Preparing for OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs : A Guide to Success
ISBN: 9780470387405 | 0470387408
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 1/26/2010
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A step-by step guide to successfully achieving VPP recognitionParticipating in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) offers businesses a number of advantages including enhanced safety performance, lower injury and lost workday rates, positive public recognition, and direct impact on the bottom line. Preparing for OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs: A Guide to Success is a comprehensive guide for companies and their managers and employees on how to achieve VPP recognition.The authors, who have more than forty years of collective experienc... MORE
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xi |
| What are the Voluntary Protection Programs? | p. 1 |
| The Business Case for VPP | p. 29 |
| Preparing an OSHA VPP Application | p. 47 |
| Management Leadership and Employee Involvement | p. 201 |
| Work-Site Analysis | p. 225 |
| Hazard Prevention and Control | p. 249 |
| Safety and Health Training | p. 295 |
| The OSHA ... MORE | p. 313 |
| Postevaluation Activities | p. 363 |
| VPP Reapproval | p. 381 |
| VPP Resources | p. 399 |
| Index | p. 407 |
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Brian T. Bennett, PhD, CSP, has over twenty-four years of experience in the chemical manufacturing field, twenty of which included involvement with the VPP. He has published articles on this subject in professional journals and presented lectures on this topic at professional development conferences across the country. He was designated as the National OSHA Special Government Employee of the Year in 2006 by then Assistant Secretary of Labor Edwin Foulke.
Norman R. Deitch, OHST, has worked twenty-eight years for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). He was the OSHA Region 2 VPP Manager for seventeen years. Mr. Deitch has presented lectures on this topic at professional development conferences across the country. He has led over 300 VPP on site evaluations. He was coauthor of the OSHA Special Government Employee (SGE) training program and the OSHA VPP policies and procedures manual.
The authors can be contacted through their Web site, www.ehs-excellence.com.
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