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The primary value of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) is the ongoing partnership between management and staff committed to change Laboratory safety culture one step at a time. VPP enables PNNL's safety and health program to transcend a top-down, by-the-book approach to safety, and it also raises grassroots safety consciousness by promoting a commitment to safety and health 24 hours a day, 7 days-a-week.

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VPP Annual All Staff Picnic— Thank you to everyone who attended the 2009 VPP All-staff Picnic! Your VPP appreciates staff members' commitment to safety. You make the difference!

Congratulations! The Annual VPP Survivor Wellness Challenge is complete! Thank you to all of this year's participants. VPP strives to motivate staff members to create healthy lifestyle changes with this event. Please see our list of worthy prize winners, and let us know what you think about the event by sending a message to .

Safety Sleuth Campaign — nominate someone today. Learn more...

The PNNL VPP Steering Committee website provides links that describe the program, its results, and other resources. If you have questions about PNNL's VPP program we would like to hear from you at .

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We regularly feature a Safety Sleuth’s act of safety in a variety of communications.

Bryan Broocks - Bryan noticed five oxygen cylinders incorrectly stored next to propane cylinders. He recognized that the cylinders did not have the required separation between oxidizing gases and flammables gases. He brought it to the attention of a Safety & Health Representative and the hazard was corrected.

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2008 VPP Annual Picnic

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