After rapid expansion since the inception of OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the number of sites receiving VPP certification has shown a slight decrease in recent years.
As of 7/31/2012:
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1985 = 40 1986 = 46 1987 = 57 1988 = 63 1989 = 64 1990 = 71 1991 = 83 1992 = 104 1993 = 120 1994 = 175 1995 = 218 1996 = 282 1997 = 342 1998 = 391 1999 = 472 |
2000 = 542 2001 = 604 2002 = 665 2003 = 753 2004 = 890 2005 = 1032 2006 = 1162 2007 = 1362 2008 = 1545 2009 = 1644 2010 = 1720 2011 = 1688 2012 = 1652 |
*Number reflects active participants at the close of the calendar year
Growth of Federal & State VPP shows slight decrease
As of 7/31/2012:
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1984 = 32 1986 = 46 1987 = 54 1988 = 62 1989 = 64 1990 = 71 1991 = 78 1992 = 104 1993 = 126 1994 = 180 1995 = 229 1996 = 285 1997 = 396 1998 = 475 |
1999 = 571 2000 = 678 2001 = 777 2002 = 879 2003 = 1002 2004 = 1223 2005 = 1424 2006 = 1043 2007 = 1869 2008 = 2161 2009 = 2330 2010 = 2436 2011 = 2404 2012 = 2382 |
Source: OSHA, Office of Partnerships & Recognition
Union & Non-Union VPP Sites - Federal Only
As of 7/31/2012:
- Union = 28%
- Non-Union = 72%
Source: OSHA, Office of Partnerships & Recognition
Top 15 Industries in the VPP - Federal Only
As of 7/31/2012:
- Chemical = 245
- Specialty Trade Contractors = 61
- Food = 47
- Wood Products = 50
- Paper = 66
- Petroleum = 54
- Utilities = 160
- Plastics = 53
- Fabricated Metal = 54
- Machinery = 39
- Transportation Equip = 68
- Couriers = 85
- Warehousing = 56
- Professional Svcs = 78
- Waste Mngt = 60
Source: OSHA, Office of Partnerships & Recognition
