Tracks, the newspaper for Anniston Army Depot

Volume 31, Number 20196 September 21, 2017

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Anniston Army Depot began restora-tion of 319 headstones this week at the Military Cemetery on the former Fort McClellan. The work is scheduled to conclude in January.

This effort, which began in 2016 with restoration encompassing 36 graves in the northwest corner of the cemetery, will raise and realign the remaining headstones.

The work is being done by a contrac-tor, MOWA Barlovento LLC, JV, with oversight by ANAD’s Directorate of Public Works. The public may see heavy equipment in use and possibly loud noise associated with the progression.

The realignment of the headstones will ensure all rows line up vertically and perpendicularly, according to Mike Harris, chief of the depot’s Planning and Resources Office.

“The project will put a footing under all the headstones to keep them perfectly aligned,” said Harris.

The contractors will align one row at a time, fencing off a safe distance around the area of operations.

The headstones will be cleaned dur-ing the project and all damaged mark-ers will be replaced. To ensure all head-stones are returned to the appropriate location, a marker will be placed at the grave site and the contractor will have a map of the headstone locations.

The cemetery encompasses 355 headstones. ANAD is responsible for the ground maintenance services, to include mowing, trimming, fence repair, sunken grave repair and headstone alignment.

Established in 1917, the Post Cem-etery closed in 1975. Several observanc-es are held there each year, to include a Memorial Day ceremony and Wreaths Across America.

How would you escape from your work area in the event of an emergency? Are the exit doors unlocked and unob-structed?

Follow the following rules to help keep you safe during an emergency.

• Exits must be posted, unlocked and clear of obstacles while buildings are occupied.

• Routinely inspect doors, hardware, exit signs and lighting fixtures.

• Exit signs must be self-lighting and must work, even during a power outage.

• If signs are found to be broken or malfunctioning, contact the depot’s Directorate of Public Works to place a service order.

• Never store equipment, materials or other objects in front of an exit door.

• Keep equipment and materials away from the outside of emergency exit doors.

• Don’t store flammable or highly combustible materials under or along-side stairways, ramps and other path-ways used for emergency exits.

• Non-exit doors must be posted with “Not an Exit” signs.

For additional information or a re-view of your work area, contact the Safety Office at Ext. 7541.

Safety rules for exit doors

from Staff ReportsANAD Safety Office

Headstone realignment beginsProject to clean, align all grave markers in Military Cemetery

by Jennifer BacchusANAD PAO

Fall beginsFirst official day of Autumn is Sept. 22Photo by Jennifer Bacchus

Work to restore and level 319 headstones at the McClellan Military Cemetery is scheduled to begin this week.

This newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. Army. Contents of TRACKS are not necessarily official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Depart-

ment of the Army, or Anniston Army Depot. TRACKS is published biweekly using desktop

publishing on recycled paper and on the Internet by the Commander, Anniston Army Depot.

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Commanding Officer....................Col. Joel WarhurstPublic Affairs Officer...........................Clester BurdellEditor..............................................Jennifer BacchusPhotographers...................................Mark Cleghorn

Ben Williams

TRACKS2 September 21, 2017

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has initiated operations in Florida in response to Hurricane Irma and continued response operations in the Vir-gin Islands and Puerto Rico, according to a DoD statement issued Sept. 12.

DoD expects to complete evacuating U.S. citizens from St. Martin and is coordi-nating the evacuation of U.S. citizens from the British Virgin Islands, the statement said. Joint Task Force-Leeward Islands is arriving in the eastern Caribbean today to start providing humanitarian assistance, to include water, sanitation, logistics sup-port, movement of relief personnel and humanitarian commodities.

DoD Hurricane Irma Response Details• There are approximately 10,000

DoD personnel supporting response op-erations in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

• The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, the 26th Marine Expedition-ary Unit, the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill, and dry cargo ship USNS McLean are conducting relief operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The SS WRIGHT is loading Federal Emergency Management Agency containers and is scheduled to de-part for St. Thomas.

• Marines from the 26th MEU bat-talion landing team conducting logistical and support operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is assessing the Schneider Regional Medi-cal Center – the principal medical facility on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Corps of Engineers is also coordinating the shipment of a 750-kilowatt generator to St. Thomas to assist in restarting the is-land’s power plant.

