402nd unit tagged ‘Star Site’

The Robins installation has two OSHA VPP Star Sites.

The 402nd Maintenance Support Group was notified late by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that it earned the Star Site designation – the highest level of recognition in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program.

The unit provides a wide range of industrial and engineering services for maintenance production groups in the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex.

VPP builds on safety and occupational health programs already in place in businesses to help reduce workplace mishaps and improve the overall well-being of employees.

The 402nd Software Maintenance Group here became a Star Site in 2009.

Joe Harrison, director and Johnny Jones, deputy director, told the MXSG employees “Your hard work and dedication in this march toward the VPP Star is the reason we can claim this accomplishment.”

“This achievement is a result of teamwork and partnership throughout the entire workforce; we’re not only excited about this accomplishment but the future challenges that come with sustaining and improving the Star status,” added Russ Mills, the support group’s operations flight chief and VPP program manager.

To become a Star Site, OSHA spent several days in the unit touring facilities, meticulously reviewing safety and health records, and interviewing employees.

David Michaels, assistant secretary for OHSA, told the MXSG in a letter that it has joined an elite group of organizations that provide exemplary OHSA protection and serve as a model for others.

“Becoming a star site is a testament to the efforts… to develop and implement VPP-quality safety and health management programs,” he said.

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