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VPPPA Chapter/Regional Contacts
Region IX (AZ, CA, HI, NV)

For information about the Region IX VPPPA Chapter including hotel reservations, sponsorship information, specialty programs and more, please visit their Web site at www.regionixvpppa.org

Chapter Contact

Chairperson
Terry Schulte - VPP Coordinator
Valero Benicia Refinery
3400 East Second Street
Benicia, CA 94510
Phone: (707) 745-7363
Fax: (707) 745-7671
E-mail: Terry Schulte

Regional OSHA VPP Contact

Region IX Federal OSHA VPP
Peter Wilsey - Acting VPP Manager
U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA
San Francisco Federal Building
90 7th Street, Suite 18-100
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (808) 541-2687
Fax: (415) 625-2534
E-mail: Barbara Goto

OSHA State-Plan Contact(s)

Arizona OSHA
Mark D. Norton - Assistant Director / VPP Coordinator
Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH)
2675 E Broadway, suite 239
Tucson, AZ 85716
Phone: (520) 628-5478
E-mail: Mark Norton
http://www.ica.state.az.us/Divisions/osha/voluntary_protection_program.html
History: Arizona offers the Arizona VPP to employers in general industry and the public sector only. Construction worksites are not eligible for participation at this time. The Arizona VPP, which has a Star program only, is otherwise identical to the Federal OSHA VPP. The plan change incorporating VPP into Arizona's state plan was approved in the Federal Register on January 14, 1994.

California OSHA
Iraj Pourmehraban - Cal VPP & PSM Manager
Cal/OSHA Consultation Services
1515 Clay Street, Suite 1190
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 622-1080
Fax: (510) 873-6470
E-mail: Iraj Pourmehraban
www.dir.ca.gov/DOSH/CAL_VPP/cal_vpp_index.html
History: Formerly called the California Self-Inspection Program, Californias VPP program is titled the Cal/OSHA VPP. The program has a different rate requirement than Federal OSHA VPP. The Cal/OSHA VPP requires that general industry participants have injury and illness and lost workday rates for the last three complete calendar years at or below their industry average for the most recently published specific industry California average. For the construction industry, rates for at least the full year at the site(s) applied for, including all workers of all subcontractors at the site, must be at or below the industry average for the most recent specific industry California average. Federal OSHA has approved The Cal/OSHA VPP.

Hawaii OSHA
Ellen Kondo - Manager
Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division
830 Punchbowl Street, Room 425
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-9130
Fax: (808) 586-9104
E-mail: Ellen Kondo
www.hawaii.gov/labor/hiosh
History: The Hawaii Voluntary Protection Program, also known as ""Hana Po'okela"", meaning ""excellent work"", was approved on August 8, 2002. HVPP has two Star programs the Star and the Star-Mentor programs. The Star program is for a single, fixed worksite that employs not more than 100 employees at the site and not more than 250 total employees at all sites controlled statewide. The Star-Mentor program is for a larger establishment that demonstrates commitment to workplace safety and health beyond the requirements of Hawaiis standards and for a mobile worksite, such as logging and construction.

Nevada OSHA
Steve Coffield - Program Coordinator
Nevada Department of Business & Industry Division of Industrial Relations
1301 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 200
Henderson, NV 89074
Phone: (702) 486-9032
Fax: (702) 990-0360
E-mail: Steve Coffield
http://www.4safenv.state.nv.us/
History: Nevada implemented a VPP program on January 1, 2002, after Federal OSHA approved their plan change on December 31. Nevada's program differs from the federal program by only offering Star status and it is limited to general industry worksites.

Federal OSHA VPP National Office

Office of Partnerships & Recognition
U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA
200 Constitution Ave NW # N-3700
Washington, DC 20210-0001
Phone: (202) 693-1999
Fax: (202) 693-1635

Federal DOE VPP National Office

Office of Health, Safety and Security
U.S. Department of Energy
EH-31
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585-0270
Phone: (301) 903-4669

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