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“Marathon is to be commended for their investment to upgrade its
Detroit refinery and for exemplary corporate commitment to
workplace safety and health,” said Susan R. Corbin, DELEG
Deputy Director & Chief of Staff. “We’re honored to recognize
every worker at the Detroit refinery for their dedication to
work safely while producing the fuel that will speed Michigan’s
economic growth.”
MIOSHA Director Doug Kalinowski presented the MVPP Rising
Star Award to George Shaffner, Michigan Refining Division
Manager, who accepted on behalf of all employees.
“Workplace safety and health excellence are priorities at
Marathon, so I know that all of those who work at the refinery
are honored by this recognition of their efforts toward
continual improvement in safety and health achievement,” said
Shaffner.
The Michigan Voluntary Protection Program (MVPP) Rising Star
Award is given to companies that have an outstanding safety and
health management system in place and have the desire and
commitment to achieve the highest level, the Michigan Star
Award. Only employers with the best safety and health programs
are eligible for the MVPP Program.
MVPP Star sites must have incidence rates below the Michigan
average for three years. The Detroit refinery’s rates are below
the Michigan industry average for two of the past three years
for their NAICS code 324110 – Petroleum Refinery. Their
total case incidence rate (TCIR) was 0.2 in 2008 and 1.3 in
2007, compared to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) industry
average of 1.6 in 2008 and 2007. Their total days
away/restricted/transfer cases (DART) rate was 0.2 in 2008 and
0.8 in 2007, compared to the BLS industry average of 1.0 in 2008
and 2007.
“National VPP sites experience 60 to 80 percent less lost work
day injuries than would be expected of an average site in their
industry,” said Kalinowski. “Not only does the MVPP program
significantly reduce injuries and illnesses–it also has a
tremendous impact on the bottom line.”
Marathon’s Michigan Refining Division has approximately 500
employees and contract employees, many of whom are represented
by Teamsters Local 283. The MIOSHA review team − Doug Kimmel,
Team Leader and CET MVPP Specialist; Jeff Kelley
and Lee Jay Kueppers, CET Safety Consultants; Fred
Kirkland, CET Industrial Hygienist; and Patrick Sullivan,
CET Construction Safety Consultant − conducted 52 formal and 27
informal interviews during the site visit. The team examined
each of the required elements of their safety and health
management system and found them to effectively address the
scope and complexity of the hazards at the site.
Marathon’s Detroit refinery, Michigan’s only petroleum refinery,
processes 102,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The products
produced include: gasoline, isobutene, propane, propylene,
kerosene, diesel, fuel oil, asphalt and sulfur. The facility is
comprised of five complexes and is located on approximately 425
acres.
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