Overview:

Was your company one of the over 50,000 inspected by Federal or a State OSHA this year? If not, will you be prepared as OSHA steps up its enforcement this year? We will cover what triggers an OSHA inspection, what you can expect when an inspector calls on your facility, what your rights and obligations are, should you request a warrant, and what you should do during the inspection and afterwards.

Why you should attend: Every year OSHA inspects thousands of workplaces from coast to coast. The OSHA Act give the Federal and State OSHA agencies the right to conduct workplace inspections to ensure that employees have safe and healthy working conditions. Yet employers, after 40 years of OSHA, still are often unprepared and surprised. This program is a practical, reality based session to help you and your company knows what to expect, how to prepare, avoid surprises and fines from OSHA inspections.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• What triggers an inspection?
  
• The three phases or steps of an inspection?
  
• How to prepare for an inspection?
  
• What to do once the inspector arrives?
  
• How to handle the "walk through"?
  
• Who can an inspector talk to and where can they go?
  
• What do you say to an inspector - and what is the meaning of "what you say can and will be used against you"?

Who Will Benefit:

• Every company that does not have an experience staff person who has survived successful inspections will learn practical and useful tips from this program
  
• Supervisors
  
• Managers
  
• Human Resources staff
  
• General Managers and CEO's
  
• Risk Managers