Management Commitment and Employee Involvement
Management Commitment and Employee Involvement is one of the four elements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). A site that achieves VPP Status has proven to OSHA that they have obtained excellence in safety. Excellence in safety starts with an organization accepting all Safety and Health Procedures and Policies set forth by the required OSHA guidelines and the site. VPP Status can not be obtained unless all personnel are proactively involved in safety and health efforts. Management must be committed to acheiving an effective occupational health and safety program in general and to the specific requirements of VPP.
Management commitment includes: comprehensive planning that addresses safety and health, allocation of necessary resources, and support of employee involvement at all levels. First line workers are the persons most likely to recognize and be affected by potential workplace hazards. VPP provides the opportunity for workers to be involved in the design and implementation of their health and safety program. In order to complete this element the following items must be considered:
-A managerial commitment to worker safety and health protection.
-Top site management's personal involvement.
-A system in place to address safety and health issues/concerns during overall management planning/ purchasing/contracting.
-Safety and health management integrated with your general day-to-day management system.
-A written safety and health management system— often referred to as a safety and health manual with policy and procedures specific to your site— appropriate for your site's size and your industry that addresses all the elements in this checklist.
-A safety and health policy communicated to and understood by employees.
-Safety and health management system goals and results-oriented objectives for meeting those goals.
-Clearly assigned safety and health responsibilities with documentation of authority and accountability from top management to line supervisors to site employees.
-Necessary resources to meet responsibilities, including access to certified safety and health professionals, other licensed health care professionals, and other experts, as needed.
-Selection and oversight of contractors to ensure effective safety and health protection for all workers at the site.
-At least three ways employees are meaningfully involved in activities and decisionmaking that impact their safety and health.
-Annual safety and health management system evaluations on VPP elements in a narrative format, recommendations for improvements, and documented follow-up.
-Formal signed statements from all collective bargaining agents indicating support of your application to VPP.
-Where no collective bargaining agent is authorized, written assurance by management that employees understand and support VPP participation.
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Management Commitment and Employee Involvement
Management Commitment and Employee Involvement is one of the four elements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). A site that achieves VPP Status has proven to OSHA that they have obtained excellence in safety. Excellence in safety starts with an organization accepting all Safety and Health Procedures and Policies set forth by the required OSHA guidelines and the site. VPP Status can not be obtained unless all personnel are proactively involved in safety and health efforts. Management must be committed to acheiving an effective occupational health and safety program in general and to the specific requirements of VPP.
Management commitment includes: comprehensive planning that addresses safety and health, allocation of necessary resources, and support of employee involvement at all levels. First line workers are the persons most likely to recognize and be affected by potential workplace hazards. VPP provides the opportunity for workers to be involved in the design and implementation of their health and safety program. In order to complete this element the following items must be considered:
-A managerial commitment to worker safety and health protection.
-Top site management's personal involvement.
-A system in place to address safety and health issues/concerns during overall management planning/ purchasing/contracting.
-Safety and health management integrated with your general day-to-day management system.
-A written safety and health management system— often referred to as a safety and health manual with policy and procedures specific to your site— appropriate for your site's size and your industry that addresses all the elements in this checklist.
-A safety and health policy communicated to and understood by employees.
-Safety and health management system goals and results-oriented objectives for meeting those goals.
-Clearly assigned safety and health responsibilities with documentation of authority and accountability from top management to line supervisors to site employees.
-Necessary resources to meet responsibilities, including access to certified safety and health professionals, other licensed health care professionals, and other experts, as needed.
-Selection and oversight of contractors to ensure effective safety and health protection for all workers at the site.
-At least three ways employees are meaningfully involved in activities and decisionmaking that impact their safety and health.
-Annual safety and health management system evaluations on VPP elements in a narrative format, recommendations for improvements, and documented follow-up.
-Formal signed statements from all collective bargaining agents indicating support of your application to VPP.
-Where no collective bargaining agent is authorized, written assurance by management that employees understand and support VPP participation.
