What is VPP star status?

Star status is awarded to the best of the best. This level of the VPP program is reserved for those who have developed safety programs that improve safety across the board, have increased employee participation, and have gone above and beyond the OHSA safety measures.

What is Cal VPP?

The California Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP) is designed to recognize employers and their employees who have implemented safety and health programs that effectively prevent and control occupational hazards.

Do all workplaces in California have VPP certification?

Although participation is voluntary and any company can apply to join Cal/VPP, all companies are welcome and encouraged to participate (See benefits under purpose & description).

How do you get OSHA Star status?

Companies in the Star Program have achieved injury and illness rates at or below the national average of their respective industries. These sites are self-sufficient in their ability to control workplace hazards. Star participants are reevaluated every three to five years, although incident rates are reviewed annually.

What is OSHA challenge?

Through OSHA Challenge, OSHA provides participating employers and workers an avenue to work with their designated Challenge Administrators to develop and/or improve their safety and health management program through mentoring, training and progress tracking.

What is the OSHA Sharp Program?

The programThe Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program recognizes small business employers who have used OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program services and operate exemplary safety and health programs.

What does OSHA VPP mean?

Voluntary Protection Programs
The Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) promote effective worksite-based safety and health. In the VPP, management, labor, and OSHA establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system.

What are the disadvantages of OSHA?

OSHA’s VPP encourages employee participation, yet this becomes a disadvantage to employers. The National Labor Relations Act may complicate employee involvement along with giving employees too much control over workplace issues. This can develop into management and employee disagreements over health and safety issues.

What is sharp certified?

What is an OSHA Star site?

OSHA approves qualified sites to one of three programs: Star: Recognition for employers and employees who demonstrate exemplary achievement in the prevention and control of occupational safety and health hazards the development, implementation and continuous improvement of their safety and health management system.

Why is OSHA hated?

Because it deserves it. The OSHA rules and regulations have now become in many cases outdated, out of touch with new technology and stubbornly rigid. OSHA has become arrogant in its success. It is a prime example of how some government intervention can have good results to a point.

Do workers like OSHA?

OSHA certainly deserves recognition and praise for the good things it does, and it does many things very well. Without the threat posed by OSHA, some employers would do precious little to protect the lives of their workers. OSHA has also implemented dozens of innovative and helpful programs.

How do I become sharp certified?

To participate in SHARP, you must:

1. Request a comprehensive consultation visit from your On-Site Consultation office that involves a complete hazard identification survey;
2. Involve employees in the consultation process;
3. Correct all hazards identified by the consultant;