Top 5 Employment Issues in Construction

Course Description:

1. Introduction
   • Why keep OSHA records? – Federal mandatory requirements
   • Understanding the OSHA inspection process – the use of documents for defense of inspections and citations
2. Recording Requirements
   • 10 or more employees
   • Work-related injury or illness – a review of the types of injuries that are recordable incidents
   • Necessary forms – how to properly fill out required forms and maintain them for OSHA purposes
     • i. OSHA 300
     • ii .. OSHA 301
     • iii. OSHA 300-A
   • Defense document retention – discussion of documentation needed to support affirmative defenses to OSHA citations
     • Safety training – OSHA 10 and 30 hour courses, HAZWOPER, and other OSHA certifications
     • Disciplinary records – evidence of a history of safety manual enforcement
     • Toolbox talks and seminars – evidence of in-house training
     • SDS and manufacturers’ recommendations – the importance of retaining installation instructions and product specifications
     • Miscellaneous safety documentation – insurance documents, audits, and safety reviews
3. Reporting Requirements
   • Fatality – report if fatality occurs within 30 days of incident and within 8 hours of employer knowledge
   • Hospitalization – in-patient requirement
   • Eye loss and amputation – examples of reportable injuries
   • Failure to report penalties – sanctions for failure to report
4. Future Reporting Requirements
   • State and federal agency – interplay between other entities and OSHA
   • Proposed changes to reporting requirements
5. Conclusion
   • Increased Government Intervention – the expansion of Federal agency action in construction and the impact that has on the industry
   • Using Document Reporting and Recording Requirements – business advantages to following the rules