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Show HILLTOP TIMES TIMES January 29, 2009 VPP From page 1 an application to OSHA for merit star status, and the med group will face yet another inspection, this one from OSHA. Lt. Col. Rick Palo, Ogden Air Logistics Center, chief of safety, says the VPP process changes minds as well as results. "It takes away the 'Safety's doing something to me' kind of mentality and turns it into a "This is what I'm doing for my own safety' (kind of mindset)/' he said. The first inspection team will be composed across the board from the Air Force and a Department of DeCourtesy photo fense contractor and will assess the med group's compliance issues, safe- Mark Johnson (right) Ogden Logistics Center executive director, Col. ty and health program, and also, says Calvin Williams (second from right), 75th Air Base Wing vice commander, Palo, "how involved those people are Allan Woods (third from right), 75th ABW Ogden Safety Office, and in their safety and health program." Talia Wagstaff (center), of the 309th Maintenance Wing and VPP CoOnce the team delivers the results, chairwoman, take a tour Jan. 22 of the Morton Salt plant in Grantsville there will be a chance to make adjust- to learn from Morton's successful VPP program efforts. ments and improvements before the ownership of this process spreads to finally, safety and health training. OSHA application. each person as they go about their Crucial to making the VPP proWhen asked why the medical day's efforts and communication is group was to be. HilTs first such unit gram work is the first component: rewarded for identifying potential in the process, Palo said that the med leadership and employee involveproblems and incorporating solutions ment. group was ideally suited to the prothat work and are immediately effeccess. The base sent a team to view a tive. "Everybody over there is definitely Utah site which has already attained OSHA merit star status. The Morton Safety and health training become health conscious and that by definiSalt plant, in Grantsville, tour yielded everyone's concern. This program betion means they need to be safety many positive and informational comes "theirs" — their responsibility conscious. So they're already very to spread the word, the responsibility aware and involved in the safety and points for the Hill team. of everyone to use, theirs to own. And health program," Palo said The plant employees in general reportedly said that although the site Lt. Col. Palo doesn't find that such a "Also, they have, maybe not the had gone more than five years with- bad attainment for Hill personnel and scale, but the same types of things out a mishap, that the real value was units to incorporate. that we have in our industrial areas that "since those people are on the job and our admininistration areas — so '"Ib get people involved they have more now, they see the quality go up they're a good sample of across the to know that they can make an input, - they see the employee satisfaction base. They do have compliance isand there's a ton of ways that they sues, compliance basics, lock-out tie- go up and now that they have more can do it. We have an anonymous control over their work day - they down programs, and they also have safety hot line, the number's posted see a bigger commitment to the unit some of their unique blood-borne somewhere in the Hilltop Times ever mission and they see their productivi- week. We've got our workflow e-mail pathogens - that most areas don't ty go up," Palo reported hearing from addresses. We have our office phone have to work with," he said. Hill team members afterward number. We do a Web site survey And also key — the size of the every month, and they can add comgroup plays in their favor. A unit of This ownership of the safety ments to that and we're gonna do a moderate size was considered to be a program keeps motivation up and Who's Safe entry piece —both on the favorable factor. compliance more consistent across Web site and the Who's Safe are in the board. In looking at the VPP program our monthly newsletter—and they itself, there are.ton«liaE^ec)nif)onents. **As leadership and employees can send things to us that way. And They are: leadership and employee analyze their work site, hazards are they can also talk to their supervisor. involvement, WttrfoBite analysis, identified beforehand and remedial l( hazard analysis and abatement and efforts become commonplace. Again VPP reinforces that." Classes Starting in February Mindfulness: Learn the practice of mindfulness, reduce depression, anxiety, and stress. Trauma Recovery: Stop past betrayals and toxic relationships form destroying you and your life. Boundaries: Learn when and how to say "NO" to take control of your life. Ladies'Day Ladies Shoot tor FREE > Every Tuesday!* EagleRidge Counseling LLC 1436 S. Legend Hills Dr. Clearfield, Ut Phone for starting dates and fees: 801-644-9578 IMPACT] Below, Lt. Col. Timothy Duffy (center) and 1st Lt. Andrew Lindmeyer (second from right), both of the 388th Fighter Wing, go through a processing line before deployment Jan. 16 at Hill Air Force Base. Below, Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Lyon (right), Airman and Family Readiness Center Hearts Apart director, talks with Staff Sgt. Justin Sindelar, 388th FW, as part of preparations before deployment. RICHARD ESSARY/U.S. Air Force busiest F-16 units in the Air Force and we continue to play a cruFrom page 1 cial role in deterring attacks on coalition ground troops," said missions and 20,000 hours. During 24-hour- 388th Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Scott a-day operations, they responded to more than Dennis. 3,000 requests for air About 30 Air Force support and provided Reservists from the precision-guided, air-to- 419th FW volunteered ground support in more to deploy alongside than 200 engagements. their active duty "We are one of the counterparts and will continue to do so during future 388th FW 1 rotations in support of H&R BLOCK i the Global War on Terrorism. L ocatlon: "We look forward to continued participation in this important, ongoHours: ing mission to stabilize Iraq," said 419th FW Commander, Col. 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