Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0800 - Labor and Workforce Development
Subtitle 0800-01 - Occupational Safety and Health
Chapter 0800-01-11 - Occupational Safety and Health General Inspection Exemption Programs
Section 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.

(8) Reinstatement following withdrawal or termination.