Voluntary_Protection_Progam_(VPP)_PWS_Addendum_Attachment_5.docx

PWS Industrial Water Treatment Voluntary Protection Program Addendum

APPLICABILITY: This section of the PWS applies to “Applicable Contractors” as defined below.

DEFINITIONS:

Applicable Contractor. A contractor whose employees worked at least 1,000 hours at the site in any calendar quarter within the last 12 months and is NOT directly supervised by the applicant (installation).

Days Away, Restricted, and or Transfer Case Incident Rate (DART). The number of recordable injuries and illness cases per 100 full-time employees resulting in days away from work, restricted work activity, and/or job transfer that a site has experienced in a given time frame.

Total Case Incidence Rate (TCIR) - Total number of recordable injuries and illness cases per 100 full-time employees that a site has experienced in a given time frame.

Voluntary Protection Program - The Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) promotes effective worksite-based safety and health. In the VPP, management, labor, and OSHA establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system. Approval into VPP is OSHA’s official recognition of the outstanding efforts of employers and employees who have achieved exemplary occupational safety and health.

REQUIREMENTS:

Wright-Patterson AFB is in the process of pursuing VPP recognition or has already been recognized under the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). VPP impacts all “applicable contractors” operating on Air Force Installations. The contractor shall be responsible for ensuring their employees and managers have a comprehensive understanding of VPP as well as full compliance with OSHA requirements. The contractor shall follow the safety and health rules of the installation or VPP site. Detailed information on VPP is available on the OSHA website at http://www/osha.gov/dcsp/vpp/index.html.

The contractor shall submit a Safety and Health Plan and corresponding site safety checklist to the Contracting Officer not later than 10 calendar days after contract award. The contractor’s plan shall include appropriate measures to ensure the contractor reacts promptly to investigate, correct, and track alleged safety and health violations and/or uncontrolled hazards in contractor work areas. The plan shall:

Demonstrate a management commitment to employee safety and health;

Identify the application of the safety and health plan to subcontractors;

Identify the roles and responsibilities of the following individuals with respect to safety and VPP: Management, Supervisors, Employees, and Safety Coordinator;

Identify applicable safety rules and regulations;

Include a worksite hazard analysis to include base-line hazard identification and required control measures;

Include a job site analysis to include hazards of tasks required to control measures;

Identify employee safety and health training requirements and the documentation process;

Include a workplace inspection frequency, to include identifying the individual conducting the inspections;

Include employee hazard reporting procedures;

Identify individual(s) responsible for corrective action of hazards;

Identify first aid/injury procedures;

Identify procedures for accident investigation and reporting;

Identify emergency response procedures; and

Identify the process for tracking controlled hazards in contractor work areas.

The contractor shall submit their Total Case Incidence Rate (TCIR) and Days Away, Restricted, and or Transfer Case Incident Rate (DART) rates and OSHA Form 300A annually to the contracting office for consolidation and submission as part of the installation’s annual VPP Safety and Health Management report. TCIR and DART rates are due by the 15th of January of each year.

The contractor’s Quality Control Plan shall identify the processes and procedures the contractor will use to track compliance with the Safety and Health Plan, and the process and procedures that will be used to correct violations.

The contractor shall establish these VPP requirements for all subcontractors who qualify as applicable contractors under the resulting contract.