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Home » Keywords: » OSHA VPP

Items Tagged with 'OSHA VPP'

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Changing safety culture via VPP: How one roofing company achieved OSHA recognition

Daniel Nowak, STSC
August 4, 2020
Evans Roofing Company, Inc., with its subsidiaries Charles F. Evans (union) and CFE, Inc. (non-union), is a building envelope contractor licensed in 46 states. Charles F. Evans and CFE, Inc. are the only commercial roofing and wall panel contractors to hold the VPP STAR mobile work force designation.
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OSHA emphasis points in 2018

November 7, 2018

The agency remains in a state of flux as of mid-October. Scott Mugno, the nominee to be OSHA’s top boss, still has not been confirmed. The chief of staff position is vacant. There are no senior advisors. One of two deputies is missing. Four regional administrators are in temporary “acting” roles. 


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Free app helps you calculate heat illness risk

May 14, 2015

OSHA has updated its free heat illness app with some new features for iPhone users. The app, which was launched in 2011, allows workers and supervisors to calculate the heat index for their worksite, and, based on the heat index, displays a risk level to outdoor workers.


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Weekly news round-up

September 6, 2014

BP faces potentially billions in penalties for Deepwater Horizon explosion, PG&E faces actual billions in penalties for San Bruno pipeline explosion and firefighters helping with an “Ice Bucket Challenge” are serious burned by an arc flash incident. These were among the top EHS-related stories posted this week on ISHN.com.


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Weekly news round-up

January 18, 2014

VPP problems, the NTSB’s “Ten Most Wanted” and water woes in West Virginia were among this week’s most-read EHS-related stories on ISHN.com:


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Report: OSHA doesn’t have sufficient control over VPP Program

Participants not necessarily the safest companies
January 17, 2014

OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) have come under fire from the Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General, which says the agency fails to ensure that only safe worksites remain in the program.


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OSHA cracks down on VPP companies with fatalities

Terms for terminated from program specified
June 14, 2013

A directive issued recently by OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels addresses an issue that’s been brewing over the past few years: fatalities in workplaces that have been granted VPP status.


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Michaels concerned about safety pro shortage

OSHA chief also spells out changes for VPP sites
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Dave Johnson
May 28, 2013

A packed assembly room at the AIHce was treated to a conversation between OSHA boss Dr. David Michaels and a former OSHA chief, John Henshaw, who headed OSHA during the Bush II administration. Here are some takeaways from Dr. Michaels’ comments:


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