Voluntary Protection Program
VPP: The Voluntary Protection Program
The Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) is designed to recognize and promote effective safety and health program management. In the VPP, management, labor and WISHA establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented strong programs.
History
The Voluntary Protection Program, or VPP, is a program of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration, or OSHA, for companies that implement safety and health measures that keep them below the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates for their industry.
Section (2)(b)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is the basis for the VPP, which claims it is in the best interest of the nation to provide all people a healthy and safe place of employment by stimulating, "employers and employees to institute new and to perfect existing programs for providing safe and healthful working conditions." The program began in California in 1979 and was formally announced in 1982.
The VPP program started in Washington State in 1996. The first recognized site was Oxy Chem of Tacoma, who received their flag in January 1997.
VPP information
Program requirements
- Elements for Becoming a VPP Site.
- VPP Self-Evaluation Checklist (
PDF
version (215 KB), 
Word
version (588 KB)).
VPP application
- VPP Application (846 KB DOC).
- VPP Application flowchart and estimated timelines.
- VPP Application Supplement for Sites Subject to the Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard.
Annual report for VPP sites
- Annual Report template for VPP Sites (844 KB DOC).
- PSM Supplement B for VPP Annual Self Evaluation (71 KB DOC).
VPP sites
View the list of VPP Sites| Number of Employees | Company | Address | City | Certification Year |
| 52 | Dow Chemical | 4800State Rt 12 | Elma | June 1999 |
| 28 | Solvay Chemicals | 3500 Industrial Way | Longview | July 2001 |
| 115 | Oldcastle Precast (Utility Vault) | 2808 A Street SE | Auburn | May 2004 |
| 38 | Wheelabrator | 2900 S. Geiger Blvd | Spokane | September 2004 |
| 120 | Quadrant Corporate | 14725 SE 36th Street | Bellevue | June 2005 |
| 2 | Quadrant, Snoqualmie Ridge | 36320 SE Forest Street | Snoqualmie | June 2005 |
| 85 | Columbia Vista Corp. | 18637 Evergreen Way | Vancouver | August 2005 |
| 33 | Intermech Inc. | 2345 Stevens Drive | Richland | August 2005 |
| 180 | Parsons Research | 3005 E. Ainsworth Ave | Pasco | September 2005 |
| 300 | Honeywell, Spokane | 15128 E. Euclid Ave. | Spokane | September 2005 |
| 1700 | Schweitzer Engineering | 2250 NE Hopkins Ct. | Pullman | January 2006 |
| 19 | GE Contractual Services | 5201 NW Lower River Rd | Vancouver | April 2006 |
| 123 | GP Packaging | 1203 Fones Road SE | Olympia | August 2006 |
| 756 | Honeywell Aerospace | 15001 NE 36th Street | Redmond | February 2007 |
| 22 | US Ecology | 1777 Terminal Drive | Richland | August 2007 |
| 80 | Insulfoam, Premier Industries | 19041 80th Ave. S. | Kent | September 2007 |
| 290 | Nucor Steel Inc. | 2434 Andover Street | Seattle | September 2007 |
| 23 | Tenaska Ferndale Cogen | 5105 Lake Terrell Road | Ferndale | July 2008 |
| 42 | Parsons TSSC III Contract | 2201 Lind Ave. SW | Renton | September 2008 |
| 70 | iLevel by Weyerhaeuser | 3838 So 74th Street | Tacoma | June 2009 |
| 12 | CH2M Hill OMI | 572 Hatch Street | Walla Walla | November 2009 |
| 12 | PSC/Burlington Enviro. LLC | 1701 E. Alexander Ave | Tacoma | March 2010 |
| 92 | Simmons Manufacturing Co | 13605 52nd Street East | Sumner | July 2010 |
| 11 | SEATAC Steel Mill & Recycling Service (Butler) | 2424 SW Andover Street | Seattle | March 2011 |
| 13-188 | Monsanto | 776 S Booker Road | Othello | April 2011 |
| 4 | ConocoPhillips Transportation | 2423 Lind Ave SW | Renton | May 2011 |
| 235 | Trident Seafoods | 1400 4th Street | Anacortes | August 2011 |
| 3 | ConocoPhillips Transportation | 520 East "D" Street, | Tacoma | March 2012 |
| 70 | Weyerhaeuser Timber Operations | 2001 Blue Slough Road | Cosmopolis | July 2012 |
| 175 | CMC ICOS Biologics | 2021 20th Ave SE | Bothell | August 2012 |
Other links
- OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs.
- Voluntary Protection Program Participant’s Association (VPPPA) Directory of best practices.
- Region X VPPPA.
- Request Consultation Find out how L&I Consultants can help you.
- Find an L&I office near you Get phone numbers, addresses and driving directions.
Related topics
- OSHA Cooperative Program (SHARP).
- L&I Safety and Health Training.
- START: Safety through Achieving Recognition Together.
Washington State VPP best practices
Contact the VPP program:
- Phone: 360-902-5431.
- Email: VPProgram@Lni.wa.gov.
