June 2008 MIOSHA Update Seminar

You’ll 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 15 new “Interpretations of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard” and how they now affect BPS enforcement. These include:

• Qualifications of trainers and annual refresher training requirements.
• How to deal with interrupted Hepatitis B vaccination schedules.
• Who can sign the mandatory “Written Opinion for Hepatitis Vaccination.”
• OSHA’s jusidiction over medical waste and its’ disposal.

Hazard Communication Standard - Right to Know

MIOSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard was their “most cited” safety standard again last year. It applies to all employers who have or use chemicals at work, regardless of how small or large the quantity. Even pharmaceutical drugs, office supplies, cleaning products, and consumer products you can purchase at stores are covered chemicals! You’ll learn how to avoid the most common HCS compliance mistakes.

Payment for Personal Protective Equipment

On November 15, 2007, OSHA revised their PPE Standard. MIOSHA must revise their PPE Standard to coincide with OSHA’s no later than August 13, 2008. Full compliance will be required no later than November 15, 2008. The revised PPE Standard deals with who pays for which items of PPE. OSHA has published a 90 page detailed explanation of how businesses must implement the revised PPE Standard, which MIOSHA must also follow. It includes 20 pages of fine print explaining which items of PPE the employer must pay for; when and how the employer must pay for the PPE; and when the PPE must be replaced at “no cost to the employee.” You’ll learn exactly how the revised PPE standard will affect your business.

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 700 pages of updated interpretations and relevant Centers for Disease Control Recommendations being enforced by MIOSHA under the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
• MIOSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard.
• MIOSHA’s Personal Protective Equipment Standard.
• Changes MIOSHA must make in their PPE Standard to coincide with the revised OSHA PPE Standard.
• 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!

June 9, 2008 - Mt. Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Resort

June 10, 2008 - Auburn Hills, MI - Hampton Inn

June 11, 2008 - Dundee, MI - Cabela’s Conference Center

June 12, 2008 - Kalamazoo, MI - Best Western Hospitality Inn

June 13, 2008 - Grand Rapids, MI - Airport Marriott Courtyard

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About the Instructor

Pathfinder Associates was founded 26 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!
(7/12/07)

“You are the best. We get more information from you than any of the others out there. (4/26/07)

“I’ve been to many OSHA seminars. Yours is the most useful and understandable I have attended. (4/26/07)

“ 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.” (3/14/2007)

“Ron does an excellent job on a very confusing topic,” (3/13/2007)
“Always learn something new - even after all the years I’ve been coming to the class.” (10/25/06)

“I have been coming to these classes for over 10 years now and find new information every year.” (4/20/2006)

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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 Hazard Communication, or Right to Know, is a classic example of these additional requirements. MIOSHA adopted the OSHA HazCom Standard and then added four pages of additional requirements.

Examples of other standards with additional requirements made by MIOSHA:

• Bloodborne Pathogens Standard - additional protective equipment and
procedural requirements.
• Exposure limits for chemicals - many of MIOSHA’s Permissible Exposure
Limits are lower than OSHA’s.
• MIOSHA 300 Log - additional recordkeeping and notification requirements.
• MIOSHA also has additional requirements in many other standards.

Don’t waste your time and money attending an OSHA Compliance Update when you really need a MIOSHA Compliance Update!

Last year MIOSHA collected more than $4.1 million in fines from Michigan employers!
An inspection isn’t the time to learn that your MIOSHA compliance and employee training programs are noncompliant!

Earn CEUs while learning the latest in MIOSHA's compliance requirements.

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