Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Sustainment Command | 06.06.2023
The Voluntary Protection Program is an initiative created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that encourages private industry and federal agencies to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses through effective safety and health management systems. Since beginning its VPP journey in 2009, the Army Field Support Battalion Lewis-McChord, Washington, has seen a positive impact on......
Story by Joseph Andes | Fleet Readiness Center East | 04.17.2023
Fleet Readiness Center East’s commitment to workplace safety has earned the depot successful recertification as a Star Site in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)....
Story by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 04.14.2022
Eight employees from the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (MCAS) Emergency Dispatch Office were recognized for their actions while on the job and were given Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) coins by U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, MCAS Cherry Point commanding officer, at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 12, 2022. They received......
Story by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 02.16.2022
Timothy Bert, a utility systems operator work leader, and Michael Granger, a certified safety and health official, were awarded Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program coins by U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point commanding officer, during a presentation at the Water Treatment Plant, MCAS Cherry Point, North......
Story by Jon Connor | U.S. Army Sustainment Command | 01.14.2022
In the workplace, safety is everyone’s business. Without safety, the workforce would shrink due to illness, injury or death, and costly equipment damage could ensue adversely affecting mission completion. Likewise, the U.S. Army Sustainment Command at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, takes safety very seriously and has embraced a program to address this by asking everyone to take a proactive......
Story by Laurie Pearson | Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow | 07.22.2021
It is reasonable to assume, not a single employee aboard MCLB Barstow arrives to work each day hoping to get injured on the job, or get exposed to hazards that may result in an occupational illness. Rather, the expectation is quite the opposite. So much so, the expectation for an employer to provide a work place free of recognized hazards was codified in the Williams-Steiger Occupational......
Story by Laurie Pearson | Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow | 07.08.2021
Sara Montez-Diaz, Safety and Occupational Health specialist, has earned 2020 Special Government Employee of the Year for the Voluntary Protection Program’s Region IX, for her outstanding efforts in Safety aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California and beyond....
Story by Jason Scarborough | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 06.24.2021
The importance of safety does not lessen once you leave work. In fact, it is important Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) personnel follow safety practices at home and at work to keep themselves and their families safe 24/7. In 1996, the National Safety Council (NSC) established June as National Safety Month (NSM), aiming to increase awareness of current safety and health risks and decrease the......
