OSHA’s presentation will introduce and expand the participants understanding of the history of OSHA ergonomics enforcement, how OSHA enforces ergonomics in workplaces where employees suffer significant musculoskeletal injuries, and how OSHA’s enforcement actions result in improved safety and health and ergonomics programs and reduced workplace hazards to employees. Case study examples will be presented. OSHA’s VPP and Safety Pays topics are also promoted and discussed.
At the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:
Marc Vargas has over 28 years of experience in the field of Occupational Safety and Health. He started as a Safety Director in 1996 in Resource Recovery power plant industry where he oversaw heavy equipment installation and repair. Since 1997 Marc has worked for OSHA as a field office Safety and Industrial Hygienist Inspector, then for New York Region Tech Support involved with warehousing ergonomics investigation and enforcement, and now works for OSHA’s National Office of Health Enforcement specializing in assisting and administering ergonomics outreach and enforcement in OSHA field offices nationwide. He has investigated many industries and workplaces including a construction case with multiple fatalities and criminal prosecution of the company owner, infectious disease in hospitals, ergonomics in nursing homes, process safety management inspections in chemical manufacture, and was the lead investigator in the agency’s first ergonomics-related 5(a)(1) citation for baggage handlers in the airline industry.
The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Certificates of Completion will be available to webinar participants who are present for the complete, live webinar, and logged in with their registered email address. Call-in attendees are not eligible for certificates at this time - Please download the Zoom app to log in via email on your smartphone whenever possible.
In order to receive your Certificate of Completion, qualified learners must complete the post-webinar evaluation within 7 days of the webinar. A link to the evaluation will be emailed to qualified learners 24 hours after the webinar via no-reply@zoom.us. Qualified learners who submit their evaluation will receive a Certificate of Completion via email, and can also print/save the certificate from their browser after submitting their evaluation.
If you're not able to attend the live presentation, no problem! We record most presentations and will host them on our website provided we have permission to do so. Presentation recordings are not eligible for Certificates of Completion.
The goal of the Northern California ERC, a consortium of programs at the University of California’s Center of Occupational and Environmental Health, is to train professionals as practitioner and research leaders in occupational safety and health by offering graduate degrees, residency training, clinical experiences, and research mentorship to trainees. The aim of the ERC is to provide a broad, multidisciplinary educational experience involving student and faculty collaborations in the classroom, laboratory, and field. Through academic training, research, and community service projects, our faculty and trainees address ongoing and emerging challenges facing US Workers. Activities are grounded in multi-campus, interactive teaching programs that translate knowledge into information that can be used to improve worker safety and health.
If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Michelle Meyer at (510) 642-8365 or mmeyer@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
