Partner with OSHA to Improve Workplace Safety Program
It is smart business for your company to partner with OSHA by participating in one or more of the programs below.
Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP)
This program recognizes small business employers who have used OSHA's On-site Consultation Program services and operate an exemplary injury and illness prevention program. Acceptance of your worksite into SHARP from OSHA is an achievement of status that singles you out among your business peers as a model for worksite safety and health.
The Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)
These OSHA programs promote effective worksite-based safety and health. In the VPP, management, labor, and OSHA establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system. Approval into VPP is OSHA's official recognition of the outstanding efforts made by employers and employees who have achieved exemplary occupational safety and health.
- Star: Recognition for employers and employees who demonstrate exemplary achievement in the prevention and control of occupational safety and health hazards the development, implementation and continuous improvement of their safety and health management system.
- Merit: Recognition for employers and employees who have developed and implemented good safety and health management systems but must take additional steps to reach Star quality.
- Demonstration: Recognition for employers and employees who operate effective safety and health management systems that differ from current VPP requirements. This program enables OSHA to test the efficacy of different approaches.
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3-9. Which program recognizes small business employers who have used OSHA's On-site Consultation Program services?
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