VPI, LLC. - Medical Products Division
Sheboygan
Category A1 - Manufacturing

The Medical Products Division of VPI, LLC is a producer of medical tubing, contract assemblies, and services to the medical device market. The 50-employee company is FDA registered, GMP compliant, and ISO certified. The company has maintained a perfect safety record relating to lost time injuries and its overall incident rate is below the industry average. It recently celebrated its ninth year without a lost time accident and has awarded each employee an extra day of vacation.

Its focused approach to evaluating every accident ensures that the small issues of present do not turn into larger and more dangerous issues in the future. The company identifies workplace hazards through a variety of means. Each month an employee from each shift is given a safety checklist in which they must focus on one area of the division and write down any safety hazards and suggest improvements. The monthly walk-arounds have enabled the company to evaluate areas that might have been overlooked by bringing in new sets of eyes.

The maintenance department is also responsible for identifying workplace hazards and conducting monthly plant tours where issues are documented from a maintenance perspective. Workplace hazards are corrected immediately upon identification.

The company works closely with area doctors to help them understand the business and potential injuries. Anytime an employee has an injury that requires medical treatment-someone from management accompanies the employee to doctor appointments. The human resources department even provides videotape specifically outlining what job duties entail to identify possible medical conditions.

Each month the company pays every hourly employee one-hour of overtime to attend mandatory safety meetings, and salaried employees are also expected to attend the meetings during one of their shifts. Monthly topics correspond to current division activities and staff is tested through written and on-the-job tests.

Contact:
Mellisa Stafford
Human Resource Administrator
3411 Behrens Parkway
Sheboygan, WI 53081
(920) 451-5887
mastafford@vpicorp.com