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Banner photo, DAVID DAVIS
PROUD FLAG - Schering-Piough Healthcare Products, Cleveland plant, employees gathered around Ten-
nessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley, Cleveland Mayor Tom
Rowland and plant general manager Richard Appeldorn, after being presented the Volunteer STAR Award Fri-
day at the Michigan Avenue facility.
Schering-Piough receives state's
top workpla~e safety recognition
Special to the Banner
Tennessee Department of Labor
and Worltforce Development Com-
missioner James Neeley awarded
Schering-Piough Healthcare Prod-
ucts the Volunteer STAR Award, on
behalf of Gov. Phil Bredcsen, Fri-
day afternoon at the Michigan
Avenue plant.
Anationally recognized program,
the Volunteer Safely Through
Accountability and Recognition
(STAR)Award is the stale's highest
honor for workplace safety and
health.
Commissioner Neeley congratu-
lated Schering-Piough's employees
by saying. "The evaluation criteria
for the STARaward are ambitious.
I am most impressed wtth manage-
ment's commltmcnl to creating a
safe working environment and the
manner in which employees have
been empowered and trained to
recognize and correct workplace
hazards."
Cleveland plant general manager
Richard Appcldorn said the plant
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Banner pholo, DAVID DAVIS
WE DID IT- Schering-Piough HeallhCare Products plant general man-
ager Richard Appeldorn accepts the Volunteer STAR Award· from Ten-
nessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner
James Neeley Friday during aceremony at the Cleveland plant.
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has 600 employees U~at take care of
each oU1er like family.
"That's the essence of this site."
Appeldorn said. "I want everyone to
feel lhey deserve U1is award."
Scherlng-Piough Healthcare divi-
sion manufactures and packages
several well-known consumer prod-
ucts. Major product lines Include: Dr.
Scholl's fool care products, Copper-
tone sun care products, Clarittn and
several other ovcr-U1c-counter med-
ications. All products manufactured
at the Cleveland facility are FDA
CLEVELAND,TN
apprpved .for consu"!e~ : usage ard .
direct human contact . ·
. The main .objective •for partlcipa-
·tion in the STAR program is the
improvement of.a company's safely
and health program, which helps
reduce accidents and injuries. The
program also allows employers lo be
removed from programmed compli-
ance inspection lists for a period of
three years. TOSHA consultants work
wllh companies Uuough U1e Internal
and external review·that is part of U1e
application process.

2. Comes First
at Cleveland, Tennessee, Facility
On July 23, 2003, Bob Henningsen
(left), Tennessee's Deputy Commis-
sioner of Labor presented the
Governor's Award for Safety Excel-
lence to Glenn Hutt, Environmental
Affairs and Safety Manager (right)
at Schering-Piough's Cleveland
Facility The award recognized the
facility's achievement of over 1 mil-
lion hours without a single safety
incident.
CLEVELAND RECORDABLE ACCIDENTS
BY YEAR
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
YTD
• Incidents
OSHA VPP training for all
Cleveland employees, held on
September 17.2003.
Resources and References
SEA Intranet
http://pharmnet.us.schp.com/sea
CPP 70-1
http//corporate.schp.com/policies/temp/09004
11580039c51.pdf
Enhesa -Environmental Policy Center
http//www.enhesa.com
Employees at Schering-Piough's Cleve-
land, Tennessee, facility are celebrating
their significant achievements in safety
performance. The site established a new
facility record of 343 days without a single
safety incident in 2002, and now maintains
a safety baseline that is 65% lower than
the pharmaceutical industry average. In
recognition of these safety achievements,
the facility received the Governor's Award
for Safety Excellence at the Tennessee
Safety Congress on July 23, 2003, and
Schering-Piough Safety Eagle awards in
2001 and 2002.
The Cleveland, Tennessee, facility is cur-
rently undergoing evaluation for OSHA Vol-
untary Protection Program (VPP)
certification, a distinction that recognizes
outstanding workplace safety. As this
newsletter was going to press, it was
announced that Cleveland had achieved
"Star Status" based on a successful VPP
inspection. Schering-Piough's decision to
seek VPP certification sends a strong sig-
nal to facility employees that safety is a
corporate value.
A few years ago, the Cleveland site was
not meeting the goal of an injury-free
workplace. Despite safety training efforts,
employees felt that production, not safety,
was the highest priority. Site managers
were concerned at the significant reper-
cussions of inattention to safety issues,
including worker injuries, lost time,
reduced productivity and low morale. A
new approach to safety was needed.
Managers began by overhauling safety pro-
cedures that touched every aspect of plant
operations. Programs such as ergonomics
education, machine safety training and
weekly safety talks engaged employees to
rethink their approach to on-the-job safety
performance. "We take pride in being the
OSHA VPP Program
http//www.osha.gov/dcsp/vpp/index.html
US EPA Performance Track
http://www.epa.gov/performancetrack
Copyright ©2003, Schering Corporation. Kenilworth, NJ 07033.
best we can be, no matter whether the
goal is customer service, quality or safety,"
states Environmental Affairs and Safety
Manager Glenn Hutt. "Our safety program
is built on the premise that the pharmaceu-
tical industry norm for accident rates is
unacceptable. We established a goal of
making safety and health part of Cleve-
land's culture." A target of 100 days of acci-
dent-free operations was set in June 2001,
motivating everyone to contribute toward
Schering-Piough's ultimate goal of zero
accidents and injuries.
The new safety mindset was a resounding
success, and the facility established their
award-winning safety record in June 2002.
This achievement directly contributes to
Schering-Piough's goal to achieve a leader-
ship position in occupational health and
safety within the pharmaceutical industry.
VPP Certification is another milestone on
that path, signaling new thinking and a
commitment to uncommon results
through cooperative partnerships and indi-
vidual contributions.
Contact Glenn Hutt (423) 728-1137
glenn.hutt@spcorp.com
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·What is OSHA VPP? ·" _" - - ~- ."'·· -~
The OSHA Voluntafy Pr6t~~tiof(Pcogram · -
(VPPl promotes effective worl<;i{&,bas~d-· ''
safety and health. Under the YPP.Jn~nage­
inent, labor, and OSHAe~tablish ~;opera-• -," Y' ;¥ c_· 1 .•
tive relations[lips at workplaces Jh?t h,ave
''implemented a comprehensive Spfety and .
•. health management system. Acceptpnce · ;. --~
into VPP is OSHAs officiafrecognition of < c
. the-efforts of employers and emploxees- .
who have achieved exemplary occl)p.ational ''
sa.fety and'health performance.ti-!ere are. -- .
only 1,ooo ind~stri~(faCiiities in*the United··-
States that have a'Chiev~q VPP ~ertification. ·
We welcome your comments and suggestions.
Please contact:
Russ Cerchiaro, Manager,
EHS Regulatory Affairs, Communications and
Outreach,
Schering-Piough Worldwide Safety and Envi-
ronmental Affairs
U-23-2, 2100
1095 Morris Avenue
Union, NJ 07083-7137
(908) 629-3426
joseph.cerchiaro@spcorp.com
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