Deploy a comprehensive SMS. Build a strong safety Culture. Attain VPP Star while overcoming obstacles:

• Lack of knowledge of what safety excellence and VPP would require
• Lack of trust between management, unions and employees
• Low faith in the current safety processes
• Missing safety processes and weak safety leadership

A four-step certification process executed site-wide across all stakeholder groups.

1. Initial Benchmarking
   
2. SMS Implementation
   
3. Leadership Development through KPI’s
   
4. Re-benchmarking & VPP Certification

STAR VPP certification in 18 months instead of the three years estimated by site management.

1. SafePath VPP Benchmarking Tool – was used by the site leadership team consisting of management, union and EHS staff for conducting the initial gap analysis & final benchmarking
2. SafePath VPP Master Control Plan – was used by the site leadership team to map current site processes and to create missing processes. Once published, the Master Control Plan provided a centralized web portal to all safety & VPP policies and procedures for all site employees to access procedures, policies, dashboards, meeting minutes and tracking systems.
3. SafePath Performance Dashboard – was used by the site manager to hold the site accountable and to align his management team on the key attributes for success. Publishing the dashboards allowed all site employees to see the leadership example that management was providing.