Course Description:

In this webinar, you will learn best practices for managing an OSHA inspection to help you minimize the disruption associated with an inspection and to reduce the risk of receiving citations and the associated penalties. As penalty amounts rise every January and are now as much as $165,500 each, now is the time to prepare.

In this webinar, you will specifically learn:

• How to limit your liability as an employer from the opening conference through the issuance of citations (if any) by knowing your legal rights
• How to limit the scope of an inspection to prevent workplace disruptions, to limit employee anxiety, and to reduce or eliminate the possibility of citations
• How to control the opening conference (and thereby control the entire inspection process) to reduce or avoid citations

Lead by an instructor who has participated in over 2,000 inspections during his career, this webinar will provide you with valuable insight into the process of an OSHA inspection. 

This presentation will also address ethical issues related to responding to an OSHA inspection, including exposures to criminal prosecution for mismanagement of the inspection.

Learning Objectives:

• What an opening conference is and what to expect during an opening conference
• How to interact with the OSHA compliance officer from the time of arrival until they depart your facility
• How to manage the opening conference to limit the exposure you as an employer have to OSHA citations
• What to expect of the walk-through/ walk-around portion of the inspection
• How to prepare for the walk-through/ walk-around portion of the inspection
• How to manage the walk-through/ walk-around portion of the inspection
• What a closing conference is and what to expect of the closing conference
• What happens after the closing conference
• What happens if an employer receives citations
• What to do if you receive citations

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Meeting/ Greeting the Compliance Officer
• The opening conference
• The walk-through/ walk-around
• Employee interviews
• Manager interviews
• Photographs taken during the walk-through/ walk-around
• Closing conference
• OSHA citations
• Contesting OSHA citations
• Live Q&A Session

Suggested Attendees:

• Human Resource Professionals
• Safety Professionals
• In-House Legal Staff
• Facility Managers
• Hospital CEOs, CFOs and COOs
• Hospital Executives
• Medical Staff Managers
• Chief Medical Officers
• Health Lawyers
• Safety and Risk Professionals
• Human Resources
• Supervisors/ Managers
• Compliance Personnel
• Representatives of Employees
• Medical Staff Leader
• Any Office Executive Management
• Employee Working in High Hazard Industries
• All Employers to Ensure Knowledge of OSHA’s New Reporting Requirements