OSHA VPP

I have managed many facilities safety programs, as well as interfaced with human resources at all levels to do the best job we could. Tom and I helped get facilities in the OSHA VPP program together in the 1990s. Currently I work in homeland... 

Major input for ANSI ZIO, OSHA VPP program, OHSAS 18001... 

Participants are not subject to routine OSHA inspections, because OSHAs VPP onsite reviews ensure that their safety and health programs provide superior protection. 

OSHA. VPP Corporate Pilot Program. www.Osha.gov/OshDOCydata General facts/vpp-corporate-pUot. 

Compare and contrast the pros and cons of developing and implementing the ANSI/AIHA ZIO safety management system versus the OSHA VPP program. 

The local OSHA VPP coordinator will make contact with the facility to arrange for a mutually convenient time for the visit. The onsite team should include at least three OSHA representatives. Their job is to verify that the site s safety and health program, as detailed in the VPP plication, is fully operational and addresses all potential hazards at the site. It must be noted that none of the team members will be enforcement personnel from the local OSHA office. 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fact Sheet Nuclear Insurance and Disaster Relief Funds, February 2008, available at http //www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/funds-fs.pdf U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reactor Oversight Process Web site, http //www.nrc.gOv/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Web site, http //www.osha.gov/dcsp/vpp/... 

This body of research, combined with studies of individual companies (see boxes, below, with Case Studies of Programs Implemented under OSHA s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP)) danonstrate clearly that injury and illness prevention programs are effective at the establishment level in dramatically reducing risk of workplace injury. This effect has also been detected in state-wide comparisons. 

CASE STUDIES OF PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED UNDER OSHA S VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAM (VPP)... 

As of November 30, 2011, there were 39 DOD sites in VPP and approximately 200 additional sites working toward VPP status (Source OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, 2011). 

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OSHA Training Institute, Consultation Project Managers, VPP Managers and Coordinators, OSHAStrategic Partnership Coordinators, Compliance Assistance Coordinators, and Compliance Assistance Specialists. 

Audit scores continued to climb, reflecting continued improvement in safety management. Results became so good that it was decided to have some locations quality for OSHA s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). For that program, superior results must be demonstrated and the location must meet the requirements of a thorough safety management audit. 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). 2012. http //www.osha.gov/dcsp/ vpp/and htpp //www.dol.gov. 

OSHA is known for establishing prescriptive regulations for worker health and safety, but the agency has pursued more goal-based practices, including process safety management (PSM) and a voluntary protection program (VPP), both of which are explained below. 

See http //www.osha.gov/OshDoc/Directive pd CSP 03-01-003.pdf for additional information concerning VPP. 

OSHA Instruction Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Policies and Procedures Manual, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012. 

Organizations that use OSHA s VPP criteria as guidelines for safety performance improvement in the workplace experience a number of benefits. Some of the benefits of... 

The following criteria cover all participant VPP sites (United States Department of Labor 1996) which appear in OSHA s Directive TED 8.1a-RevisedVoluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Policies and Procedures Manual (1996). These areas can be useful for... 

Applying OSHA s VPP Criteria to a Safety Metrics Program... 

With these activity-based performance measures, there is also a variety of safety metrics that can be used to assess program performance. As identified by OSHA in studies ofVPP organizations, OSHA injury incidence rates, lost work day rates, and workers compensation losses are a few safety metrics that have been correlated to the performance of the VPP criteria activities. These measures can easily be expanded to include unsafe behaviors, accident trends, and near misses. 

Describe the benefits of cooperating with OSHA in the VPP program. 

Describe some of the benefits of participating in OSHA s VPP program. 

How can OSHA s VPP program criteria be used to improve safety performance ... 

OSHA s VPP Program program designed to recognize and promote effective safety and health management. 

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