Volume 80 June 2013 Number 3

Published by HARRISON STEEL CASTINGS COMPANY, ATTICA, INDIANA

HS Garden Project(see story on page 2)

HS Garden ProjectHarrison Steel started a com-

pany garden at the Sand Farm! Overthe past May shutdown week, a30,000 square foot plot was tilled andplanted with an assortment of veg-etables. Because of the large deerand critter population, a fence wasconstructed as well. Thank you toall of the staff that helped to pull thisoff in just a week!

The produce grown in the gar-den will be given to HS employees atno cost. Hopefully, Mother Naturewill cooperate and give us greatweather for a bountiful harvest!

If you would like to volunteerto help with garden tasks such as wa-tering and weeding, there is a sign-up sheet in the Main office in Hu-man Resources. Also, you can usethe following SharePoint link to signup or call HR to get your name onthe list.

h t t p : / / h s p o r t a l / h r /D e p a r t m e n t D o c u m e n t s /GardenProject%20Sign-upSheet.xlsx

Look for future HS Garden com-munications.

Employee BenefitsMike Wrighthouse

Medical

We are pleased and excited toannounce that there is a new physi-cian coming to the WeCare Clinic! Dr.Peter Stephan, a graduate of UCLA

and the Northwestern School of Medi-cine, will start at the Clinic in July.Dr. Stephan, a Board Certified Fam-ily Practice Physician, has practicedin, among other places, North Caro-

lina, Georgia, South Carolina andIndiana, including stints at FortBragg Army Base and Shaw AirForce Base.

Dr. Stephan, whose hometownis Kokomo, IN, has over 25 years ofprimary care experience. He is mar-ried with 3 children and is an avidbaseball fan. His peers describe himas “a hard worker”, “dedicated”,“thorough” and “very cooperativewith patients”.

Dr. Stephan’s objective is topractice medicine with thoroughnessand compassion and is very excitedabout the opportunity to join theWeCare TLC organization. We feelDr. Stephan will be a great additionto the WeCare staff!

When we learn the exact dateDr. Stephan will be starting we willprovide it to you.

Profit Sharing

As you all know by now, thebooks are closed for 2012. If youhaven’t had your black passbookupdated, you can send or bring itover anytime. It was a very goodyear. Your hard work and a strongstock market showing really paid off.

I will add another reminder tomake sure we have your correct ad-dress, phone number and benefi-ciary information.

May 2013 SurveillanceAudit Report

Dave Hollander

As those who attended the clos-ing meeting on May 8 know, the lastsurveillance audit went very well.

The Purchasing Departmentimplemented effective corrective ac-tion to address the nonconformityfrom the November 2012 audit andto minimize the chance that it mightrecur.

This audit covered the generalsystem and the core processes –

Sales, Purchasing, Human Re-sources, Advanced Product QualityPlanning (APQP), and Manufactur-ing. The auditor had a few observa-tions, but did not issue any correc-tive action notices. The observationshave been or are being addressed.

The next audit will be for themandatory three-year recertification.A two-man audit team will be atHarrison Steel April 8, 9, and 10,2014. The tentative plans are for ourcurrent surveillance auditor, SteveRitchie, to audit the manufacturingprocesses, and for the “oversight au-ditor” to audit the general QMS andFront Office processes. Mr. Ritchiementioned that the part of the over-sight auditor’s assignment will be toaudit his auditing to ensure it re-mains in compliance with the stan-dard and the SRI requirements.

A welcome piece of news wasthat HS will be able to keep Mr.Ritchie as our surveillance auditor.Our experience has been that he hasbeen very thorough in finding prob-lems in our system, and a lot of valueand understanding for HS has re-sulted from implementing correctiveactions to address these problems.

Thanks to everyone for con-tinuing their efforts to help maintainthe HS Quality Management System.

We would like to congratulateall of the graduates in the area,whether it was from high school orcollege, good job and congratulationsto all. In our department, we hadthe following graduate:

Greg Hollis had a step-daugh-ter, Shandel Eller, graduate fromAttica; both he and her mother,Madge Eller are very proud of her.Troy Campbell’s daughter, Brittney,graduated from Seeger. JimBlondeel’s daughter, Kelsey, gradu-ated from Attica. Mike Bossaer’s son,Austin, graduated from Attica.

