Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)
Voluntary Protection Programs and on-site consultation services, when coupled with an effective enforcement program, expand employee protection to help meet the goals of the OSH Act. The three levels of VPP are Star, Merit, and Star Demonstration designed to recognize outstanding achievements by companies that have successfully incorporated comprehensive safety and health programs into their total management system. The VPPs motivate others to achieve excellent safety and health results in the same outstanding way as they establish a cooperative relationship between employers, employees and OSHA.
For additional information on VPP and how to apply, contact the OSHA regional offices listed at the end of this publication.
Strategic Partnership Program
OSHA’s Strategic Partnership Program, the newest member of OSHA’s cooperative programs, helps encourage, assist and recognize the efforts of partners to eliminate serious workplace hazards and achieve a high level of employee safety and health. Whereas OSHA’s Consultation Program and VPP entail one-on-one relationships between OSHA and individual worksites, most strategic partnerships seek to have a broader impact by building cooperative relationships with groups of employers and employees. These partnerships are voluntary, cooperative relationships between OSHA, employers, employee representatives and others (e.g., trade unions, trade and professional associations, universities and other government agencies).
For more information on this and other cooperative programs, contact your nearest OSHA office, or visit OSHA’s website at www.osha.gov.
Alliance Programs
The Alliance Program enables organizations committed to workplace safety and health to collaborate with OSHA to prevent
injuries and illnesses in the workplace. OSHA and the Alliance participants work together to reach out to, educate and lead the nation’s employers and their employees in improving and advancing workplace safety and health.
