Date: Wednesday, June 29
Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 75 minutes
Fee: Free for ABC members
Speaker: Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. Partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP and former Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA
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Would you be prepared if you opened the door today to find an OSHA compliance officer ready to inspect your business? Do you know your legal rights, and how to buy enough time to consult with an attorney? The Obama administration has vowed to put the teeth back in OSHA’s bite, but companies have long struggled to figure out their rights when an OSHA inspector enters their business. Hear from former OSHA Secretary of Labor Ed Foulke about how to legally protect your business and prevent fines before the government shows up at your door.
- How to conduct a mock inspection and correct any errors you find before an OSHA compliance officer ever sets foot on your jobsite
- A step-by-step strategy for handling an OSHA inspection, including when to admit the investigators and when to request a search warrant
- How to professionally handle inspectors onsite, and the benefits of doing so
- What NOT to say or do during an inspection
- The best ways to handle employee interviews and whistleblowers
- How to handle the “Document Request Form”
- Your best legal options in the event you receive a citation
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. is a partner in the Atlanta office of Fisher & Phillips LLP and co-chairs the firm's Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management Practice Group. Prior to joining Fisher & Phillips, Foulke was the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Named by President George W. Bush to head OSHA, he served from April 2006 to November 2008. During his tenure at OSHA, workplace injury, illness and fatality rates dropped to their lowest levels in recorded history. For more than 30 years, Foulke has worked in the labor and employment area, focusing on occupational safety and health issues, workplace violence risk assessment and prevention, whistleblower protection, and accident and fatality prevention. He also served on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in Washington, D.C., chairing the commission from March 1990 to February 1994. In 2008, Occupational Hazards magazine listed him as one of the "50 Most Influential EHS Leaders."