1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:03,940 --> 00:00:05,850 Okay . Mhm . 3 00:00:12,430 --> 00:00:14,263 The U . S . Army Engineering and 4 00:00:14,263 --> 00:00:16,319 Support center Huntsville became the 5 00:00:16,319 --> 00:00:18,430 first U . S . Army Corps of Engineers 6 00:00:18,430 --> 00:00:20,208 organization to earn the Army's 7 00:00:20,208 --> 00:00:22,208 prestigious safety and occupational 8 00:00:22,208 --> 00:00:24,374 health star . During an award ceremony 9 00:00:24,374 --> 00:00:26,486 june 15th organizations achieving the 10 00:00:26,486 --> 00:00:28,708 Army safety star are recognized for the 11 00:00:28,708 --> 00:00:30,541 development , implementation and 12 00:00:30,541 --> 00:00:32,208 continuous improvement in the 13 00:00:32,208 --> 00:00:34,374 prevention and control of occupational 14 00:00:34,374 --> 00:00:36,374 safety and health hazards . We know 15 00:00:36,374 --> 00:00:38,263 that you can't have a world class 16 00:00:38,263 --> 00:00:40,208 organization without a world class 17 00:00:40,208 --> 00:00:41,874 safety program . Today is the 18 00:00:41,874 --> 00:00:43,930 culmination of several years of hard 19 00:00:43,930 --> 00:00:46,152 work by the entire Huntsville Center to 20 00:00:46,152 --> 00:00:48,152 complete full implementation of the 21 00:00:48,152 --> 00:00:49,819 Corps of Engineers Safety and 22 00:00:49,819 --> 00:00:52,041 occupational Health management system , 23 00:00:52,041 --> 00:00:54,097 or commonly referred to as C signs . 24 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,607 Huntsville Center is the first to earn 25 00:00:56,607 --> 00:00:58,551 the star under the new more robust 26 00:00:58,551 --> 00:01:00,607 standards , said Amy Borman , Deputy 27 00:01:00,607 --> 00:01:02,607 Assistant Secretary of the Army for 28 00:01:02,607 --> 00:01:04,607 Environment safety and occupational 29 00:01:04,607 --> 00:01:06,880 health actually the first in the army . 30 00:01:06,890 --> 00:01:10,950 So 31 00:01:10,960 --> 00:01:13,770 the army has been working very hard to 32 00:01:13,770 --> 00:01:17,030 establish a new more robust , more 33 00:01:17,030 --> 00:01:19,160 inclusive safety management system 34 00:01:19,540 --> 00:01:22,850 protocols and you are the first in the 35 00:01:22,860 --> 00:01:26,260 army to be recognized and achieve our 36 00:01:26,260 --> 00:01:29,130 new more robust standards . So kudos to 37 00:01:29,140 --> 00:01:31,960 you , um you you can wear that mantle 38 00:01:32,740 --> 00:01:35,150 in the core but you will also wear that 39 00:01:35,150 --> 00:01:37,610 mantle for the entire army . So we 40 00:01:37,610 --> 00:01:40,410 certainly appreciate it to fully 41 00:01:40,410 --> 00:01:42,521 implement the new safety system which 42 00:01:42,521 --> 00:01:44,743 focuses on measuring safety performance 43 00:01:44,743 --> 00:01:46,410 and effectiveness rather than 44 00:01:46,410 --> 00:01:48,521 compliance . Huntsville Center safety 45 00:01:48,521 --> 00:01:50,521 Manager kelly Williams and her team 46 00:01:50,521 --> 00:01:52,410 focused on improving employee and 47 00:01:52,410 --> 00:01:54,466 supervisor engagement which required 48 00:01:54,466 --> 00:01:56,650 simple processes and education . The 49 00:01:56,650 --> 00:01:59,300 center is full of employees dedicated 50 00:01:59,300 --> 00:02:01,610 to the mission . Yet they understand 51 00:02:01,610 --> 00:02:04,050 the importance of incorporated safety 52 00:02:04,060 --> 00:02:06,980 into everything we do Through a 6-year 53 00:02:06,980 --> 00:02:10,370 journey of understanding , development 54 00:02:10,380 --> 00:02:13,410 and implementation , safety has become 55 00:02:13,420 --> 00:02:15,560 our value and as part of our culture .