The NASA Independent Verification & Validation Facility
2009 SAFETY and HEALTH Awareness Campaign
Monday, May 18- Tuesday, May 19
NASA Independent Verification & Validation Program, located in the High Tech Corridor, is conducting its 2009 Safety and Health Awareness Campaign. The program is a two-day event featuring speakers on a wide variety of health and safety issues from NASA and from the local community. Topics covered such as NASA mission safety and reporting information, emergency preparedness, personal and organizational health, will be interspersed with health check-ups conducted by Fairmont Hospital staff and man-down drills, and will culminate with a keynote address by Judith Bruner, Assistant Director for Safety and Security, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and former NASA IV&V Director (see attached bio) This year’s event will also feature the presentation of NASA Independent Verification and Validation’s Safety Culture Award.
The NASA Independent Verification & Verification Program was established in 1993 as part of an Agency-wide strategy to provide the highest achievable levels of safety and cost-effectiveness for mission critical software. Since then, the NASA Independent Verification &Validation Program has played a critical role in the Agency’s improved safety record and is today an Agency-level function, delegated from the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance. Already known as a high performing team that values safety, excellence and innovation for sixteen of NASA’s fifty year history, IV&V’s civil service employees and contractors have been honored for the investment of talent, time and commitment they have made together to earn the Star Worksite Award from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). VPP status is universally recognized as a symbol of excellence and reliability. OSHA’s highest award, the Star Worksite Award is reserved for those organizations that meet all of the requirements of the VPP program. Prior to IV&V’s award, only five of the ten NASA centers around the country achieved OSHA’s VPP STAR status. IV&V is very proud to be counted number six in NASA and number two of all federal facilities in the State of West Virginia. IV&V’s safety programs and practices are the result of meaningful involvement on the part of the leaders, managers and staff at every level of all functional areas of the Facility.
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Kat Millson
NASA IVV Public Affairs Specialist
304-367-8445