• U.S. Transportation Command will lift the 602nd Area Medical Support Company to St. Thomas with primary and emergency patient care capability.

Florida Operations• There are approximately 20,700

DoD personnel supporting response op-erations in the eastern United States.

• U.S. Northern Command is postured to conduct relief operations from the sea with aircraft from the USS Abraham Lin-coln, USS Farragut, USS Iwo Jima, USS New York and the USS San Jacinto. The Lincoln’s helicopters airlifted supplies to forces opening Marathon Airport in the Florida Keys.

• The Army sent High Water Trucks to Florida from Fort Bragg, N.C., and fuel and supplies will move to search and res-cue base airfields.

• Army Corps of Engineers power teams, debris removal teams, temporary roofing teams and port survey personnel are in place in Florida and Georgia. The Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard are working to reopen ports -- focusing on Port Everglades and Tampa.

• The Defense Logistics Agency is de-veloping joint solutions to support Florida first responder fuel requirements.

Army Operations• According to Army officials, the

current Total Army response for Hurricane Irma is more than 17,600 Soldiers and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilians in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the continental United States.

• The Army has 38 aircraft, more than 740 trucks and more than 80 generators already committed to relief efforts. The Army has more than 100 aircraft, almost 600 generators, 150 boats and more than 3,200 trucks on standby to support re-sponse efforts, if called upon.

• Army National Guard Soldiers from Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are cur-rently on State Active Duty status and are either responding or prepared to respond to each governor’s priorities. Additionally, National Guard units in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina are conduct-ing routine inactive duty training, which they will utilize to prepare for a Hurricane Irma response, if required.

• The Corps of Engineers is working

in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to assist with power restoration efforts and have teams on stand-by to assist in Florida if/when needed. The Corps is also moni-toring conditions at the Herbert Hoover Dike (Lake Okeechobee) and will con-tinue to provide updates.

• Army Reserve officers are as-signed with FEMA Regions II, IV and V Headquarters to assist with providing ex-pert military advice on storm response ef-forts.

• Fort Jackson, S.C., is providing shel-ter to 128 personnel displaced by the hur-ricane and are still accepting persons seek-ing shelter.

• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has six divisions and six districts activated to support federal response operations, with more than 400 deployed personnel at key response nodes and 158 personnel manning key communication nodes.

DoD aids response efforts for Hurricane Irmafrom DoD News

Defense Media Activity

U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Youtoy Martin, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Sgt. Kenneth Douglas (right) and Spc. Roman Zorko (left) from 82nd Airborne Division clear downed trees during clean up following the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Lakeland, Fla., Sept. 15, 2017. Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Com-mand worked alongside residents of Lakeland clearing debris from roads and trails, during a civil service mission to Florida following the storm.

U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen FleischmannFlorida National Guard Public Affairs Office

Spec. Matthew Pippins, a member of the Florida National Guard’s Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Emergency Response Force-Package’s route clearance crew, careful-ly climbs on top of a sailboat lodged in a fence by Hurricane Irma. The crew searched over 30 vessels stranded along the coastline of Naval Air Station Key West.

TRACKS 3September 21, 2017

Festival at the Lake coordinator speaks at ANAD Hispanic Heritage Month luncheon

Nancy Lopez is currently working on what could be considered her third or fourth career. And she is only 23.

As a teenager, she was waitressing for a local restau-rant.

Upon graduation from high school in 2012, she was already well into a cosmetology program, having started college the year before.

She helped to start a cosmetology program at Anniston High School and now serves on the Board of Cosmetol-ogy Committee for Gadsden State Community College.

Lopez earned her associate’s degree as a paralegal in 2015, learning what she always knew about herself - that her calling was in the legal profession.

She is currently studying pre-law at Columbia South-ern and plans to graduate next year then proceed to law school.

While going to school, she has also worked full time as a banker.

As she told the crowd gathered in the DeSoto Pastime Center, her future is in question as she and approximately 800,000 other children await the fate of the Deferred Ac-tion for Childhood Arrivals program.

Lopez arrived in the United States on a visa at the age of three with her mother and her older brother. They were fleeing from the prospect of her father attempting to take custody of the two children.

