Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class STEVEN HOSKINS | GROTON, Conn. (June. 13, 2018) Electronics Technician Communication Submarine 1st...... read more read more
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GROTON, Conn. -- Naval Submarine Support Center, New London (NSSC NLON) held an industrial health inspection to support reopening an industrial shredding facility on Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton Conn., Jun. 13.
The facility was closed approximately four years prior when the previous shedder broke down and the repair costs outweighed the old shredder’s value.
Before officially reopening the doors to the industrial shredding facility, NSSC NLON wanted to ensure that the work space being used by Sailors would be a hazard free environment and the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) would be used during operations.
“We are in the final stages of the testing,” said Electronics Technician Communication Submarine 1st Class James Smith as he shredded a hand full of documents, while wearing an air testing device.
“The device I am wearing is monitoring the air quality in the building,” said Smith. “Once the results come back from the air test those results will tell us what PPE is required.”
Sailors serving on Groton-area submarines are looking forward to the facility’s opening.
“The industrial shredding facility is going to make our lives a lot better, considering we’re not going to have to shred sheet by sheet on the boat,” said Electronics Technician Communication Submarine 3rd Class Keenan Staat as he tore open a bag of documents.
“It’s just going to save time, if we had to shred the amount we are shredding to today, it would take weeks verses a few hours, definitely a benefit to us,” said Staat.
While the industrial shredding facility was closed, all bulk waste incineration was out-source to a local company.
“This Facility is set to last 25 years, which will in just a few years save the Navy thousands of dollars,” said Smith. “Plus it will allow all the boats here at Naval Submarine Base New London easy access to shred documents without delay.”
The facility is projected to pay for itself and start saving NSSC NLON and the Navy as whole money within three years.
| Date Taken: | 06.13.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 06.15.2018 13:25 |
| Story ID: | 281108 |
| Location: | GROTON, CONNECTICUT, US |
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