Chris,
 
VPP is not a solely a safety  program.  Successfully addressing  safety 
concerns involves much more than compliance with regulations and  legislation.  
Rather, VPP is a  cooperative effort among management, labor, and 
government.  VPP means that all of the people in an  organization, including 
management and labor, are committed to making all of the  organizational systems 
related to the safety program work.  This is achieved by integrating a  
comprehensive safety program into the total management  system. 
The first two elements critical to  achieving VPP status are management 
commitment and employee involvement.  These criteria apply to all types of  
industries, employers, and operations. 
This is not an abstract  approach.  Establishing an  organizational climate 
of trust and cooperation to achieve mutual goals is the  first step when 
considering VPP status.  Oftentimes this involves changing the way people 
relate to each other  since different persons in a company frequently have 
different perceptions.  Therefore, identifying these perceptual  differences is 
critical.  
We  offer a validated perception survey, based on scientific research, 
which  identifies these perceptual differences.  It can scientifically and  
statistically quantify management commitment and employee involvement.   The  
basis for this program derives from my PhD dissertation “The Effect of  
Corporate Culture on Injury and Illness Rates within the Organization,” a  
nationwide scientific research study.
 
If  this is of interest to you, we would be able to assist.
 
Regards,
 
 
Judith A.  Erickson, PhD
President
Erickson Associates
Plano, TX  75093
972/306-6231
949/413-2769 (c)
_www.ericksonassociates.biz_ (http://www.ericksonassociates.biz/) 

 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/29/2010 10:40:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
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We are  working on a procedure for annual Safety and Health Management  
System
Audits to meet OSHA VPP requirements. Would anyone have a  written
policy/procedure for these audits that would be willing to share so  that we
could benchmark?

Also, we are looking for basic rewards  programs for "exemplary safety and
health performance" not related to  injury/illness/incident reporting.

Thanks,
Chris

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