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VPP in the News - Archive
OSHA VPP Presentations Celebration to Launch OSHA Challenge and VPP Corporate Pilots. OSHA VPP Presentation (2004, May 26), 21 slides. OSHA VPP News Releases Ireland and Northern Ireland to Pilot OSHA's VPP. OSHA VPP News Release #04-01 (2004, April 12). OSHA Announces New Benefit for SGEs. OSHA VPP News Release #04-02 (2004, December 6). OSHA News Releases 2005 December 13, 2005: Region 1 - Lenox's East Longmeadow Plant Again Earns Prestigious OSHA "Star" December 13, 2005: Region 1 - Woodstock, Conn., Foam Manufacturer Earns Prestigious OSHA "Star" December 12, 2005: Region 1 - Solutia Inc.'s Indian Orchard Plant Again Earns Prestigious OSHA "Star" December 08, 2005: Region 1 - Acushnet Company's Titleist Ball Plant III Earns Prestigious OSHA "Star" December 05, 2005: Region 6 - Entergy Transmission and Substations in Gretna Achieves OSHA Recognition December 05, 2005: Region 1 - G.E. Hooksett Plant Again Earns Prestigious OSHA "Star" December 05, 2005: Region 2 - Jamestown Post Office Achieves Prestigious OSHA "Star" Recognition November 29, 2005: Region 6 - Valero Corpus Christi Refinery West and East Plants Achieve OSHA Recognition November 18, 2005: Region 6 - MWH Constructors Achieves OSHA Recognition for Excellence on Houston's Northeast Purification Plant Expansion Project November 15, 2005: Region 6 - Entergy Operations Jennings Service Center Achieves OSHA Recognition November 15, 2005: Region 6 - Entergy Operations Lafayette Service Center Achieves OSHA Recognition November 02, 2005: Region 8 - U.S. Postal Service in Kalispell, Mont., Recognized by OSHA For Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health October 27, 2005: Region 2 - Wheelabrator Westchester Achieves Prestigious OSHA "Star" Recognition October 26, 2005: Region 1 - North Dighton, Mass., Power Plant Earns Prestigious OSHA "Star" October 24, 2005: Region 7 - Omaha Steaks International Achieves OSHA Recognition October 12, 2005: Region 6 - Honeywell Hardware Product Group Achieves OSHA Recognition October 04, 2005: Region 2 - Buffalo's Williams Advanced Materials Earns Prestigious OSHA "Star" September 26, 2005: Region 8 - Kansas City's BlueLinx Corporation Achieves OSHA Recognition September 06, 2005: Region 3 - OSHA Honors Ft. Meade Facilities For Safety and Health Achievement August 24, 2005: Region 8 - 3M Company in Brookings Recognized by OSHA For Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health August 22, 2005: Region 6 - Entergy Operations in Labadieville, Reserve, La. Achieve OSHA Recognition August 22, 2005: Trade News - OSHA, Ireland and Tennessee Worksites Earn VPP Membership August 19, 2005: Region 6 - Dell Inc. Achieves OSHA Recognition August 18, 2005: Region 6 - GRACE Davison Achieves OSHA Recognition August 03, 2005: Region 6 - Americold Logistics Achieves OSHA Recognition August 02, 2005: Region 6 - Clean Harbors Environmental Services Achieves OSHA Recognition July 28, 2005: Region 6 - GE Medical Information Technologies Achieves OSHA Recognition July 27, 2005: Region 3 - L.F. Driscoll Co. Recognized For Safety Success at University of Pennsylvania Hospital Project July 19, 2005: Region 6 - Koch Carbon Achieves OSHA Recognition July 05, 2005: Region 3 - OSHA Honors Morrisville, Pa., Company For Worker Safety and Health Success June 28, 2005: Region 6 - Baker Hughes-Centrilift Achieves OSHA Recognition June 23, 2005: Region 6 - American Equipment Co. Achieves OSHA Recognition June 21, 2005: National - U.S. Postal Service Named First Federal Agency in OSHA's 'VPP Corporate' Pilot Program June 15, 2005: Region 6 - Valero Refining Co. Achieves OSHA Recognition June 09, 2005: Region 8 - JE Corette Steam Electric Station Recognized by OSHA For Excellence in Safety and Health May 25, 2005: Region 8 - Ball Metal Beverage Container Group Recognized by OSHA For Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health May 16, 2005: Region 3 - OSHA Continues to Honor York Company With Highest Safety and Health Honor May 02, 2005: Region 7 - Effigy Mounds National Monument Achieves OSHA Recognition March 21, 2005: Region 1 - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Achieves