7999098 3 8 8 8 8 9 48 U.S.Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration Directorate of Training and Education 5450 Evaluating Safety and Health Management Systems for Special Government Employees(SHA NSTRUCT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ‘Occupational Safety and Health Administration DIRECTIVE NUMBER: CSP 03-01-003 EFFECTIVE DATE: April 18, 2008 SUBJECT: Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP): Policies and Procedures Manual Cancellations: References: State Impact: Action Offices: Originating Office: Contact: ABSTRACT ‘This Instruction revises and clarifies the overall framework of policy and procedure for administering the OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs. This Instruction applies OSHA-wide. OSHA Instruction CSP 03-01-002, Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP): Policies and Procedures Manual, March 25, 2003. “Revisions to the Voluntary Protection Programs to Provide Safe and Healthful Working Conditions,” Federal Register notice 65 FR 45650, July 24, 2000, as revised by 68 FR 68475, December 8, 2003. “Policies and Procedures Manual for Special Government Employee (SGE) Activity Conducted Under the Auspices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program,” OSHA Instruction #CSP 03-01-001, January 4, 2002. Hereafter referred to as the SGE Policies and Procedures Manual. Notice of Intent required. See Chapter 1, Paragraph VII National, Regional, and Area Offices. Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs (DCSP). Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs Office of Partnerships and Recognition 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Rm N-3700 Washington, DC 20210 i 2099) 9 99020 790) 909100089¥9999991939393939393939939399993939939393939399939393993939939909099 Approval: By and Under the Authority of Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. Assistant Secretary Executive Summary This Instruction cancels and replaces OSHA Instruction OSHA CSP 03-01-002. The purpose of the manual is to provide guidance conceming implementation of the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), including revised policies and procedures a) published as Federal Register Notice 68 FR 68475, December 8, 2003; b) affecting VPP participants covered under the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard; and c) enabling OSHA to employ an alternative reapproval process, the Compressed Reapproval Process to Recognize Sustained Excellence (CRP), for qualifying VPP Star participants. Major Changes «Benchmark Rates. This Instruction incorporates changes published in Federal Register Notice 68 FR 68475, December 8, 2003, that revised the benchmark injury and illness rates used within VPP. ‘* Process Safety Management. This Instruction modifies procedures for VPP applications, OSHA onsite evaluations, and annual participant self-evaluations for applicants/participants subject to OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. ‘© Compressed Reapproval Process. This Instruction introduces an alternative onsite reapproval process for Star participants who have demonstrated sustained excellence in safety and health systems management, ‘* Other. This Instruction removes template letters that OSHA periodically modifies and that are more appropriately disseminated through other means. It includes changes in the VPP recognition process. It also removes temporary instructions no longer applicable, and references to specific VPP affiliates. Minor editorial changes improve readability.