Group Proposal

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Group Proposal



I Type of Group
This is going to be a task group established to perform a pre-audit on this facilities' overall safety program in preparation for OSHA "STAR" re-certification. The OSHA "STAR" Program is a program established by OSHA in 1987 that allows facilities to compare their safety performance against established standards and if the facility favorably compares, then the employees of the facility receive a national award. Only 65 facilities in the nation can claim this status. This is a high point of pride for this facility. This facilities second re-certification is to take place in April, 1995.

This group will use a number of checklists developed in-house and by corporate safety personnel that follows the general guidelines adhered to by the OSHA evaluation team as the basic criteria for qualification in the OSHA "STAR" program. The OSHA evaluation team consists of an industrial hygienist, a safety engineer and a team leader who inspects documentation. The issues to be addressed are as follows:
a) Polices, Procedures, and Practices,
b) Incident reporting, investigation, and corrective actions,
c) Industrial hygiene testing and recordkeeping,
d) Required training and documentation,
e) Equipment inspection and preventive maintenance documentation,


f) Facility and process inspection methods and documentation,
g) Safety organizational statement and three tier (management, supervisory,
and hourly) structure.
This group should be comprised of cross functional individuals from manufacturing and manufacturing support units such as materials handling, maintenance and other skilled trades, and production supervisors and leads. Members of the union committee will also be encouraged to join the group.

The expected life of the group is from October 1994 to April 1995, however, the group may be requested to reconvene on an annual basis ...