Army Participation in the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Colonel John Ciesla Office of the Deputy

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Army Participation in the OSHA Voluntary
Protection Program Colonel John CieslaOffice
of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Armyfor
Environment, Safety Occupational Health (703)
697-3124John.Ciesla_at_us.army.mil

• Protecting the ultimate resource our people!

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Overview
Why is the Army pursuing VPP recognition by OSHA?

• Better synchronize safety and occupational health
  efforts
• Reduce worker illness injury
• Reduce worker compensation costs
• Sustain and improve
• Worker health, morale, and wellness
• Protect productivity and readiness

Bottom Line VPP Recognition aligns with Army
values philosophy Synchronizes with the goals
of the Army SOH Strategic Plan
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The Army Safety Occupational Health Strategic
Plan
ARMY GOALS

• Incorporate safety and occupational health into
  Army culture.
• Ensure systematic management of risk.
• Manage Army Safety and Occupational Health
  program efficiently and effectively.
• Reduce accident rates by 75 by FY2008, using
  FY2002 as the baseline.

ALL GOALS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH VPP!
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DoD VPP Nominated Sites Army
Year 1 Year 2
West Point Military Academy
Rock Island Arsenal
Tooele Army Depot
Ft Indiantown Gap
USAED Louisville
Crane Army Ammunition Plant
Fort Belvoir
MTA Camp Robinson
Blue Grass Army Depot
Fort Bragg
Ft Jackson
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
White Sands MR
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Fort Gordon
Fort Polk
Red River Army Depot
Corpus Christi Army Depot

• Not Pictured
• USAG Grafenwoehr Germany
• USAG Kaiserslautern Germany

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DoD VPP Nominated Sites Proposed
Year 3 Year 4
Portland District (USACE)
Fort Drum
Watervliet Arsenal
Fort Meade
Sierra Army Depot
Fort Riley
Baltimore District (USACE)
Fort Lee (TRADOC)
Fort Leonard Wood (TRADOC)
Fort AP Hill
Fort Eustis (TRADOC)
Fort Campbell
Anniston Army Depot
Fort Hood
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McAlester Army Ammunition Plant Metrics and
Highlights


TCIR, DART LWD Rate
Highlights
Key Milestones - Baseline Assessment Date
February 2, 2006 - Completion Stage 2
October 2007 - In Process Re-Assessment
1st QTR FY08 Accomplishments / Successes
Reduced TCIR, LWD, and associated costs, Near
Miss Investigation, Safety Stewards Challenges /
Issues Contractor Safety program. NAIC,
Sustaining reporting and tracking systems VPP
Scope 1,200 govt employees, 4 types of
contractors, high hazard environment, dynamic
workload and performance NAIC Description Four
major codes apply to routine work, 1 code is not
consistent with the work conditions.
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Blue Grass Army Depot Metrics and Highlights

TCIR, DART LWD Rate

Highlights
Key Milestones - Baseline Assessment Date 15
May 06 - Leadership Commitment Letter 31 Jul
07 - Union Support Letters 9 Jul 07 and 19
Jul 07 - Forecasted VPP Application Date
Jun/Jul 08 Accomplishments/Successes
Establishment of Process Improvement Teams (JSA,
PM, Signage) Development of Directorate Level
Metrics to measure safety performance. Challenges/
Issues Contractor Safety and Oversight
Industrial Hygiene Baseline and evaluation
surveys. VPP Scope 801 Depot employees
. NAIC Description General
Warehousing Storage (4931)
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Army Year 1 Sites
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Army Year 2 Sites
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Lessons Learned

• Leadership / Employee Involvement
• Lock-in Leadership commitment before expending
  valuable resources
• Identify strategic opportunities for key leaders
  to visibly demonstrate active involvement
• Employee Safety Committees must be supported by
  upper management
• Get Union Leadership on the team early in process
  
• Get employees involved early in the process.
  Saturate employees with VPP and Safety knowledge.

Leadership engagement is Key to success
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Lessons Learned

• FECA / Workers Compensation program is not
  synonymous with OSHA recordkeeping requirements
• Systematic implementation starts with training
  workshop and conference attendance is a good
  investment
• Identify short term achievable goals to maintain
  momentum (use Action Plan to guide approach)
• VPP and Lean Six Sigma are synergistic
• Injuries equal waste Lean eliminates waste
• Six Sigma uses data to make decisions so does
  VPP

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Army Next Steps

• Implement new AR 385-10 and DA PAM 385-10
• Finalize and publish Department of the Army VPP
  Implementation Plan
• Support Major Commands as OSHA Challenge
  Administrators tools and training
• Renew Army / OSHA Partnership Agreement
• Measure Commanders / Leadership on VPP
  implementation milestones
• Determine how to apply VPP to Soldiers who are
  deployed

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Questions?
Colonel John CieslaOffice of the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of the Armyfor Environment,
Safety Occupational Health (703)
697-3124John.Ciesla_at_us.army.mil