[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 44 (Thursday, April 1, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H1795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MORTON SALT PLANT

  (Mr. REGULA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. REGULA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the achievements of 
the Morton Salt plant, a company from Wayne County in Rittman, Ohio. I 
am confident that you will recognize this company by the Morton 
umbrella girl, a familiar sight on the Morton products, and by the 
slogan ``When It Rains It Pours.'' What you may not know is the long 
history of safety that the Rittman plant has experienced.
  Today, I rise to recognize the dedicated employees of the Morton 
plant in Rittman, Ohio, for the recent achievement of 5 million work 
hours without a lost-time incident. This is a record within the Morton 
Salt Company as well as the entire North American salt industry.
  Since 1848, the Morton Salt Company has been North America's leading 
producer and marketer of salt for home, water conditioning, industrial, 
agriculture, and highway use. Morton's Rittman's facility employees 
process thousands of tons of household salt each day.
  As you know, Mr. Speaker, mining and manufacturing can be high-risk 
professions. This plant employs approximately 285 employees. And since 
June of 1995, injury accidents have not forced any worker to take time 
off from work. This milestone shows the dedication to health and safety 
of these people. I congratulate all of them for their outstanding 
achievement.

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