OSHA’s Heat Standard: How Employers Should Prepare Now

Name: OSHA’s Heat Standard: How Employers Should Prepare Now
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Summary

OSHA has proposed a new rule to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illness, plus just launched a new National Emphasis Program with the same goal. The new standard will require certain employers to create and implement a heat-related illness prevention program. Employers need to understand who will be impacted by this new standard, and how to start preparing now.

In this 60-minute program you'll learn practical strategies for improving or developing your OSHA compliant heat-related injury and illness prevention program, plus guidelines to help you prepare for the upcoming standard.

Join us to discover:

The scope of the proposed standard including key target geographic regions
New OSHA heat-related National Emphasis Program (NEP) requirements
How employees are currently protected under the General Duty Clause
Key components of the current OSHA heat-related National Enforcement Initiative
Phases of the onset of heat-related illnesses & the heat acclimatization process

Program Highlights

Heat-related Injury & Illness Protection Requirements & Standards

What OSHA's proposed Heat Prevention Program means for your industry
Current State Plan heat-related standards and relevant OSHA standards
Understanding OSHA’s formula for issuing penalties heat-related citations.
Procedures for contesting and mitigating citations after an OSHA inspection.

Understanding Workplace Heat Related Injuries & Risks

Identifying potential hazardous heat-related conditions in the workplace
The three phases of heat-related illnesses and first aid measures for each
Planning and responding to heat-related illness emergencies

Keys to Protecting Your Workers from Heat-related Injuries

Use of engineering & administrative controls and PPE to prevent heat-related illnesses
Physiologic & exposure monitoring techniques to spot the onset of heat-related hazards
Employee and contractors heat-related training and engagement.

About the Speaker

Jack Fearing, CPEA, is the Managing Partner for Fearing International Group LLC and has more than 35 years of experience in occupational safety & health management, program auditing & consulting.

He is a certified Health & Safety auditor, an OSHA-authorized 10/30 hour instructor, and a professional member of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). He was the NJASSP Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) in 2019.
His experience includes EHS Director for a global defense contractor, an audit program director for multi-national manufacturing company and audit team leader for a leading multi-national pharmaceutical company.
He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts (BS) and Boston University (M.Ed). He is retired US Army LTC, Senior Army Aviator and Aviation Safety Officer.
Jack is an accomplished author and speaker and has been published in various American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) professional journals on numerous safety topics as well as featured articles in "CoatingsPro", "Today's Facility Manager" & "Facility Safety Management". He is also a frequent speaker and trainer for local, regional and national events.

Program Benefits

In this compliance-based, 60-minute event employers will learn current and proposed rules that determine how employees are to be protect from heat-related injuries and illness, plus guidance on how to develop an effective and compliant prevention program for your organization.

If you'd like this program customized for your organization, call us at 1-800-964-6033. We're certain we can fulfill your training needs, while making it fit in your budget!

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