The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard had one of the worst safety records in the Navy. They are now an OSHA VPP STAR site. What happened?
A short article on Blackanthem Military News reports:
"'In 2001 we were declared by the Secretary of the Navy as having one of the worst safety records in the Department of Defense. Now we are one of the top 20 best sites, and we’ve won the Navy Secretary’s safety awards,' said Danny Haas, production process manager for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. According to Mr. Haas, the real change happened when senior management accepted responsibility, and created a labor-management partnership. 'They empowered the employees, and gave them the keys to the car.'"
Representatives from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard were on the road earlier this week to present what they had learned to another military facility that was looking to improve safety.
A major part of their success resulted from empowering employees to be proactive instead of reactive. This resulted in safety problems being addressed as soon as they became evident.
A short article on Blackanthem Military News reports:
"'In 2001 we were declared by the Secretary of the Navy as having one of the worst safety records in the Department of Defense. Now we are one of the top 20 best sites, and we’ve won the Navy Secretary’s safety awards,' said Danny Haas, production process manager for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. According to Mr. Haas, the real change happened when senior management accepted responsibility, and created a labor-management partnership. 'They empowered the employees, and gave them the keys to the car.'"
Representatives from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard were on the road earlier this week to present what they had learned to another military facility that was looking to improve safety.
A major part of their success resulted from empowering employees to be proactive instead of reactive. This resulted in safety problems being addressed as soon as they became evident.
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