The OSHA Star is North Carolina’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) that recognizes employers and workers in private industry who have implemented effective safety and health management systems.

The implemented systems encompass management, labor and OSHA working together to proactively prevent fatalities, injuries and illness in the work place. To receive OSHA Star designation, a facility undergoes a rigorous onsite evaluation by a team of safety and health professionals.  Re-evaluations occur every 3 to 5 years, but participants are exempt from OSHA program inspections while they maintain their Star status.