OSHA Recognition March 07, 2005: Region 7 - Delta Airlines-MCI Airport Customer Service Achieves OSHA Recognition March 07, 2005: Region 5 - Monsanto Site in Waterman, Ill., Receives OSHA's Top Safety Recognition March 07, 2005: Region 3 - OSHA Recognizes PPL Electric Utilities-East Region for Safety and Health Achievement February 23, 2005: Region 3 - OSHA Recognizes AK Steel Corporation Butler Works for Safety and Health Success February 22, 2005: Region 10 - Welco Lumber Co., Naples, Idaho, Receives OSHA Safety Recognition Award February 17, 2005: Region 7 - Vulcan Chemicals Achieves OSHA Recognition February 11, 2005: Region 8 - Marvin Windows in Grafton Recognized by OSHA For Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health February 10, 2005: Region 3 - PLL Corporation Electric Utilities in Harrisburg Receives OSHA Recognition February 09, 2005: Region 2 - OSHA Recognizes Curtis Lumber in Granville & Schroon Lake, New York, for Excellence in Job Safety and Health February 08, 2005: Region 8 - Bobcat Company in Bismarck Recognized by OSHA For Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health January 31, 2005: Region 2 - OSHA Recognizes Goodyear Chemical in Niagara Falls for Excellence in Job Safety and Health January 27, 2005: Region 2 - U.S. Postal Service Syracuse Processing and Distribution Center Achieves OSHA Recognition January 26, 2005: Region 2 - Exxon Mobil Business & Research Centre, Macedon, N.Y., Receives Renewed OSHA Recognition January 19, 2005: Region 3 - OSHA Honors GE Power Systems Composites, LLC For Safety and Health Achievement January 18, 2005: Region 2 - Pactiv Canandaigua Technical Center Receives Renewed OSHA Recognition Ceremony To Be Held January 21 in Canandaigua, N.Y. January 06, 2005: Region 4 - Milliken's Live Oak Complex Earns a "STAR" for Safety and Health 2004 December 28, 2004: Region 5 - Leipsic, Ohio Metal Coating Firm Awarded OSHA's Top Honors for Voluntary Worker Protection December 09, 2004: Region 8 - OSHA Recognizes Two Colorado Springs Companies For Excellence in Job Safety and Health December 01, 2004: Region 7 - Energizer Battery Achieves OSHA Recognition November 10, 2004: Region 5 - OSHA Welcomes Johnson Creek, Wis. Worksite into "Star" Voluntary Protection Program November 08, 2004: Region 2 - Homogeneous Metals Gets Another "Star" for Safety and Health Ceremony to be Held November 10 in Clayville, NY November 5, 2004: Region 7 - Chief Industries-Custom Products Division Achieves OSHA Recognition November 4, 2004: Region 10 - Gustafson LLC in Marsing, Idaho, Receives OSHA Safety Recognition Award November 3, 2004: OSHA Accepts Georgia-Pacific Corporation as First Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Corporate Participant November 1, 2004: Region 7 - GE Transportation Rail-Global Signaling Achieves OSHA Recognition October 25, 2004: Region 7 - Kiewit Construction Company-Holland Performing Arts Center Achieves OSHA Recognition October 22, 2004: Region 7 - Georgia-Pacific, Kansas City Packaging October 21, 2004: Region 8 - Yellowstone National Park Recognized by OSHA For Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health October 7, 2004: Region 10 - BP Exploration Alaska Receives OSHA Safety Recognition Award September 23, 2004: Region 7 - Amazon.com Achieves OSHA Recognition September 17, 2004: Region 8 - Hamilton Sundstrand Recognized by OSHA For Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health August 30, 2004: OSHA Proposes Voluntary Protection Program for Construction August 12, 2004: Region 7 - Solutia, Inc., J.F. Queeny Plant Gets Another "Star" For Safety and Health July 13, 2004: Partnership Established with Ireland and Northern Ireland July 7, 2004: Region 7 -  International Paper Gets Another "Star" for Safety and Health May 26, 2004: Two New VPP Initiatives Encourage More Companies To Strive For Excellence May 12, 2004: Region 7 - Koch-Glitsch LP Qualifies For OSHA Recognition April 23, 2004: Hawaii Business Recognized for Exemplary Safety and Health Programs March 23, 2004: Region 5: - Nation's Top OSHA Official Welcomes Plymouth Employer into Prestigious State Safety Program March 10, 2004: Region 9 - OSHA Welcomes Kellogg, Brown and Root to Voluntary