The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, December 15, 1982, Page page 8, Image 8
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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1983 5
13.4% f
Combined S.S. Tax
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938.00
1,206.00 1
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1,474.00 |
1,742.00 \
2,010.00
2,680.00
3,350.00 I I
4,020.00
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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
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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.