programs. Once the Corporation is accepted in

the VPP Corporate Pilot, all their eligible facilities

will benefit from streamlined application and

onsite evaluation processes when applying for

VPP participation.

The streamlined Facility VPP Application requires

only facility-specific information and eliminates

the need to repeat information contained in the

Corporate VPP Application. Eligible facilities will

submit information on the most current annual

evaluation of their safety and health management

systems, illness and injury rates, provide management and union assurances, and specify best

practices/success stories. Following review of the

Facility VPP Application, an OSHA onsite evaluation is required; however, the streamlined evaluation at the facility will focus on implementation of

the standardized corporate safety and health policies and programs, and any site-specific programs. Additionally, the onsite evaluation will

focus on implementation of the traditional four

VPP elements. Once the individual facility is

approved as a VPP site, all standard VPP requirements apply.

How It Works

An interested corporation submits a Corporate

VPP Application to OSHA describing how standardized corporate-level policies and programs

consistent with VPP criteria are applied at facilities

across the organization. In addition to traditional

VPP criteria, the Corporation must have effective

internal pre-screening processes to evaluate their

facilities’ level of preparedness to participate in

VPP. VPP pre-screening processes are required

for evaluating the implementation of the safety

and health management systems at each candidate facility and the completeness of the VPP

application prior to submission to OSHA. These

must be described in detail in the Corporate

Application.

Following review of the Corporate Application,

OSHA will conduct a comprehensive Corporate

Program Evaluation at the Corporate

Office/Headquarters to verify the contents of the

application. The evaluation will include: interviews with senior leadership and safety and

health staff to verify company commitment; evaluation of prescreening processes; and comprehensive review of corporate-level policies and

FactSheet

VPP Corporate Pilot

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) created the Voluntary

Protection Programs (VPP) Corporate Pilot to allow corporations committed to VPP

and interested in achieving VPP recognition at facilities throughout their organization a more efficient means to accomplish this goal. Corporations with well-established, standardized safety and health management systems implemented companywide often experience significant duplication of effort when applying for VPP participation for multiple facilities. The purpose of this pilot program is to meet the needs

of large corporations by eliminating the redundancy in the VPP application and

onsite evaluation processes while maintaining program quality and integrity. With

streamlined processes designed to address these specific needs, corporations can

efficiently increase their participation in VPP and obtain the program’s many significant benefits. A corporation taking part in VPP Corporate can realize benefits such

as safer and healthier workplaces, greater protections for employees and a strong

corporate identity as a leader in the safety and health community.
Eligibility

Participation in the VPP Corporate will be limited

to corporations that make a top-level commitment

to reducing injuries and illnesses through implementation of a comprehensive safety and health

management system that achieves exemplary

worker protections across the entire corporation.

Other eligibility criteria include:

• Significant corporate participation in VPP and a

commitment to strengthen VPP participation

• Effective internal VPP pre-screening processes

• VPP knowledge and resources dedicated to

VPP

• Commitment to outreach and mentoring

• Participation in the Special Government

Employee Program

This is one in a series of informational fact sheets highlighting OSHA programs, policies or 

standards. It does not impose any new compliance requirements. For a comprehensive list of 

compliance requirements of OSHA standards or regulations, refer to Title 29 of the Code of Federal

Regulations. This information will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request.

The voice phone is (202) 693-1999; teletypewriter (TTY) number: (877) 889-5627.

Contact Information

For more information on VPP, contact the VPP

Manager at your OSHA Regional Office or OSHA’s

Office of Partnerships and Recognition at: 

U.S. Department of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration 

Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs

Office of Partnerships and Recognition

200 Constitution Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20210

Telephone: (202) 693-2213

U.S. Department of Labor

www.osha.gov

(800) 321-OSHA

For more complete information:

DCSP 8/2006