Tag: VPP

OSHA Recognizes VPP ‘Star’ Sites

On April 11, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it renewed its designation of Dighton Power in Dighton, Massachusetts, as a “Star” site, the highest level of recognition in the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). The agency recently announced several new and renewed Star designations of VPP-participating employers, including L.L.Bean Manufacturing in Brunswick, […]

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Site-Specific Targeting: OSHA Guidelines for Inspections

On October 16, 2018, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its State Plan partners began implementing OSHA’s national Site-Specific Targeting Inspection Plan (SST Plan) for general industry (nonconstruction) workplaces that have 20 or more employees.

VPP: Voluntary Protection Benefits Workers and Employers

At thousands of U.S. worksites, OSHA compliance is considered the bare minimum for safety excellence. These workplaces, members of OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), have earned the right to call themselves overachievers when it comes to worker protection.

10 Good Reasons for Motivating Your Employees to Work Safely

Failure to strongly encourage safe work habits can have costly consequences, whereas motivating employees to work safely has important benefits. 1. According to the 2013 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, the most disabling workplace injuries and illnesses in 2011 amounted to $55.4 billion in direct U.S. workers compensation costs. This translates into more than a […]

Innovative Safety Ideas: Part 2

Yesterday, we explained how Cintas® Corporation is making workers safer by innovating. Today, we introduce you to another VPP worksite where innovative programs are also improving safety performance. Morton Salt’s Grantsville, Utah, facility is one of the company’s four worksites to have earned VPP Star status. About 10 years back, the Grantsville plant had received […]