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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This <b><i>Tool Tip</i></b> is provided to help you work more effectively with your subscription to the <b>vPSI Online Pre-Task Planning Tool and Library System<sup>SM</sup></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=561 style='width:421.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=561 valign=top style='width:421.0pt;border-top:solid #17365D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #1F497D 1.0pt;border-right:none;background:#DBE5F1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BONUS!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The vPSI Group, LLC newsletter, H-E-A-R Say, is now available. Click <span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.vpsigroup.com/newsletters.html">here</a></span> to access it. In this issue, <span style='color:black'>our lead article discusses the use of discipline and rewards as a way to motivate employees. Another article announces the recent completion of the patent process for the </span><b>vPSI Online Pre-Task Planning Tool and Library System<sup>SM</sup></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=561 valign=top style='width:421.0pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'></td></tr><tr><td width=561 valign=top style='width:421.0pt;background:#F2DBDB;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tool Tip # 1<span style='color:black'>6: Pre-Task Plans: A Rose By Any Other Name...</span></span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width=561 valign=top style='width:421.0pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D 1.0pt;background:#F2DBDB;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There are a multitude of pre-task planning documents out there. These include, at a minimum:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tool Box Talk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Risk Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Job Safety Analysis (JSA) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Permit to Work (PTW)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tailgate Safety Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pre-job Safety Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Risk & Impact Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>No matter the name at the top of the document, the ultimate objective is the same: to get the job done with no nasty surprises. The mechanism by which this is done varies slightly with each document type, yet the best way to accomplish this is the one most pre-task plans leave out: concrete tasks that are both relevant to and effective against identified hazards. Once assigned to specific individuals in the work team, such actions are far more likely to positively influence the way the task is carried out in real life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks to you and other contributors, the completed documents in the vPSI Pre-Task Planning Tool and Library System<sup>SM</sup> help ensure this crucial step is not missed.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I hope that you have found this <b><i>Tool Tip</i></b> helpful. Feel free to forward it to others who you think will find it interesting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Angel Gayle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:red'>v</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>PSI Group, LLC</span> <span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10497 Town & Country Way, Suite 225</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Houston, Texas 77024</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Office: 713.460.8888x156</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email: <a href="mailto:agayle@vpsigroup.com">agayle@vpsigroup.com</a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Web: <u><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.vpsigroup.com">www.vpsigroup.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Online tool:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <u>vpsionline.com</u></span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green'>P</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. 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