OSHA 30/30 with Manesh Rath
Keller and Heckman Partner Manesh Rath hosts OSHA 30/30, a webinar series that will cover OSHA issues for 30 minutes every 30 days. Mr. Rath is a trial and appellate attorney with experience in general commercial litigation, wage and hour and class action litigation, occupational safety and health (OSHA) law, labor law, and employment law.
Episodes

Feb 15, 2019
Feb 15, 2019
29 min
Overview of the process to prioritize chemicals for risk evaluation
Anticipated 2019 prioritization timeline
What affected companies and associations should be doing now and during the comment periods
Points to consider for potential high-priority substances
Points to consider for potential low-priority substances

Jan 16, 2019
Jan 16, 2019
33 min
In this program, we discuss:
- Background on OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting Program
- Overview of OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting 2016 (SST-16)
- Use of electronically-submitted injury and illness data to target
- What employers should do

Jan 9, 2019
Jan 9, 2019
26 min
The second REACH review by the European Commission covering 2013-2018 – The Good and the Bad.

Jan 9, 2019
Jan 9, 2019
30 min
Federal government shutdown impact
New chemicals – continued evolution of premanufacture review and risk management practices
Inventory “reset” – effective date and implications
Potential Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule amendments
Next batches of risk evaluations and risk management rules for existing chemicals
Selection and prioritization of 40 existing chemicals for risk evaluation
Plan for retrospective review of certain existing CBI claims
EPA PFAS Management plan, proposed SNUR for PFAS chemicals
Upcoming federal court decisions on TSCA framework rules

Dec 19, 2018
Dec 19, 2018
32 min
In this program we discuss:
- Overview of the facts of case and construction standard at issue.
- Background on OSHA authority to set standards.
- Analysis of Commission decision.
- Discussion of vulnerable standards and potential impact on employers.
- How employers can use this decision.

Dec 13, 2018
Dec 13, 2018
25 min
Topics:
Data requirements for nanomaterials under REACH
Update to U.K. government guidance if there is no Brexit deal
Updates to the candidate list of SVHCs
Open ECHA consultations

Dec 12, 2018
Dec 12, 2018
26 min
During this webinar we discussed:
EPA’s First TSCA Draft Risk Evaluation – Pigment Violet 29
The Risk Evaluation Peer Review Process
Participating in the Risk Evaluation Process

Nov 28, 2018
Nov 28, 2018
38 min
In this program, we discuss:
- Overview of facts of case involving OSHA inspection.
- Background on OSHA inspections and OSHA's authority to obtain a warrant to inspect an employer's facility.
- Discussion of lower court order to quash inspection warrant.
- Analysis of recent Court of Appeals Decision.
- What employers should do.

Nov 16, 2018
Nov 16, 2018
35 min
During this webinar we will discuss:
Review of New Section 5(a) and 5(e) Framework
New Approaches to Approvals – Non-order SNURs, Polymers, Low-Risk Substances
Future Actions, Potential Legal Challenges and Hurdles
The TSCA 30/30 webinar will be presented by Keller and Heckman LLP's TSCA attorney Tom Berger. Keller and Heckman LLP's TSCA Chemical Control Practice Group is the leading TSCA and Chemical Control legal firm with offices around the world, Serving Business Through Law and Science®.

Oct 24, 2018
Oct 24, 2018
34 min
In this program we discussed:
Overview of facts in recent Review Commission case.
Review of OSHA's "repeat violation" standard.
Analysis of the Commission's decision.
Discussion of the decision's practical impact on the ability to avoid repeat violations.
What employers should do



