Date to be announced soon
A 2-hour webinar
California has by far the toughest OSHA compliance and enforcement program in the U.S. The following examples illustrate the harsh reality compared to federal OSHA and other state OSHA programs:
- Felony criminal liability is available if a willful violation causes a serious injury, with supervisor personal liability of up to 4 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine, and corporate penalties of up to $1.5 million. Compare this to a misdemeanor and $70,000 fine federally and in other states.
- A serious violation is presumed to exist if there is a reasonable possibility of serious physical harm, compared to a substantial probability of death or serious injury.
- A serious citation’s penalty is up to $25,000 with $18,000 as the mandatory minimum penalty if an employee is seriously injured; compared to up to $7,000 federally and in other states.
- Cal/OSHA’s standards are generally more stringent than Fed/OSHA’s when there is a federal counterpart. However, the state has many unique standards, like Injury and Illness Prevention, Heat Illness Prevention, Repetitive Motion Injuries, Aerosol Transmittable Diseases, Laboratory Fume Hoods, etc.
This webinar will advise participants on how to adjust their safety programs, plant inspections, and accident investigations to better address state requirements and preserve confidentiality. As there is no audit privilege in California law, employers should make use of alternative Log 300 reporting forms and procedures that assure confidentiality to avoid adverse use of safety related documentation.
This webinar will address the following important topics:
- How to manage knowledge that a violation of a standard exists without being exposed to a willful citation.
- How to prevent serious injuries, or at least be able to prove you tried, or is your safety program just going through the motions?
- Managing safety program audits/inspections and accident investigations in a manner that preserves usefulness while protecting confidentiality of the information.
- Overcoming the most important differences between Cal/OSHA and Fed/OSHA requirements.
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