Sponsored by J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.

OSHA’s new worker representative rule is set to go into effect May 31. Employees can request a nonemployee representative to join portions of an OHSA inspection. This can be a union representative, even at a nonunion workplace. We’ll review what OSHA said and provide an unbiased review of what this rule means, and where it leaves uncertainty.

Among other topics, this presentation will cover:

• What employers can do, such as getting nondisclosure agreements
• What employers cannot do, such as challenge OSHA’s determinations
• What employers should be doing to protect themselves, including training managers to avoid unfair labor practice charges

Speaker

Ed Zalewski, Senior Editor – EHS, J. J. Keller & Associates Inc.

Ed researches and creates content for a variety of safety-related topics and contributes to several products. He specializes in issues such as injury/illness recordkeeping, walking-working surfaces and powered industrial trucks.

Terri Dougherty, SHRM-CP, PHR, Editor – Human Resources, J. J. Keller & Associates Inc.

An editor on the J. J. Keller Human Resources Content team, Terri oversees the editorial content of its employment law poster and sign lines. She’s also the editor of the Employee Health and Wellness Training Advisor/LivingRight and the co-editor of the Everyday Drug & Alcohol Program Management manual.

Moderator

Barry Bottino, Associate Editor, Safety+Health magazine.

Barry is associate editor of Safety+Health and serves as co-host of the magazine’s “On the Safe Side” podcast.