About

VPPAC.org is a non-profit organization that is singularly focused on safety and health issues in the construction industry. The organization helps construction firms accelerate their processes for achieving and maintaining excellence in safety with a specific focus on OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs such as VPP, Challenge, Alliance and SHARP. VPPAC.org promotes hundreds of best practices, facilitates networking, and supports the free flow of timely safety and health information.

VPPAC.org is supported by its membership—a collection of construction firms, consultants, and suppliers who understand and share VPPAC.org’s enthusiasm for promoting excellence in safety. Memberships are tax-deductible and primarily based on a firm’s number of employees.

Some of the benefits of membership are:

• On-demand resources
• Member discounts
• High-caliber training, mentoring, workshops and programs
• Networking with other recognized industry leaders
• VPPAC magazine and electronic newsletter
• Sponsorship opportunities
• Personal and professional development
• Access to member only news alerts, best practices and lessons learned
• Means and methods to improve your existing safety and health process
• Competitive edge through improved company moral and credibility

We offer the following suite of goods and services:

• Mentoring
  • 3rd party job inspections
  • On-site evaluations
  • Putting your VPP application together
  • Pre-audit program
• Training
  • OSHA 10 and 30 hour, offered in web-based and in-person formats

• Customized programs and workshops through varied delivery systems such as Webinars, Podcasts, virtual meetings, teleconferences, message boards and face-to-face or on-site presentations.  Some of our offerings include:
  • Introduction to VPP
  • Introduction to Challenge
  • Progressing through the levels of Challenge
  • Application workshops
  • Fitness enhancement program
  • Mediation Techniques

We also offer the following to our members and friends:

• Lessons learned from the best and brightest in the industry
• Best practices directory
• Awards program
• Voice on Capital Hill
• Opportunity to speak at VPPAC events
• Voice with Federal, state and local governmental agencies
• Networking access to members and friends of VPPAC
• Information sharing
• Electronic member directory