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HR Hero Audio Conference on CD and Streaming Audio
David Fortney
August 26, 2009
With each CD purchase, you get FREE access to streaming audio. CD and streaming audio are available 3 days after each live event.
Even though the live seminar on this topic has already taken place, you can still hear it! For your convenience, we've recorded it on CD and audio stream, so you can listen when you have time or share it with colleagues in your organization.
The workplace safety enforcement climate is heating up:
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will receive $51 million in extra funding to increase workplace safety enforcement, according to the new DOL budget.
- OSHA plans to hire 130-160 new inspectors.
- The Protecting America’s Workers Act, introduced and referred to a House committee in April, aims to expand coverage under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for certain violators.
Is your organization prepared to face an OSHA inspection? Learn what action you can take NOW by participating in the all-new HR Hero audio conference, OSHA Turns Up Enforcement Heat: Safety Strategies You Can Use Now.
In just 90 minutes, DC-insider David Fortney and Dana Rust, an employment law attorney who has tried cases before OSHA, will cover:
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's new rule on personal protective equipment
- Other new safety rules on the horizon, including a new combustible dust standard and new standards for cranes and derricks
- OSHA’s priorities in determining when and why inspections will be conducted, and how to prepare
- Steps you can take NOW to ward off inspections, including strategies for self-audits
- If your organization is facing an OSHA inspection:
- Can you expect any notice?
- What steps do inspectors take?
- How should you inform your employees?
- What are the employer's rights during an inspection?
- What kind of information should every employer have ready?
- The types of industries likely to be targeted for inspections
- The types of penalties employers can expect
- Whistleblower rights employers should know
- An explanation of OSHA’s goals behind Site Specific Targeting, Local Emphasis Programs, National Emphasis Programs, and the Enhanced Enforcement Program
- Developments with OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program
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OSHA Turns Up Enforcement Heat: Safety Strategies You Can Use Now is just $237.
or call (800) 274-6774
You risk nothing by purchasing because we will refund every penny, no questions asked, if you are in any way dissatisfied with this HR Hero audio seminar on CD and streaming audio.
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Because OSHA Turns Up Enforcement Heat: Safety Strategies You Can Use Now is an audio seminar on CD you enjoy:
- Fast, convenient learning without any out-of-office time lost.
- No travel-related expenses or complications.
- The perfect way to train as many employees as you like.
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 Dana Rust, a partner at the McGuireWoods law firm in Richmond, Virginia, has represented employers before the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, and state OSHA agencies. He has tried cases before OSHA and MSHA administrative law judges. His expertise includes working with manufacturing and construction companies, and he has represented employers in several cases involving workplace fatalities. He also regularly counsels employers in all aspects of the employment relationship and in drafting of policies and procedures. He tried the first OSHA whistleblower case brought by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry.
Mr. Rust regularly counsels employers in all aspects of the employment relationship including layoffs, plant closings, the discipline and termination of union and nonunion employees, compliance with Title VII, the ADA, the FMLA, the WARN Act and the handling of OSHA and MSHA inspections. He also regularly assists employers in the drafting of policies and procedures, noncompete, employment and separation agreements.
 David Fortney is a co-founder of Fortney & Scott, LLC. In his practice, Mr. Fortney counsels clients on the full spectrum of work-place related matters, including employment discrimination and labor matters, compliance programs, government contracting, and developing strategies for avoiding or responding to workplace-related crises. He is co-editor of the monthly newsletter Federal Employment Law Insider.
Mr. Fortney formerly served as the Acting Solicitor of Labor and held other senior policy positions in the U.S. Department of Labor during the Administration of George H.W. Bush. His practice continues to involve the federal agencies regulating the workplace. He recently served on the Presidential Task Force on the 21st Century Workplace and testified before Congress and a state legislative committee on the overtime regulations.
Mr. Fortney has been widely recognized for his professional accomplishments, including being named one of the leading employment lawyers in Washington, D.C. by the CHAMBERS USA survey of "America’s Leading Lawyers for Business" in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005. He was also listed in the 2009 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Washington DC’s Best Lawyers. In addition, Mr. Fortney was awarded an "AV" rating (the highest level) by Martindale-Hubbell.
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or call (800) 274-6774
An HR Hero Audio Conference on CD is a previously-recorded seminar that you
listen to on your computer, auto, or home CD player. With each event focusing on
one area of employment law, you can quickly catch up on the latest developments
in employment law and HR issues, as your schedule permits. Plus, you get access to the seminar material downloads.
Quick: Depending on the topic, each HR Hero Audio Conference recording normally
ranges from an hour to 90 minutes.
Convenient: Listen at your own convenience, print the conference materials, and share the CD with
others in your department. You can listen to the audio stream immediately or as often as you like for 30 days.
Expert: The HR Hero Audio Conference presenters are nationally known
employment attorneys or HR experts. They quickly and concisely explain what you
really need to know about the topic.
OSHA Turns Up Enforcement Heat: Safety Strategies You Can Use Now is $237.
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or call (800) 274-6774
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