The family lived at the time with one of Lopez’s uncles, a resident of the U.S. who was working toward citizenship. Unfortunately, he grew ill shortly after their arrival and died from cancer.

“Here, we were going to be free,” she told the crowd. “Here, we were going to grow.”

Her mother had to find a way for the family to survive. With no car, she walked every day to work at the Oxford Mall.

Lopez excelled in school. Early on, she set a goal to go to college and become a lawyer.

In 2007, the family’s visas expired.Still, Lopez refused to let the question of her citizen-

ship get in the way of her future.“I continued to be in the top 10 or top five in my

class,” she said. “I figured, somewhere along the line, there would be a miracle.”

She turned 16 and watched as her friends received their drivers’ licenses, something she was ineligible for.

“Then, reality hit, I wasn’t going to be able to go to college,” she said of the moment she realized she needed a social security number to apply and be accepted.

“It hurts to have someone say, ‘You aren’t from here. You don’t belong here. You can’t go to my college,’” said Lopez.

Her miracle finally came her junior year when, after she broke down in the office of her guidance counselor, a path to higher education was formed.

That path was through cosmetology, a trade she had never considered. An Early College Enrollment Program enabled her to go to college, but she had to learn a skill.

“I ended up loving it,” said Lopez. “I ended up being really good at it.”

When the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program began in 2012, a month after she graduated high school, it gave her hope for the future.

“I was one of the first DACA recipients in Alabama,” she said.

Suddenly, her world opened up. Lopez was allowed to get a driver’s license and apply to college.

“I was a person because of that,” she said.She continued to work full time while in school,

though DACA only requires one or the other, and has given back to her community through a Festival at the Lake, held on May 5, Cinco de Mayo, the last two years.

As Lopez states, the festival is a celebration of all cul-tures.

“We all have a background. We all have a culture,” said Lopez. “We all bleed red.”

Though the future of the DACA children in the U.S. is uncertain, Lopez is still working toward her bachelor’s degree and still planning to attend law school next year.

“I’m not going to let anyone stop me,” she said. “I’m going to show everyone that I’m not just an alien. I’m your family.”

by Jennifer BacchusANAD PAO

Photo by Mark Cleghorn

Nancy Lopez, the coordinator for the Festival at the Lake, a cultural event which has occurred at Oxford Lake the past two years on Cinco de Mayo, was the speaker for Anniston Army Depot’s Hispanic Heritage Month luncheon.

The Disability Employment Aware-ness Month Luncheon is scheduled for Oct. 18 at 11:30 a.m. It is scheduled to conclude at 12:30 p.m.

All depot employees are encouraged to support this event.

The speaker will be Dr. John Mascia, president of the Alabama Institute of the Deaf and Blind.

Cost for the event will be $10 and tickets will be available through direc-torate secretaries and the Equal Employ-ment Opportunity Office.

The bus schedule for the event as well as the menu will be in the Oct. 5 issue of TRACKS.

That issue will also feature an article on Mascia.

Disability Employment Awareness Month luncheon planned for October Have an item of interest for

TRACKS or The Morning Show?

Contact Public Affairs at256-235-6281!

TRACKS4 September 21, 2017

Employees who use hand and power tools are exposed to the hazards of fall-ing, flying, abrasive and splashing objects. They also may be subject to harmful dusts, fumes, mists, vapors or gases.

Personal Protective Equipment must be used according to the Job Hazard Anal-ysis, work instructions and what is appro-priate for the task.

Employees should be able to recognize the hazards associated with the different types of tools and the safety precautions necessary.

Basic rulesFive basic safety rules can help pre-

vent hazards associated with the use of hand and power tools:

• Keep all tools in good condition with regular maintenance.

• Use the right tool for the job.• Examine each tool for damage be-

fore use and do not use damaged tools.• Operate tools according to the man-

ufacturers’ instructions.• Properly use the right personal pro-

tective equipment.

Hand toolsHand tools are tools that are powered

manually. Hand tools include items such as chisels to wrenches. The greatest haz-ards posed by hand tools result from mis-use and improper maintenance.

Some examples include:• If a chisel is used as a screwdriver,

the tip of the chisel may break and fly off, hitting the user or other employees.

