Industrial Hygienists Urge Congress To Pass Recently Filed VPP Codification Bill

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has issued a letter of strong support for bipartisan legislation to codify OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), possibly creating new momentum for the measure in a year in which Republicans are eager to move the agency toward greater VPP reliance. AIHA stated that strong OSHA penalties and enforcement alone are not sufficient. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY), ranking Republican on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), chair of the Small Business Committee, introduced the legislation in April. A