April 2009 MIOSHA Update Seminar

You will learn about the basic requirements of the MIOSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (BPS) with emphasis on portions of the law that are most commonly misunderstood. You’ll also learn about several new “Interpretations of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard” and how they now affect BPS enforcement. These include:

• Format and location of the written BPS “Exposure Control Plan.”
• Use of “generic” versus “site-specific” employee training.
• Incorporating new “Interpretations” into employee training materials.
• Employee waiver of rights regarding post-exposure blood testing.
• Legality of using pre-filled syringes with affixed, non-protected needles.

MIOSHA’s New First Aid & Eyewash Enforcement Guidelines

On January 1, 2009, MIOSHA began enforcing 17 pages of new Inspection Guidelines covering MIOSHA Rule Part 472: Medical Services and First Aid. This rule requires all employers to provide immediate first aid to employees who may be injured at work. This requirement even applies to a single employee working alone. They are also enforcing 10 pages of new Inspection Guidelines dealing with emergency eyewashes and safety showers in workplaces handling materials that could injure the eyes or skin.

MIOSHA’s New “Safety & Health Management” Enforcement Guidelines

On December 10, 2008, MIOSHA published 18 pages of new Inspection Guidelines requiring Inspectors to evaluate your business “Safety and Health Management System” if you are selected for a “comprehensive” inspection. The new Inspection Guidelines cover five major elements: Management Commitment and Planning, Employee Involvement, Worksite Analysis, Hazard Prevention and Control, and Safety and Health Training. There are also 32 sub-elements that are included in the evaluation for General Industry employers.

Questions will be taken and answered throughout the presentation.

Pathfinder Associates is a safety educational services firm specializing in OSHA and MIOSHA compliance products, seminars, and software. We offer regular OSHA and MIOSHA compliance seminars at 30 midwestern and east coast locations. Current topics include: Bloodborne Pathogens, HIV, HBV, Tuberculosis, Right to Know, Hazard Communication (HazCom), MSDSs, Chemical Spills (HAZWOPER), and Recordkeeping.

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Outline

The seminar will cover the topics listed below. You’ll also be provided with copies of all of the referenced materials on CDROM*. All of the information on the CD may be read, printed, and searched by keyword or phrase using the included Adobe Reader® software.

• MIOSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
• Over 900 pages of updated interpretations and relevant Centers for Disease Control Recommendations currently being enforced by MIOSHA under the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
• MIOSHA’s New “Medical Services and First Aid” Inspection Guidelines.
• MIOSHA’s New “Emergency Eyewash and Safety Shower” Inspection Guidelines.
• MIOSHA’s New “Promotion and Evaluation of Safety and Health Management” Inspection Guidelines.
• Other MIOSHA Standards to the extent they apply to the above topics.
• Questions and answers throughout.

MIOSHA Compliance Update Seminars will be held in the morning from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon and continue in the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Lunch is not included.

* The files on the CDROM disk are in Adobe Portable Document Format® (pdf). These OSHA compliance files may be read, searched for keywords or phrases, and printed using the Adobe Reader 6.0® software for Windows® included on the CD. Apple® computer users can download free software for the Mac® from www.adobe.com.

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Workshop attendees will receive CEUs and a "Certificate of Participation"

Pathfinder Associates Inc. has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. Pathfinder Associates Inc. is authorized by IACET to offer 0.6 CEUs for this program.

The CEU was designed to give recognition to persons continuing their education and keeping up-to-date in their chosen field or profession. One CEU is awarded for each ten hours of qualifying continuing education and is equivalent to 1 semester hour of college credit. (Please verify the applicability with your professional board or organization before attending.)

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WORKSHOP LOCATIONS

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The seminars listed below still have openings!

April 27, 2009 - Mt. Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Resort

April 28, 2009 - Auburn Hills, MI - Hampton Inn

April 29, 2009 - Dundee, MI - Cabela’s Conference Center

April 30, 2009 - Kalamazoo, MI - Best Western Hospitality Inn

The seminars listed below are full and registration is closed!

May 1, 2009 - Grand Rapids, MI - Airport Marriott Courtyard

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About the Instructor

Pathfinder Associates was founded 27 years ago by Ronald Hauxwell. Hauxwell previously spent 11 years in the Chemical Industry in a variety of Management Positions with responsibility for Production, Safety, and Environmental Compliance. He also spent nine years as Program Director of Grand Valley State University’s four year Bachelor Degree program in Occupational Safety and Health. While at GVSU, he taught courses in Safety Law, Environmental Law, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical Hazards, Ergonomics, and a variety of other topics. Hauxwell has conducted more than 3,000 seminars and employee training sessions.

Hauxwell was an OSHA “Voluntary Compliance Instructor for
Safety and Health” for 12 years.

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Recent Participant’s Comments

“Great course - Excellent instructor - I LEARNED A LOT!

“You are the best. We get more information from you than any of the others out there.

“I’ve been to many MIOSHA seminars. Yours is the most useful and understandable I have attended.

“The instructor was great, spoke in a clear tone, was very polite, and was very informative. I walked away with more knowledge than what I walked in with.”

“Ron does an excellent job on a very confusing topic.”
“Always learn something new - even after all the years I’ve been coming to the class.”

“I have been coming to these classes for over 10 years now and find new information every year.”

“Great presenter! He did a great job talking about dull material.”

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In Michigan MIOSHA writes their own safety regulations and in many cases they contain extra requirements not found in OSHA regulations. In fact, you can be 100% in compliance with OSHA rules and still be fined by MIOSHA!

MIOSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard is a classic example. The MIOSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard has additional protective equipment and procedural requirements not found in the comparable OSHA Standard.

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