POWERNEWSWE WILL MANUFACTURE BENCHMARK CASTINGS WITH PRIDE, LETTING SAFETY, QUALITY, COST, AND ON TIME DELIVERY TO OUR CUSTOMERS BE OUR GUIDE.June 27, 2019

Questions? Need assistance? Contact Work-Fit at: x7594This information is for prevention & health improvement. If you have pain or injury, please consult plant medical or your physician.

Tip of the WeekDehydration Prevention

First week of summer, means first week of temperatures in the mid 80’s by Wednesday according to weather.com.

Read all the ways that WATER is beneficial for you below, and remember your goal!

Visit your local Hydration Station!!!

GOAL: Divide your body weight in half. Drink that number of ounces of WATER

THROUGHOUT the day.Ex: 200lbs/2 = 100 ounces of WATER

Each cone is appr. 4 oz

Did I mention? It’s FREE!!!

Scholarship InformationTwo Scholarships of $1000 each will be given to two students who submit an essay and are chosen as the winners for the GMLN Defiance Chapter College Scholarship. This scholarship is open to students who will be attending college/university as an incoming freshman, for 2019-2020 academic year.One scholarship will go to a GM affiliated student and the second scholarship will go to a student sponsored by a GM employee for this competition. The scholarships will be awarded based on the essay response to one of two questions for the competition. Responses should be limited to 500 words or less.This scholarship must be used for 2019-2020 school year.Eligibility: • To be eligible you must be an incoming freshman in college the 2019-2020 school year• GM Affiliated - Applicant must be a son, daughter, dependent, or grandchild of a GM Employee (this includes

Contract Employees on the Org Chart) or Retiree in good standing • GM Sponsored - Applicant must be sponsored by a GM employee (This includes Contract Employees on the Org

Chart)• Applicant must provide proof of enrollment from a College or UniversityApplications Can Be Received By Contacting: • Brendan Herrera – brendan.herrera@gm.com or Rene Amador Jr. – rene.amador@gm.comMust Be Submitted To: • brendan.herrera@gm.com by July 31st, 2019.• Applicants will submit an essay for only one of the two questions.Scholarship Selection: Awardees will be selected based on the essay. The essays will be judged by our GMLN Defi-ance Scholarship Committee. Awardees will need to provide acceptance letter from the college or university as proof of enrollment for the upcoming academic year.

2019 GM Latino NetworkDefiance Chapter College Scholarship

Reminders When You Submit A Suggestion

• Sign your suggestion. The first two suggesters on a suggestion must sign on the lines at the bottom of the white copy, additional sug-gesters sign beside their printed name on the back of the white copy. In order for the sug-gestion to be valid and submitted into the sys-tem each suggester’s signature is required.

• It is the suggester’s responsibility to turn in their own suggestion to the Suggestion Department. DO NOT leave your suggestion with a Group Leader to turn in. A suggestion must be in writ-ing and submitted on an official UAW‑GM Sug-gestion Plan form, (paper or electronically in the on‑line system), prior to implementation, or within the first 60 days after implementation. If a suggestion is not received by the Suggestion Department before the 60 days, it will not be eligible for an award.

Severe weather can occur any time of year. As a reminder, there are two methods for how your plant learns of weather events: many U.S. plants contract with Accuweather for alerts specific to the plant and nearby area, while some others are notified by local weather stations and general county alarms. Each site security chief can tell you what your site uses. Upon receipt of a tornado warning from AccuWeather or county‑wide alerts, plant security shall immediately activate the Take Shelter Signal. Employees will be notified by the plant‑wide Take Shelter Signal. In contrast, The National Weather Service, which typically pro-vides alerts via cell phone and texts, issues weath-er alerts for a wider regional area. Prior to severe weather occurring, please know your responsibili-ties when a Take Shelter Signal is issued and famil-iarize yourself with the take shelter location map near your workstation.

TAKE SHELTER PROCEDURE

Support Justin HughesGray Brain Cancer Bracelets

Are Available for $10 See:

GMS team Engineering OfficeTonya Huss Suggestion OfficeDenise Voltz Training Center

World Social Media Day

Sunday, June 30th is World Social Media Day, and many will be engaging on at least one social me-dia platform. According to globalwebindex’s 2018 survey, the average internet user now has accounts across 8.5 different social media and messaging platforms.

GM recently added a new tool to its social media toolbox with the addi-tion of @MFG_GM on Twitter. Here, you can find the latest manufactur-ing news, spotlights on employees,

new technology and trends. Several GM plants are providing local content to share on this Twitter account, so don’t be surprised, if someone asks you to participate and sign a photo consent form, allowing us to use your image. It’s a great way to share with family and friends what GM Manufac-turing is doing across the United States.

If you have questions or need assistance with a suggestion evaluation, contact me at tonya.huss@gm.com or (419) 784-7727. Normal office hours are 6 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 2nd and 3rd shift hours available on re-quest.

RED WING MOBILE SHOE STORE VISIT

OPTICIAN JULY HOURSMONDAY, JULY 1, 8:30‑4:00TUESDAY, JULY 2, 5:45‑4:00

VACATIONJULY 8 - 12

RETURNINGMONDAY, JULY 15, 8:30‑4:00TUESDAY, JULY 16, 5:45‑4:00

REGULAR HOURS RESUMEMONDAY, JULY 22, 8:30‑4:00

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 5:45‑4:00

LIFESTYLE CHALLENGE End of the 2nd Quarter Self Check & 3rd

Quarter preparation.How do your numbers stack up?