• If a wooden handle on a tool, such as a hammer or an axe, is loose, splintered or cracked, the head of the tool may fly off and strike the user or other employees.

• If the jaws of a wrench are sprung, the wrench might slip.

• If impact tools, such as chisels, wedges or drift pins, have mushroomed heads, the heads might shatter on impact, sending sharp fragments flying toward the user or other employees.

When using saw blades, knives or other tools, the user should direct the tools away from aisle areas and away from oth-er employees working in close proximity.

Knives and scissors must be sharp; dull tools can cause more hazards than

sharp ones.Cracked saw blades must be removed

from service.Wrenches must not be used when jaws

are sprung to the point that slippage oc-curs.

Impact tools, such as drift pins, wedges and chisels must be free of mushroomed heads.

The wooden handles of tools must not be splintered.

Iron or steel hand tools may produce sparks which can be an ignition source around flammable substances.

Where flammable gases, highly vola-tile liquids and other explosive substances are stored or used, spark-resistant tools made of non-ferrous materials should be utilized.

Power toolsPower tools must be fitted with guards

and safety switches; they are extremely hazardous when used improperly.

The types of power tools are deter-mined by their power source: electric, pneumatic, liquid fuel, hydraulic and pow-der-actuated.

All electrical connections for these tools must be suitable for the type of tool and the working conditions (wet, dusty, flammable vapors). Employees must be trained in the proper use of all tools.

To prevent hazards associated with the use of power tools, employees should ob-serve the following general precautions:

• Never carry a tool by the cord or hose.

• Never yank the cord or the hose to disconnect it from the receptacle.

• Keep cords and hoses away from heat, oil and sharp edges.

• Disconnect tools when not using them, before servicing or cleaning them, and when changing accessories such as blades, bits and cutters.

• Keep all people not involved with the work at a safe distance from the work area.

• Secure work with clamps or a vise, freeing both hands to operate the tool.

• Avoid accidental starting. Do not hold fingers on the switch button while carrying a plugged-in tool.

• Maintain tools with care; keep them sharp and clean for best performance.

• Follow instructions in the user’s manual for lubricating and changing ac-cessories.

• Be sure to keep good footing and maintain good balance when operating power tools.

• Wear proper apparel for the task. Loose clothing, ties or jewelry can be-come caught in moving parts.

• Remove all damaged portable elec-tric tools from use and tag them: “Do Not Use.”

Abrasive wheel toolsPortable abrasive grinding, cutting,

polishing, and wire buffing wheels cre-ate special safety problems because they may throw off flying fragments. Abrasive wheel tools must be equipped with guards that:

(1) Cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections

(2) Maintain proper alignment with the wheel

(3) Do not exceed the strength of the fastenings.

Before an abrasive wheel is mounted, it must be inspected closely for damage and should be sound- or ring-tested to en-sure that it is free from cracks or defects. To test, wheels should be tapped gently with a light, non-metallic instrument. If the wheels sound cracked or dead, they must not be used because they could fly

apart in operation. A stable and undam-aged wheel, when tapped, will give a clear metallic tone or “ring.”

To prevent an abrasive wheel from cracking, it must fit freely on the spindle. The spindle nut must be tightened enough to hold the wheel in place without distort-ing the flange. Always follow the manu-facturer’s recommendations. Take care to ensure that the spindle speed of the ma-chine will not exceed the maximum oper-ating speed marked on the wheel.

An abrasive wheel may disintegrate or explode during start-up. Allow the tool to come up to operating speed prior to grinding or cutting. The employee should never stand in the plane of rotation of the wheel as it accelerates to full operating speed. Portable grinding tools need to be equipped with safety guards to protect workers not only from the moving wheel surface, but also from flying fragments in case of wheel breakage.

When using a powered grinder:• Always use eye or face protection.• Turn off the power when not in use.• Never clamp a hand-held grinder in

a vise.

Source: OSHA Pamphlet 3080,Hand and Power Tools

Use correct PPE for hand, power tool safetyfrom Staff Reports

ANAD Safety OfficeOSHA.gov

Photo by Jennifer Bacchus

Michael Gannaway disassembles a seat in a component shop at Anniston Army Depot. It’s im-portant when using tools to maintain them and use the right tool for the job.

