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E.T. ASPLUNDH misioeHT , COLUMBIA-SOUTH EM CHEMICAL CORPORATION SUBSIDIARY OF PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY February 25, 1954 410 fOWT DUOUUNI BLVO PITTSBURGH 22, PA, ^ : Mr.- C. K. Ballard, Works Manager Columbia-Southern Chemical Corporation. Lake Charles,'Louisiana . , ' . .v > ^ -v..; ; Dear Mr. Ballard: It gives me extremely great pleasure and satisfaction to extend congratulations to the employees and management of our Lake Charles plant upon completion of one year of operations without a lost time injury.' The real significance of this achievement is noted in the fact that you and your employees worked well over a million man-hours to reach this goal of making your plant one of the safest places in the nation in which to work. `*l J Statistically speaking, you have reduced your accident frequency and severity to zero - a perfect record. This record is all the more not worthy when compared with the National Safety Council rates for the chemical industry; i. ., frequency 5.1 and severity .55, and for industry in general, frequency 8.4 and severity .88. ;J But more than this, your safety record means that the Lake Charles plant is actually a safer place in which to work than .is the average home.t^.>, ^means that Columbia-Southern employees and their, families have been * ^physical discomfort .and economic loss resulting, from accidents^ Obviously i this could not have been accomplished without 'the active interest and participation of all concerned. It is an excellent example of what can be done through mutually cooperative efforts. . . Again permit me to congratulate both management and employe s for this excellent safety record. I am honored to have the privilege of extending to every employee at Lake Charles the Certificate of Merit to mark this event, v and I deeply regret that as much as I would like to, circumstances make it r virtually impossible for me to personally award these certificates* It is my arnest hope that all employees will continue to maintain their present high standard of safe working practices. - V' Yours sincerely, , 1: - . '. ' liT"\ ETA:GY 'Ji: .. President nrswarr^