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Show FOUR HONORED FOR SAFETY BY JCENNECOTT Four long-time employees of Ker.necott Copper Corp., Utah Copper Division, were honored this week for exceptional records of service without a single lost-time lost-time accident. They are: George G. Guggisberg, Guggis-berg, 72, 2599 South 8800 West, Majma; Justin Waters Peay, 66, 31 East 18th Ave., Garfield; Peter A. Brown, 69, 218 4th East, Copperton; Cop-perton; and C. W. (Wes) Sadler, 55, Diaper. The four men were presented with a certificate and a portable radio as their award. The certificate certifi-cate s lauded their safety records, "which contributed to the safety and welfare of fellow employees and the security of their families." famil-ies." Heading the list of employees receiving certificates and awards ? was Mr. Guggisberg, shop ma chinist at the Magna plant. He not only chalked up the longest safety record, but he also has the oldest service record at the department de-partment of mills. Mr. Guggisberg has worked a total of 46 years, three months, I without a disabling injury. This amounts to approximately 114,816 accident-free hours of work. Mr. Peay, oldest active day-pay employee at the Arthur plant, has worked 42 years without an industrial disabling injury. He is a pump station operator. His record re-cord totals approximately 104,832 injury-free hours of work. Mr. Brown has 46 years of service ser-vice with Kennecott at the Bingham Bing-ham mine without a lost-time accident. He started work in 1909 as a trackman. He later became gang boss and then transferred to me repair snops. Mr. Brown said he has seen great improvement in safety work during his 46 years of service. ser-vice. Thro'igh the cooperation of workers and well-planned safety ' programs, accident rates have been greatly reduced since shortly short-ly after the turn of the century, he said. Figures of the National Safety Council show that Utah Copper Division has an outstanding safety safe-ty record, when compared with other industrial operations. Company Com-pany officials say this is mainly due to the individual cooperation of all employees in safety programs pro-grams and the practice of safe working habits. . Mr. Sadler has the longest accident-free record at the refinery, having worked 31 years without mishap. He was employed by the company on April 22, 1924, although al-though he had worked periodically period-ically during summer vacations, since 1917, as a painter. |