After an overwhelming response to the first two H&A Briefings we bring you our third presentation titled:  Effective Incident Investigations.
 
Please join us and your peers in the Denver Metro area to get a better understanding of the process in notification of incident including the latest OSHA requirements.
 
Hear about the latest identifying factors to decrease incidents in the workplace,
before they happen. Get advice on your company's compliance questions from H&A Experts, and learn the benefits of developing a working partnership with OSHA. 
 
Date:  Thursday, October 21 2010
Featured Speaker:  OSHA Compliance Officer from Region 8
H&A Presenters: Ken Schmerber, MS, CIH, CSP and Principal EHS Consultant; Dave Ruddy, Principal EHS Consultant; and Brian O'Malley, CSP and EHS Consultant
Location:  Hellman & Associates 11931 W. I-70 Frontage Road N. in Wheat Ridge
Complimentary continental breakfast:  8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Presentation:  8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Topics covered: 

*       Investigation procedures for an employee injury or near-miss
*       A step-by-step process into causal analysis
*       What are the “5 Whys” and how do I use them
*       Does Who, What, Where, When, and Why really matter
*       Is there room for employee misconduct
*       Are pictures really that important
*       Security of the incident scene
*       OSHA procedures for conducting an investigation for an employee death
*       An informal investigation will be conducted to practice these skills
 
For registration, please RSVP by email: jmills@ehscompliance.com or call:(303) 384-9828

In recent EHS news, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cited 11 companies for violations of Hazardous Materials Regulations. Fines for these penalties are ranging from $54,000 to $91,000! We know many of these serious HazMat violations could have been avoided if employees were properly trained to handle the hazardous materials according to the regulation outlined by the U.S. Department of Transportation. 

For example, some of the most frequently cited HazMat regulation violations include: missing or incorrect proper shipping name and/or identification number, missing orientation arrow labeling for liquids, incorrect information documented on shipping papers, and of course, failure to properly train HazMat employees.

Last year, the U.S. DOT made amendments to the requirements identified in 49CFR 172.604 Emergency Response Telephone Number.  These new requirements will become effective 
October 1, 2010 and include the following: