Virginia Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) recognizes and promotes exceptional safety and health management systems. In VPP, the Department of Labor and Industry’s Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) staff establish a cooperative relationship with management at Virginia workplaces that have implemented exemplary safety and health programs.

This instruction revises and clarifies the overall policy framework for administering the Virginia Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). This instruction applies to the Virginia VPP. None listed.

Employees, including newly hired or transferred employees and contract employees, will receive orientation on the VPP, including employee rights under VPP and under the OSHA Act.

"Voluntary Protection Program" or "VPP" means a program under which the Commissioner recognizes and partners with workplaces in which a model system has been implemented.

Annual VPP self-evaluations help participant's measure success, identify areas needing improvement, and determine needed changes. VOSH onsite evaluation teams verify this improvement.

Jan 25, 2021 · A. Withdrawal. 1. Participants may withdraw of their own accord or be asked by VOSH to withdraw from the programs. 2. Any participant may choose to withdraw voluntarily at any time. 3. VOSH shall request that a participant withdraw from VPP if it is determined that it is no longer meeting the requirements for VPP participation. 4.

At VPPPA, collaboration reigns supreme. The association brings together employers, employees, labor unions, and government agencies to build a strong network focused on creating safer work environments.

In a comparative analysis with like Virginia prisons of the Medium Security Dormitory design (MSD), LCC incurred 57% less workers’ compensation costs than the average of other MSDs for the analysis period.

In VPP, management, labor, and OSHA work cooperatively and proactively to prevent fatalities, injuries, and illnesses through a system focused on: hazard prevention and control; worksite analysis; training; and management commitment and worker involvement.

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