Dear all

My organisation is beginning to expand its international operations and have already established offices in China, India and the USA.

In order to improve my knowledge on International H&S, I am keen to undertake a course which will give me a really good overview of the OSHA requirements for our industry (classed as general). I must admit that ploughing through the endless array of OSHA 1910 regulations about as much fun as gouging my eyes out with a teaspoon.

I have just completed the NVQ Level 5 Diploma and have been a H&S professional for a number of years now so I have a good grasp of health and safety management. Many of the OSHA courses I have seen thus far, would take me back through the basic of hazard identification, risk management etc and I would like to avoid this unless US requirement differs from our own.

Does anyone have any guidance on which OSHA course could bridge the gap, and will give me the information I need to ensure that our organisation meets its legal obligation

Many thanks in advance

Other than being far more prescriptive there is not much difference with over here.
If its manufacturing its likeley to be highly unionised
The unions are very well organised but I found OK to work with if you talked to them.

If there is no union to prod them you will find OHSA even more disinterested than HSE

My experiences are 15 years out of date but a large factory in IOWA