R. Davis Layne, executive director of Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association (VPPPA), will appear before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce's Workforce Protections Subcommittee to testify about OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). The hearing, "Promoting Safe Workplaces Through Voluntary Protection Programs," will be held Thursday, June 28, at 9:30 a.m. EDT, and will be webcast live for online viewers.
According to VPPPA, Layne will address the benefits and recent changes of VPP, as well as the advantages for companies in VPP, the importance of employee participation, how the program reduces injury and illness rates, and how to best ensure the program's continued success.
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