Introduction to OSHA for Small Businesses Seminar

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

Introduction to OSHA for Small Businesses Seminar

Course Description

If you own or manage a small business, you owe it to your company to understand how you can work with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to reduce and even prevent injuries and illnesses. This seminar, Introduction to OHSA for Small Business, will help you understand the OSHA inspection process, how it operates, and most importantly how to create a safety and health program for your company.

Course Content

BACKGROUND OF OSHA

  • Establishment
  • Purpose of OSH Act
  • Impact
  • Strategies

COVERAGE, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND RIGHTS UNDER OSHA

  • Who OSHA covers
  • Employer responsibilities and rights
  • Employee responsibilities and rights

STANDARDS

  • Overview
  • General duty clause
  • How OSHA develops standards
  • Recordkeeping and reporting

OSHA INSPECTION PROCESS

  • Opening conference, walk around, and closing conference
  • Citations, violations, and penalties
  • Appeals process

IMPLEMENTING A SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

  • The four-step process
  • Creating a plan

ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES

  • Cooperative programs
  • Compliance assistance
  • Training
Requirements & Materials

Important Information

Seminars are offered in partnership with The Georgia Tech OSHA Training Institute Education Center and frequently offered for free. For additional details and scheduling options, visit oshainfo.gatech.edu or contact Sarah Cooper directly (sarah.cooper@gtri.gatech.edu or 404-407-7431).

Materials

Provided

  • Course manual

Who Should Attend

This seminar is designed for owners and managers of small businesses who wish to learn how they can prevent and reduce injuries and illnesses at their company.

OSHA professionals working on jobsite

What You Will Learn

  • Responsibilities, rights, and coverage under OSHA
  • Building a safety and health management system
  • OSHA’s inspection process
  • Standards, recordkeeping, and reporting
  • Assistance for small businesses
Occupational safety and health professionals collaborating on job site

How You Will Benefit

  • Learn the rights and responsibilities under OSHA of both employers and employees.
  • Understand how to reduce injuries and illnesses at work.
  • Spot the four elements of a safety and health management system.
  • Comprehend the OSHA inspection process.
  • Discover how to obtain assistance for OSHA compliance.
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    Taught by Experts in the Field
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    Grow Your Professional Network

The solid OSHA curriculum, fueled with hands-on training, and a strong professional network builds you for a successful safety career.

- Rodrigues "Rocky" Smith
Safety Manager

TRAIN AT YOUR LOCATION

We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

  • Save Money
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Group Training
  • Customize Content
  • On-Site Training
  • Earn a Certificate
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