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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
$795.00

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This course applies to these programs

Professional Safety and Health Officer

Course sessions

Closed

Section ID:

188356

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: 5/5/2025

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: 5/19/25-5/22/25

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
5/19/2025 Mon 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
5/20/2025 Tue 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
5/21/2025 Wed 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
5/22/2025 Thu 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
Closed

Instructor: Ursula Clemons-Heslip

Ursula Clemons-Heslip
In 2021, she was named the lead instructor for the Laws and Regulations course at UC San Diego Extended Studies Occupational Safety and Health Department. Previously, she was a highly regarded presenter in the Laws and Regulations class for five years.

Since retiring, Ursula has participated as a panel member for the Daily Journal Judges’ COVID and Courts webinar. Further, for the past two years 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.

Currently, Ursula is working as the Case Decisions Editor for the 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.

 
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