The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

It is a pleasure to be here today to speak to you about the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, which is landmark legislation by any measure applied to it. The Act applies to every employer affecting commerce in the United States and its territories which was not covered by other Federal occupational safety and health laws, such as the Metal and Non-metallic Mine Act, the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. By 1973 a study is to be completed containing recommendations for combining all Federal occupational safety and health programs. Paper published with permission.

Sugar Handling Systems

In the days when manual labor was the only available motive force, a container was limited to what one or two men could conveniently move. Paper published with permission.

Legal Aspects of Air and Water Pollution

In 1971 a citrus processing plant in Central Florida paid $10,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the Florida Department of Pollution Control for damages and penalties, arising from the unlawful depositing by the company of organic wastes into a fresh water lake. Paper published with permission.

Protecting Floors in Citrus Plants

Concrete floors in food processing plants require protection from excessive abrasive and corrosive exposures. Failure to provide it results in early floor deterioration. The development, use and effectiveness of materials designed to protect concrete play a key role in lengthening the useful life of plant floors. The substances include structural materials, coating and overlayments. Paper published with permission.

The Process Control Computer and the Citrus Industry

Although computers have been commercially available for only a comparatively short period of time, they seem to have come to dominate our corporate and even our private lives. Punched cards and computer printouts descend upon us from many quarters; our telephone connections are completed by land links or satellite; the stock markets, bank accounts, credit card systems, student’s courses and it seems almost every aspect of life is at least touched by them. Various forms of them have even got into our plants to regulate processes, control assembly lines, protect men and equipment and improve the quality of products. Paper published with permission.

d-Limonene Recovery in the Florida Citrus Industry

A summary is given of recovery techniques during the past 30 years. Current innovations are mentioned and the recent research completed and currently in progress. Estimated recovery yields are discussed and areas of oil loss mentioned. The major uses of d-Limonene are described and the new anti-pollution law is discussed. The economics of the limonene market are shown to be tied to the turpentine market. There are comments about the future of terpene resins. Several goals for the future are presented. Paper published with permission.

Bulk Storage of Citrus Concentrates

The Florida citrus processing industry continues to grow in complexity as it serves broader markets, handles an increasing volume of fruit at higher wage and product values, to ever stricter specifications. The trend is toward a blended finished product and away from packaging fruit as it reaches the plant; indeed, packaging is becoming to lose its “seasonal” characteristics so far as packaging and marketing is concerned. Paper published with permission.