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OSHA updates VPP policy on safety and health management systems

S+H Staff — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:05:21 +0000

Washington — OSHA has updated its Voluntary Protection Programs policy document to include seven elements of safety and health management systems. The directive, which went into effect June 16, replaces one from January 2020 that listed four elements of SHMS. The seven elements, as described in the OSHA publications, Recommended Practices for Safety and Health […]

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OSHA announces VPP expansion under ‘self-audit’ program

S+H Staff — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Washington — OSHA will expand its Voluntary Protection Programs as part of the Department of Labor’s new “self-audit” initiative for regulated employers.

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Senate appropriations bill would keep safety agencies’ funding intact

S+H Staff — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Washington — The Senate Appropriations Committee on July 31 approved a bill that would maintain current funding for OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration through fiscal year 2026.

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OSHA looking to partner with employers to curb injuries and deaths, agency leader Doug Parker says

S+H Staff — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Orlando, FL — OSHA is seeking to harness the power of employers as a “force multiplier” to improve worker safety and health, according to agency leader Doug Parker.

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OSHA launches online portal for VPP applications

S+H Staff — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Washington — OSHA has a new online portal for employers to submit applications to the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs.

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Senators push latest bipartisan attempt to make OSHA’s VPP permanent

S+H Staff — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Washington – Senators on both sides of the aisle are again seeking to make OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs a permanent fixture.

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VPP and contract workers: Inspector General audit of program calls for improvements

S+H Staff — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Washington – OSHA has stated that it will change some of the processes in its Voluntary Protection Programs, after a Department of Labor Office of Inspector General audit uncovered several weaknesses in recording and reporting systems involving contract workers.

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OSHA to host second public VPP meeting Aug. 28

S+H Staff — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Washington – The second of two public meetings to discuss how OSHA can “reshape” its Voluntary Protection Programs is scheduled for Aug. 28 in New Orleans.

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Will OSHA ‘recalibrate’ VPP? Agency schedules stakeholder meeting

S+H Staff — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Washington – Seeking to revamp its Voluntary Protection Programs, OSHA has scheduled a stakeholder meeting on July 17 at the Department of Labor’s Frances Perkins Building.

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House reps revive legislation to make VPP permanent

S+H Staff — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Washington – Several members of the House have joined forces to reintroduce bipartisan legislation that would make permanent OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs.

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