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Harley Marine Services A Full Service Marine Transportation Company October 2012 August Birthdays Q-Factor: ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditor Course completed In our ongoing efforts to continually improve our Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental programs, Safety Managers Tim Kline and Andre Nault recently returned from a training and certification course for ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditor. The course provider was Pillar Management in partnership with ABS Consulting, and the training is RABQSA certified and IRCA recognized. RABQSA is an Australian personnel and training certification body. RABQSA was created in 2004 from the acquisition of the personnel certification activities of American based, Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB) by Australian based, Quality Society of Australasia (QSA). IRCA is The International Register of Certificated Auditors and is the world’s most original and largest international auditor certification body. The training course and certificate of attainment is recognized by IRCA as meeting the requirement for IRCA certification to QMS Lead Auditor. The training course was an intensive four day program that covered ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems standard and the BS OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems standard, and covered in depth auditor and lead auditor training subjects. The determination of student competency for the course was not subjective. Instructors are provided with specific measurable and objective guidelines and criteria to determine student competency. In order to successfully complete the class and receive the certifications, the trainees had to not only complete the required time in the classroom, but must also complete 3 to 5 hours of homework per night and successfully pass 29 separate evaluations. Both Tim and Andre were able to do so and will be receiving their certifications soon. Tim and Andre had already received Quality and Safety Auditor training in the past and have both conducted many of the company’s internal vessel and office/company audits over the last 3 years. With their new certification and training, they will be able to help elevate the company’s HSQE auditing program and help continue to improve our Quality Systems. 8
Harley Marine Services Safe, Responsible, Reliable, Efficient Safety Incentive Program October 2012 By: Daniel Baumfalk Last year when our company introduced the Safety Incentive Program, I decided I would write a safety article and a couple of tips. I do frequent safety meetings anyway, so I figured acquiring enough points would be a snap. Admittedly, safety was not my only goal, I wanted a coat. After seeing my work in the Soundings I realized that I could actually make a difference at work. If someone avoided an injury or some improvement were made because of something I brought to his or her attention that would be a great accomplishment. As the year progressed, my SIP points began to snowball. If another member of your crew does a safety meeting, you also get points. If you complete a job hazard analysis, you get points. There are numerous ways to gather points! Members of my crew worked hard to identify and reduce hazards and many issues were brought to light. It was interesting for me to see how easy it is to focus on safety when you are looking for hazards. At the end of the year, Jim Flies and Deborah Franco called and announced that I had won the Safety Incentive Program Grand Prize and that the company would like to offer a trip to Hawaii for my wife and I. Deborah told me that Capt. Bonnin had spoken of my children, and that they would be willing to send all four of us to Disneyland if we preferred. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! The company flew us to California, put us up in a great hotel, and gave us passes to Disneyland and California Adventure. The timing could not have been better. My children are ages three and five and they rode every ride except the big roller coaster due to its height requirement. Jake was a good sport even when we tricked him onto the Hollywood Tower of Terror by telling him he would meet Buzz Lightyear. Later, we met Minnie Mouse and as we were walking away, my daughter Bailey whispered, "this is the greatest day of my life". We are so thankful to the Harley Marine Safety Incentive Program and those involved. Thank you -Daniel Baumfalk and family. 9
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