Day One

8:00 a.m.    Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.    Welcome – Introductions, Objectives & Participant Expectations

  • Introduction To Occupational Safety & Health (OSH)
    • The OSH History & Profession
    • OSH & COVID-19
    • Hazard Overview of Health Care Industry
  • COVID–19 Challenges for Health Care Workers (Break-out Session)
  • OSHA’s Operating Model (Rights & Responsibilities, Inspections, Citations)
    • Key Applicable OSHA Regulations
  • Heath Care ETS  
    • Assessment
    • Covid-19 Plan
    • Covid-19 Safety Coordinators
    • Screening
    • Barriers and Aerosol Protection
    • Employee practices including time off and retaliation
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
    • Exposure Control Plan
    • Epidemiology
    • Housekeeping Procedures
    • Standard Precautions
    • Training
    • Needlestick Safety & Prevention
    • COVID-19 Applications
  • Emergency Planning
    • Emergency Action Plan
    • Means of Egress
    • Violence in the Workplace / Terrorism

12 p.m.    Lunch (provided)

  • Hazard Communication
    • Written Program Requirements
      • Chemical Hygiene Plan
      • Laboratory Safety Requirements
    • Special Health Concerns
      • Radiation Safety
      • Tuberculosis
  • Electrical / Lockout-Tagout
    • Wiring Design & Protection
    • Control of Hazardous Energy

4:15 p.m.    Day One Adjourns

 

Day Two

8:00 a.m.    Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.   Conference Continues

  • Walking Working Surfaces
    • Guarding Floor & Wall Openings & Holes
    • Stairs & Railings
    • Ladders
  • Personal Protective Equipment
    • PPE Assessments
    • Eye & Face Protection
    • Hand Protection / Latex Allergies
    • Respirators
    • COVID-19 Considerations
      • Mini Respirator Program
  • Medical /First Aid Requirements
    • Infectious Disease Control
    • Sanitation
      • COVID-19 Preparedness and Mitigation

12 p.m.    Lunch (provided)

  • Ergonomics
    • Physical stressors
  • Recordkeeping and Reporting
    • Healthcare ETS Recordkeeping Log
    • Recording COVID-19 Cases
    • Recording Criteria
    • Reporting Requirements
  • Hazard Recognition and Program Management
  • Q & A Roundtable

3:30 p.m.     Conference Adjourns