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Px /2.s-7 MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1979 Monsanto Company C02629 PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENT EFFEC TIVE AS SOON AS P O S S IB L E , GARY GRAY, PRODUCTION ENG INEERING SUPER INTENDENT AT THE QUEENY PLANT, W ILL BECOME MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT IN -ONE B A T THE KRUMMRICH PLANT, R E P LA C IN G J I M K A IM A N . GARY GRADUATED FROM THE U N I V E R S I T Y OF C I N C I N N A T I I N 1 9 6 5 AND S T A R T E D A T THE QU EE N Y P L A N T I N fSD IN JUNE OF THAT YEAR. HE H A S.H ELD VARIOU S ASSIG N M EN TS AT THE QUEENY 'LANT BEFORE ASSUMING H IS PRESENT JOB IN SEPTEMBER, 1977. iARY W I L L REPORT TO BEN W I L L I A M S AT THE KRUMMRICH PLANT. M IKE MASON! LLOYD SANSOUCIE! ELTON KING! JOHN CUNDIFH BILL BIRK! H E I R N A M E S A R E N 1T ON THE S I G N B O A R D NOW, BUT T H E I R S A F E T Y M E S S A G E S WERE -- URING THE P AST WEEK -- AND EACH OF TH ESE WGK1ERS HAS A S H IN Y S I L V E R DOLLAR .WAITING THEM AT-THE SAFETY O FFIC E. H I N K YOU C O U L D DO A S W E L L W I T H YOUR OWN S A F E T Y M E S S A G E ? G I V E I T A T R Y ! ORMS ARE A V A I L A B L E IN THE C A F E T E R I A R A C K . . . RETURN SHOULD BE TO THE S A F E T Y EPARTMENT. Retiree News , u TM 0TECTIVE order. REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THE DEATH ON JUNE 9, 1 9 / 9 , OF KRUMMRICH PLANT R E T I R E E D I E MOORE. MR. MOORE R E T IR E D AS AN OPERATOR IN DEPT. 236 IN AUGUST, 196 7 . WAS 79 Y E A R S OF A G E . F U N E R A L S E R V I C E S FOR MR. MOORE WERE H E L D ON TURDAY, JUNE 16. S A B I L I T Y R E T IR E M E N T HAS BEEN GRANTED FOR WGK1ER HOUSTON GARRETT. . GARRETT HAS A P P R O X IM A T E L Y 37 Y E A R S OF MONSANTO S E R V I C E . HE WORKED FOR - - - - - --------------- - - ^ D n i r o a Kin UA<Z WO R K I N G A S A P O R T E R AT THE RECENTLY, OSHA FOUND D IO X IN S IN DEPARTMENT 237 AND OLD 236. IF SAFETY COMES F I R S T , WHY H A V E N ' T THE O P E R A T O R S AN D S U P E R V I S I O N B E E N TE S T E D OR EXAMINED FOR D IO X IN P O IS O N IN G ? AT PRESEN T, A L L CONSTRUCTION HAS STOPPED, THE O P E R A T O R S S T I L L RUN THE J O B , BUT CANNOT E A T , D R I N K OR SMOKE IN THE DEPARTMENT. BUT I T I S S T I L L S A F E TO BREATHE CONTAMINATED A I R ? ANSWER YOU P R O B A B L Y HAVE S E E N OR H E A R D I N THE NEWS M E D I A W I T H I N THE P A S T WEEK THAT MONSANTO'S KRUMMRICH PLANT HAS R E C E IV E D C IT A T IO N S FROM OSHA FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS DETECTED IN SAMPLES TAKEN EARLIER IN 1979. TEMPORARY MEASU RES HAVE BEEN TAKEN I N D EPA R TM ENT 236 AND DEPARTMENT 237 TO A S S U R E THE S A F E T Y OF WORKERS I N TH AT A R E A U N T I L WE CAN BE S U R E OF THE S I T U A T I O N . BASED UPON PAST M E D IC A L H I S T O R Y AND E V I D E N C E , AND THE 4 0+ YEARS OF E X P E R I E N C E IN O P E R A T I N G T H E S E D E P A R T M E N T S , WE DO NOT B E L I E V E TH ER E I S A HEALTH HAZARD INVOLVED. AT WGK, WE C O N T I N U E TO P U R S U E A P O L I C Y OF M E D I C A L S U R V E I L L A N C E OF LO NG TERM H E A L T H E F F E C T S ON A L L OF OUR W O R K E R S . P O S S I B L E WORKER E X P O S U R E TO D IO X IN S W IL L BE INCLUDED IN THE SU R V E IL L A N C E PROGRAM. A T T H I S T I M E , O SH A HAS S U P P L I E D K R U M M R I C H MA NAGEMENT W I T H TWO P I E C E S OF V E R B A L I N F O R M A T I O N C O N C E R N I N G A N A L Y T I C A L N UMBE RS ON S A M P L E S TA K EN I N DEPARTMENTS 236 AND 237. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN CON J U N C T I O N W I T H T H E S E TWO P I E C E S OF D A T A . WE A R E T A K I N G S A M P L E S - A N D A N A L Y Z I N G THEM FOR D I O X I N S . WE DO NOT B E L I E V E THE S E R I O U S N E S S OF THE S IT U A T IO N AS IM P L IE D BY OSHA. liti OBEY SIGNS! TWO WORDS OF GOOD A D V I C E ! TWO GOOD WORDS TO KNOW. T H E Y ' R E THE JUNE S A F E T Y SLOGAN. M E L V IN B E N O IS T OF THE LAB KNEW THEM, AND AS A RESULT W ILL HAVE H I S C HO IC E OF A G I F T FROM THE P IC K -A - G IF T CATALOG. MAKE S U R E YOU OR YOUR A N S W E R IN G FAMILY MEMBERS ARE READY SHOULD THE C A LL COME TO YOUR HOUSE. CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER. Air Conditioning Tips... THESE E N E R G Y -SA V IN G H IN T S COME FROM THE U .S . LEAGUE; OF SAVINGS A S S O C IA T IO N S .. YOU CAN SAV E 50% ON COOLING C OSTS T H IS SUMMER BY SET T IN G YOUR THERMOSTAT AT 78 IN ST E A D OF 72. ON COOLER D A Y S , OPEN WINDOWS CAN DO J U S T A S GOOD A J O B , AND MORE CHEAPLY, THAN A I R C O N D IT IO N ER S. ON R E A L L Y HOT D A Y S , S E T YOUR FAN S P E E D ON H I G H FOR B E T T E R E F F I C I E N C Y . . AND LEAVE YOUR STORM WINDOWS IN PLACE DURING THE SUMMER--THEY KEEP H E A T OUT D U R I N G WARM WEATHER J U S T AS THEY HELP K E E P OUT COLD IN W IN T ER . "YOUR SYMPATHY IS A P P R E C IA T E D " BY THE F A M IL IE S HELEN, LYNDA & BRENDA MOBLEY BERTHA CRAME THEOPHIL J. RIESO OF...