The 2025 Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Wellsworth Hotel.

May 6-8, 2025 Wellsworth Hotel in Southbridge, MA

Join our Board

Meet our Board of Directors and join us! We currently have an opening for Secretary on our board. Please nominate a colleague or apply yourself today. Required forms to be submitted can be downloaded here!

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About VPPPA

The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association, Inc. (VPPPA) for Region 1 New England comprises of a group of safety professionals dedicated to safe work environments.

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Become a Mentor

Would your worksite like to be recognized for its commitment to worker safety and share best practices? Become a mentor to help other companies improve their safety performance.

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Member Benefits!

Did you know that VPPPA members receive a discount at Columbia Southern University? Multiple VPPPA members have graduated from CSU – should you be taking advantage of this awesome opportunity, too?! To learn more, go here: https://www.vpppa.org/membership/member-benefits

2019 Region I SGE of the Year: Richard Finnegan

Region l OSHA has announced the 2019 Special Government Employee (SGE) of the Year nominee: Mr. Richard Finnegan, EH&S Manager, Industrial Business for Veolia North America located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, supporting the Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC VPP Star worksite in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Richard Finnegan has over 25 years of experience in the Hazardous Waste […]

We welcome our new board members!

We are excited to welcome our new board members to the Region 1 VPPPA Board of Directors!  Matthew Twerdy, (Director-at-Large) is an Associate Director, Site EHS at Collins Aerospace. & Jaime Harper (Director-at-large) is a Risk Reduction & Compliance Manager at Raytheon Technologies. & Joe Bergan Director-at-Large is a safety manager at Huber Engineered Woods, LLC. 

Region 1 Conference Cancelled

Due to the concerns associated with COVID-19 pandemic, the Region 1 Board of Directors has decided to CANCEL the Region 1 Annual Safety & Health Excellence Conference & Exposition that was originally scheduled for June 15 – 17, 2020 at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel & Conference Center in Killington, VT. The plan is to […]