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copy for ::ak -13 >-#'*# V# i'V* Et h y l Ga s o l in e Co r p o r a t io n Ch r y s l e r b u il d in g 405 Le x in g t o n a v e n u e Ne w Yo r k June 2S, 1940 to ALL PI7ISI03 TUH&SBBS ventlesson# Tho past ta weeks have seen a groat deal of activity among oar Division .-!aiasrs*aad others in attempting to fomulnte plans for a coneertad program on Safety# reports have boos received la this office anti am now in process of study by various individuals in the Palos and Hodiool Lepartaascfc* fhe standardised system which oan be applied to our problems in any division# should be forthcoming tusd available to tho division offices in a reasonably short tias# perhaps in ten days or two weeks f*o nom* Hie purpose of this letter# however# is to advise that due to our preXiain&yy activity we have apparently made cur licensees think more serious* ly of the safety problem* and as a consequence in at least several divisions# wo ore rseeiving quite a largo tnsabcc* of requests to supervise tank cleaning# At least tao divisions are ttadej>a822sad in the handling of those revests end we strongly guspoot that these same conditions exist# or will exist elsewhere# deports received to elate indicate beyond doubt# that we will need to Increase our Safety staff# She reel purpose of this letter, therefore* is to notify you that you should give ecaaa thought to the selection of one addi tional tfafaty man in your division izaaodi&tely# You ere fully &mre of tbs qualifications which go to risk up a good safety engineer# ;-e think you should bo governed accordingly in your selection# m do not wish you to make a seise* tion which would disrupt your organisation in other lines of our business# However# wa do not desire to have any non engaged in safety# with tho training which will bo neooosexy* unless such non h&VB a satisfactory record of perfomsmoo behind then and you irc entirely satisfied as to their continued future with tho oonpaxy# 2h other words# don't select any but good non for this job, but at the sano time# do not remove anyone from specialty work, such as fleet# tractor, etc## unless such iron ean bo replaced by other individuals of suffic ient ability to carry on# It is poceihle t:iat further enlargement of the Safety staff say bo necessary at a later date* Hill you, thorofore, kindly give this natter acts consideration so that# if necessary# v?o will have a reasonable idea of viim you night appoint# are hopeful that for the present at least# only ten addi tional non (one por dlvicioa)# vn.ll have to be transferred to Safety activities# Increasing requests for supervision of tank oloaning make it ap parent that sesaa of our diviaiona ray be in a jam as to their handling of thoee *2- requesfca* ->o fur aa possible, belie?# that this work b# Jjaiidlod by -iaiety i>rssineora* iiotwwar, wiser# ihia Is ia^oesible, someone ala sswt b delegated* this i & serious cutter* siuoe if* we request tlio csoop@rs.tiim of ota* oustoasrs ia infors&ng us of projected tank cleaning, we nuat seat such r uesta by hsv&ug preseat tls tost qualified iiidivitSasd available, If 0 not aovor all them raquests, our whole systaea urill fail* flaroforo, let there bs is sietaka about our understanding that the best c-ualifiod ma available will autorrie# task eloauittr, on mjaest, and no request shall bo allowed to go wa- Fulfilled* Pleas# let ua knew your solootior. of the sna you desire to tresafer to Safety &a soon a# possible* bat don't tabs spy action until w bar# approved your seleetisa* Very truly youre. S T, 44 V O' 0022297