Vermont Yankee: 11th Annual Safety and Human Performance Day

LEFT TO RIGHT: Mike Colomb (Site Vice President), Bill Reardon (IBEW Local 300 Unit Chairman), George Walker (VOSHA Occupational Safety Compliance Officer), Patricia Moulton-Powden (Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor), Christopher Wamser (Entergy Plant Manager), Deb Tisdale (Safety Superintendent), Dan Whipple (VOSHA Safety Compliance Specialist), George Clain (President, IBEW Local 300).


A cool, but sunny, late summer day set the perfect background for the celebration of Vermont Yankee’s 11th Annual Safety and Human Performance Day. It also provided for the nuclear plant’s staff to proudly fly the Green Mountain Voluntary Protection Program STAR flag. IBEW Local 300 represents over 200 Vermont Yankee workers.

There was plenty of reason to be proud. A report released from Vermont’s Department of Labor shows lost time due to on-the-job injuries at Vermont Yankee is well below the average for the nuclear industry for the time period of 2006-2008. That is a strong testament to the dedication of the Vermont Yankee employees to work in a culture where their safety is the top priority.

Becoming a Voluntary Protection Program site depends on four elements that are core management values. Those include management commitment and employee involvement, work hazard assessment, hazard control, and employee safety and health training.

The recognition signifies Vermont Yankee’s world-class safety and health management systems. Vermont Yankee now joins an elite group of seven Vermont companies with STAR status.