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DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
THE NATION’S COMBAT LOGISTICS SUPPORT AGENCY
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A Facility’s
Pathway to the Stars…and
Plan to Stay There!
Bill Cohoe, Safety Chief
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• Background
• Significant dates
• Lessons learned along the way
• Barriers
• Marketing your program
• Preparing for the visit
• Way forward
Overview
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1,220 employees….21 buildings…24 acres…
356K SF….$140M regional economic impact
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The Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center
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HDIFC Origins
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Significant dates
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• Entered our Journey into the VPP challenge program in early 2006 through HQ’s Directive
• Initially obtained star status in Mar of 2013
• Failed recertification in May of 2016
• Achieved Full star Accreditation in Sept 17
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Lessons learned along the way
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• VPP Is excellence…standard compliance wont
get you there
• All in or all out
• All levels of Management
• Union complete buy in
• One size does NOT fit all in Mentorship
• Go in with a plan
• Bad news doesn’t get better with age
• Document and challenge processes
• Marketing team is a key component
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Broken Barriers
• Changing a deep seated culture
(one bite at a time)
– Push back
– Selling the program in an
Administrative atmosphere
– Just Another Safety program….Flash in the pan….
• Employee Culture…… Just wait it out
• Leadership Culture……Its Safety’s job
– Promote safety as a core value of the organization
– Establish an awards program
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Broken Barriers
• Contracting
–Oversight and management; ensures the contract
employees are provided protection in the GSA
facility
• Mentorship
–One size does NOT fit all
• Management ownership
–Accountability
• Performance plan elements
• Non-retaliatory disciplinary
elements
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CASH OUT!
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Are you smarter than
a VPP Inspector?
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Family Feud VPP
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Jeopardy
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VPP Mannequin Challenge
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VPP and Extension Cords
Preparing for visit
• Pre visit…Mock assessment
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Way forward
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•Maintaining the Involvement
•Keeping program fresh and new
•Keep committees relevant
•Continue marketing
•Don’t stay in celebration mode too long
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