Safety and Health Training

Safety and Health Training 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 achieved excellence in safety.  Excellence in safety is acheived by accepting and following 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.  In order to complete this element the Safety and Health Training Porgrams must be designed to ensure that senior management, line management, and employees know and undertand that polices, rules, and procedures established to prevent exposure to hazards.  The following information is provided in order to guide the site into creating a well-organized and productive training program. 

-Training for managers and supervisors that emphasizes safety and health leadership responsibilities.

-Training for all employees on the site's safety and health management system, hazards, hazard controls in place, and the VPP.

-Training that enables employees to recognize hazardous conditions and understand safe work   procedures.

-A method for assessing employee comprehension and training effectiveness.

-Documentation of all training that individual employees receive.