"We are very excited to be partnering with UAB in this effort,"says VPPPA Chair Mike Maddox. "We hope that instilling a culture of safety excellence in participants of this certificate program will help spread the principles of VPP to an ever-increasing number of worksites."
The academic program focuses on the four elements of VPP:
- management commitment and employee involvement;
- worksite analysis;
- hazard recognition and control;
- training.
To earn the certificate, students must complete six 3-week courses, which provide academic credit. The program is the first time in VPPPA history that it has partnered with a university to develop and offer courses in best practices for safety and health education.
"UAB is delighted to partner with a world-class professional association like VPPPA, which shares our commitment to push the boundaries of excellence in safety innovation to the highest possible levels," says Martha Bidez, Ph.D., director of UAB's master's level program in Advanced Safety Engineering and Management.
For more information about the program, send an e-mail to asem@uab.edu.
