Achieving Safety and Health Excellence Through the Voluntary Protection Programs VPP

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• Achieving Safety and Health Excellence Through
  the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)

Susan Jordan Sikes, OSHA Regional VPP Manager
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OSHA Origin, Mission, and Functions

• 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act passed
• 1971 OSHA Began Inspections
• Mission Ensure safe and healthful workplaces by
• Developing and enforcing standards
• Assisting and encouraging the States
• Providing for research, information, education
  and training
• Encouraging employers and employees in their
  efforts to reduce hazards, institute new, and
  perfect existing programs

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OSHAs Tool Kit

• Standards
• Enforcement
• Education, Training, and Outreach
• Cooperative Programs
• Voluntary Protection Programs
• Consultation Program and SHARP
• Strategic Partnerships
• Alliances

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What is VPP?

• A process for achieving safety and health
  excellence by implementing safety and health
  management systems
• Labor Management - Government Cooperation
• Official recognition of excellence
• Began in 1982

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Why Pursue VPP? To Prevent Accidents and Save
Money!

• The average lost-time injury cost 30,000!..
  (The National Safety Council)
• Each heavy construction injury or illness equals
  8-9 lost workdays!.(U.S. Bureau of Labor
  Statistics)
• Work injuries cost Americans 131.2 billion in
  2000, exceeding the combined profits of the top
  13 Fortune 500 companies!.. (The National Safety
  Council)

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Why do workplace injuries cost so much?

• Direct Cost
• Out of pocket expenses not expected under normal
  cost of doing business
• Indirect Cost
• Those cost not directly related to the injury,
  but which occur as a result of the injury

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Accident Costs and Impact on Sales Type
Avg. Avg. Total Sales Needed Injury
Direct Indirect 3
5 -----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------- Amputation
21,718 23,890 45,608
1,520,260 912,156 Burn 3,846
6,154 10,000 333,320
199,992 Carpal T. 8,305 9,966
18,271 609,033 365,420 Foreign Body
317 1,427 1,744
58,177 34,870 Laceration 1,101
4,955 6,056 201,850
121,110
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Safety Delivers a Return on Investment! Liberty
Mutual Survey

• Survey shows 61 percent of executives say 3 or
  more saved for each 1 invested in workplace
  safety
• 95 percent of executives surveyed believe
  workplace safety has a positive impact on a
  company's financial performance

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Why Pursue VPP?

• Reduced Illnesses and Injuries
• On average injury and illness rates at VPP sites
  are 54 below National averages
• Cost Savings
• VPP sites avoided 5,638 injuries in FY2000
• Total cost savings approximately 152 million

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Other IncentivesVPP Benefits Business

• Decreased turnover and absenteeism
• Increased productivity
• Exempt from programmed OSHA inspections
• Networking with the best
• Community recognition
• Models of excellence
• Competitive Edge

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VPP Benefits Workers

• Go home safe
• Involvement in SH
• Pride in work
• Improved morale

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VPP Benefits OSHA

• Partners in excellence
• Accomplishes OSHAs mission
• More successful than compliance alone
• VPP partners serve as models for their industries
• Helps OSHA promote value of safety and health
• Leverages resources

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VPP is a Win-Win-Win Relationship!

• Trust and cooperation
• Elimination of fear
• Achievement of a common goal.to prevent worker
  injuries, illnesses and deaths
• Improved relations between labor, management, and
  government

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Whos in VPP? Federal State
As of 3/20/03
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Union Sites NonUnion
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Whos in VPP? Join the ranks of such employers
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• BP Chemical
• BF Goodrich Aerospace
• Delta Airlines
• Dow Chemical
• Duracell Global
• Exxon-Mobil
• Frito-Lay
• General Electric
• Georgia-Pacific
• IBM Corporation
• International Paper
• Lockheed Martin
• Motorola

• Nabisco
• NASA
• NutraSweet
• Occidental Chemical
• Rockwell Automation
• Sherwin-Williams
• Solutia
• Space Gateway Services
• Texaco
• Tropicana
• Tobyhanna Army Depot
• United Space Alliance
• US Postal Service

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VPP Eligibility

• Available in all industries and federal agencies
  where OSHA has jurisdiction
• Also available in States with their own VPP

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VPP in State Plan States
States with VPP
Puerto Rico
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Growth of VPP(State Plan States)
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Principles of VPP

• Focus on individual worksites
• Performance-based criteria
• Beyond compliance
• Self-Sufficient
• Continuous Improvement
• Effective safety and health management systems

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Elements of a Comprehensive Safety and
HealthManagement System

• Management Leadership and Employee Involvement
• Worksite Analysis
• Hazard Prevention and Control
• Safety and Health Training

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Where do I sign up?VPP Application Process

• Companies submit an application that includes
• Management assurances
• Written union support
• Injury and illness rates
• Description of safety and health management
  system
• Application reviewed for completeness
• Companys previous OSHA history verified
• OSHA and the site prepare for the onsite review

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Onsite Evaluation

• An OSHA Team visits the site
• Typically lasts 4-5 days
• Evaluation consists of
• Opening Conference
• Document Review
• Walkthrough of Worksite
• Employee and Management Interviews
• Closing Conference
• Draft Report and Teams Recommendations for one
  of three programs

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Three Programs
Star

• Highest level of recognition
• All VPP requirements met
• System operating at least one year
• Rates are below the National Average

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Three Programs
Merit

• Elements and sub-elements in place
• Systems may not all be at Star quality
• Rates may be above the National Average
• Limited to one 3-year term

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Three Programs
Demonstration

• Must meet Star requirements
• Alternative safety and health methods
• Current Demos
• Short-term Construction
• Mobile Workforce
• Federal Contractor

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Celebration!

• New approvals by Assistant Secretary
• Re-approvals at Regional Level
• VPP Ceremony

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Continuous Improvement

• Annual Self-Evaluation
• On-going dialogue
• OSHA re-visits the site every three to five
  years. (12 18 months for Merit sites)

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VPP Sites Stay Involved!Program Innovations
VPPPA
Mentoring
Special Government Employees
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Additional Assistance

• Web Sites
• www.osha.gov
• www.vpppa.org
• Publications
• VPP Policies and Procedures Manual
• Federal Register Notice
• Brochure
• Training
• OSHA Training Institute- Course 245.
• Special Government Employees Course-if you
  qualify.