Regulatory Issues Track
RE5: Industrial Ergonomics
Tom Slattery, CSP, ARM
Manager, Occupational Safety & Health
South Dakota Safety Council
Strain and overuse injuries continue to be a leading cause of workplace injuries and disability, but the risks are easy to spot if you know what to look for. This session will, with extensive photos, describe common risk factors for strain injuries as well as effective controls. Several high-impact solutions will be addressed, including:
- Why seated work (especially at counter height) almost always equals lousy ergonomics
- Straight talk on back injuries - lifting too much, from too low, too often
- Why traditional back injury training is usually ineffective
RE10:OSHA Update
Matt Thurlby and Corri Synak,
Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs)
OSHA
Omaha. NE
Omaha Area Office representatives will discuss the direction of the Agency, areas of emphasis, and enforcement programs/strategies.
Matthew Thurlby served honorably in the US Air Force as both a Security/Air Base Ground Defense Specialist and a Safety Specialist. The latter lead to his current profession as a Compliance Safety and Health Officer with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Mr. Thurlby has been with OSHA for 10 years and during that time has been recognized on multiple occasions for his efforts to provide a safe and healthful workplace for the American worker. His most recent accolades include the 2008 Region VII and OSHA Champion of the Year and the 2010 Champion of the Quarter for the 1st quarter of FY 2010. He has been involved in the World Trade Center recovery as well as Hurricane Katrina efforts.
RE15: The hazard of Arc Flash and NFPA70E
Derek Sang
Westex, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
The presentation will focus on the Arc Flash Hazard (including state of the art video of live Arc Flashes) and the FR clothing requirements in the NFPA70E standard, specifically focusing on “everyday work clothing” clothing for HRC 0, 1 & 2 compliance.
Derek Sang has been involved directly and indirectly in Industrial clothing and Flame Resistant clothing for over 13 years and has over 10 years of experience assisting companies in designing and implementing flame resistant (FR) clothing Programs.
Westex works closely with companies that require FR Clothing to protect against the hazards of electric arc flash, flash fire and molten metal splash. Recent revisions to the NFPA 70E Standard (Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace), now require the use FR clothing to protect employees exposed to electric arc flash hazards in nearly all industries.
RE20:Lockout Tagout: It’s more than just a lock! Covering the regulatory aspects of LOTO and going further to look at ‘knowledge transfer’ and ‘accountability’
James B. Howry and Paul Schlumper
Senior Research Associate
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Control of Hazardous Energy or Lockout/Tagout remains one of the biggest challenges to industry with respect to occupational safety and OSHA compliance. This session will review case studies related to lockout/tagout and how they relate to compliance with this important regulation. One such case study will involve sanitation and maintenance in the Poultry and Food Processing Industries. The session will highlight aspects of a sound program beyond a ‘lock and tag’ to include; accountability and knowledge transfer.
RE25:OSHA Regulatory Issues
Darwin Craig,
Assistant Area Director
Scott Jacobson,
Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs)
OSHA
Omaha, NE
Omaha Area Office representatives will provide an overview of current regulatory issues of importance to the Agency. This will include a review of fatalities that have been investigated by Omaha staff members, current and proposed rulemaking, and a discussion of the types of issues that are being identified by Omaha Area Office compliance officers.
Darwin Craig is an Assistant Area Director/Team Leader with the Omaha Area OSHA Office. Mr. Craig spent 16 years with OSHA as a Compliance Officer, and the past 4 years as one of two Assistant Area Directors in the office. Mr. Craig is a graduate of Peru State College with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences, and has worked in chemical plants, on the railroad and worked residential and commercial construction. Mr. Craig is a Desert Storm veteran and served as a Heavy Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic in the Army. Darwin is married with 3 boys and enjoys coaching YMCA sports: soccer, basketball, and flag football.
Scott was born and raised in Southeastern Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school and joined the Army at 18. Scott spent 22 years in the Army serving stateside tours in Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska as well as overseas tours in Germany and 3 combat tours in Southwest Asia. In addition to his traditional duties as a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Scott was also assigned duties as unit safety NCO requiring specialized safety training in areas outside of combat. Scott earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in 2006. Upon retiring from the Army as a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer was hired as a Compliance Safety and Health Officer with the DOL - OSHA Omaha Area Office. Scott has completed several different safety and health courses at the OSHA Training Institute to include all required initial courses for Compliance Officers and has conducted 124 safety inspections in both general industry and construction all across the State of Nebraska.
RE30:OSHA Inspections and Litigation
Randy Stevenson
Baird Holm
Omaha, NE
An inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is one of the more threatening events an employer can face. OSHA is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the Occupation Safety and Health Act. The agency has the ability to issue citations containing huge civil money penalties. Depending upon the circumstances, OSHA can even seek criminal prosecution of employers.
The angst of an OSHA inspection can be greatly diminished if an employer complies with applicable safety and health laws, prepares in advance for a possible inspection, knows its rights, knows what to do during an inspection, and knows its options following the receipt of any post-inspection citations and penalties.
This presentation will cover:
- An overview of how safety and health laws are enforced.
- How an employer should prepare for a possible inspection.
- How an investigation is triggered.Whether an employer can (and should) require a search warrant.
- The phases of an inspection.How an employer should conduct itself during an inspection.
- The types of citations and penalties that OSHA can issue.When an employer needs legal counsel.
- What an employer should do following the receipt of citations and penalties.
R.J. (Randy) Stevenson is an attorney and partner with Baird Holm LLP, a 75-lawyer firm headquartered in Omaha. Randy chairs the firm’s Labor, Employment, and Employee Benefits Law Group.
In his 25 years as an attorney, Randy has helped employers of all sizes and types comply with federal and state labor and employment laws, and he has defended those employers in federal and state courts and before agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Randy is included in a number of peer- and client-review publications as an outstanding attorney. These publications include:
The Best Lawyers in America
Great Plains Super Lawyers
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Highest Rating)
Martindale-Hubbell (Highest Rating)
He is also past Chair of the Nebraska State Bar Association’s Labor Relations and Employment Law Section, a former adjunct faculty member at Creighton University’s School of Law, and has served on the boards of numerous community, professional, civic, and church groups.
Randy received his Juris Doctor degree in 1985 from the University of Nebraska College of Law, where he served on the Nebraska Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1982.
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