Safety systems voluntary protection program

The SRS CMP also aims to ensure that the core elements of the ISMS are adopted at each process or activity level. Safety is of utmost importance to SRS employees, as evidenced by the VPP Star status granted by DOE-HQ in 2000 for the quality of the DOE-Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) at SRS. Also, SRS received certification under the ISO I400I, Environmental Management Systems -Specification with Guidance for Use program in 1997. 

VPP Site Worksheet. Appendix E, Section C, Comprehensive Safety and Health Management System Requirements. In CSP 03-01-002-TED 8.4—Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Policies and Procedures Manual, Chapter in. Requirements for Star, Merit, Resident Contractor, Construction Industry, and Federal Agency Worksites. http //www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show document p table= DIRECTIVES p id=2976. 

If an organization s occupational health and safety management system meets the requirements of ZIO, its system will surpass the provisions in the standards and guidelines reviewed and, in particular, exceed the certification requirements for 18001 and for OSHA s Voluntary Protection Program. 

Safety, health, and environmental management and audit systems (e.g., ANSI/AIHA ZIO, ISO 14000 series, OHSAS18000 series, ISO 19011, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Programs)... 

DOD is committed to keeping workers safe from preventable injuries, and has embraced the safety and health management system approach through its participation in OSHA s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). The leaders of our armed forces understand that employees are critical to mission readiness, and recognize the link between lost time injuries and illnesses and lost productivity. 

A system safety program documents the SMS. Table 4.6 is a sample SMS SSPP and is a best practice and practical compilation of the 29 SMS Elements OSHA Mil-Std-882C Consumer Product Safety Commission OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs nnmerous UK, European, and Anstralian national SMS guidelines and varions industry SMS SSPPs. Use all sections listed in the following. 

Under this system, it is essential that data recorded by employers be uniform and accurate to assure the consistency and validity of the statistical data which are used by OSHA for many purposes, including inspection targeting, performance measurement under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), standards development, resource allocation. Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) eligibility, and low-hazard industry exemptions. The data also aid employers, employees, and compliance officers in analyzing the safety and health environment at the employer s establishment and is the source of information for the OSHA Data Initiative (ODI) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Annual Survey. 

There are a number of widely used and standardized audit systems. Kuusisto (2000) reviews some widely used systems, including a process developed by Diekemper and Spartz (D S), the Complete Health and Safety Evaluation (CHASE), the safety map, OSHA s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), and the International Safety Rating System (ISRS), which appears to be the most widely used of all. 

One method for complying with OSHA mandates and one type of safety management system is to become an OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) member. Refer to Table 13.3 for a summary of what it takes to certify under the VPP process. Refer to Figure 13.4 for a flow diagram of the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program. This diagram summarizes the information as listed in Table 13.3 and help you to apply for and successful obtain VPP status. 

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If your organization is not prepared to develop a robust safety management system at this time then the Occupational Safety and Health Administration s (OSHA) voluntary protection program (VPP) program is a good stated point. 

OSHA s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) contains a policies and procedures manual that employers may find helpful when implementing a safety and health management system. The criteria to obtain VPP status are stringent and require an onsite evaluation by a team of OSHA representatives. But, the guidelines can serve as a reference document for any employer simply wishing to enhance their safety and health system... 

The core philosophies of the behavioral approach complement and are usually integrated into other programs, such as voluntary protection process (VPP), ANSI/AIEIA/ASSE, ZIO, the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, 2012). The behavioral approach provides the safety system a systematic approach of identifying and correcting at-risk events and conditions that could can be immediately corrected or provide short-term corrections. 

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