Employer OSHA Citations & Regulatory Changes : Revised Recordkeeping, Whistleblower Investigations, Inspections & More

Webinar Background & Agenda:

OSHA enforcement has changed in recent years and has become increasingly aggressive. There are new enforcement initiatives, a robust rulemaking, and emerging issues to contend with including workplace violence, heat illness prevention and a focus on contractor and temporary worker safety.

This program will provide guidance on the most common pitfalls when managing OSHA interactions arising from programmed inspections, National Emphasis Programs, severe incident reporting and investigation, OSHA responses to whistle-blower complaints, and new electronic injury reporting requirements. The program also reviews the latest National Emphasis Programs on silica, amputations, fall prevention and warehouse safety, how OSHA will use employer injury data through the relaunched Site-Specific Targeting Program, the 2023 “Instance-by-Instance” citation and penalty program, and what’s next on OSHA’s regulatory agenda.

The following will be discussed in detail :

• OSHA Updates: Civil & Criminal Enforcement Powers and Penalties, Types of Inspections, and the “General Duty Clause”
• OSHA Severe Injury, Whistleblower & Hazard Complaints Investigation
• Contractor/Temporary Workers Issues & OSHA’s Multi-Employer Citation Policy
• OSHA’s National Emphasis Programs & Site-Specific Targeting Inspection Program
• 2023 Enforcement Initiatives: SVEP and IBI
• Changes to OSHA Injury E-Recordkeeping impacting 2023 data
• OSHA’s Most Cited Standards
• OSHA’s future regulatory agenda
• Best Practices for Inspection Management
• Case Studies & FAQs

Ask your questions & get expert advice directly from the speaker during the informative Q/A session at the end of the webinar session.

About The Trainer : Adele L. Abrams, Esq., ASP, CMSP, is an attorney, safety professional and trainer who is president of the Law Office of Adele L. Abrams P.C., a national firm focusing on safety, health and employment law. Adele is an ASP and certified mine safety professional and she also provides consultation, safety audits and training services. Adele is co-author of several books related to mining, construction, employment law, and occupational safety and health. She is a member of multiple state bars and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. She is a graduate of the George Washington University’s National Law Center. Her professional memberships include the American Society of Safety Professionals, and National Safety Council, and in 2017, she received the NSC’s Distinguished Service to Safety Award. She is a multiple recipient of the ASSP’s Safety Professional of the Year Award. She was named an Avetta Fellow in 2022.