Weyerhaeuser Farm Inducted into Safety Program in Oregon
May 8, 2008
The Oregon Department of of Consumer and Business Services Occupational Safety and Health division has awarded Voluntary Protection Program Merit status to Weyerhaeuser’s Coos Bay Timberlands tree farm.
The Voluntary Protection Program is a workplace safety and health management program that currently has 15 Oregon participants, including two other Weyerhaeuser locations.
To achieve VPP status, a worksite must have an average injury and illness rate at or below the rates of other employers in the same industry.
Originally published by DJC Staff.
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