In this program we will discuss:

Who is covered under this rule?

What hazards are covered by the rule?

What is required by the rule?

Delayed compliance deadlines and grandfathering

Specific issues of concern, and

What employers should do

Join Marc Freedman, David Sarvadi, and Manesh Rath in a thirty minute analysis of the anticipated impact the new administration is likely to have on OSHA law and policy.

Among the subjects that we will discuss:

The OSHA Letter of Interpretation on Union Walk Around Rights

Regulation by Shaming

Publishing data from Recordkeeping reporting

Enforcement trends, including

Enterprise-wide abatement

SVEP

Franchises and joint employment

DOJ memo on the use of criminal enforcement

Incentive Plans and Drug Testing

Standards Currently Under Litigation

Silica

Recordkeeping

OSHA's Rulemaking to expand statute of limitations on Recordkeeping

New Rulemaking Initiatives

Join Marc Freedman, David Sarvadi, and Manesh Rath in a thirty minute analysis of the anticipated impact the new administration is likely to have on OSHA law and policy.

Among the subjects that we will discuss:

The OSHA Letter of Interpretation on Union Walk Around Rights

Regulation by Shaming

Publishing data from Recordkeeping reporting

Enforcement trends, including

Enterprise-wide abatement

SVEP

Franchises and joint employment

DOJ memo on the use of criminal enforcement

Incentive Plans and Drug Testing

Standards Currently Under Litigation

Silica

Recordkeeping

OSHA's Rulemaking to expand statute of limitations on Recordkeeping

New Rulemaking Initiatives

In this program we will provide:

A background of OSHA's position on drug testing and incentive programs;

A summary of plaintiff's claims and motion for a temporary injunction;

An overview of the federal court's decision and what it did not rule on;

Practical tips on how to craft compliant drug testing policies and incentive programs; and

Practical bases for defending existing policies against improper enforcement.

In this program we will provide:

A background of OSHA's position on drug testing and incentive programs;

A summary of plaintiff's claims and motion for a temporary injunction;

An overview of the federal court's decision and what it did not rule on;

Practical tips on how to craft compliant drug testing policies and incentive programs; and

Practical bases for defending existing policies against improper enforcement.

In this program we will provide:

A background of OSHA's right to physically inspect an employer's premises;

A case summary of a recent employer challenge to an OSHA warrant to inspect;

OSHA's arguments in favor of establishing probable cause;

A review of other critical challenges to OSHA's right to physically enter and inspect; and

What employers should do

In this program we will provide:

A background of OSHA's right to physically inspect an employer's premises;

A case summary of a recent employer challenge to an OSHA warrant to inspect;

OSHA's arguments in favor of establishing probable cause;

A review of other critical challenges to OSHA's right to physically enter and inspect; and

What employers should do

Topics will include:

- EPA’s recent implementation actions

- Issues in the new CBI process

- How to substantiate

- Impact of reverse engineering, commercial and industrial intelligence

- What companies should do

Topics will include:

- EPA’s recent implementation actions

- Issues in the new CBI process

- How to substantiate

- Impact of reverse engineering, commercial and industrial intelligence

- What companies should do

Provide an overview of the OSHA Lockout/Tagout standard's unexpected energization exception;

Provide a review of the landmark decision and compliance directive statement on unexpected energization;

Outline other elements to OSHA's Standards Improvement Project affecting recordkeeping, construction and other elements of OSHA standards; and

Discuss what employers should do in light of these proposed changes.