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Koegel’s Meats, Inc., participated in “Take a Stand
Day.” From left are Mark Richard, MIOSHA Senior
Safety Officer; John Koegel, President, Koegel’s
Meats; John Hodgson, MIOSHA District Supervisor;
and James Lay, General Manager, Koegel’s Meats.
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Wyandotte Industries, Inc. requested a “Take a
Stand Day” visit. From left are Christine Szpondowski, Sales/Safety Director. Jerry Szpondowski, Owner, Charles Collier, MIOSHA
Senior Safety Officer; and Terry Eichenberg,
MIOSHA Safety Officer.
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In this second annual campaign, MIOSHA
dedicated more than 110 professional staff to
visit Michigan high-hazard industries targeted
by our 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 unique campaign offered employers
the opportunity to partner with MIOSHA–without
fear of fines or penalties–to improve their
work environment.
During the consultation visit, MIOSHA staff
worked cooperatively with the companies to recognize hazardous conditions and to address
safety and health issues. MIOSHA staff focused on areas of direct concern to the employers.
“These participating companies understand that a strong safety and health system is an important
part of being successful in today’s global
economy,” said MIOSHA Acting Director
Martha Yoder.
MIOSHA sent information to over 20,000 employers statewide, with more than 220 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 Consultation Education and
Training (CET) Division. |
