Dave Dickhaut discusses his career as a production worker and UAW industrial hygiene technician for Local 602 at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Dave describes the duties of an industrial hygienist and being trained to perform the job. Dave talks about beginning his career at Fisher in 1967 while pursuing a degree at MSU. He tells about being selected for a series of "non-traditional" jobs. Dave shares memories about life in the factory and concludes by giving a brief description of the replica Fisher Coach that was built by employees around 1985.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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2005-08-24
- Interviewees
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Dickhaut, Dave
- Interviewers
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Johnson, Linda
McQuaid, Cheryl
Fleming, Michael
Howard, Doreen
Smith, Jerri
Coulter, Marilyn
- Subjects
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Dickhaut, Dave
Automobile factories
Automobile industry workers
Industrial hygienists
Labor union members
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:35:50
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Aug. 24, 2005, as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 15503
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6794813
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