TRACKS 5September 21, 2017

PRODUCTIVE YIELD:Direct Productive Yield (Direct Labor Hours):Greater than 1,600 – $250.001,579-1,600 – $187.501,557-1,578 – $125.001,534-1,556 – $62.50Less than 1,534 – $0Current hours – 1,625Current payout – $250

Indirect Productive Yield:Equal to or Greater than 1,702 – $250.001,683-1,701 – $187.501,663-1,682 – $125.001,642-1,662 – $62.50Less than 1,642 – $0Current hours – 1,660Current payout – $62.50

PERFORMANCE TO PROMISE (percentage):Greater than 95 – $500.0090-95 – $375.0085-89 – $250.0080-84 – $125.00Less than 80 – $0Current percentage – 90Current payout – $375

NET OPERATING RESULT:NOR loss less than -$13M – $500.00NOR loss between -$13M and -$23M – $375.00NOR loss between -$23M and -$33M – $250.00NOR loss between -$33M and -$46.6M – $125.00NOR loss is greater than -$46.6M – $0Current loss – -0.21MCurrent payout – $500

CURRENT TOTAL: $1,187.50

GAP updateMeasurement for Anniston Army Depot’s fis-

cal year 2017 Group Award Program payout in-cludes four areas.

For eligible personnel to receive the maximum GAP payout, all metrics must be met. Everyone must do their part each day to achieve these goals, which are attainable and important in executing ANAD’s mission. Current status indicates a pay-out of $1,187.50.

If anyone has questions concerning how to have a positive impact on the metrics, please dis-cuss this with your supervisor.

As we did last year, progress against the met-rics will be provided on a recurring basis.

The established goals are within our reach and I know every employee will rise to the challenge!

by Pam RobertsonANAD DRMThe Family Advocacy Program is a proactive initia-

tive for Soldiers and civilians, which consists of family violence prevention, education and family enrichment services.

FAP provides procedures for identification, reporting, investigation and treatment of child and spouse abuse.

The primary goal of FAP is to prevent child and spouse abuse by providing a variety of family life enrichment ser-vices to strengthen families and enhance resiliency.

Services include parenting, couples enrichment and personal growth training.

The goal is supported by identification of abuse as ear-ly as possible, timely reporting and intervention through

rehabilitation and treatment.You can report child abuse by calling 911 or your local

law enforcement agency.You can also contact the Family Advocacy Program

Manager at 256-624-8510.Soldiers, who would like to make a restricted report of

spouse abuse, may also contact the FAPM.Restricted reports of spouse abuse allow the victim to

receive treatment services without launching an official investigation with command and law enforcement.

The second option for Soldiers is unrestricted report-ing of spouse abuse, which includes law enforcement and command intervention.

Unrestricted reports hold offenders accountable. For more information, please contact the FAP office at 256-235-7971.

Family advocacy works to prevent child, spouse abuseby Tim Rolfe

ANAD FAP Manager

What is AFAP?The Army Family Action Plan

is a program that gives everyone in the Army family the opportunity to influence his/her quality of life and standard of living at Anniston Army Depot.

How is AFAP accomplished?ANAD hosts an annual AFAP Fo-

cus Group that brings together repre-sentatives of the Total Army Family throughout the ANAD installation. These representatives, serving as focus group delegates, evaluate, pri-

oritize and make recommendations on issues affecting quality of life at ANAD and throughout the Army.

Issues are accepted by the AFAP Program Manager year-round. Issues may be submitted at the Army Com-munity Service Building, by e-mail to amanda.c.mullinax.civ@mail.mil or online at www.myarmyonesource.com.

What qualifies as an AFAP issue?Issues that affect everyone at

ANAD or the Army at large are good AFAP issues.

The focus should be on improv-ing facilities, changing policy or regulation issues which make things better for everyone.

What is not an AFAP issue?Issues should focus on improving

the quality of life for everyone and should not be an individual’s “pet rock.”

Individuals having problems with a facility or particular organization should report those issues to the man-ager of that facility. Another option for individual issues is to go online to http://ice.disa.mil/ to make a cus-

tomer comment about any military installation and their services.

