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
Electronic Voluntary Protection Programs (e-VPP)
Tool Briefing 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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e-VPP Tool Background

• e-VPP Tool Origins
• Department of Energy (DOE)-developed application
  tool
• Occupational Safety Health Administration
  (OSHA)-provided implementation tool
• Problem
• Usability negatively impacted implementation and
  tracking
• Through use of tool, requirements expanded and
  enhancements requested
• Solution
• Develop new tool IAW DoD process/user
  requirements
• Establish Configuration Control Board (CCB) to
  manage development

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e-VPP Tool Objectives

• Project management tool to support implementation
• Base, Major Command and Service-level tracking
  and reporting
• Support OSHA application development
• Support annual program evaluation requirement

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Configuration Control Board (CCB)

• Established to oversee functionality
  development
• Chartered 18 Dec 2008 by DoD Lead Agent,
• Mr. Tad Davis, DASA (ESOH)
• Chaired by Executive Director of the Air Force
  Safety Center, Mr. Bud Redmond
• All Services represented
• AF Safety funded
• On-site technical support for e-VPP Tool and CCB
  Administration
• SharePoint portal for CCB collaboration

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Spiral 1

• Objective Re-create existing tool functionality
  with increased usability
• Design Jul 2008
• Development Jul-Oct 2008
• System Testing/Acceptance Nov 2008
• Data Conversion/Migration Dec 2008
• Release 5 Jan 2009
• Training 9 webinars

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Spiral 2

• Objectives
• Maintenance Training Spiral 1
• Design Jan 2009
• Development Jan-Feb 2009
• Testing/Acceptance Feb 2009
• Release 2 Mar 2009
• Training 6 webinars hosted

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Spiral 3

• Objectives
• Maintenance Training Spiral 2
• Design Feb-Mar 2009
• Development Mar-Jun 2009
• Development and Training Spiral 3
• Testing/Acceptance Jun-Jul 2009
• Training Jul-Aug 2009
• Fielding Jul 2009

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e-VPP Tool Objectives
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e-VPP Tool User Status

• 1069 unique users (as of March 31, 2009)
• 250 users have been trained on new tool
• 492 sites
• Service users
• Air Force 407
• Army 283
• Navy 201
• Marines 65
• DLA 27
• Developers have trained more than 250 users via
  Webinars.

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Way Ahead

• Requirements for Spiral 4 are building
• Information sharing with other data sets
• Maintenance/Sustainment important
• Hosting when/where/how?
• Support compliance with DoD Policy (DoDD 4715.1E)
• Support 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

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Contact Information

• CCB Chair
• Name Mr. Bud Redmond
• Organization Executive Director AFSC
• E-mail william.redmond_at_kirtland.af.mil
• CCB Administrator
• Name Mr. Scott MacCurdy
• Organization CTC/NDCEE
• E-mail douglas.maccurdy_at_kirtland.af.mil
• Phone Number [phone]