-day fishing
tournament, fishing seminars,
and a fishing trip for under
privileged children.
Whether you wear it, see it, fish
with it, or whatever—there’s a lot
of DuPont at the 1982 World’s
Fair. And it’s all a part of “Better
things for better living—from
DuPont.”
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