A membership
organization for those
responsible for safety.
Established 1980
September 2006
Next GLASC Meeting
Our next meeting
is scheduled for October 11th. More information will follow.
SeptemberMeeting Minutes
September 28, 2006
Meeting called to order by Paul Felkey @ 12:10
p.m.
Paul thanked Rexam for hosting today’s
meeting & for providing lunch.
Emergency procedures.
Sign in sheets.
Introductions.
The August meeting was cancelled.
Paul thanked Kathy Frederick & Simplex Grinnell for hosting July’s meeting
and thanked Elaine Doss & Ivy Tech for providing their facilities.
New Business:
Treasurer’s Report: $3,571.45. We
have 56 paid members to date.
Presented idea of purchasing calendars for GLASC next year to
members. Motion was brought to the floor to order 500 calendars. The
motion was passed to order 500 calendars.
Nominations. The positions of
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and one (1) Trustee
position are available. If anyone is interested in holding one of these
positions or if you would like to nominate someone, please send your
nominations to Michele Baker at
micheleb@hustonelectric.com by the end of October. We will take
nominations through the month of October and will vote on the nominations
at our November meeting.
Annual Meeting. Our annual meeting
will be held on December 13th at The Trails. More information
will follow.
Health & Safety Fair at Wabash
National on October 15th from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please
contact Rick Seward at Wabash National. His phone # is 765-771-5559 and
his e-mail address is
rseward@wabashnational.com.
Presentation:
Jim Moore, CIH (Indiana Department of Labor)
Director, Industrial Compliance Discrimination & VPP
What is VPP?
The Voluntary Protection Program promotes
effective worksite-based safety & health. In the VPP, management,
labor, & OSHA establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that
have implemented a comprehensive safety & health management system.
Approval into VPP is OSHA’s official recognition of the outstanding
efforts of employers & employees who have achieved exemplary
occupational safety & health.
How does VPP work?
The VPP sets performance-based criteria for a
managed safety & health system, invites sites to apply, and then
assesses applicants against those criteria’s. OSHA’s verification
includes an application review and a rigorous onsite evaluation by a
team of OSHA safety and health experts. OSHA approves qualified sites
to one of three programs:
Star
Merit
Star Demonstration: Recognition for worksites
that address unique safety and health issues.
Compliance officers do the evaluations.
Compliance officers cannot do inspections at your facility for 5 years
after that date.
Compliance officers arrive 12:00 p.m. on Monday
& leave at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. They will interview about 50% of
your workforce.
Sites that make the grade must submit annual
self-evaluations and undergo periodic onsite re-evaluations to remain
in the programs.
When did VPP begin?
1979 – California began experimental program.
1982 – OSHA formally announced the VPP and
approved the first site.
1997 – 1st VPP site approved in
Indiana.
1998 – Federal worksites became eligible for VPP.
How does VPP benefit employers?
Fewer injuries and illnesses mean greater
profits as workers’ compensation premiums and other costs go down.
What are some unique VPP innovations?
Mentoring: The mentoring program (formalized in
1994) matches a potential VPP site with a current VPP site. The
mentor site helps the candidate improve its safety and health
management system & assists managers & employees in preparing for
participation in the VPP.
