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Show T ernes UU vol. as no. as mil apd, Utah mi Oct. so, 1000 m m mi Wi iM ii ij n i j j iff II 1 Fall back one hour Saturday night. 11 m ' n, ij , - ,mi m, , . w mf w fM.H' Hill workers do part in AFLC success story by SSgt. Louis A. Arana-Barrad- Q AFIC procure- as Ogden ALC Public Affairs Office ment excellence reflected In Hill AFB workers did their part to help Air Force Logistics Command have one of its ever best money management years. fiscal 1988. See story, Page 3. Command officials announced it was the third con- secutive year AFLC improved management of its funds. It also set a standard for acquisition ex- cellence. The report listing each air logistics center's contribution to AFLC's success isn't due until But Diane Halls, Directorate of Conand Manufacturing, has estimated figures tracting for Ogden ALC's role in the success. "We've been consistently under the standard in mid-Novemb- . administrative lead time for awarding contracts," Ms. Halls, a procurement analyst, said. "We're the best in the command." Program execution at Hill has remained steady. More than $1.5 billion in Hill contracts were awarded to large and small businesses during fiscal 1988. "We met or exceeded our obligation goals in fiscal 1988," she said. "I say goals because most of our fund sites have a goal. The majority met or exceeded the goal." Another goal surpassed was in the competitive, rather than sole source, awarding of contract funds. Competition figures (as of August) showed Hill was 45.8 percent competitive, above the 36.3 percent &T r?- -) x- W V V" Arana-Barrad- as Ogden ALC Public Affairs Office V r;7il A ijty J 4 zA:':1 , - I CPC 10 percent of goal collected 'f? ""JLTf" 1 - - i f- - V45 iu' fr. T"f I t ' J nosebleeds, dizziness and headaches. The occupational health team was already working the problem when the Yv,-vH--l J Ov raises , 1 Fore PHoto by Rolph - A (top photo, left to right) display their newly- painted pumpkins. Lor- raine Vernon (far left photo), puts the finishing touches on her pumpkin and Brooke Raymond (left) shows off her finished pumpkin. The base civilian recreation staff sponsored the pumpkin painting party at tne youth center Mon- day night. Gayle Hasler gave the instructions. h y F-1- 6 DVagos oxploinod ' ' 4 : - - FY88 ' , to create the kind of health problems being reported," he said. The samples taken were of possible chemical contaminants, such as vapors. "OHSA thought the dust caused by the sanding of a sealant on the wing could cause problems," he said. "They analyzed the sealant and couldn't find any chemical which could have caused the problems." 3) ' - s we would have expected earn jArrs r - , v Ci OSHA investigation took place. "We shared our results with OSHA," Col. Phillip G. Brown, the base staff bioenvironmental engineer, said. "We had taken samples and had not found any materials or chemicals that -- WG workers " . U.S. Aw health and bioenvironmental engineering services. OSHA officials conducted the investigation at the 6 wings and covers section of the production branch at the Directorate of Maintenance after workers filed a health-relatecomplaint. The test was done in late April 1987. Then it took several months for the samples to be analyzed. The testing was done because the workers complained of a possible health hazard at their job location, in Bldg. 265, which caused some of them V Mv U-- 1 d The final report released by Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials on the possible health risk at a Hill AFB work site, finds no detectable problem. Although the OSHA investigation, and the subsequent report, are closed, the base occupational health team is still working the case. The team is made up of medical, environmental n.vfi ;)W X i ' : fefft ) .. v Pumpkin painters j M Kareri and Afecia Wingo f) ic - 1 f ' -- ' 'iCsjfj, j - F-1- by SSgt. Louis A. :jfrr y"" ' s .5 base continues effort , O--l - - (-'-- Small businesses got 15.1 percent of Hill's contract dollars in fiscal 1988, up from fiscal 1987's 14.5 percent. Awards to small and disadvantaged businesses ranged from percent, up from 1.5 in fiscal 1987. Women-owne- d business contracts more doubled. than "We've initiated new and innovative contracting methods which will improve our future purchasing practices. We also drastically decreased contract delinquency rates. Part of the purchasing process is to follow through the administration of a contract and ensure the contractor delivers on time. We've cut that time," she said. Though case is closed, J . TrHf goal. 3-3- NglP C Jnn Colonel Brown said several measures have been taken to find a solution. Workers are now wearing respirators when working on the (only a few have had this kind of work since April). A vacuum system is also being use to help eliminate sealant dust. A questionnaire was given to workers to try to identify the specific problems they were having. "We are now going back to the drawing board," Colonel Brown said. "Some of the potential problems we will evaluate include dust particle sizes and additional ventilation F-1- 6s I - laboratory Hospital lab accredited ? |