Voluntary Protection Program

VPP Voluntary Protection Programs (U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration)... 

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/... 

Voluntary Protection Program—The Department of Energy Voluntary Protection Program (DOE-VPP), which promotes safety and health excellence through cooperative efforts among labor, management, and government at DOE contractor sites. DOE has also formed partnerships with other... 

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. 

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)... 

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. 

Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association annual meeting, August 28-September... 

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. 

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

Another important potential function of ANSI ZIO concerns OSHA s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). For over two decades, OSHA has approved worksites with exemplary safety and health management programs as participants in its VPP. Thus, for companies that aspire to attain VPP status, adoption of ANSI ZIO may help to jump start the application process and may foster participation by smaller companies that might otherwise be without adequate guidance on how to design... 

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. 

OSHA s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) As described in the Policies and Procedures Manual posted on the Internet in 2003... 

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. 

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