U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
Our participation in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program exemplifies our consistent pursuit of going beyond regulatory requirements by voluntarily submitting to robust safety audits. OSHA approves OSHA approves VPP Star Site status only if the facility demonstrates that enhanced safety systems have been implemented and embraced in a collaborative way by leaders and employees. Sites are reassessed by OSHA every three to five years in order to maintain their VPP status.
VPP Star Site status at nine refineries: Ardmore, Corpus Christi (East and West), Houston, McKee, Memphis, St. Charles, Texas City and Three Rivers Refineries.
Other facilities with VPP Star Site status: Corpus Christi Asphalt Plant, Houston Asphalt Plant, St. James Terminal, Valero Aviation Department and the St. Charles renewable diesel plant.
Valero’s international refineries, Pembroke and Quebec, have received VPP’s equivalent assessment and approval.
In 2023, the Valero Wilmington Asphalt Plant entered into a cooperative program with Cal/OSHA called Cal/Reach (administered by the State of California Department of Industrial Relations) that is designed to assist the site in becoming a VPP Star Site.
Valero takes pride in being a good neighbor and protecting the environment, and in being a safe, reliable operator and sharing our success through volunteerism.
