November 21, 2003—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) welcomes L’Oreal USA’s recent public commitment to excellence in worker safety and health programs through its pledge to bring all nine of its US manufacturing plants into OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star status within the next five years.
Over the last three years, the L’Oreal Group has achieved a 44% reduction in its lost time injury rate in its factories worldwide. In addition, four of L’Oreal’s US manufacturing plants have already achieved VPP Star status. L’Oreal joins approximately 30 other corporations who have also made corporate commitments to the VPP.
The Voluntary Protection Program 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 implemented exemplary safety and health management systems.
