We want to make you aware that the OSHA has issued an updated Voluntary Protection Programs Policies and Procedures Manual, which details policies and procedures for administering the VPP. Significant changes include:
- Requiring VPP participants’ safety and health management systems to cover the seven elements described in OSHA’s Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs (2016).
- Creating two new levels of distinction, VPP Elite and VPP Emeritus, to recognize sites who have achieved VPP Star Recognition for more than 15 or 25 consecutive years, respectively.
For a full summary of updates, please see the directive. For more information on the VPP, please visit osha.gov/vpp.
Please share this information with your members and/or stakeholders, as appropriate. If you have questions, please contact Jackie Annis or Whitney Hymes in DCSP’s Office of Partnerships and Recognition.