Collins Aerospace Achieves OSHA VPP Star Status at Vermont Facility
The recognition places Collins Aerospace among a select group of U.S. worksites where management and employees collaborate to exceed OSHA requirements, reduce risks, and build a model safety program.
- By Stasia DeMarco
- Sep 24, 2025
Collins Aerospace has earned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program Star designation at its Vermont facility, the agency’s highest honor for workplace safety and health.
The recognition highlights the company’s ability to build and maintain a comprehensive safety and health management system that goes beyond federal requirements. To achieve Star status, sites must show injury and illness rates below industry averages, demonstrate strong employee involvement, and pass a rigorous on-site evaluation by safety experts.
Company officials and state leaders praised the achievement as evidence of a sustained commitment to worker protection. They noted that the designation reflects not only management leadership but also the active role of employees in identifying hazards, controlling risks, and driving continuous improvement.
Collins Aerospace now joins a select group of worksites nationwide recognized for their excellence in workplace safety, a distinction that requires ongoing vigilance and re-evaluation every few years to maintain.
About the Author
Stasia DeMarco brings a strong and varied journalism background to her role at Occupational Health & Safety, having previously served as a multimedia editor, broadcast journalist, professor and reviewer across major news organizations. As Content Editor, she writes news and feature articles, hosts sponsor and editorial webinars, co-hosts the SafetyPod worker health and safety podcast, and manages the brand’s digital and social media presence. She is committed to informing and engaging the safety community through compelling reporting and conversations that support safer, healthier workplaces.