Preparing for OSHAs Voluntary Protection Programs A Guide to Success

by Bennett, Brian P.; Deitch, Norman R.

• ISBN13: 9780470387405
• ISBN10: 0470387408
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-26
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This book is the first step-by-step guide on getting selected and approved for OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). Approval into VPP is OSHA's official recognition of companies with exemplary occupational safety and health programs. This book gives a business case study of why a company should participate in the VVP, demonstrates how companies benefit from this program, and details compliance with the program's four major elements and thirty-two sub-elements. The text also gives specific guidance using numerous examples of effective programs that meet VPP application requirements, and gives tips on preparing for a VPP site evaluation. This is the definitive go-to for safety and health professionals, safety and health consultants, and academics.

Author Biography

Brian T. Bennett, PhD, CSP, has over twenty-four years of experience in the chemical manufacturing field, twenty of which included involvement with the VPP. He has published articles on this subject in professional journals and presented lectures on this topic at professional development conferences across the country. He was designated as the National OSHA Special Government Employee of the Year in 2006 by then Assistant Secretary of Labor Edwin Foulke.

Norman R. Deitch, OHST, has worked twenty-eight years for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). He was the OSHA Region 2 VPP Manager for seventeen years. Mr. Deitch has presented lectures on this topic at professional development conferences across the country. He has led over 300 VPP on site evaluations. He was coauthor of the OSHA Special Government Employee (SGE) training program and the OSHA VPP policies and procedures manual.

The authors can be contacted through their Web site, www.ehs-excellence.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
What are the Voluntary Protection Programs?	p. 1
The Business Case for VPP	p. 29
Preparing an OSHA VPP Application	p. 47
Management Leadership and Employee Involvement	p. 201
Work-Site Analysis	p. 225
Hazard Prevention and Control	p. 249
Safety and Health Training	p. 295
The OSHA Onsite VPP Evaluation	p. 313
Postevaluation Activities	p. 363
VPP Reapproval	p. 381
VPP Resources	p. 399
Index	p. 407
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