Near Miss in the Tissue Mill / Production Schedule has been updated.

The Augusta Select Tissue team has worked 94 days without an OSHA Recordable Injury.
A near miss in the Tissue Mill involving the Core Cutter was reported.
The plunger in the foot pedal was sticking causing the core cutter saw to continue running.
The foot pedal has been repaired by E&I and bolted to the floor today.

Revision 5 of the December 2010 TM-1 Production Schedule has been posted to the folder.
This update increases the 25-7/8" production quantity to 140 tons before change over to 29-7/8" trim width

Month to Date: 1209 A Tons. December average Tons per day: 82.2

Please contnue to report near misses and unsafe conditions so they may be addressed BEFORE an injury occurs. Stop - Think and Ask yourself: "Is there a safer way, a lockout involved, a hazard that needs to be addressed... before I do this task ?


Factor safety into the decison making in everything you do.

Think Safety, Work Safely,

Mike Sherbak