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20 November 26, Paper: Arthur J. Lynch. Kenneth O'Shields, William S. Talley, Jr. and Jack C. Thompson of Maintenance; James W. Bell. Bill Brown and Ada Crane of Finishing; Dan Edens and Charles Whitmire of Filter Plant; Jack Brown and James W. Cox of Power & Water; John H. Elliott of Electric Shop; Charles Foster and Glenn Smith of Machine Room; Harry Lee Hogsed and Melvin P. Shipman of Winding & Calendering. Film: Craig Snipes of Finishing: Jack Mackey and John D. Smith of Coating: Doug Bradburn of Service: Terry L. Cain. Leon Irby and Edwin Salter of Maintenance; Frank Blaylock of Process Control. ECUSTA BEATS TWO WORLD SAFETY RECORDS Two world safety records were broken in December by the Ecusta Paper Division plant at Pisgah Forest. The world record for tissue mills was broken December 16 when Ecusta employees passed the previous high of 3.484.427 injury-free worker hours established in 1972-73 by Scott Paper Co. s plant in Marinette. Wisc. That topped the record for paper mills which the Ecusta plant broke December 9. passing the 3.408.834 injury-free worker hour’s record held since 1972-73 by Domtar Pulp and Paper Ltd. of Quebec. Canada. Tissue mills and paper mills are two of the 13 classifications estab lished by the National Safety Coun cil for the pulp and paper category. Both previous world records were established in 1972-73. "It is my hope that this is only the beginning." Lawrence H. Staples, vice president and general manager of the Ecusta Paper Division, stated in a bulletin issued at noon. ”1 am indebted to each individual of Ecusta in this accomplishment, and I assure you that, while records are noteworthy, my personal satis faction is found in the greatly re duced human suffering. “In a sense. Christmas came early for all of us in 1975. Let’s all continue working together to keep Ecusta the world’s safest paper mill." Frank J. McGibboney, director of production, congratulated Ecusta employees in a bulletin December 9 “for your dedication and effort in the achievement " of passing the paper mill record. Pointing out that Ecusta had avoided a disabling in jury since January 4, 1975, McGib boney stated: “Since January we have all demon strated the ability to operate the mill in a safe fashion, and I want to ask all of you to continue to show an active concern for your individual safe practices and those of other people in the mill.” Much of the success of the safety program has been attributed to ef forts of Local 1971 United Paper workers International. At cere monies last September commemor ating a new safety record for the location, when more than 5.000,000 injury-free worker hours had been accumulated by the Ecusta and Film Division plants, Group President Garza Baldwin, Jr., presented a plaque to Paul Seagle, Union pres ident, in appreciation of the Union’s involvement and commitment to the location’s safety effort. The location safety record was in excess of 6,200,000 injury-free worker hours when Ecusta broke the second world record December 16. Thanks to the use of Olin’s cherry picker, the flag pole at Pisgah Forest Elementary School now has a work able rope. Bill Davis of Ecusta Paper Division’s Maintenance Department is shown in the bucket securing the new rope, while controls of the boom were operated by James Saun ders. Gene Allison, vice president of Local 1971 United Paperworkers International, noticed that the earlier rope was broken and made the sug gestion that led to its repair.
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