How to write an AFAP issueIssue Title: What is the problem?

A few words summarizing the prob-lem or concern.

Scope: Why is this a problem? Describe one specific problem of concern in a paragraph form. Refer-ence any laws/policies that impact the issue. Please be clear and to the point.

Recommendation: How would you fix this problem? Include only three recommendations related to the single issue described. Be specific with details.

Have concerns or suggestions?from Staff Reports

ANAD ACS

AFAP Focus GroupThe AFAP Focus Group

is scheduled for October.For more information

or if you have questions, contact Amanda Mullinax at 256-235-7445 or via e-mail.

Have a topic you want to see onThe Morning Show? Call Ext. 6281!

TRACKS6 September 21, 2017

Storm Water pollution issues are often overlooked, but can be easily remedied and even prevented when su-pervisors and employees know what to look for.

Anniston Army Depot has seen an increase in oil, grease, hydraulic fluid and chemical fluids getting to the storm drains when a rain event occurs.

These releases have to be reported to environmental regulatory agencies and are subject to notice of violations or fines.

Spills caused by equipment breakdown or leaky parts must be taken care of as soon as they happen or when noticed.

A spill is an accident, but not cleaning it up is a viola-tion of environmental regulations.

Parts covered with oil, grease, hydraulic fluid or chemical fluids should not be stored uncovered or near storm drains.

Parts which are leaking should not leave the shop until the leak has been stopped and residue cleaned up on the part and storage container.

Failure to act in a timely manner can lead to chemicals entering into the waters where you fish or boat. It can also contaminate drinking water sources.

We need every employee to be conscientious and dili-gent.

Spill clean-upWhen a spill occurs, it is often unclear whose respon-

sibility it is for cleaning up the spilled material.What is a spill?A spill is an uncontrolled release of a hazardous sub-

stance occurring indoors or outdoors allowing the pos-sible flow of the substance into the environment.

There are countless opportunities for spills to occur in any shop storing or distributing any type of chemicals in solid, liquid or gaseous form.

Who is responsible for cleaning up a spill?Generally the individual(s) who caused a spill, or who

is in charge of the area where the spill occurs, has respon-sibility for cleaning up the spill.

Individual or shop activities leading to the spill may require multiple personnel from that work area to clean the spill.

Never assume it is someone else’s responsibility and leave a spill uncleaned.

Supervisors will provide appropriate spill kits and personal protective equipment to handle the types of chemicals or waste utilized in the work area.

Some chemicals require special clean-up materials. If the Hazmat Team or Fire and Emergency Services Division is called, shop personnel may be called upon to continue to help with clean up.

When does a spill become an emergency spill?Classifying a spill as an emergency spill depends on

the type and amount of chemical released.On ANAD, the general rule of thumb is to call 9-1-1 if:

• The spill is too large to contain or clean-up with the spill kit on hand

• The spill enters into a storm water drain or into any body of water

• The spill material enters into the gravel, grass or dirt.When is a spill sufficiently cleaned up?For a spill contained inside a building, the person

cleaning the spill determines whether or not the spill has been properly managed and the area correctly cleaned.

There is an exception to this. If Hazmat or Environ-mental have been notified and are on scene, they have the final say in what is sufficient.

Secondary containment vs. catch pansSecondary containment and catch pans can be found

throughout the industrial area.It is important for these items to be used for their in-

tended purpose and in compliance with environmental regulations.

What is secondary containment?Secondary containment is the vital line of protec-

tion to prevent spills when a primary container, such as a 55-gallon drum or 250-gallon tote, fails.

Secondary containment systems provide only tempo-rary containment of accidental discharges from a hazard-ous material or waste container until the appropriate ac-tions can be taken to stop the source of the leak.

They are never to be used as the primary container or to drain oil and other hazardous materials into.

Secondary containment systems which are missing drain plugs, have cracks or holes must be taken out of service.

What is a catch/drip pan?In most cases, catch or drip pans are a simple pan or

bucket appropriately designed to isolate and contain drips and leaks from a particular type of equipment or container until the source of the leak is repaired.

Drip pans are also commonly used with product dis-pensing containers (usually drums) or when draining flu-ids from parts or equipment.

