Resource Hub

Welcome to CLEAR's Resource Hub, your destination for all things VPP—past, present, and future. Here, you'll find a library of VPP-related, internally authored materials designed to walk you through VPP, from initial application to achieving Star Status, as well as to share relevant information, guides, and news updates published by OSHA, the VPPPA, the US federal government, and others involved in safety excellence.

This regularly updated hub is intended to act as a living repository of everything you need to know about VPP, as part of our ongoing mission to make attaining and maintaining VPP Star Status as CLEAR as possible.

Resources

Guide

How the VPP Application Process Works

A step-by-step walkthrough of OSHA’s VPP application requirements, common pitfalls, and how to document each of its program elements.

Webinar

OSHA's VPP and ISO 45001 Explained

A webinar overview of VPP (its history, development, and core components), and how it overlaps with the ISO 45001 (2018), an international standard for occupational health and safety management systems.

Template

TCIR & DART Rate Calculator (Excel)

Pre-built spreadsheet for calculating your injury and illness rates with built-in industry benchmark comparisons from BLS data.

Webinar

OSHA's VPP and ISO 45001 Explained

A webinar overview of VPP (its history, development, and core components), and how it overlaps with the ISO 45001 (2018), an international standard for occupational health and safety management systems.

Blog

Initial Insights into OSHA’s Updated VPP Policies and Procedures Manual

Our key takeaways from OSHA directive CSP 03-01-005, which outlines the 7 core element VPP framework, as well as a VPPPA/OSHA-cosponsored webinar concerning the same.

CLEAR In The News

Modernizing OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs: Key Drivers and Strategic Imperatives

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) have long stood as a benchmark for excellence in workplace safety and health. Since its inception in 1982, VPP has recognized employers and workers who implement effective safety and health management systems (SHMS) that go beyond OSHA’s minimum requirements.

Capstone to Company
After completing their Professional Master’s in Occupational Safety and Health capstone project, two alumni took that knowledge and built a VPP audit management company.
VPPPA Announces Clear Audit Management as Newest Strategic Partner
The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association (VPPPA) is pleased to announce its newest strategic partnership with Clear Audit Management, a digital VPP audit solution that enables current and future VPP sites to modernize, standardize, and maximize processes associated with OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program.