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Great news for ABC’s smaller contractor members! The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently launched the Safety Champions Program, which is the small employer version of OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program.
At the annual OSHA Alliance Construction Roundtable, OSHA outlined two key ways the SCP is specifically tailored to support smaller contractors. The interaction with Special Government Employees is all virtual, providing the flexibility small contractors need in order to perform reviews of programs and processes. In addition, SCP status is attained by the contractor, not a specific jobsite. These are both significant clarifications to the program, which is designed to be a collaborative, cooperative, voluntary route to improve of health and safety performance for smaller employers.
To learn how to use the STEP® Health and Safety Management System to measure, strengthen and build industry-leading health and safety programs to prepare your company to successfully attain OSHA Safety Champion status, contact Joe Xavier, ABC senior director of health and safety, at [email protected].
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