What did the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report about VPP?
In 2004, GAO released a report that found that VPP showed promise and often yielded positive outcomes, but not enough data was available to reach a definitive conclusion concerning the program. A follow up study in 2009 took a more critical tone, but the negative findings were almost exclusively directed at OSHA’s administration of VPP and took no issue with the program itself. Since then, OSHA has taken steps to address these concerns. Additionally, the VPP Act has specific provisions to strengthen the program at the direction of the GAO reports.
