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Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a formal voluntary protection program that would let OSHA recognize employers who adopt comprehensive safety and health management systems and encourage better hazard prevention and worker training.
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- Employers: Employers could apply to join and must demonstrate systematic hazard assessment, prevention programs, active management and employee participation, and training. Participating worksites would perform annual self-evaluations, be exempt from programmed inspections, pay no fees, and must correct any serious hazards within 90 days.
- Workers: Workers at participating sites would gain documented hazard assessments, mandatory training, and regular re-evaluations aimed at maintaining high protection from occupational hazards.
- OSHA and oversight: OSHA would set monitoring rules, internal controls, documentation policies, onsite review procedures, and performance goals. The agency would modernize the program's technology and issue final regulations within 2 years and must use at least 5 percent of OSHA's annual funds to administer the program.
*Would require OSHA to use at least 5 percent of its annual appropriations to run the program, reallocating OSHA funds to support the program.*
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New voluntary safety program for workplaces
If enacted, the bill would create the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program to recognize employers who adopt strong safety systems. Employers would apply and must show they have hazard assessment, prevention, worker participation, and training. Participating worksites would be exempt from routine OSHA inspections but must do annual self-evaluations and allow onsite reviews. Onsite reviews would not bring enforcement citations, but serious hazards must be fixed within 90 days or sooner. The bill would ban fees to join, require a tech modernization plan and final rules within two years, and require OSHA to use at least 5% of its annual budget for the program.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
MT • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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