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Thursday, July 23, 2009
OSHA to Re-evaluate VPP
An article in yesterday's Industry Week reports that a new review by the GAO of 30 OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) sites that had fatalities, found that there was no recorded action taken by the appropriate VPP staff.
The article states:
"The Occupational Safety and Health Administration concluded it did not adequately address findings in a 2004 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found OSHA lacked sufficient internal controls to ensure that only qualified worksites participated in its safety recognition program."
"OSHA said it will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of its VPP and Alliance programs to determine how the agency should best allocate its resources among cooperative programs, enforcement and the agency's other activities."
Read the complete article.
The article states:
"The Occupational Safety and Health Administration concluded it did not adequately address findings in a 2004 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found OSHA lacked sufficient internal controls to ensure that only qualified worksites participated in its safety recognition program."
"OSHA said it will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of its VPP and Alliance programs to determine how the agency should best allocate its resources among cooperative programs, enforcement and the agency's other activities."
Read the complete article.
posted by Steve Hudgik |
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