The Occupational Safety & Health Administration, (OSHA) has updated several of their standards and you need to know what they are so you can keep your organization compliant. You should also be aware that OSHA has recently named several areas of safety concern including: trench collapses, transportation-related fatalities, amputations, falls, tree work and highway work zones.
Brian will discuss the updates to the walking/working surfaces standard including personal fall protection system requirements, the updated eye and face protection standards, updates to the confined space standard as it relates to construction, changes to the Silica standard, and changes to the OSHA Recordkeeping standard.
Brian Hitt is a Certified Safety Professional and Certified Hazardous Material Manager. He has a B.S. Degree in Fire and Safety Engineering Technology from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been teaching Hazardous Material Classes for over 25 years. He is also a member of the Southeast/Chagrin Hazardous Material Emergency Response Team who responds to hazardous material spills throughout Cuyahoga County.
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- Anyone making a reservation and do not attend without making a proper cancelation will be charged for the meeting.
- This meeting qualifies as 1 of the 10 meetings that are required under the BWC’s Safety Council Rebate Program.
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