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Occupational Safety and Health

Laws and Regulations

FPM-40060

This course includes a basic overview of Federal OSHA standards with main emphasis on Cal/OSHA standards. Students will be coached through a jobsite inspection process from the opening conference to the closing conference. Working group sessions will study actual court cases highlighting preparation for a hearing, burden of proof, affirmative defenses and discovery.

What you'll learn

The overall objective of this course is to enable students to better prepare for workplace inspections conducted by OSHA and responding to citations issued.

Topics Include:

  • Federal OSHA

  • Cal/OSHA

  • Citation categories

  • Abatement

  • Litigation and Hearing/Settlement Conference procedures

  • Injury Illness Prevention and COVID-19 Prevention Plans

  • Personal Protective Equipment

  • Respiratory Protection

Course Information

Live Online
3.00 units
$825.00

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This course applies to these programs

Professional Safety and Health Officer

Course sessions

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Section ID:

194584

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 5/4/2026

Note:

Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) classes are overseen with the same guidelines & policies as in-person offerings. Per OSHA guidelines, students are required to have video capabilities and must be visible at all times.If a student cannot comply with this requirement they will not be able to attend class. Students are required to attend all days/times to receive a completion certificate and/or trainer card and must participate via computer. Phones & tablets are not allowed. Dates: 5/18/26-5/21/26

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
5/18/2026 Mon 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
5/19/2026 Tue 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
5/20/2026 Wed 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
5/21/2026 Thu 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
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Instructor: Ursula Clemons-Heslip, J.D. Law Degree, B.S. in Business Administration

Ursula Clemons-Heslip, J.D. Law Degree, B.S. in Business Administration
28 years experience as an attorney and Judge with the State of California. Ursula retired in December 2020, from Cal/OSHA Appeals Board where she was the Presiding ALJ performing case evaluation/consultation, training new ALJs and scheduling hearings. She also conducted Pre-Hearing Conferences, Settlement Conferences and Hearings ruling on motion, objections and admission of evidence and issued Orders and Decisions. Ursula has been a moderator and panel member at Cal/OSHA Stakeholder Training sessions.


She has extensive legal experience as an enforcement litigator for various agencies such as SCIF, Department of Health Services, Department of Social Services and Department of Corporations. Guest lecturer for UC San Diego OSHA Extended Studies Laws and Regulations course 2015-2019. And she has attended various webinars presented by National Association of Hearing Officials, National Judicial College, Pepperdine Law, Safety Center Symposiums and others.

In 2021, Ursula was named the lead instructor for the Laws and Regulations course at UC San Diego Extended Studies Occupational Safety and Health Department. She also teaches Workers' Compensation for Safety Professionals and the OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting course.

Since retiring, Ursula has participated as a panel member for the Daily Journal Judges’ COVID and Courts webinar. Between 2021 and 2023, she worked as an on-call consultant/instructor for Safety Center, Inc. and as Special Counsel for Ogletree Deakins Law Firm Workplace Safety Practice Group, providing client advice and participating in symposiums, webinars and stakeholder round table panels.

In addition to teaching for UC San Diego OTIEC, Ursula is the Case Decisions Editor for Cal-OSHA Reporter, a weekly publication. She provides an insider analysis of the ALJ's and Appeals Boards’ decisions summarizing how they arrived at their conclusions.

 
Credentials
J.D. Law Degree, B.S. in Business Administration
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