OSHA Announces Meeting to Discuss Modernizing its Voluntary Protection Program
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May 11, 2023
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a stakeholder meeting on June 15, 2023 to discuss modernizing, improving, and expanding the agency’s Voluntary Protection Program.
Established in 1982, OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) recognizes workplaces that demonstrate best practices in safety and health management and serve as industry models.
OSHA notes that the VPP is effective at reducing injuries and illnesses at participant worksites. For example, the average VPP worksite had a Days Away Restricted or Transferred case rate of 60% below the average for its industry for site-based construction for 2021.