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ABD00227993 8/8/88 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VISTA SAFETY PLEASE/ROUTE TO: / JEN */ FGJ^V KGA/ VVLT KWB , RHS~ EBB ^ WEJ y /DAD/' rbnP7" COOP EIUE: * Vista's Absrdsan Plant Gomplatas nins years of safa oparations ABERDEEN, MISS., Aug. 8 - Employees of Vista Chemical's PVC (polyvinyl chloride) Plant in Aberdeen, Miss., have completed nine years, or 4.28 million man-hours, without a lost-time injury. "They did it again," said Plant Manager Bob Seymour. "We've added another year to one of the best safety records in Vista Chemical Company. Things like this don't just happen--it takes teamwork, dedication and a lot of pride and hard work." This achievement caps off a year in which vista's Aberdeen employees received awards from the Nat4 ^al Safety Council, the National Petroleum Refiners Associat4 Society of the Plastics industry and the Chemical Association. "Our employees are our stronc takes the continuous involveme to make sure accidents don't work hard at safety at eve continues 24 hours a day of our folks and the e/ place to work." Seymour said Vista p employee with an individual .the new safety milestone, employees last year and was such v it again this year," he said. "Our little fun with this, and we did." -our, "It 'he plant 'd we of each ommemorate a team of added to do was to have a The Aberdeen facility manufactures PVC res-ns and compounds for end-use products such as wire and cable coatings, vinyl siding and window frames. Vista Chemical operates eight other plants, in Oklahoma City, Okla., Lake Charles, La., Baltimore, Md., Louisville, Ky., Mansfieid, Mass., and Hammond, Ind. Vista is headquartered in Houston, Tex.