Greenberg Traurig hosted a discussion about how employers can prepare for OSHA’s new enforcement measures for heat hazards.
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It’s Getting Hot in Here! How Employers Can Prepare for OSHA’s New Enforcement Measures for Heat Hazards is available in Greenberg Traurig’s Client CLE Library. This free Library provides substantive legal knowledge, as well as CLE credit in several jurisdictions, for registered users via on-demand programs and professional development resources. CLE credit is pending accreditation in the following jurisdictions: AZ, CA, CO, IL, NJ, NY, PA and TX.
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Webinar Description
This webinar discussed how the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and equivalent State agencies conducted enforcement related to heat stress hazards in the past, OSHA’s new National Emphasis Program regarding indoor and outdoor heat stress, and how employers can protect employees from heat hazards and successfully manage a heat hazard inspection.
- Is heat a hazard? (Is there a difference between indoor and outdoor heat stress?)
- How OSHA and State occupational safety and health agencies have historically conducted enforcement related to heat hazards in the workplace.
- OSHA’s National Emphasis Program regarding indoor and outdoor heat-related workplace hazards.
- How employers can protect employees from heat-related workplace hazards and prepare for inspections.