In some shops, catch pans can be pretty large and de-signed to drain fluids from large vehicle components dur-ing the vehicle disassembly process.

Catch pans should be drained prior to the end of the shift or when they are no longer needed.

Only catch pans with a residual amount of fluid in the bottom be classified “empty.”

Efforts to drain catch pans can include pumping or draining through a plug.

Catch pans will be clearly labeled on all sides stating the contents they are used to temporarily accumulate.

Catch pans with cracks or holes should be disposed of properly.

For additional guidance or questions contact the Di-rectorate of Risk Management’s Production Support Team at Ext. 7475.

Spill awareness vital to pollution prevention

Photo by Jennifer Bacchus

Secondary containment, such as the container beneath this drum of used oil, is a line of protection to prevent spills if the primary container, in this case the drum, fails.

from Staff ReportsANAD DRK

Spill protocol reminderRemember, if a spill occurs that is too large, con-

sists of a substance too dangerous for shop employ-ees to handle or which poses an environmental or safety threat, call 9-1-1 immediately.

All spills MUST be reported to 9-1-1 where an operator will inform the necessary parties for re-sponse.

Practice R-A-C-E whenever a spill occurs:• Report (call 9-1-1)• Assist victims if it is safe for you to do so• Contain the spill if it is safe for you to do so• Evacuate if needed

TRACKS 7September 21, 2017

notes from around the Track

September 22Snack line only

September 25Hamburger steakMashed potatoes and gravyField peasFried okraYeast roll

September 26Chicken wingsFries or onion ringsPotato saladGrilled Texas toast

September 27Baked ziti pastaSteamed broccoliBreaded zucchiniYeast roll

September 28Fried catfishColeslawBaked beans French friesHush puppies

October 2Country fried steakMashed potatoes and gravyGreat Northern beansTurnip greensCornbread

October 3Beer battered codFries or onion ringsBaked beans ColeslawHush puppies

October 4Beef tips and riceField peasFried okraYeast roll

October 5Fried chickenMacaroni and cheeseBlack-eyed peasCollard greensCornbread

October 6Snack line only

October 10Chicken alfredoSteamed broccoliSide saladGarlic bread

October 11Chicken or beef soft tacoSpanish riceMexican cornBlack beansTaco salad bowl

October 12Fried catfishColeslawBaked beans French friesHush puppies

October 16Fried pork chopScalloped potatoesSteamed broccoliFried squashYeast roll

October 17Chicken wingsFries or onion ringsPotato saladGrilled Texas toast

October 18Spaghetti with meat sauceMixed vegetablesSide saladGarlic knot

October 19Brats and burgers

October 20Snack line only

October 23Salisbury steakMashed potatoes and gravyGreen peasVegetable sticksYeast roll

The remainder of October’s menus will be in the Oct. 5 issue

of TRACKS.

Cafeteria menus

The Combined Federal Campaign is the of-ficial workplace giving campaign of the federal government.

The mission of the CFC is to promote and support philanthropy through a program that is employee focused, cost-efficient and effective in providing federal employees the opportunity to improve the quality of life for all.

CFC is the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with almost 200 CFC campaigns throughout the country and overseas raising millions of dollars each year.

Pledges made by federal civilian, postal and military donors during the campaign season sup-port eligible nonprofit organizations which pro-vide health and human service benefits throughout the world.

The campaign is scheduled to begin Oct. 1, 2017, and go through Jan. 12, 2018.

The program will be completely electronic

this year. Anniston Army Depot’s CFC leaders are awaiting final instructions from the Office of Personnel Management as to how employees will access the donation site.

As information is received, it will be passed to the various work areas through CFC key people as well as through the supervisory chain.

For additional information, contact Shynta Gray at Ext. 5493.

CFC donations begin in October

Watch the next Morning Show!September 27 – Jeff Simmons will update the workforce on the

depot’s workload. Tim Rolfe will discuss domestic abuse prevention. Brenda Montgomery will outline the upcoming Disability Awareness Month Luncheon.

The Morning Show airs live at 7:05 a.m.For those who are unable to watch it live, it is rebroadcast at 10:30

a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., midnight and 2 a.m.Depot employees may view The Morning Show and its archives

anytime on IPTV.

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