OSHA Regulations: Are You in Compliance?

Under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace for their employees.  Are you aware of the OSHA safety and health standards that employers must follow?  Join us as Joan Spencer, OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist, discusses employer responsibilities, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), ergonomics, injury and illness recordkeeping requirements, and the new OSHA recording online, among other topics. 

Ms. Spencer provides advice, education and training to businesses, labor organizations and other associations to promote voluntary compliance with OSHA’s safety and health standards. Prior to her compliance assistance position, Ms. Spencer conducted both safety and health enforcement inspections for OSHA in the manufacturing, service, construction and maritime industries.  Ms. Spencer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Tampa and a Master of Public Health in Industrial Hygiene/Safety Management from the University of South Florida.  The American Board of Industrial Hygiene certified Ms. Spencer in 1994.