We have not had too much toput in lately, so we owe Brad Willis(night shift machinist) a Congratula-tions on getting married. Brad mar-ried Karlee Jones on March 17.Speaking of weddings, my daughter,Brittany Scheurich married Adam

Noggle on April 27th. I might be alittle biased, but she was an abso-lutely beautiful bride. Congratula-tions!

With school out and ball games,etc. going on, be careful when driv-ing down the streets and watch outfor all of the kiddos.

MACHININGLori Scheurich

Congratulations to Darell (Fin-ish Machining) and Connie Wilson(Table Blast) on the birth of theirgrandson, Xayden. Xayden wasborn on May 23rd, to David andCassie Wilson. Congrats ongrandbaby #19, although, person-

ally, I cannot imagine having thatmany! I will say that I’m sure there

is never a dull moment when thegrandkids are all around.

HEAT RELATEDINJURIES SAFETY

MESSAGEAsst Safety Manager Jeff

CarlsonIt’s getting warmer out again

and that means hydrate! Heat relatedinjuries can affect all ages and levelsof fitness. The effects range from tem-porary discomfort to immediatethreats to life requiring emergencyresponse. Fortunately, through un-derstanding the hazards and how toavoid them, injury due to heat andexertion can be avoided. Beautifulweather and long days inspire us togo outside and get active after thedreary winter months. As the tem-perature rises on a hot day, however,so does the potential for heat-relatedillness and injury. The progressionof heat illness symptoms can besubtle; the affected person may noteven know he or she is becoming ill.Start by understanding the threat.Know that you and others aroundyou are exposed to hazardous condi-tions on those hot days and hot con-ditions, and stay alert for the symp-toms. Learn to spot the signs of adeveloping problem in a family mem-ber, co-worker, or even yourself. Beprepared to react with appropriatefirst aid in a heat emergency. Stay-ing hydrated, eating properly, andbeing well rested are key factors inpreventing heat related injuries.Tossing back a few cold ones and

eating Cheetos is fine, just do it inmoderation. Enjoy the summer andbe safe everyone!

12 Tips for Staying CoolThis Summer

Be aware of the heat. Pay at-tention to it and modify your activi-ties appropriately.

Pay attention to your hydrationstatus, and be sure to drink plentyof fluids (NOT beer, caffeinated, orsugary drinks). When you urinatecheck the color. If you’re hydratedproperly your urine should barelyhave a light yellow tint to it. If it lookslike lemonade or worse, orange juice,you are not hydrated and are at riskfor a heat related injury.

Try to stay in relatively cool ar-eas, even when outside. Many pub-lic places such as libraries, shoppingmalls and movie theatres are air con-ditioned.

Avoid hot enclosed places,such as cars. Never leave childrenunattended in a car parked in thesun.

Use a fan, if available.

Stay on the lowest floor of yourbuilding.

Eat well-balanced, light andregular meals. Eat lots of fruits asthey have high water content andthey are very good for you.

Wear loose-fitting, lightweightand light-colored clothing.

Cover windows that receive asignificant amount of sun withdrapes or shades to help keep yourhouse cool.

Weather stripping and properinsulation will keep cool air insideyour home.

Cool beverages are good forcooling down the body, while al-coholic drinks can impair thebody’s ability to regulate its tem-perature. Water and sports drinksare the best way to keep you hy-drated. Pop, beer, energy drinks,coffee, Kool-Aid, and any numberof highly sugary drinks on themarket today are not good for hy-dration. They will in fact dehy-drate you and make things worse.

We have 4 graduates fromAttica High School we would like tocongratulate.

Katarina Noel Askren, daugh-

ter of Crystal (Engineering/Mainte-nance) and Kyle Askren, grand-daughter of Robert and VirginiaScherer and Frank and Vickie Jor-dan plans on furthering her educa-tion at ISU majoring in psycology.

Michael Damon Green will beattending Wabash College for biologypre – med. Michael’s parents are -

JD and Dawnelle Green. Grandpar-ents are Lola Hislope, Archie Green,and Jim(retired from Machine Shop)and Sue Anderson (Storeroom).

