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Voluntary Protection Programs

Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) recognize employers and workers who have strong safety and health programs and low injury rates. In VPP, employers, workers, and OSHA work together to prevent injuries and illnesses through training, hazard prevention, and active involvement from both management and employees. To join, employers apply to OSHA and complete an onsite review by safety and health experts. Participants are reviewed every three to five years and are not subject to OSHA programmed inspections while they keep their VPP status.

Explore the 2024 VPP Injury and Illness Rate Annual Evaluation

Policy Guidance

Review VPP policies, procedures and guidance.

• Voluntary Protection Programs Policies and Procedures Manual (CSP 03-01-005)
• Revisions to the VPP to Provide Safe and Healthful Working Conditions

Guidance

• VPP Testimonial: How VPP programs are driving stronger safety cultures across industries (video 5:11 minutes)
  Credit: BIC Magazine
• Latest Process Safety Management (PSM) Supplement B NEW
• Addressing Pressure Relief System (PRS) Deficiencies Observed During VPP Site Reapproval Evaluations

Participant Information

Find participants by:

• Recent Approvals
• Industry Classification
• Sites by Name and Location
• Sites by Union

Review VPP Injury and Illness Rates Annual Evaluations

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Resources

• BLS Injury and Illness Case Rates
• Use of VPP Logo
• VPP Star Worksite Flag
• Partner Link: VPP Participants' Association

Reports

• Compressed Reapproval Process or Corporate Facility Onsite Process Report
• Corporate Participation Report
• Mobile Workforce Participation Phase I and Phase II Report
• Site-Based Participation Report

Special Government Employee (SGE) Program

IMPORTANT:

For more information on becoming a VPP participant, contact OSHA's Office of Partnerships and Recognition at (202) 693-2213 or email your VPP Manager.