Development, Validation, Implementation and Enhancement of a Voluntary Protection Program Center of

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Development, Validation, Implementation and
Enhancement of a Voluntary Protection Program
Center of Excellence (VPPCX) Capability for
Department of Defense
DoD VPP CX Mr. Mark Atkins Overview April 23,
2009
Department of Defense Voluntary Protection
Program Center of Excellence Operated by
DoD Lead Agent Office of the Assistant Secretary
of the Army (Installations and Environment)

• Protecting the ultimate resource our people!

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Background

• First three years added 40 installations per
  year
• Installations subsequently split into multiple
  VPP sites
• Conducted over 480 person assessment visits
• Increased Staffing and SMEs from 4 to 30
• Developed eVPP Assessment and OSHA Application
  Tool and DoD VPP CX Website

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DoD VPP CX Growth
Army Adds OCONUS Sites
Number New Sites Added
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Current Percent Complete Status
Percent Complete Status Category A - Application
Ready (90 or better complete) Category B -
Beyond halfway (50 up to 90 complete) Category
C - Commenced progress (between 25 to 50
complete) Category D - Demonstrated Start (Less
than 25 complete)
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Current Status

• 18 Sites greater than 90 complete
• 25 of all year one sites greater than 90
  complete
• Anticipate NLT 14 star applications this year
• 31 of all sites greater than 50 complete
• Half of all year one sites more than 50 complete

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Current Status

• Midpoint in final year of 4-year PMD 705
• VPP CX support for 160 DoD major sites seeking
  VPP recognition by year end
• 492 individual sites using eVPP tool
• 22 DoD Star Sites to date 36 by year end
• Army Now 2 Year End 8
• Navy Now 9 Year End 14
• Marines 1
• Air Force Now 2 Year End 8
• Agencies 1

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DoD Star and Upcoming Star Sites
NIMF Pacific NW
Naval Region NW Everett
NSY Puget Sound
NAVFAC NW
AFNG 148th Fighter Wing
COGO Umatilla
115 Fighter Wing
NSY Portsmouth
ESMC Hanscom AFB
Tobyhanna Army Depot
88 Medical Group Wright Patterson AFB
Aviation Support Facility at Fort Indiantown Gap
DLA Columbus
COGO Rocky Mtn. Arsenal (2) Commerce City
88th Air Base Wing
DGMC, Travis AFB
Crane Army Ammunition Activity
Rocky Mtn. Arsenal
NSA SDD Fort Meade
NSA MTSO Fort Meade
Blue Grass AD
NSY Norfolk
USACE Louisville District
97 Maintenance Group, Altus AFB
McAllister Ammunition Plant
402nd MXW/SMXG Robins AFB
MCLB Barstow
NWS Charleston
COGO Anniston
Ft. Gordon
NSY Pearl Harbor
NAS Jacksonville
SERMC Mayport
NS Mayport
NSA Wiesbaden, Apo, AE
SB Kings Bay
NSA Stuttgart, Apo, AE
38 Star Sites
Corpus Christi AD
Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi
1 Merit Site
NAS Key West
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Lessons Learned

• Star Timeline varies by site - three years or
  longer not uncommon
• Lack of resources often impacting progress
  however additional site support not always
  translated to greater progress
• Top Installation Command greatest contributor to
  sustained progress

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Lessons Learned

• Need DoD/Service policy/guidance clarification
• eVPP Tool Redesign successful
• CX VPP Action Plan works Challenge Program model
  also works for selected sites
• Participation enhanced by ROI Business Case
• Changes in Leadership and/or Safety Staff impact
  progress

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Challenges

• Streamlining CX Implementation Model/Strategy
• Service centric implementation strategies
• Shifting Service/Agency priorities
• Selection Criteria
• nominated sites
• Site locations
• Installations with multiple sites

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Challenges

• Sustaining CX support beyond PMD 705
• Program Coordination and oversight
• Supporting 140 sites still in Star progress
• Maintaining DoD CX Subject Matter Expertise
• eVPP Tool hosting, upgrades maintenance
• VPP CX Website
• Support for VPP Working Group
• Meeting OSHA Annual reporting requirements

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Goals

• Target implementation at all major DoD
  installations 400 by 2012
• Support overall DoD Strategy to Improve Safety
  and Health Management System
• Compliance with DoD Policy (DoDD 4715.1E)
• Defense Installation Strategic Plan (DISP)
  Objective 5.3 Report meaningful results for
  safety and occupational health management
  systems, in accordance with the OSHA VPP
  Challenge Stages
• Near term Obtain Service Specific bridge
  funding for all Services/ Agencies