Meeting New OHS Employer Compliance, Documentation & Regulatory Updates To Mitigate Legal Liabilities
Webinar Background & Agenda:
When it comes to occupational health and safety, 2024 is shaping up to be a significant year in terms of OSHA enforcement, rulemaking and new initiatives. As the United States heads into a presidential and congressional election, regulatory activity and enforcement has become a flashpoint politically, potentially threatening the survival of major OSHA activities on the current regulatory agenda. This session provides a primer on OSHA powers and enforcement initiatives. It will outline the priorities for the Biden Administration, the forecast for new rules, and the prospects for use of the Congressional Review Act. Pending legislation to abolish the agencies OSHA and NIOSH and rescind the 1970 OSH Act will be discussed, as well as democratic measures to expand OSHA;s authority into the public sector workplace and to enhance whistleblower protections and strengthen criminal penalties.
This program will capture OHS updates including:
- New 2024 regulatory agenda, and status of rulemaking activities including:
- Workplace violence prevention
- Heat illness prevention
- Changes to lockout/tagout
- Powered industrial trucks
- Mechanical power press rules
- Tree care standards
- Progress on infectious disease prevention regulation.
- Updates to OSHA whistleblower protection policies in 2024
- Enforcement initiatives including SVEP and the IBI (new egregious) citation policy
- New National Emphasis Programs covering warehousing, fall prevention, and heat illness prevention
- The most cited OSHA standards in FY 2023
- OSHA's revised e-recordkeeping requirements for 2024
- FAQs, Case studies and more!
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.
