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VPPAC.org
First Annual Conference Feb 5-6 in Las Vegas
LAST CHANCE: Join us for lively panels, education, and networking. We
are bringing you top-rated speakers and moderators for the latest in the VPP
program and safety issues for the construction industry. You'll also enjoy
numerous networking opportunities that will bring safety professionals together
for two days of important learning. That's SYNERGY!
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Plus, the conference is being held in conjunction
with the World of Concrete, so you get access to this superb forum. Join us in Las Vegas─a high-energy city where the foremost VPP experts and thought-provoking
leaders in construction safety will converge. VPPAC.org's First Annual
Conference in Las Vegas, February 5 - 6, 2009. It's not too late to
register....and travel costs are LOW. Get the details at
www.vppac.org/conference.
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Publication of Federal Register Notices on VPP Revisions
On Friday,
January 9 , 2009, OSHA published three notices in the Federal Register,
including a notice on Revisions to the Voluntary Protection Programs to Provide
Safe and Healthful Working Conditions. The revisions will become effective
120 days from the date of publication. (This notice may be reviewed on the
Public Inspection page of the Federal Register website.)
In this notice, OSHA revises VPP’s traditional focus on individual fixed
worksites by adding two new ways to participate: mobile workforce and
corporate. The notice also reorganizes the program to help clarify the
multiple participation options now available. Additional program revisions
include: greater flexibility in the VPP Demonstration Program; modified
provisions concerning Star Program Rate Reduction Plans and 1-Year Conditional
status; clarified requirements for Federal agency participants performing
construction activities; and a new expectation concerning outreach and mentoring
activities.
Action: All State Plans will be required, in the
future, to respond to the new VPP Policies and Procedures Manual that will be
issued to implement these revisions. The States will need to advise OSHA
whether they intend to adopt similar changes to their current programs,
including the addition of mobile workforce and corporate ways to participate,
and to submit documentation on any revisions for OSHA review. OSHA will
make available on its Web site summary information on the States’ responses to
this Federal Program Change.
Visit OSHA's website for details.
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