Plans and Programs Directorate first staff agency to earn VPP gold Published March 26, 2010 By Wayne Crenshaw 78 ABW/PA ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The office which evaluates Warner Robins Air Logistics Center units for the Commander's Safe Site Challenge has now been evaluated itself and struck gold. The Plans and Programs Directorate, also known as XP, is made up of 75 people who have a variety of tasks, including management of the Voluntary Protection Program and the Commander's Safe Site Challenge. On March 1 the directorate became the first Center staff agency to win gold in the Safe Site Challenge. The evaluation was done by a team of people from outside the directorate. Winning gold means the unit meets the criteria to be named a Star Site in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's VPP program. Star Site is OHSA's highest level of safety recognition. A total of 60 units on base have earned gold. "I am very proud of my folks," said Kim Lynn, XP director. "We thought it was especially important for us to do this since VPP does reside in XP." Lynn said a number of safety improvements have come about as a result of the office's move to earn gold. These include an ergonomic assessment of all work areas, a safety check on power cords to make sure there are no "daisy chains" and monthly safety updates.