Justin Capps step sister, Megan

Allen, will be studying nursing at IvyTech. Megan’s father John works inthe Pattern Shop.

Jordan Capps, brother of Jus-

tin Capps (Engineering intern) willbe studying criminal justice at IvyTech and later transferring toPurdue. Jordan’s stepfather, JohnAllen, works in the Pattern Shop andhis mother, Joanna, previouslyworked in Auditing.

Congratulations to all of thegraduates!

Dwayne Horath (Facilities) is a

proud first time “pappaw”. Dwayne’sdaughter, Gabby , gave birth to littleBraxton Zachery Dale Pithoud onMarch 22 weighing in at 7lbs and 3oz, and 20 in. long. Braxton’s, step-grandmother, Brandi, is one of thenice ladies that greets us with asmile as we pass through the Secu-rity gate.

Todd Freeman’s (Engineering)family is thrilled that come Novem-

ENGINEERINGKenna Reynolds

ber, Todd’s daughter, Kourtni, is dueto have her second baby. Daddy isBrandon Wallace (AML); grandpar-ents are Laurie (Nathan) Lucas fromRidge Farm, IL, Jack (Maintenance)& Marla Tanner (previous Store-room), and Brent Wallace (crane op-erator). Great grandparents are Terryand Mary Jo Freeman and Floyd (re-tired Powerhouse) and CarrieFerguson. Great-great grandmotheris Evelyn Roberts of West TerreHaute. The baby’s aunt, Amandaworks in the Storeroom and UncleSosa works in Maintenance.

We didn’t get a chance to wishLucy Towles all the best on her quickretirement from the gate. After work-ing many years on the busy gate wehope and pray Lucy will have apeaceful retirement.

Pete Bodine found this 8"+

mushroom this spring. Pete saidoverall it wasn’t a good season formushrooming, but he did manage tofind some this size.

Until next time have a fun, safesummer!

Good luck to the farm leagueCubs this season. The Cubs arecoached by Jerry Walker and JoeSmith.

Jimmy “Duck” Martin has re-cently retired from the pattern shop.Duck worked in the pattern shopfrom 10/5/2005 until 5/22/2013.We would like to wish Duck the bestof luck in all his years to come. I’msure he will spend the majority of hisfree time working on his golf game.

We are getting increasinglybusy with every week that passes. Wehave been making several new jobswith many more coming in the nearfuture. It looks as though we areturning the corner towards a veryproductive rest of the year.

Congratulations to all of theseniors who graduated this year.Megan Allen and Jordan Capps (JohnAllen) both graduated from Attica thisyear. All the best in their future en-deavors!

PATTERN SHOPTony VanEtta

Tom began employment forHarrison Steel Castings on 2/1/1965as a Yard Laborer. He transferred tothe Pattern Shop on 12/13/1965 asa Weld Pattern maker. On 1/31/1967, he became a Wood PatternMaker and stayed in that capacityuntil his retirement on 6/1/2013.Tom worked for Harrison Steel Cast-ings for 48 years and 4 months.

Tom Grady Retires

FOUNDRYDrema Wood

I would like to give a shout outto all the seniors out there. Also abig shout out to the parent s for theirsupport to help the seniors achievetheir goal of graduating. Gardens arein full swing now, everybody scram-

Beverly Childress Retires. Beverly began working for Harrison Steelon 8/1/1999 as a Sand Tester. She worked in that job until transferring toCore Finishing in June of 2003. She finished cores until she began driving aForklift in April of 2007 and then returned to Sand Testing where she fin-ished her career. Congratulating Bev is her Supervisor George Vredenburgh.

bling to get the seeds and plants inthe ground in hopes of some pro-duce. Yours truly and the mister onlyplanted tomatoes this year. Here’shoping they do well, I can taste theBLT’s already!!

Nothing else to report, so untilnext time, be safe and keep smiling.

1950's Molding Crew at Work

Harrison Hills Golf and Country Club

2013 Harrison Steel Employee Rates

Weekdays- 18 holes with cart-$28.00Weekday- 9 holes with cart- $18.00

Weekends- 18 holes with cart- $34.00Weekends-9 holes with cart-$20.00

Range balls-$6.00 per bagMemberships Available- Employee Discounts

See Joel at the Golf Shop

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