August 27, 2012 by Fred Hosier
It may soon become more challenging for companies to qualify for a program that honors what are said to be the nation’s safest workplaces. Another possibility: OSHA could have more reasons to kick companies out of the program.
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Tags: exemption from OSHA inspections, iWatch News investigation, Jordan Barab, Voluntary Protection Program
February 20, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Will OSHA conduct more inspections in federal Fiscal Year 2013 (FY 2013)? Will there be new regulations? And how does the agency plan to fund compliance assistance to companies? President Obama’s budget proposal shows what’s ahead.
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Tags: OSHA budget, OSHA enforcement, OSHA standards
February 14, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Questions about requirements to get into OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) date back all the way to a Government Accountability Office report in 2004. Now, yet another arm of the federal government is giving the VPP a close look.
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Tags: BLS injury report, iWatchNews.org, VPP
December 30, 2011 by Fred Hosier
An OSHA official confirms to the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) that a “top-to-bottom review” of the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) has been completed and recommendations on changes are being considered.
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Tags: Center for Public Integrity, David Michaels, Jordan Barab, VPP, worker deaths
November 11, 2011 by Fred Hosier
An investigation by iWatchNews.org shows a number of employee deaths at “model workplaces” within OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) haven’t been recorded in the agency’s database that monitors the program. And the facilities remain in VPP today.
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Tags: David Michaels, deaths recorded, i2p2, iWatch News, National Safety Council, OSHA funding, user fees, VPP
August 9, 2011 by Fred Hosier
The U.S. debt agreement will force lawmakers to make tough decisions on where to cut government spending. OSHA is one senator’s target.
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Tags: government spending, OSHA budget, OSHA penalties, OSHA target, Sen. Tom Coburn, Susan Harwood Grants, Voluntary Protection Program
July 12, 2011 by Fred Hosier
An eight-month investigation reveals 80 employee deaths at companies in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) between 2000 and 2008. What may be even more shocking: 65% of these companies have maintained their VPP status.
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Tags: Center for Public Integrity, David Michaels, Government Accountability Office, Voluntary Protection Program, VPP
April 22, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A bipartisan effort in Congress would make sure that an OSHA assistance program sticks around.
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Tags: safety and health management systems, Voluntary Protection Program, VPP
December 15, 2010 by Fred Hosier
As debate continues in Washington, DC, on how to fund OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), a recent case shows that the program isn’t a guarantee against workplace fatalities.
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Tags: Congress, GAO, Trinity Marine, VPP
September 7, 2010 by Fred Hosier
The head of OSHA seeks the support of companies for a proposal to charge user fees for a voluntary safety program.
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Tags: David Michaels, federal funding, Voluntary Protection Program, VPP, VPPPA
