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The caution came after QA officials here received reports that glass liners in vacuum bottles carried by four first it was graders at Yokota AB, Japan, had shattered and swallowed believed that two of the children had accidently glass particles after drinking from the containers. th Tot! 1 7T As a precaution, the bottle the sale from in AAFES Japan n pour stopper, was removed area stores while Dallas QA technicians brought in samples for testing. bottle was Tests revealed that when a water-fille- d liner dropped from a height of two feet or greater, the glass d glass-linea from shattered, "but thats what we would expect of technical vacuum bottle, said Ken Wilson, chief in itself, defective not is thermos AAFES. 'The branch at HQ use. to child a to it just should never had been given Wilson pointed out that instructions with each flip n pour thermos state that is not recommended for children. In addi- tion, neither AAFES nor the King Seeley Thermos Company, which manufactures the item, has received other complaints on the item. An inspection of stocks in AAFES warehouses revealed no breakage there. vacuum bottles were all that "At one time, glass-line- d were available, said Wilson, "but there are much safer containers all stainless steel or plastic to include in a kid's lunch box today. I would caution a parent to check carefully whether the vacuum bottle has a glass liner before turning it over to a child. (AAFES) ce Hoos DPG's Safety Award Program has changed! Automatically, each. Dug-wa- y employee will receive a small safety award and a per. sonal letter from the Commander. After reviewing' our unac- ceptably high accident rates for the last fiscal year. Col. Carruth is fully committed to do whatever necessary to re-- . duce accidents and injuries to DPG employees. He urges everyone to make a personal commitment both on an doff the job to help make FY '84 accident free. published and sent to all organizations so personnel can Division (all office, Branches), Security Chemical Laboratory DiviSupport L In past years, safety awards included tape measures, nail clippers, .calculators, hats, belt buckles and monitor the progress of their group. sion, Environmental and Division, Fire Pre- Life-Science- s everyone to Things for time are these all the monitor particular problem areas: . vention and Protection Division, Metal Work Shop, jackets. Convenient travel Equipment bags will be included in this year's program. motor vehicles, back and recreational injuries and seat-be- Maintenance Brandi, Michael Army Airfield, Morale Support Branch and Calibration Laboratory who must go a full year without accident to win an award. Category II consists of everyone else who must go 18 months without an accident. Monthly summaries will be There are now only two specified time categories in which any reportable, pre- ventable accident incurred will cause the organization to start over. Category I includes Tech lt usage. Our goal is to have an accident free FY 84. We can do it if we all work together to put safety first. Oh, yes, we forgot to warn you to watch out for "The Skunk! for Oct- Fire Prevention Week setaddition to the fire9-- 16 THE STAR OF THE SHOW. This latest will be on fighting equipment at the Dugway Fire Station' the week- display at!die English Village FireStation during long open house in honor of FIre.Plivf1 Chelbs. of ff S. ?? f'- v VKw-S4, Dry Aircraft Crash Rescue truck can hold Hurst the carries and fire of lbs. retardant, mical and 250 Tec Fire Jaws of Life rescue tool. It is manufactured by the Division of the International Harvester Corporation. All during Fire Dugwayites are welcome to visit the fire station a make special effort to Prevention Week, and are urged to fire exit drills Team not to bum. This week will feature in various buildings around post and is an excellent opportunity to remind residents to check their smoke detectors to see if they are serviceable. j Army pursues priority for family members minding the store The Army's civilian personnel managers are conducttest of proing ah cess for assuring that certain Army, employed family members get priority consideration for referral employment when theyre compelled to move because of their DA spouses' change of duty station within the continental United States. To be eligible for participation in the Armys test program, which is an adjunct to the Defense Departments 18-mon- th ! A unique surveillance sys- tem gives many visitors to a Yuma Proving Ground supply warehouse an eerie feel- '.T ing of being watched. The system uses up to four pair of eyes to scrutinize workers and visitors for proper security clearances Wrjr r?sf 0 - Vi- , and identification. look at the person's security According to Capt. Gary Magrino, director, Information Resource Management Directorate, the system is very efficient, precise and a real bargain. "The purchase and installation costs were zero. It doesnt cost anything to maintain either. Its probably the best deal the government has ever made," badge across the darkened room and if they dont have . the proper clearance, they will in the commuting area of their new duty station for which they indicate avail- both stateside and overseas family members are afforded priority placement for the sake of stabilized civiian. and, at which posiability tions exist for their skills. Personnel officials say the test program will determine . or "career-conditiona- l" program in force for years for those returning from DOD installations outside the continental United States. Now, sidered. They receive a full 90 days' priority in the referral process to all Army activities priority placement program, the family member must Be a spouse, a dependent child under age 23, or a dependent parent of either the spouse or the DA sponsor; Have "status as an Army employee (i.e., serving with a "career appointment). Registrants in the program are in a category that guarantees them placement in vacant positions for which they are registered before non Army candidates may be con employment. The test program comes at a time when the Army's top leadership is focusing on the problems and needs of the "Army family as an integral element in the Army's readi- the practicality of a permanent effort to ease the pres--, sure of frequent assignment changes among military and DA civilian families. It's set up on the same basis as the -- ness. swoop them, he added. But the owls vigilance isn't limited to nighttime Only. They're on duty during the Com to Magrino said. The surveillance system is a family of four desert owls who guard their home a supply warehouse. They alwith into the building, but daytime. It keeps everyone on their toes, Magrino said. "People look up and see a four-fowing spread and two big eyes flying at them and they run!" said. Frank Anaya, warehouse foreman. The supply workers are low workers they are familiar owls. careful not to distrub the Town strangers get a different treatment. time. Besides we like having them around, said Anaya. Meeting Oct. 1 7 . She - . ot Dugway They don't bother anyone that works there all the "They showed up several years ago and now they come and go as they please, said Bob Hazier, YPG supply worker. The men look for them when they go in the building sp while theyre looking for owls, they also see needed repairs. Magrino points out that the owls have unique Weve even trained the owls to question people if they cant read the security badges. So far all weve- got them to say is Who? 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