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| The Pacific Northwest Consulting Group's VPP Readiness Program is a formal process to assist companies/facilities interested in the achieving OSHA VPP or improving their safety and health management systems. The program assists interested sites with achieving VPP recognition. The PNCG Voluntary Protection Readiness Program is the leading process to enable dedicated employers the ability to achieve world-class occupational safety, health and environmental management systems. |
OSHA VPP IS: •A program that leads to enhanced worker safety and health protection |
| •The opportunity to develop a cooperative relationship between management, labor and the government |
| •A program designed to recognize and promote effective safety and health management |
| •Not just an award, it’s a continual process reaching toward excellence |
VPP STAR •Highest level of participation |
| •Successful safety and health program |
| •Three-year average work days away from work and restricted work activity rate (DARCIR) and total record able incident rate (TCIR) below industry rate |
| •Re-evaluated every three to five years |
Industries represented by VPP Star Sites |
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| •Aerospace | •Industrial Machinery and Equipment | •Lumber and Wood Products |
| •Healthcare Facilities | •Maintenance | •Municipalities |
| •Office Buildings | •Oil and Gas Extractions | •Paper and Allied Products |
| •Petrochemical | •Pharmaceutical | •Plastics |
| •Primary Metal | •Printing and Publishing | •Cabinetry |
| •Chemicals | •Defense sites | •Electronics |
| •Construction | •Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services | •Engineering and Management Services |
| •Cosmetics | •Forest Products | •Research Laboratories |
| •Food Manufacturing/ Packaging | •Furniture & Fixtures | •Rubber |
| •Shipbuilding | •Stone, Clay and Glass | •Telecommunications |
| •Textiles | •Transportation Equipment | •Transportation Services |
| •Trucking and Warehouse | •Utilities | •Water Transportation |
Four Elements of VPP |
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| Management Leadership and Employee Involvement | Hazard Prevention and Control |
| •Top management visibility | •Hazard tracking system |
| •Safety and health policies communicated | •Hierarchy of controls |
| •Employee involvement active and meaningful | •Preventive maintenance |
| •Management has responsibility, accountability and provides adequate resources | •Emergency response procedures |
| •Employees involved in safety and health planning, feedback taken into account | •Medical program |
| Work site Analysis | Health and Safety training |
| •Pre-use/Pre-Startup analysis | •Everyone’s responsibility, from top managers to line workers |
| •Comprehensive surveys | •Schedule training sessions on a regular basis |
| •Self Inspections | •Maintain documentation of training |
| •Routine hazard analysis | |
| •Employee reporting of hazards | |
| •Accident investigation | |
| •Trend analysis |
Sample Report:
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| Management Commitment |  |
100.0% |
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| New Employee Orientation | |
100.0% |
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| Safety Committee Employee Involvement | |
100.0% |
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| SAFETY PROMOTION AND AWARENESS | |
100.0% |
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| FACILITY SAFETY INSPECTIONS |  |
87.5% |
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| ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVESTIGATION | |
90.0% |
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| TRAINING | |
73.3% |
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| DESIGN, MODIFICATION AND REVIEW | |
100.0% |
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| INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE | |
100.0% |
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| HAZARD COMMUNICATION |  |
61.0% |
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| HEARING CONSERVATION | |
100.0% |
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| RESPIRATORY PROTECTION | |
100.0% |
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| PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | |
90.0% |
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| LOCKOUT/TAGOUT | |
100.0% |
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| ELECTRICAL SAFETY | |
94.4% |
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| CONFINED SPACE ENTRY | |
100.0% |
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| HOISTS, CRANES, SLINGS, AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES | |
92.3% |
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| POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS | |
63.0% |
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| FALL PROTECTIONS | |
100.0% |
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| BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS/FIRST AID/CPR | |
58.0% |
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| MUSCULAR SKELETON DISORDER (MSD) PREVENTION | |
100.0% |
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| CONTRACTOR SAFETY | |
84.6% |
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| EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | |
93.3% |
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| HOT WORK | |
100.0% |
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| FIRE PROTECTION/PREVENTION | |
92.9% |
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| HAZWOPER |  |
29.0% |
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| Implementation Results | Total YES and NO Answers |
Total YES |
Overall Percent Readiness |
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316 |
270 |
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85.4% | ||||||