50 Minute Book: A Manager's Guide to Osha, 2/E Book

Pt. 1	The Federal Occupational Safety and Health act	1
	Introducing OSHA	3
	OSHA's role in safety and health	4
	The OSH Act's broad coverage	5
	State job safety and health programs	6
	OSHA standards and regulations	7
	How OSHA standards are set	9
	Key OSHA standards	11
	Variances from the standards	14
	Responsibilities and rights under OSHA	15
	Employee rights	17
	Employee responsibilities	20
	Monitoring injury and illness	22
	Safety and health training	25
Pt. 2	Anticipating OSHA inspections	27
	What to expect from OSHA	29
	Unannounced investigations	30
	OSHA's inspection priorities	31
	Being prepared for an OSHA visit	36
	Prelude to an inspection	39
	OSHA's opening conference	40
	Management actions at the opening conference	42
	The inspection tour	44
	Management actions during the inspection	45
	The closing conference	46
Pt. 3	OSHA violations and consequences	51
	Citations and penalties	53
	Categories of OSHA violations	55
	Adjustments to penalty amounts	58
	Appealing citations	59
	Planning for the appeal process	60
	Preparing for the informal conference	61
	How the informal conference can help you	64
	Protocol at the informal conference	65
	Contesting an OSHA citation	66
	The OSHA review commission	68
Pt. 4	Getting help from OSHA	71
	OSHA consultation services	73
	Voluntary protection programs	75
	Other OSHA services	76
	Conclusion	77
App	OSHA resources and forms	81