Points Covered During An Opening Conference

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Running head: POINTS COVERED DURING AN OPENING CONFERENCE 1

Points Covered During an Opening Conference

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POINTS COVERED DURING AN OPENING CONFERENCE 2

Key Points That Should Be Covered During an Opening Conference

After the OSHA compliance officer offers their credentials and informs the employer

about their intentions to inspect the facility, the first formal conference that should follow is the

opening conference. This meeting is crucial to all the individuals accompanying as well as taking

part in the inspection.

During the opening conference, the inspector or the compliance officer should specify the

purpose of the visit. Here, the reason for the inspection may be a routine industry inspection, an

employee complaint or probable cause. The inspector should also outline a detailed scope of the

inspection. This should include all the records that they need for review, and a good example is

the OSHA 300 log. It should include the specific physical locations to be visited. During the

opening conference, the officer also needs to determine whether employees from other

employers are working at the site. If the inspection affects these employees, it might include their

workers' representatives. Further, during this conference, the inspector should discuss the exact

things that they would like to carry out during the inspection. This could include conducting

multiple employee interviews or air quality testing so as to collect data for further analysis. The

compliance officer could also be testing mechanical operations to identify safety systems and

safety devices that have been removed (Bailey, 2008).

As a safety manager, one would want to support the inspector fully during their

investigation or inspection. To achieve this, the safety manager would ensure that during the

opening conference, the inspector’s requests are offered on time. An individual would also want

to make sure that the areas to be inspected are in good order. It would also be smart for the safety

manager to make copies of all the documents that the compliance officer may request for review,

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Running head: POINTS COVERED DURING AN OPENING CONFERENCE Points Covered During an Opening Conference Name Institutional Affiliation 1 POINTS COVERED DURING AN OPENING CONFERENCE 2 Key Points That Should Be Covered During an Opening Conference After the OSHA compliance officer offers their credentials and informs the employer about their intentions to inspect the facility, the first formal conference that should follow is the opening conference. This meeting is crucial to all the individuals accompanying as well as taking part in the inspection. During the opening conference, the inspector or the compliance officer should specify the purpose of the visit. Here, the reason for the inspection may be a routine industry inspection, an employee complaint or probable cause. The inspector should also outline a detailed scope of the inspection. This should include all the records that they need for review, and a good example is the OSHA 300 log. It should include the specific physical locations to be visited. During the opening conference, the officer also needs to determine whether employees from other employers are working at the site. If the inspection affects these employees, it ...
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