Most textile services companies take safety seriously enough to have a Safety Committee comprised of rank-and-file employees as well as management.
 
Prudential Overall Supply’s Irvine, CA, plant has embraced this concept as well, but they’ve taken the idea of an employee-led, grassroots safety movement further than most. In fact they’re now engaged to the point that they could attain certification with the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the highest safety honor granted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
 
We asked Plant Superintendent Gary De Vine what makes this program, known by the acronym ...