All about OSHA: Comprehensive 4 Courses Training for your organization

OSHA training is vital to any organization for its survival and to avoid employee accidents and personal injury.  Online OSHA training brings the OSHA training class to your employees in a quick and economical way. 

This Training for the General Industry course includes several topics related to general industry work such as Compliance information (CA), Recordkeeping, Misconception and Hazard Communication. The speakers bring the best in class information on the topics which will help you improve your vital skills for OSHA and related details.

How It Works:

Each webinar CD has a series of modules. Our speakers have delivered the modules using PowerPoint slides.

This training is convenient to attend individually or in groups. You don't have to travel from your office. This means you can afford to have your whole team attend. As the webinar recording CDs are licensed to be used multiple times in a location, you can schedule the training as many times for as many groups/batches as you wish. Your team members will learn the material together; everybody will get the same information.

Webinar Topics included in this package:

Webinars included in the Package:

Module 1 : OSHA – 10 Major Differences between Federal OSHA and California OSHA Compliance and Enforcement (Duration: 90 minutes)

Learn 10 major difference between Cal/OSHA and Federal OSHA and how to respond to it in case of OSHA inspection.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

The following topics will be covered:

• Organization of Cal/OSHA versus federal OSHA;
• Differences in standards and California unique standards;
• Reduced Permissible Exposure Limits in California compared to Fed/OSHA;
• The California Injury and Illness Prevention Standard – the model for the future federal 12P2 Standard;
• How inspections are targeted;
• Differences in reporting occurrences of deaths or serious injuries;
• Differences in the definition of a serious violation – How Cal/OSHA serious violations are easier to prove, and just got easier with 2010 legislation;
• Differences in penalties between Fed/OSHA and Cal/OSHA;
• Difference between the Cal/OSHA and federal citation appeals process; and
• Felony criminal and other workplace accident liability and admissibility of Cal/OSHA standards in civil cases, which are issues rarely encountered in other jurisdictions.

Instructor Profile:

James T. Dufour , MS, JD, CIH, REA is an attorney with a background in environmental management and industrial hygiene and workplace safety with more than 3 decades of experience, including private law practice since 1987 effectively representing clients in federal, California, and other state OSHA appeals and administrative, civil and criminal environmental cases. Recognized as a proficient strategist, his preventive and post-enforcement cost-effective compliance/clean-up plans have been highly regarded by clients, regulators, and judges. (www.dufourlegal.com)

He also has devised corporate regulatory compliance programs in response to new standards and regulations for corporations and trade association membership, including compliance manuals on OSHA and environmental compliance topics published by the California Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups, including the best selling Injury & Illness Prevention Program Compliance Manual (first edition – 54,000 copies), Cal/OSHA Basics and Written Programs, OSHA Compliance in 10 Practical Steps, Proposition 65 , and the California Environmental Compliance and Hazardous Waste Handbooks .

James also has instructed thousands of participants in seminars and webinars sponsored by Dufour Seminars & Training, corporate and association clients, and webinar producers since 1986.

Module 2 : OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Update through Recent Published and Unpublished Interpretation Letters (Duration: 2.5 Hrs)

This OSHA Recordkeeping training will address the key concepts in understanding the OSHA recordkeeping analysis through recent OSHA Interpretation Letters. This training will include hypothetical fact scenarios that present common recordkeeping issues encountered by facility record keepers.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• The Scope of Work Relationship – differences between OSHA and Workers’ Compensation definitions.
• Understanding the key exceptions to the work relationship.
• Rules for temporary workers.
• The role of employee fault.
• What OSHA means by “restricted work.”.
• The meaning of “significant aggravation.”
• The effect of post-accident drug tests.
• The conflicting doctor rule.
• The nuts and bolts of completing the OSHA 300 Log.
• Completing the 300A Annual Summary.

Instructor Profile:

William Principe, Bill specializes in occupational safety and health regulatory issues with the Atlanta-based labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks & Smith. He works with companies on compliance with both federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and state safety and health regulations, and frequently conducts recordkeeping training sessions. He came to the firm, where he is now a managing member, in 1980, after working as an attorney at the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in Washington, D.C.

Module 3 : Common Misconceptions in OSHA Recordkeeping (Duration: 60 minutes)

This OSHA Recordkeeping training will address the concepts that are most frequently misunderstood and that lead to errors in OSHA recordkeeping.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• The Scope of Work Relationship – difference between OSHA and Workers’ Compensation definitions.
• The Role of Employee Fault.
• The Meaning of “Significant Aggravation”.
• The Effect of Post-Accident Drug Tests.
• The Conflicting Doctor Rule.
• The Nuts and Bolts of Completing the OSHA 300 Log.

Instructor Profile:

William Principe, Bill specializes in occupational safety and health regulatory issues with the Atlanta-based labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks & Smith. He works with companies on compliance with both federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and state safety and health regulations, and frequently conducts recordkeeping training sessions. He came to the firm, where he is now a managing member, in 1980, after working as an attorney at the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in Washington, D.C.

Module 4 : OSHA's Update of Hazard Communication: What it Means for You (Duration: 90 minutes)

This 90-minute webinar will cover the OSHA’s new Hazard Communication Standard and will discuss the differences between the old standard and the new standard so that attendees will be able to adapt and apply the requirements in the workplace.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this webinar attendees will :

• Be aware of the changes to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard.
• Identify the steps needed to upgrade their written workplace hazard communication standard.
• Recognize the different categories of hazards now required under the new standard.
• Understand the new requirements for Material Safety Data Sheets.
• Establish the timeline for incorporating the new standard into practice into their workplace.

Instructor Profile:

Kenneth S. Weinberg, Ph.D. is an independent consultant who has worked in healthcare and consulted in a variety of other industries. During his career he has written safety policies and procedures and has reviewed and updated existing policies and procedures. He has also written extensively on health and safety topics and has been an instructor and educator in health and safety topics.

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