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Friday, July 14, 2006
Playing on OSHA's Team
A feature article from Occupational Health & Safety magazine offers a good overview of OSA's Voluntary Protection Program and the benefits VPP provides. The article is written by Mike Avery who is the safety and security director at American Saw and Mfg. Company, Inc., a company with 700 employees. The article asks:
What is involved in establishing a VPP? And, from a company's perspective, is it worth the effort?
Mr. Avery writes: "In fact, VPP provides value that radiates well beyond the obvious benefits of reducing accidents, lost work days, and worker's compensation claims. VPP is a whole approach to safety and health that touches on every aspect of daily operations. Once implemented, it becomes integral to the company's way of doing business."
If you company is evaluating whether they want to get involved in VPP, read this article. It provides a good overview of the pluses and minuses, and one company's experience with VPP.
What is involved in establishing a VPP? And, from a company's perspective, is it worth the effort?
Mr. Avery writes: "In fact, VPP provides value that radiates well beyond the obvious benefits of reducing accidents, lost work days, and worker's compensation claims. VPP is a whole approach to safety and health that touches on every aspect of daily operations. Once implemented, it becomes integral to the company's way of doing business."
If you company is evaluating whether they want to get involved in VPP, read this article. It provides a good overview of the pluses and minuses, and one company's experience with VPP.
Labels: Industrial Safety, VPP
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