June 9, 2014 at 04:21 PM
Supporters of OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), which is designed to recognize exemplary workplace safety and health efforts, are touting remarks by OSHA chief David Michaels at a recent Senate hearing that VPP participants represent “the best of the best” among employers in actually exceeding agency mandates – comments they suggest show the program should garner continued support as a matter of policy.