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l^ge 8 DM Barry Hooks preparing for a meeting as he assumes a position on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Textile Manufacturer's Association...Eva Land climbing into Clinton "bucket truck" to put Christmas decorations on second story community building...Barry Hooks being congratulated on being named a Trustee for the Alabama Textile Education Foundation (Auburn)...Bailey Plant Maintenance personnel erecting Christmas decorations. ..Claude A. Crocker telling Clinton maintenance personnel how nice the corporate Christmas tree looked...Darrell Bragg replenishing supply of ear plugs in Lydia supply room...Ezekiel Johnson checking on size box in Lydia Slashing...Joe Spillerstalking about a trip to Myrtle Beach to eat supDer All nlant fuinprintpnHpntc nac?ino out Christmas savings checks to participants...James Buchanan checking progress of trainees in Lydia Plant...Willie Tate busy covering up solid waste at Clinton's landfilSocial S Changes in Social Security tax laws i dollar for dollar 6.7 percent of each doll< stands now, Clinton Mills and all emplo rate remains the same at 6.7 percent. The accompanying chart shows the ar earnings categories. I sOCl^ :^gp Earnings Pd 7,000 9,000 11,000 13,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 ; 35,700 ; you see... I...A.C. Young and Steve Warren reviewing weekly sales sheet.. .Joe Aiton and his assistant departmental superintendent discussing with loom technicians the importance of locking out loom when performing various lypca ui meiiiueiianue. ..vjeorge urani maKing certain employees report all accidents regardless of how minor and getting proper first aid...Jerome Stuckey having employees relate to him the "worst" accident they've either had or seen since being employed in textiles...Truman Owens making a list and checking it twice to be sure all eligible employees get their company Christmas gift on time...Frank Boland and his fellow employees erecting signs in Clinton parking lots saying all applicable and state traffic laws would be enforced...Robert Adams telling his fellow Plant No. 2 employees about the large load of Virginia apples he recently purchased. security ( are scheduled to go into effect January 1, ] ir earned by its employees, up to a maximui yees will pay Social Security tax on an eari nount of social security that will be paid by lL SEC S.S. Tax S.S. Tax 1983 1983 6.7% 6.7% . by Company Pd. by Employee ( 469.00 469.00 603.00 603.00 737.00 737.00 871.00 871.00 1,005.00 1,005.00 1,340.00 1,340.00 1,675.00 1,675.00 2,010.00 2,010.00 2,391.90 2,391.90 Protect Agai Noise Off Til High-level noise can damage your ' hearing; that's now a fact that most people seem to acknowledge. What many don't seem to realize, howev' er, is that the damaging kind of noise is not limited to high-level noise on the job. n, .; ? ? ?i " vxuiic uhcii, uicsc arc irie people wrio will- ' ingly and conscientiously wear their hearing ? protection as they're required to ? if they're ) required to ? on the job. Then, at the end of the work shift, they remove the protection < and go out to face a variety of noises just as 1 harmful as the noise they may have been exposed to on the job. | Mowers, music, guns? c Off-the-job noise that can cause damage 6 ? if a person is exposed on a fairly regular ^ basis over an extended period of time ? a includes that of power tools, such as lawn- 1 mowers, chain saws, and drills; loud music; 2 f ^hnnnes r--w>aigvw L983. For 1982, Clinton Mills matched m earnings base of $32,400. As the law ning base up to $35,700 in 1983. The the company and employees in various v i: : T?tal X I G 1983 5 13.4% f Combined S.S. Tax [ 938.00 1,206.00 1 c 1,474.00 | 1,742.00 \ 2,010.00 2,680.00 3,350.00 I I 4,020.00 r 4,783.80 * t [ * r i 11 111! II 111 ( inst le Job irearms. In most cases, a person would not be exjosed to any of these kinds of noise long jnough at one time to do any damage, but for ;xample, teenagers who spend hours listenng to loud music ? especially through leadphones ? are setting themselves up for i definite hearing loss by the time they're 30 fears old. Some shooting enthusiasts have signifi:ant hearing loss from firing a gun repeatedy over a number of years. How loud is "too loud"? In Clinton faciliies, hearing protection is required by the Company in areas where the noise level is 85 lecibels or above. In listening to music, (specially in the case of listening through leadphones, many doctors and audiologists igree that it's too loud ? and damaging ? if he music can be heard by other people in iddition to the one who's listening through leadphones. >imple precautions-? While few people are likely to insert ear >lugs upon entering a disco, there are some ? imple precautions that anyone can take to ^ irevent hearing loss from exposure to loud loise. If vou do find vourself in a Dlaep whprp thp nusic is pouring forth at excessive levels, nake an effort to sit as far as possble from he speakers. If it's your own hi-fi or stereo at iome, or your portable cassette player, then ou can keep the volume down to a nonimaging level and still enjoy the music ? lot just now ? but in the future as well since ou'll still be able to hear. For chores that require the use of power ools, such as saws, or for recreational activiies that involve loud noise, such as the hooting of guns, a person should use either ar plugs or muffs. Already, many people who are serious arget shooters always use hearing protecion anH mnro arn Hninr. iK.r >v, W?IW IIIWIV UIC UUII 15 IMID OD IIIC/ ICCJfll bout the kinds of damaging noise that we ace every day. The same is true of people doing home hores. A few years ago, you never saw anyone wearing ear plugs when using a power nower or power saw. Now, you do see this ometimes, but not often enough. Too many >eople still do nothing to protect their hearng against such noise, )ouble standard There's certainlv nothino fn<;<iv nr m/prlv :autious about trying to prevent a hearing oss We do have something of a double stanlard here. Many people who admire a foot>all player or race car driver all decked out in he necessary protective gear would shy iway from wearing hearing protection them,elves even in the face of the loudest noises, f they weren't required to. This type person would think the football )layer or the race car driver negligent to go >ut without the necessary protection, but vould think it was being "fussy" to wear ear )lugs when using a power saw. That kind of easoning doesn't really make sense. Clinton Mills Hearing Conservation Prog am otters an eftective means ot protection igainst hearing loss from job-related noises, )ut this is only a portion of the noise that a >erson is exposed to. Learning to recognize loise and protecting against it when off the ob is something that only the individual can lo.