Protection Program March 2, 2004: Region 7 - Monsanto Ag Gets Another "Star" For Safety and Health January 14, 2004: Region 6 - Mary Kay Gets Another "Star" For Safety and Health 2003 December 19, 2003: Region 7 - Eaton Corporation Earns Another "Star" From OSHA December 15, 2003: Region 7 - Clariant LSM (MO) Inc. Qualifies For OSHA Recognition November 5, 2003: OSHA Welcomes L'Oreal USA's Commitment to Voluntary Protection Program October 31, 2003: Region 8 - Scott's Liquid Gold Recognized by OSHA for Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health October 24, 2003: OSHA Recognizes Titleist Ball Plant as 1000th "VPP Star" Site October 23, 2003: Region 8 - ConAgra Foods Recognized by OSHA for Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health October 22, 2003: Region 7 - Kraft Foods Gets Another "Star" For Safety and Health September 08, 2003: New VPP Line Up Will Greatly Expand Program Benefits, OSHA Administrator Tells Participant Conference July 29, 2003: Region 5 - Labor Department Welcomes Bellefontaine, Ohio Worksite into Prestigious Safety Program July 24, 2003: OSHA Proposes Revision To Voluntary Protection Programs Benchmarks 2002 December 16, 2002: Region 7 - International Paper Qualifies For OSHA Recognition August 2, 2002: Region 8 - Hunter Douglas In Broomfield Recognized by OSHA For Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health June 17, 2002: 3M in Aberdeen, S.D. Receives OSHA'S Prestigious VPP Star Award - OSHA Assistant Secretary John L. Henshaw Presents Award May 7, 2002: Region 7 - Standard Register Company Advances in OSHA Program 2001 June 11, 2001: Region 7 - Tenneco Automotive/Monroe-Cozad Approved for Continuation in OSHA'S Voluntary Protection Program OSHA QuickTakes December 15, 2005: Regional VPP "Star" Recognition Update December 15, 2005: Additional Voluntary Protection Programs Activity December 1, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity December 1, 2005: Dallas Region Spotlights VPP Worksites November 15, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity November 15, 2005: New York, Montana Worksites Earn Top "VPP" Recognition November 1, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity November 1, 2005: Nebraska, Texas, Massachusetts and Maryland Worksites Earn "VPP" Recognition October 15, 2005: New York Worksite Earns OSHA "VPP" Recognition October 15, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity October 1, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity October 1, 2005: Missouri, New York Worksites Achieve OSHA Recognition September 15, 2005: Maryland Worksites in VPP "Star" Spotlight September 15, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity September 1, 2005: South Dakota, Louisiana and Texas Worksites Share VPP "Star" Spotlight September 1, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs August 15, 2005: Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Texas Worksites In VPP Spotlight August 1, 2005: Texas Worksite Captures VPP Spotlight August 1, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity July 15, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity July 15, 2005: Oklahoma, Louisiana and Pennsylvania Worksites in VPP Spotlight July 1, 2005: U.S. Postal Service Named First Federal Agency in OSHA's 'VPP Corporate' Pilot Program July 1, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity July 1, 2005: Louisiana, Texas Worksites in VPP Spotlight June 15, 2005: Oklahoma, Montana Worksites in the VPP Spotlight June 15, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity June 1, 2005: Pennsylvania, Colorado Worksites in the VPP Spotlight June 1, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity May 15, 2005: Spotlight on VPP Worksite in Iowa, New York Region Partnerships May 15, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity May, 1, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity April 1, 2005: Boston Region Awards VPP "Star" to Naval Shipyard in Maine March 15, 2005: VPP Recognition Granted to Sites in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Missouri March 1, 2005: VPP Special Government Employees Publication Available March 1, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity