The Challenge pilot program is a new OSHA initiative to help participants wanting to improve their safety and health management systems and expedite their efforts to attain VPP (Voluntary Protection Program) status by providing a "roadmap" to guide them through the process. VPP is now open to the construction industry.
The "roadmap" referes to the defined set of Challenge stages that Challenge participant's progress through. OSHA will provide recognition to these participants for successful completion of each stage as they incrementally improve their safety and health management systems.
Participants must first be approved by OSHA and sponsored by a Challenge Administrator. Ohio Valley Construction Education Foundation is an approved OSHA Challenge Administrator. For more information visit
OSHA's Challenge web page.
Contact Susan White at 937/521-1580 or susan@ovabc.org for more information.
Current Challenge Participants:
ACI Construction Co.
*Beacon Electrical Contractors
Bilbrey Construction
Sam Adams
*Buschur Electric
*Cinfab Inc.
Clean Air Engineering
*Commercial HVAC
*Endeavor Electric
Janotta & Herner
Kirk Brothers Co.
*Ohio Valley Electrical
*SecurCom
Graduates:
*Eckert Fire Protection
*Garber Bros. Precision Concrete
*Miller-Bros. Excavating
*Miller Valentine Construction
*Thomas & Marker Construction
Trucco Construction
*H.A. Dorsten
*ABC Members
The companies in BOLD have attained VPP Star status.