Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
Schmidt Beer Co.
Receives H0nors

Employees of C. Schmidt e Sons,
Inc, Philadelphia brewers, receiv-
ed top awards last Tuesday from
National, State and Regional safe
ty organizations for a record
smashing safety performance dur
ing 1855.
Z, More than a score of awards
were presented to the company at
the Seventh Annual Safety Award
dinner held in the Brewery Tav-
ern, Hancock street and Girard
avenue in Philadelphia, at which
John X. 1orquato, Pennsylvania s
Secretary Of Labor and Industry,
was he pr--cipal speaker.
Two Asfards of Honor from the
National Safety Council, marking
the first time that brewing con-
cern had captured both awards III
a single year, highlighted the per-
feet accident-free 1855 record of
Schmidt employees.
The two plaques signifying the
awards were received by Christian
II. Zoller, Schmidt's president,
tional Safety Council, Donald G.
Vaughan, secretary, Aetna Casual
ty and Surety Company, Hartford,
Connecticut
The first plaque was symbolic
of the Councils Award of Honor,
for consistent reduction OF the
Schmidt accident rate eliminating
in an accident-free year in 1855
1000 better thar par for the en-
tire industry, which was $50. Dur
ing 1952-53-54 Schmidt had bet
ter than industry rate with a score
of 399. Industry rating is based
upon the records of all breweries
reporting to the National Safety
Council.
The second council plaque ac-
cepted by President Zoller was the
Award of Honor for another rec
ord in safety for the brewing in
dustry. The Schmidt employees
hung up record of 3,14S,643 con-
tinuous man-hours, worked with
out lost-time injury, from July 1,
1854, to March 2, 1856.
United States Brewers Founda-
tion first-place plaque for compan-
les with 500 to 1000 employees,
given in recognition of Schmidt's
1855 no-accident record, was pre-
sented to Thomas Mcconnell, 3rd,
executive vice president, by w. M.
Aicher, the Foundations employee
relations director. The award was
the second of it's kind won by the
firm in three years. Schmidt's in
jury-free performance last year
was in contrast with the 22.31 ac-
cident frequency average for sim
liar companies reporting to the
Foundation.
The Philadelphia Safety Council
honor award for the Delaware Val
ley brewing concerns with the best
safety record in 1855 was awarded
by j. Mark Kirchgasser, chairman
of the Board of Directors, Phila-
delphia Safety Council, to John
Gardiner, Jr, vice president.
A third National Safety Council
plaque, a first-place award, given
to companies in the food section in
the 475,000 man-hours-plus group,
was accepted by Edward A. Gardi-
ner. treasurer, from Mr.. Kirchgas-
ser. Schmidt was the only large
brewing firm in this category with
a perfect safety record last year.
A walnut and stainless steel
plaque, highest safety award pre-
sented by the Pennsylvania Manu-
facturers' Association to a MEM
ber company for more than 3,OOO,-
600 man-hours production without
a lost-time mishap, was given by
John Fl. Section, secretary, to Carl
e. Won Czoernig, Schmidt's vice
president. Schmidt employees set
an industry record of 3,14S,643 con-
tinuous man-hours during the 20
month period ended March 2, 1856.
Frederick H. Schmidt, assistant
vice president, accepted the Phil
adelphia Safety Councils Million
Man Hour" plaque for employees
working more than 100000 man
hours uninterruptedly without a
disabling injury during 1855, pre-
sented by Walter w. Matthews,
council managing director. Schmidt
employees totaled 100000 man