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Hearing Conservation President Cornelson’s Taxpayers Should Important Annual File Early On and Off the Job Message to Employees —Page 2— —Page 3— —Page 6— A Jp Clinton Mills Clothmaker // /V u.s> By and For Employees of Clinton January Mills Buchanan Company's Matching Assurnss Dutiss Gifts Total $29,805 James Buchanan has assumed the re sponsibilities and duties of Clinton Mills personnel director, according to Vice Presi dent Claude A. Crocker. Buchanan will also continue his previous responsibilities and duties as training director. Buchanan succeeded Calvin A. Cooper, who retired Dec. 31, 1985. A native of Anderson, S.C., Buchanan earned a bachelor’s degree in pyschology from Carson-Newman College and a mas ter's degree of education in personnel ser vices from Clemson Univeristy. He, his wife, Marilyn, and three children reside on Route 5, Laurens. The textile industry was second in safety only to the chemical industry, according to the latest report of the National Safety Coun cil, which publishes records of 42 U.S. manufacturers. In the category of number of injuries and illnesses involving days away from work per 100 employees, the chemical industry score was 0.49, only .08 less than the 0.57 post ed by textiles. By OSHA definitions, Clinton Mills Plant No. 1 had 4.8 recordable injuries per 200,000 hours worked; Plant No. 2, 3.64; Lydia, 4.07; Bailey, 3.58; Geneva I, 4.33 and Geneva II, 7.13. The year 1985 was also one of the best years in Clinton Mills history in so far as Worker’s Compensation costs were con cerned. In Next 12 Months James Buchanan Employees, through their continuing in terest in working safely, enabled the com pany to make significant improvements in accident costs. The textile industry is challenging other U.S. manufacturers for the title of safest after five years of steadily improving safety records. In 1980, when the American Textile Manufacturers Institute launched the First in Safety Contest, the industry was ranked the fifth safest industry in the U.S. In 1985, the textile industry rated well ahead in all areas as compared to the aver age for all industries combined. For inst ance, the rates per 100 employees for all industries combined are 2.15 lost workday cases, 6.88 total recordable (medical) cases and 42 lost workdays. The textile industry record is 0.57, 4.08 and 26 respectively. Clinton Mills has contributed $29,805.04 as matching gifts to eligible employee contribution for qualifying educa tional institutions during 1985. Forty-eight (48) eligible employee contri butions to 27 qualifying institutions in nine states received funds under the company sponsored program. The Clinton Mills Matching Gifts to educa tion programs is designed to encourage em ployees to give personal financial support to eligible educational institutions. Gifts, in amounts varying from $10 to $2,000 per employee per calendar year, were matched on a one-for-one basis. Eligi ble employee gifts of $50 or less were matched on a two-for-one basis. In order to qualify for the program, the receiving institution must be a graduate or professional school, four-year college, two- year junior or community college, technical institution, or educational television or radio station which is non-profit and non propriety. They must also be fully accredited and located in the United States and qualify under section 501C of the Internal Revenue Code. For the year 1985, Presbyterian College received $4,430; Clemson University, $4,176.36 and the University of South Carolina, $3,395.00. The Educational Television Endowment received $697 in Matching Gifts. For an employee to make a qualifying matching gift contribution, he/she must have full-time employment with the com pany and have at least one year of con tinuous service. Retired employees who meet these eligibility qualifications at retire ment are also eligible. Matching Gifts forms are available from Mack Parsons (Clinton) or Geneva Personnel Director Bob Dettmar. For Scholarships Time to File Application forms for the 1986 M.S. Bailey Memorial College Scholarships and Loans are available from Mack Parsons in Clinton, or Geneva Personnel Director Bob Dettmar. According to Bailey Foundation Administrator Claude A. Crocker, the Founda tion, for the year 1986, will sponsor up to three (3) M.S. Bailey Memorial College Scholarships and up to 12 educational loans on behalf of Clinton Mills Inc. The deadline for filing an application is April 15, 1986. Scholarships have a maximum value of $8,000 each, and the loans, $7,000. Textile Industry Ranks 2nd Will Participate in Safety Activities Employees “Employees will participate in a variety of safety activities during the year, all designed to improve the company’s overall safety per formance,” says Director of Communica tions Mack Parsons. Earlier this year supervision began wear ing large red and blue safety buttons promot ing the goal of being “First in Safety.” As a safety conversation piece, each member of supervision presented his re spective employees a penny attached to a pocket size card. Promoting the fact that safety makes sense, supervision asked each employee’s cooperation in working together to reduce medical and first aid accidents. As Gary Kuykendall, Plant No. 2 carding, explained to carding employees, “Although this penny has little monetary value, its mes sage is worth its weight in gold.” During February each Clinton employee will be afforded an opportunity to voluntarily participate in a program to better acquaint management with any unsafe conditions that exist in the work environment. This phase of the Clinton safety program will permit the company to learn how indi vidual employees feel about the work en vironment. March will highlight the use of personal safety devices available throughout each de partment. Much emphasis will be placed on protecting the eyes and face from injury. “Safety Is Meant For Me” will be the theme for April. The primary focus of the month-long activities will be “Dressing Right for the Job.” A host of health related pamphlets, brochures, posters, and other health mate rials will be made available to employees. During this time, each employee will be in structed in the provisions of the Hazardous Communication Standard. June will continue with employee emph asis on wellness, pre-vacation activities, and techniques which can be used to make “Breathing Safely” a reality. “How I Can Prevent Accidents” will be the theme for July and August will concentrate on “Safe Housekeeping.” September activities will zero in on “Safe Lifting,” while October promotes “Fire Pre vention—Both on and off the Job.” “Machine Guarding” and “Hand Safety” will be the themes for October and Novem ber respectively, while December will afford employees an opportunity to learn more ab out “Hand Safety.” Employees will receive an assortment of items throughout the year to stimulate their personal interest in the safety program. The activities for each month in 1986 have been designed to include the two-way communication between supervision and employees in an effort to make Clinton Mills a safer place to work.