Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
VPP: The Voluntary Protection Program
The Voluntary Protection Program (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.
Who should attend?: Managers, Safety Professionals, Safety Committee Members, Anyone interested in Continuous Improvement in Workplace Safety
VPP information
- Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and You!
- VPP Benefits.
- VPP Highlights.
- VPP Fact Sheet (F417-221-000).
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 (www.osha.gov).
VPP sites
View the list of VPP SitesCompany |
Address |
City |
# Emp |
Original Certification |
Vertellus Chemical |
4800 State Rt 12 |
Elma |
52 |
June 1999 |
Solvay Chemicals |
3500 Industrial Way |
Longview |
28 |
July 2001 |
Oldcastle Precast (Utility Vault) |
2808 A Street SE |
Auburn |
115 |
May 2004 |
City of Spokane Waste to Energy |
2900 S. Geiger Blvd |
Spokane |
38 |
September 2004 |
Columbia Vista Corp. |
18637 Evergreen Way |
Vancouver |
85 |
August 2005 |
Intermech Inc. |
2345 Stevens Drive |
Richland |
33 |
August 2005 |
Honeywell Electronic Materials |
15128 E. Euclid Ave. |
Spokane |
300 |
September 2005 |
Schweitzer Engineering |
2250 NE Hopkins Ct. |
Pullman |
1700 |
January 2006 |
GE Power and Water, |
5201 NW Lower River Rd |
Vancouver |
19 |
April 2006 |
GP Corrugated LLC |
1203 Fones Road SE |
Olympia |
123 |
August 2006 |
Honeywell Aerospace - Defense |
15001 NE 36th Street |
Redmond |
756 |
February 2007 |
Nucor Steel Inc. |
2434 Andover Street |
Seattle |
290 |
September 2007 |
NAES PSE Ferndale Generating Station |
5105 Lake Terrell Road |
Ferndale |
23 |
July 2008 |
Weyerhaeuser Tacoma Distribution |
3838 So 74th Street |
Tacoma |
70 |
June 2009 |
CH2M Hill OMI |
572 Hatch Street |
Walla Walla |
12 |
November 2009 |
Stericycle Environmental |
1701 E. Alexander Ave |
Tacoma |
12 |
March 2010 |
Simmons Manufacturing Co |
13605 52nd Street East |
Sumner |
92 |
July 2010 |
Monsanto |
776 S Booker Road |
Othello |
13-188 |
April 2011 |
Phillips 66 Transportation |
2423 Lind Ave SW |
Renton |
4 |
May 2011 |
Trident Seafoods |
1400 4th Street |
Anacortes |
235 |
August 2011 |
Phillips 66 Transportation |
520 East "D" Street, |
Tacoma |
3 |
March 2012 |
Weyerhaeuser Coastal Forest |
2001 Blue Slough Road |
Cosmopolis |
70 |
July 2012 |
CMC Biologics |
2021 20th Ave SE |
Bothell |
175 |
August 2012 |
Phillips 66 Transportation |
6317 East Sharp Ave |
Spokane |
13 |
December 2012 |
Phillips 66 Transportation |
6864 Stratford Rd |
Moses Lake |
3 |
February 2013 |
United States Gypsum Company |
401 C Street |
Auburn |
56 |
October 2013 |
Veolia Environmental Services |
5720 C NE 121st Ave #105 |
Vancouver |
7 |
May 2014 |
Cascades Sonoco |
4320 95th St SW Suite C |
Tacoma |
42 |
June 2014 |
Mortenson Construction |
10311 Chambers Creek Dr. W. |
University Place |
60 |
December 2014 |
NuStar Energy, Shore Terminals LLC |
250 East D Street |
Tacoma |
9 |
January 2015 |
Trident Seafoods Pier 91 |
Pier 91 Bldg 392 Box C-119 |
Seattle |
285 |
May 2015 |
Starbucks Coffee Company Kent Flexible Plant |
18411 77th Pl. S. |
Kent |
205 |
May 2015 |
Other links
- OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (www.osha.gov).
- Voluntary Protection Program Participant’s Association (VPPPA) Directory of best practices (www.vpppa.org).
- Region X VPPPA (www.regionxvpppa.org).
- 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) (www.osha.gov).
- L&I Safety and Health Training.
- START: Safety through Achieving Recognition Together.
Washington State VPP best practices
Contact the VPP
- Phone: 360-902-5431.
- Email: VPProgram@Lni.wa.gov.
