OSHA inspectors have been given the green light to conduct both surprise and scheduled practice inspections to uncover mandate violations to their 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines.
To handle the anticipated increase in audits, the Agency has boosted the number of inspectors targeting violations to their 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines. Penalties for these OSHA rule violations add up quick — at $14,000 PER INCIDENT. So, if you want to avoid being hit with massive noncompliance penalties, you must master these mandates right now.
OSHA has already collected $4 million in COVID-19 compliance violation penalties from healthcare practices just like yours. You can stop this from happening to your practice by accessing this attorney-led 2-Part training series:
Part 1: New 2021 OSHA COVID-19 Rules: Prepare for Surprise Inspections
Part 2: 2021 OSHA Rule Changes: Head Off COVID-19 Violation Penalties
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PART 1: New 2021 OSHA COVID-19 Rules: Prepare for Surprise Inspections
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Recently, the government announced the targeting of medical practices for immediate OSHA safety violation inspections on compliance with their 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines.
The mandate spells out expectations for auditors related to both scheduled and surprise coronavirus OSHA safety violation inspections (whether or not you’ve had any issues with the virus). The Agency has also allocated more auditors to handle the expected increase in investigations – which means your chances of being audited and hit with a OSHA COVID guidelines safety violation just shot through the roof.
IMPORTANT: Once OSHA auditors start poking around your practice, taking samples and interviewing your staff, safety violations to the 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines can quickly multiply, and you can end up paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties (noncompliance can be charged at $14,000 PER INCIDENT).
To avoid huge fines for safety violations to the 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines, and the public embarrassment of your practice’s name, location and penalty amounts on the Agency’s website, you must be completely prepared should an auditor walk in your door.
This is where healthcare attorney and OSHA expert, Matthew Deffebach, JD, can help. Matt is presenting a 90-minute online training to walk you through exactly what to expect during an OSHA safety violation inspection. This expert-led training will take you through every aspect of the inspection process to help you head off COVID-19 safety violations and the costly citation penalties that can result.
Here are just some of the expert safety violation avoidance strategies related to the 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines you’ll be able to implement by attending this 90-minute training:
Prepare yourself and your staff for inspector interviews
Quickly “pass” inspection by concentrating on auditor focus areas
Pinpoint and resolve weaknesses in your documentation before auditors show up
Implement a revised COVID-19 readiness planbased on OSHA’s Interim Enforcement Response Plan
Pin down inspector focus areas to be better prepared for a surprise visit
Accurately respond to initial inquiries through the Rapid Response Investigation (RRI)process
Successfully respond to OSHA virtual inspectionsto reduce penalty amounts
Be aware of your rightsand those of your staff during inspection
Effectively settle citations during the “initial contest period” to improve your overall outcome
And so much more…
Your best defense against an safety inspection for compliance to the 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines is preparation. It’s imperative that you know what to expect during the opening auditor conference, how interviews will be held, what samples will most likely be targeted and how to improve the outcome should you get cited for a violation.
Once you get audited it’s too late. With the expert advice you’ll receive during this upcoming online training, you’ll have a better handle on what to expect during a 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines safety inspection. This training will help you take control of the OSHA audit process to lessen the impact on your practice and walk you through exactly how to improve the outcome.
Don’t wait. Sign up for this must-attend training today.
PART 2: 2021 OSHA Rule Changes: Head Off COVID-19 Violation Penalties
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The new 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines are no joke. The Agency has already collected $4 million in COVID-19 compliance violation penalties from healthcare practices just like yours.
Failure to comply with this new laundry-list of enforcement guidelines can result in $14,000 in penalties PER INCIDENT, which can quickly add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for your practice. To avoid this, you must immediately implement the new 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines, and ensure that they are consistently adhered to.
Thankfully, you don’t have to figure this out on your own. OSHA attorney and expert, Matthew Deffebach, JD, can help. Matthew will break down the new 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines into easily digestible pieces, walk you through how to implement them, and ensure your ongoing compliance. This is the ONLY WAY to protect your practice from compliance breaches and avoid related OSHA violation penalties.
By attending this 90-minute online training, you’ll receive expert compliance tactics to help your practice adhere to the 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines. Here is just some of what you’ll receive during this online training:
Appoint a COVID-19 Enforcement Officerfrom your staff and spell out required processes
Document to protect against an employee complaint-driven OSHA investigation
Identify violations before they become a problem with a proven hazard assessment tool
Prioritize your safety controlsto comply with new OSHA enforcement rules
Execute an audit-proof incident log and reporting protocolsfor COVID-19 cases
Implement compliant safety policies that safeguard your employees, patients and practice
Documentation tacticsto keep your practice from getting sued due to a compliance breach
Head off HIPAA violations and penaltiesdue to unsecured COVID-19 data
Prevent a Rapid Response Investigation (RRI)due to an employee complaint
Avoid getting caught between state and federal OSHA compliance requirements
Shield your practice from OSHA Investigations due to patient complaints
Implement compliant self-reporting processesthat protect your practice and staff
And so much more…
IMPORTANT: Although your practice has always been responsible for complying with OSHA guidelines, getting hit with a violation penalty was almost unheard of for healthcare practices. Well, all that has changed with COVID-19. Failure to comply with the 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines will result in very real financial penalties. Don’t risk it, sign up for this online training today.
Complying with the extensive 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines is no easy task. They require that you make specific and detailed changes to your staff training, employee and patient communications, and COVID-19 reporting. Your office must be spot on with each and every rule or you’ll be left to face the financial consequences. This online training is the answer.
After attending this expert-led, online training you’ll be able to confidently comply with the new 2021 OSHA COVID guidelines and avoid any chance of being hit with a substantial violation penalty.
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Matthew Deffebach, JD is a partner at Haynes and Boone and is the chair of the firm’s OSHA and Workplace Disasters Practice Group. He assists healthcare clients to implement preventative measures to minimize OSHA claims and reduce their exposure to litigation. Matt is board certified in labor and employment law.
As an OSHA litigator, Matt has appeared in more than 30 states handling OSHA matters. He is familiar with both state and Federal OSHA program requirements. He has also successfully defended clients in OSHA administrative trials, including recent trials on PPE, Recordkeeping, and other regulatory matters.
In 2010, Law360 by Portfolio Media, Inc. named him a “Rising Star” and one of ten employment lawyers under 40 to watch. Thereafter, he received the 2013 International Law Office (ILO) and Lexology Client Choice award as the sole recipient in the Employment and Labor category in Texas. He has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation (Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC) as a “Labor & Employment Star – South (2019-2021) and a Labor & Employment Star – West (2019).
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