JunePush-Ups (3-5x Weekly) 18-24

Planks (Seconds) 3x Daily 24-30Pull-Ups (3-5x Weekly) 4Squats (3-5x Weekly) 30

3-5x/week (5:00 warm-up and cool down)

Week 9 (28:00 speed walk)

Week 10 (30:00 speed walk)

Week 11 (speed walk Your 1st 5k)

Week 12 (Enjoy your new LifeStyle)

July21-2828-35

535

Week 1 (25:00 walk)

Week 2 (1:00 jog- 1:30 walk) x8

Week 3 (1:30 jog- 2:00 walk) x6

Week 4 (1:30 jog- 1:30 walk- 3:00 jog- 3:00 walk) x2

For Future Health Screenings

We all know that Take Two is a fundamental Hazard Recogni-tion process that everyone must exercise in preparation for any activity we perform. One of the outcomes of tak-ing two is to identify our Safe Work Zone (SWZ). Hazards can come from any direction, and it is of utmost importance to es-tablish our Safe Work Zone (SWZ). The SWZ is an imaginary box or bubble that is all around us in which all hazards, danger-ous energies, and motions are controlled, so we can safely perform our task. The following areas are within each person’s Safe Work Zone: • Overhead: Potential haz-

ards and energies that can be over your head.

• Front: Potential hazards and energies that can be in front of you.

• Through: Potential hazards and energies that can be horizontal motion of your position.

• Inside: Potential hazards and energies that can be very close to you, inside the SWZ box.

• Behind: Potential hazards and energies that can be behind you.

• Under: Something under-neath your feet.

It is important to be in a con-stant state of alert, to make sure our SWZ is intact and no new hazards are entering from any direction. Also, we need to make sure that our SWZ moves with us everywhere we go. Our SWZ may also include people right next to us and equipment that we utilize, such as a vehi-cle or a push cart.

TAKE TWO: SWZ

Communication Manager Kevin Nadrowski

(313) 498‑5464 kevin.1.nadrowski@gm.com

UAW Communication Coordinator Tonya Huss

(419) 784‑7727tonya.huss@gm.com

SAFETY REVIEW BOARD/June 12, 2019 Rose Petties is the new safety manager. SAFESTART TRAINING UPDATE Reviewed an update on Saf-eStart training.-72% of the plant has been trained on Unit 6 Ergo. -March EAU 1 Sprains & Strains is at 93% complete.-Had a make-up session for Units 1 & 2 the first week of June. Will have another make-up session in August. -Later in the year train group leaders for Rate your State and EAU 2 Mind on Task. HRIAC TEAM UPDATE Reviewed the Hazard & Risk Identifi-cation – 2019 Results. -22 hazards have been identified in the workbook.-13 hazards added to Hazard Risk Inventory• 7 Sentinel Events-Phase B – Identifying Hazards in our Standardized Work• Premachining is 100%, Melt is 100%, Finish is 95%, Core room is 70%, Pattern Shop is 88% and Maintenance is 92%. Reviewed chart for Maintenance. YTD target is 746, At 685 -Reviewed before and after pictures:• Stairs that led to aisle and indirect route to eyewash sta-tion. Rotated stairs and installed platform for better access to acid tote.• DC13 structure was deteriorated and there was potential for collapse. Removed DC13.• No handrail on office roof for safe access to HVAC units. Installed handrail for access.• No safe access to water diversion pumps. Installed fall protection system for safe access.CAP TRACKER REVIEW Reviewed CAP Tracker – Past due ac-tion plans. An email was sent out and the outstanding items were cleaned-up. There are 38 open items with 0 past the due date. Safety has 17 items set to be done at the end of June.SENTINEL EVENT Reviewed the Sentinel Event summary. -18-00039 – Make-up air units: Target is to get these done by the beginning of September. One unit is in use, the rest are on stilts. We have identified a safe working distance. We have a plan for the ones unsafe to enter. They are bolt-ed shut. -19-00038 – Fall hazard. Target to get done is the end of June. The fabrication is done just need to get installed. -19-00162 – Storage racks. Reviewed the incident. Immedi-ate action taken was ensured the employee was not injured, notified Safety, GSC group leader and Maintenance planner, secured the area with yellow tape and removed the fort truck from service. Reviewed the investigation. The pallet was small, only a single fork pocket, rack shelves had no

bolts to secure in place, fork truck carriage was too short and there were no backstops on the shelves. Reviewed the action taken. Unloaded damaged rack and both adjacent racks and new racks installed, millwrights did 100% sweep of all racks to ensure all horizontal shelf supports were bolts to vertical support, material will only be put away by fork truck with large/tall carriage, did a 100% contact with crib attendants and removed all single fork pocket pallets from crib. The TIS for receiving is being changed.FOLLOW-UP Reviewed the probation letter for lockout and the scorecard. We are in the process of completing the 4th Quarter audit. Have 5 people to complete. -Reviewed a follow-up to the Davit Cage. A training video was developed, investigated the manhole lifting device and will do a mechanical 100% contact. This is due by 6/24/19. Reviewed the video. Question - is a rare earth magnet? An-swer - no, you need to turn a lever to the on position to magnetize. This is a nice innovative tool, good job. Should be put this in the 1st 48 and marketplace and share with other plants.-Reviewed a 1-Pager on any medical emergencies. Call Se-curity dispatch call 7911 on a landline phone or call 419-784-7400 via cell phone. This will ensure the quickest re-sponse time.-GM/UAW Health & Safety audit scheduled for the week of July 29. ROUNDTABLEA gentleman who had a foreign body in his eye while work-ing in LGE Finishing. The eye wash bottle was dirty, and he was afraid he would get more things in his eye from using it. We need to come up with a better system to clean and au-dit. Will follow-up.