February 15, 2005: OSHA Seeking More VPP Special Government Employees February 15, 2005: VPP Recognition Granted to Sites in New York, North Dakota February 15, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity February 1, 2005: VPP Recognition Granted to Sites in New York, Delaware February 1, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity January 15, 2005: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity January 15, 2005: Atlanta, Chicago Regions Spotlight VPP Worksites December 15, 2004: Denver, Kansas City Regions Spotlight VPP Worksites December 15, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity December 1, 2004: VPP Recognition Granted to Wisconsin Company December 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity November 15, 2004:Georgia-Pacific Corporation Approved as First VPP Corporate Participant November 15, 2004: New York, Kansas City, Seattle Regions Recognize "Star" Employers November 15, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity November 1, 2004: Kansas City, Denver Regions Spotlight VPP Worksites November 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity October 15, 2004: Construction Partnership in New Jersey, Renewed VPP "Star" Site in Alaska October 15, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity October 1, 2004: Denver, Kansas City Regions Spotlight New VPP "Star" Employers October 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity September 15, 2004: VPP Recognition Scheduled for Florida Business September 1, 2004: OSHA Administrator Announces New Initiative at VPPPA Conference September 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity August 15, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity August 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity July 15, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity July 15, 2004: Kansas City Region Spotlights VPP Worksites July 15, 2004: VPP Partnership Established with Ireland, Northern Ireland July 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Help Save a Life July 1, 2004: More Good News on the VPP Front July 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Programs Activity June 15, 2004: Finding a Suitable Cooperative Program for Your Business or Organization June 15, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity June 1, 2004: OSHA Launches New Voluntary Protection Program Pilots June 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity May 15, 2004: Ireland and Northern Ireland to Pilot Voluntary Protection Programs May 15, 2004: Construction Partnership in Atlanta, New VPP "Star" Site in Kansas May 15, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity May 1, 2004: Aloha State Businesses Recognized for Workplace Safety and Health Programs May 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity April 15, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity April 15, 2004: Henshaw Welcomes Michigan Manufacturer into VPP "Star" Family April 1, 2004: GAO Report Highlights Effectiveness of OSHA's Voluntary and Cooperative Programs April 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity March 15, 2004: Arizona Contractor Welcomed into Voluntary Protection Program March 15, 2004: Missouri Employer Recognized for Safety and Health Management March 15, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity March 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity February 15, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity February 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity January 15, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity January 1, 2004: VPP Recognition Granted to Sites in Nebraska, Missouri January 1, 2004: Voluntary Protection Program Activity December 15, 2003: OSHA Revises VPP Benchmark Injury and Illness Rates December 15, 2003: Voluntary Protection Program Activity December 1, 2003: Voluntary Protection Program Activity December 1, 2003: Missouri Healthcare Facility Receives VPP "Star" Designation February 15, 2003: Voluntary Protection Program Activity  September 15, 2002: Assistant Secretary Henshaw Advocates Major Expansion in VPP

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