Author: Kathleen Kennedy
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs

FEB 12 I999

ML T.C. Doherty
Medical Center Director
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
1201 N.W. 16th Street
Miami, Florida 33125

Dear Mr. Doherty:

This is to confirm my telephone conversation with Mr. Jack Hetrick, Associate Director on February 9, 1999.

In accordance with the “Partnership Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Safety and Health Programs” (enclosed), this serves as notification that an onsite evaluation has been scheduled at your facility on March 8-12, 1999. The evaluation team will consist of Guadalupe A. (Tony) Reyes, team leader, David B. Kendall, OSHA Industrial Hygienist, Ed Shedlock, VA Safety and Fire Protection Engineer, Darcy White, VA Industrial Hygienist, Barry W. Jackson,
VA Union Representative, Myma Aavedal, Ph.d., VA National Office, Marilyn Waggoner, VHA Representative, Lewis Ligon, OSHA National Representative.

The evaluation will begin with an onsite opening conference. Management representatives and employees involved with the site’s safety and health program and the evaluation should be available for the opening conference.

The agenda of activities for the week will include a document review of the safety and health program, injury/illness reports and safety and health activities, interviews with employees and managers and a tour of the worksite. A closing conference is tentatively scheduled for Friday morning. A copy of the proposed agenda is enclosed.

Enclosed also is a list of documents to have available for review by the evaluation team. Please have the documents available when the team arrives on site. In addition, the team will need a private room reserved to review documents and conduct formal interviews.  If there are any questions with the schedule of activities, please call me on (404) 562-2257.

We appreciate your participation in the partnership program between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sincerely,

/s/
Guadalupe A. Reyes
Federal Agency Programs Officer

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