Download or read book Preparing for OSHAs Voluntary Protection Programs written by Brian P. Bennett and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by step guide to successfully achieving VPP recognition Participating in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) offers businesses a number of advantages including enhanced safety performance, lower injury and lost workday rates, positive public recognition, and direct impact on the bottom line. Preparing for OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs: A Guide to Success is a comprehensive guide for companies and their managers and employees on how to achieve VPP recognition. The authors, who have more than forty years of collective experience in working with the VPP, provide the reader with a thorough understanding of what the VPP is, how it developed, and the business case for pursuing VPP recognition, explaining: How to develop an effective safety and health process that meets the VPP application requirements Key steps for preparing for an on-site VPP evaluation to ensure success, with an included application that you can customize and use as the basis of your application The four elements, or cornerstones, of the VPP Tips and techniques you can use to strengthen your safety and health management system Post-evaluation issues such as maintaining excellence, submission of annual reports, and preparing for reapproval evaluations Resources available to approved worksites or those worksites interested in pursuing VPP status With real-world case studies illustrating the essential points, Preparing for OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs: A Guide to Success will put you on the road to winning valuable recognition as an organization that has achieved exemplary occupational safety and health.
Download or read book OSHA s Voluntary Protection Programs written by Anne-Marie Lasowski and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Occupational Safety and Health Admin. (OSHA) is responsible for ensuring workplace safety. OSHA has established a number of programs, including the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), that take a cooperative approach to obtaining compliance with safety and health regulations and OSHA's standards. OSHA established the VPP in 1982 to recognize worksites with exemplary safety and health programs. This report reviews: (1) the number and characteristics of employer worksites in the VPP and factors that have influenced growth; (2) the extent to which OSHA ensures that only qualified worksites participate in the VPP; and (3) the adequacy of OSHA's efforts to monitor performance and evaluate the effectiveness of the VPP. Illus.
Download or read book VPP written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preparing for the Voluntary Protection Programs written by Margaret R. Richardson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-09-27 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building Your Star Program A step-by-step guide to the VoluntaryProtection Programs The demand for information on the VoluntaryProtection Programs (VPP) is rapidly expanding. Set up to promoteexcellence in safety and health management, this prestigiousgovernment program now boasts more than 400 participatingworksites, with gains ranging from increased productivity toreduction in workplace injury and insurance costs. Written by a VPPexpert and one of the original developers of the program at theOccupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), this timely"how-to" book gives safety and health professionals all theinformation they need to get into the VPP as well as renew theirparticipation for years to come. The author clearly outlines thebenefits of the program, offers advice on how to win support for itfrom both management and labor, and presents a complete set oftools for building a successful star program--one that meets all ofthe VPP criteria. Special features include: * Step-by-step instructions to the VPP application andpost-approval process * A comprehensive "VPP Requirements Guide," containing requirementsfor OSHA and the Department of Energy (DOE) and an appendixdetailing state differences * Quick, in-depth tests for assessing a worksite against the VPPrequirements * Action checklists to help plan for onsite reviews * Firsthand accounts by successful applicants in participatingworksites * Interviews with individuals who review applications and evaluateworksites
Download or read book OSHA Instruction written by U. S. Department Labor and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Instruction cancels and replaces OSHA Instruction OSHA CSP 03-01-002. The purpose of the manual is to provide guidance concerning implementation of the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), including revised policies and procedures a) published as Federal Register Notice 68 FR 68475, December 8, 2003; b) affecting VPP participants covered under the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard; and c) enabling OSHA to employ an alternative reapproval process, the Compressed Reapproval Process to Recognize Sustained Excellence (CRP), for qualifying VPP Star participants.
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Download or read book OSHA Instruction Voluntary Protection Programs VPP Policies and Procedures Manual written by U. S. Labor and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Instruction cancels and replaces OSHA Instruction OSHA CSP 03-01-002. The purpose of the manual is to provide guidance concerning implementation of the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), including revised policies and procedures a) published as Federal Register Notice 68 FR 68475, December 8, 2003; b) affecting VPP participants covered under the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard; and c) enabling OSHA to employ an alternative reapproval process, the Compressed Reapproval Process to Recognize Sustained Excellence (CRP), for qualifying VPP Star participants. Major Changes include: Benchmark Rates. This Instruction incorporates changes published in Federal Register Notice 68 FR 68475, December 8, 2003, that revised the benchmark injury and illness rates used within VPP. Process Safety Management. This Instruction modifies procedures for VPP applications, OSHA onsite evaluations, and annual participant self-evaluations for applicants/participants subject to OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. Compressed Reapproval Process. This Instruction introduces an alternative onsite reapproval process for Star participants who have demonstrated sustained excellence in safety and health systems management. Other. This Instruction removes template letters that OSHA periodically modifies and that are more appropriately disseminated through other means. It includes changes in the VPP recognition process. It also removes temporary instructions no longer applicable, and references to specific VPP affiliates. Minor editorial changes improve readability.
Download or read book Osha s Voluntary Protection Programs VPP written by William V. Klingbeil and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Promoting Safe Workplaces Through Voluntary Protection Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effect of the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program VPP and Its Impact on Safety Culture written by Carol A. Fontanese and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Workplace safety and health OSHA s voluntary compliance strategies show promising results but should be fully evaluated before they are expanded written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book So You Want to Apply to VPP Here s How to Do ItZ written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are delighted you are considering applying to the New OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). This booklet and its companion piece, What to Expect During OSHA's Onsite Visit, have been written to assist you. The U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, created the VPP to recognize and encourage excellence in occupational safety and health protection. Requirements for participation are based on comprehensive management systems with employees actively involved in anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling the potential safety and health hazards at the site.
Download or read book So You Want to Apply to VPP Here s How to Do It written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are delighted you are considering applying to the New OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). This booklet and its companion piece, What to Expect During OSHA's Onsite Visit, have been written to assist you. The U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, created the VPP to recognize and encourage excellence in occupational safety and health protection. Requirements for participation are based on comprehensive management systems with employees actively involved in anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling the potential safety and health hazards at the site.
Download or read book You ve Been Selected to Be a VPP Onsite Team MemberZ Now What written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) TeamZ You are about to join a multidisciplinary group that will evaluate the effectiveness of the safety and health program at a worksite seeking OSHA's recognition for excellence. This is a great opportunity to see firsthand how an outstanding occupational safety and health program actually works. And it's a chance to help a site already committed to safety and health improve its program. Although the site visit is similar to an inspection in some regards, the cooperative approach creates an entirely different climate and focuses on the worksite s safety and health program. OSHA enters not unannounced, but at the invitation of the company. It s nice for a change to go where you re welcome and wanted. Enjoy the differenceZ.
Download or read book Voluntary Protection Program written by Washington (State). Division of Occupational Safety and Health and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book OSHA s Voluntary Protection Programs written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs: Improved Oversight and Controls Would Better Ensure Program Quality
Download or read book Voluntary Protection Programs written by United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
