VPP CORPORATE PILOT

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VPP CORPORATE PILOT

• Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs
• Office of Partnerships and Recognition
• May 2004

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Program Concept

• Establish an Efficient VPP Process to Meet the
  Specific Needs of Corporations
• Eliminate Redundancy in VPP Application and
  Onsite Evaluation Processes for Corporations
  with Standardized S/H Policies/ Programs
• Efficient Processes Will Allow Corporations to
  Increase their Level of Participation in VPP

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Corporate Eligibility Criteria

• Top level Commitment to VPP
• Standardized S/H Policies/ Programs/Systems
• VPP Knowledge
• Internal VPP Pre-screening Processes
• Dedicated Resources to VPP
• Commitment for Mentoring and SGE
  Participation
• Community Leadership

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Key Program Strategies

• Comprehensive Evaluation of the Corporation
• Corporate VPP Application
• OSHA Corporate Program Evaluation at Corporate
  Headquarters
• Maximize Reliance on Corporate Internal
  Pre-screening Processes
• Streamlined VPP Facility Application and
  Onsite Evaluation

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Corporate VPP Application

• Capture Corporate Information at a Broad-Level
• Describe Uniform S/H Policies/Programs that are
  Applicable Company-wide
• Describe Information on all the Critical VPP
  Elements
• Facility-specific information not required (e.g.
  illness/injury rates)
• Description of Pre-screening Processes
• Process to evaluate the candidate facility
• Process to evaluate the facility application

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Corporate Program Evaluation

• Comprehensive Review of the Corporate Safety and
  Health Management System By OSHA
• Review Documentation
• Interviews with High-Level Corporate
  Officials/S/H Managers
• Corporation Provides Presentations/Overview of
  their Programs including pre-screening
  processes

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Facility VPP Application

• Describe How Corporate-level S/H
  Policies/Programs are Implemented at the Facility
• Must include
• Most current annual evaluation of the safety
  and health management system
• General information
• 3-year Illness and Injury Rates
• Management and Union Assurances
• Best Practices/Success Stories
• Facility-Specific Procedures/Programs

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Facility Onsite Evaluation

• OSHA Evaluates How the Facility has Implemented
  Standardized Corporate Safety and Health
  Policies/Programs/Systems
• Interviews with Key Facility Personnel

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Design Process

• 10 Stakeholder/Workgroup Meetings Conducted
• Representatives from PrivateSector Companies,
  Associations, OSHA National and Regional Office
  Staff
• New process developed - application templates
  and new onsite evaluation protocols