Red Flags that can render your OSHA Safety Program Completely Useless
Speaker: Gary Heppner
Speaker Designation: Osha Safety Advisor, Risk Management Audit LLC
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Speaker: Gary Heppner
Speaker Designation: Osha Safety Advisor, Risk Management Audit LLC
Workplace safety is still a critical component of any industry's success, but it doesn't always get the attention it deserves. Modern industrial workplaces have a plethora of safety features in place to keep workers safe. Nonetheless, workplace injuries continue to be a major issue. New technologies and the latest and greatest advances tend to get the most attention, but ignoring the fundamentals of safety can bring everything to a halt.
Most employers and supervisors are not confident their current safety program will pass an OSHA audit in the event of a serious injury. You are gambling on the possibility of thousands of dollars in citations. California citation is $18,000 per citation. Other states around $14,000 per citation. To tune up your program usually costs less than $1,000. Is this worth the gamble?
Most worker's compensation carriers are willing to more than cover the expense of having a well-run program.
Red flags signify danger. They’re warning signs. Red flags of common mistakes/omissions That can render your safety program completely useless. Opening your company up for very expensive citations and possible litigation.
This webinar will review a well-run safety program and the reasoning behind each request for documentation from OSHA.
This webinar will provide valuable insights to:
Gary Heppner specializes in Safety/OSHA compliance, setting up safety programs and managing open injury claims in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. As an insurance broker and agency owner for 30 years, he handled a large number of workers compensation accounts, gaining expertise and experience that most safety consultants lack. Assisted with over 23 OSHA Consultative Visits from OSHA over the last 19 years. Speaking on Webinars Monthly to all 50-states for the last 1.5 years. Held 1-hour webinar to equipment rental agencies in North America. Featured one month in Equipment rental agencies monthly magazine. Conducted over 100 + "OSHA Mock OSHA Audits" for clients to determine compliance
Currently working with four accounts at a time out of California, two of which are roofers in the past 2- years. Both roofers underwent and passed an on-site OSHA audit because they are “high hazard employers. Today, he has a success rate of 95% in reducing claims and increasing communication between employers and those involved in safety compliance, which translates into lower premiums for his clients and thus increased profits.