Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-01-11-.04 - SAFETY THROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM
(1) Establishment. There is established,
within TOSHA, the Safety Through Accountability and Recognition Program herein
called the Volunteer STAR Program.
(2) Objective. The Volunteer STAR is a
program for the recognition and promotion of outstanding employer-provided,
employee-participant, site specific occupational safety and health
systems.
(3) Participation. The
program is established on the basis of voluntary participation by employers.
Qualified participants will be placed on a list of recognized employers and
shall be exempt from programmed (general schedule) inspections contingent upon
maintaining the requirements for participation and continued, favorable
periodic evaluations.
(4)
Qualifications for participation. Minimum requirements for participation in the
Volunteer STAR Program are contained in the TOSHA Voluntary Protection Programs
(VPP): Policies and Procedures Manual.
(5) Application. Application for
participation in the Volunteer STAR Program shall be made to TOSHA. TOSHA will
verify, evaluate, and recommend approval of the application to the Commissioner
of Labor and Workforce Development.
(6) Access to Records. All records of
applications and evaluations made pursuant to the Volunteer STAR Program are
public records accessible under the provisions of the Tennessee Open Records
Law.
(7) Withdrawal/Termination of
Volunteer STAR Program Participation.
(a) Any
participant may choose to withdraw from the Volunteer STAR Program at any time
following approval.
(b) TOSHA must
request that a site withdraw from the Volunteer STAR Program if any of the
circumstances for withdrawal exist that are described in the TOSHA Voluntary
Protection Programs (VPP) Policies and Procedures Manual.
(c) TOSHA may terminate a site from the
Volunteer STAR Program for failure to maintain the requirements of the program
or for any of the conditions as described in the TOSHA Voluntary Protection
Programs (VPP) Policies and Procedures Manual.
(8) Reinstatement following withdrawal or
termination.
(a) Reinstatement requires
reapplication.
(b) A description of
the timeframes and conditions for reinstatement are described in the TOSHA
Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Policies and Procedures Manual.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยง 50-3-201, 50-3-301, 50-3-304, and 50-3-904.
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