GISH Manager Elaine Clapp and Senior Safety Officer
Charles Collier (bottom row) visited ATG Precision Products
in Canton. In the top row are Pat Fitch, Maintenance Manager;
David Gibson, Director of Operations; and Eric McDowell,
General Manager.

CET Health Consultant Vita Gray (2nd from L) visited
Besser Company in Alpena. From Besser are Duane Rondeau,
Safety Dir.; Ken Radke, Main. Mgr.; and Gary Wallace, Union
Rep, Local 209 Steel Workers.

In a historic campaign, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) dedicated more than 125 professional staff to visit Michigan highhazard industries targeted by the MIOSHA Strategic Plan.

MIOSHA safety and health professionals– including compliance staff, outreach consultants, managers, and supervisors–were scheduled on “Take a Stand Day” to provide one-on-one consultations. There were no CITATIONS or FINES for participating workplaces. However, participants agreed to correct all serious conditions.

“This unprecedented campaign offers employers the opportunity to partner with MIOSHA–without fear of fines or penalties– to improve their work environment,” said DLEG Director David C. Hollister. “I applaud these employers who are stepping up to the plate to make worker safety and health a top priority.”

During the consultation visit, MIOSHA staff worked cooperatively with the companies to recognize hazardous conditions and to effectively address safety and health issues. MIOSHA staff focused on areas of direct concern to the employers, including:

� Explain the application of specific MIOSHA rules,
� Conduct a safety and health hazard survey,
� Evaluate the effectiveness of a safety and health system, and
� Provide other technical assistance.

“Having an effective program to protect worker safety and health is not a drain on business profits–it is an important part of being successful in today’s global economy,” said MIOSHA Director Doug Kalinowski.

MIOSHA sent information on this campaign to more than 15,000 employers statewide, with nearly 200 companies responding. MIOSHA could not schedule all the responding companies on “Take a Stand Day,” however; all companies were scheduled for a consultation visit from the MIOSHA Consultation Education and Training (CET) Division.

“Take a Stand Day” is part of special outreach efforts to commemorate MIOSHA’s 30th Anniversary through events that reemphasize the critical importance of workplace safety and health.

MIOSHA was created by Public Act 154 of 1974, as amended, and became effective January 1, 1975.

The photos highlight some of the 120 companies that participated in “Take a Stand Day.”

Comments received from the 2005 Take A Stand Day.

CET Health Consultant Dave Humenick (left) presented
a “Tool Kit” to Harry Huston, Safety and Health Manager
at Evans Tempcon in Grand Rapids.