Workplace Safety Review

In the episode, GT shareholders and podcast co-hosts Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman talk to guest Abre' Conner, Director of the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at the NAACP.

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman talk about the last year in the world of OSHA and what to expect in 2023.    

In the latest episode of Greenberg Traurig's Workplace Safety Review podcast, OSHA Practice Chair Mike Taylor and Shareholder Adam Roseman talk to Samuel Peña, Houston Fire Department chief. Samuel discusses the structure of fire departments, nuances in emergency response, and what can be done to develop more thorough emergency plans for private organizations.

In the latest episode of Greenberg Traurig's Workplace Safety Review podcast, OSHA Practice Chair Mike Taylor and Shareholder Adam Roseman talk to Tim Robson, director of Tribalco's Rescue and Safety Division. Tim discusses his role in supervising onsite technical rescue teams globally and leading training courses around the world in confined space, high angle structural collapse, tactical, trench, and fall protection rescue.

In the latest episode of Greenberg Traurig's Workplace Safety Review podcast, OSHA Practice Chair Mike Taylor and Shareholder Adam Roseman talk to Nadine Mancini, General Counsel for the federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in Washington, DC. Nadine discusses her role in the litigation and appeal process before the OSHRC.  

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman talk to Deborah Harris, Chief of the United States Department of Justice Environmental Crimes Section. They discuss the prosecution of criminal cases including environmental and workplace safety and health matters.

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman talk to Rod Harvey, Director of Indusgtrial Hygiene and Field Services for RHP Risk Management Inc.

In this episode, Adam Roseman talks to Dr. John Howard, the director of NIOSH and the administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program in the US Department of Health and Human Services.

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman talk to Douglas Parker, who currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health in the Biden Administration.

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman talk to Brad Giles, principal of Bradley Giles & Associates, who has more than 40 years of experience in the safety, health, environmental, and security disciplines. They discuss his role as president of the American Society of Safety Professionals or ASSP.

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman talk to Michael Jayjock about human health exposure and risk assessments to chemicals in the workplace.

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman discuss talk to Sam Harkins, Environmental, Health & Safety Vice President at Versa Integrity Group, Inc., about his experiences developing and maintaining a robust workplace safety and health culture at companies.    

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman discuss ESG and safety issues with Morgan Hager, Vice President of Health, Safety, Environment and Regulatory at Chesapeake Energy.  

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman talk about the last year in the world of OSHA and what to expect in 2022.

In this episode, Mike Taylor interviews Jordan Barab, former OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary.

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman interview Jess McCluer, vice president safety and regulatory affairs with the National Grain and Feed Association.

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman interview Richard Levick, the chairman and CEO of LEVICK - a crisis PR firm.

In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman interview Mark Catlin, Industrial Hygienist, MDC Consulting and Training. His role involves Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Consulting. Mark addresses his work with the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup, his work at SEIU assisting unions after workplace fatalities at industrial sites, the H1N1, Ebola, and COVID-19 pandemics, and how OSHA has changed over the last 40 years.

In this episode, Michael Taylor, chair of Greenberg Traurig's Occupational Safety and Health Group, interviews Mark Rothstein, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and the School of Medicine Director. Professor Rothstein discusses employer mandated vaccines dealing with COVID-19

In this episode, Adam Roseman interviews Marc Freedman. Marc discusses his role as the Vice President of Employment Policy for the United States Chamber of Commerce, how the Chamber supports its members with workplace safety and health issues, OSHA under the new administration, whether OSHA will issue an emergency temporary standard (ETS) related to COVID-19, and, if it does, what requirements the ETS is likely going to include.

In this episode, hosts Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman speak with Commissioner Amanda Wood Laihow of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC). Commissioner Laihow discusses her career and the operations of OSHRC including petitions for discretionary review and the impacts of COVID.

In this episode, Chair of Greenberg Traurig's OSHA Practice Michael T. Taylor speaks with Francene Diehl, Corporate Director of Safety for Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. Diehl discusses her own experience as an environmental, healthy, and safety professional, and how to increase diversity in the industry.

In this episode, Michael T. Taylor and Adam Roseman speak with Richard Fairfax, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA. Fairfax discusses his first-hand experience working within OSHA, including achievements he is proud of, challenges the agency faces, OSHA's standard setting process, and where he has seen success in working with employers, among other topics.

Greenberg Traurig's Michael T. Taylor and Adam Roseman review the bellwether events of 2020 and what environment, health, and safety (EHS) professionals can expect in terms of regulatory and enforcement actions and trends under the new Biden Administration.

In this episode, Greenberg Traurig's Michael T. Taylor, Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Group, and Adam Roseman speak to Doug Parker, Cal-OSHA Chief, about the ins and outs of Cal-OSHA, his first 15 months as chief, and what Cal-OSHA is planning for 2021.

In episode seven of Workplace Safety Review, Greenberg Traurig's OSHA podcast, host Mike Taylor interviews Quentin Baker, President of Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants. The two discuss accident investigations and what they entail. Quentin Baker has over 40 years' experience in in the fields of combustion, explosions, and blast effects. He has investigated over 120 explosion incidents in a wide variety of industries.   Workplace Safety Review, is a Greenberg Traurig Podcast, hosted by Michael Taylor, Chair of the firm's OSHA Group. Taylor interviews influential environmental, health, and safety professionals across the country in a broad range of industries.  

In episode six of Workplace Safety Review, host Mike Taylor interviews Jess Lankford, Chief Administrative Officer of Nevada OSHA. The two discuss Nevada OSHA's response to COVID-19, the group's enforcement authority during the pandemic, and how they are implementing and educating businesses on its guidelines.

In episode five of Workplace Safety Review, Mike Taylor interviews David Moore of AcuTech Consulting. The two discuss the origins of OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard, how its evolved over the last 30 years, and David's first-hand experience with risk consulting services in the U.S. and abroad.

Greenberg Traurig's Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman interview Greg Richey of Colden Corporation regarding OSHA's recent guidance to the regulated community on non-essential workers coming back to work. They discuss how an employer would detect COVID-19 in the workplace, preventative measures to consider including PPE for employees and sanitizing, and OSHA citations, and more.

In this episode, host Mike Taylor interviews Hamid Arabzabeh, Principle of HRA Environmental Consultants, regarding OSHA's record keeping regulations and how they apply during COVID-19

Host Michael Taylor, Chair of Greenberg Traurig's OSHA Group, interviews Mike Hazzan of Acutech Consulting for episode two of the Work Place Safety Review, a Greenberg Traurig podcast. Taylor asks Hazzan questions regarding how COVID-19 is impacting PSM Auditing, including implementing virtual audits. 

Host Michael Taylor, Chair of Greenberg Traurig's OSHA Group, interviews John Howard, Director at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for episode one of the Work Place Safety Review, a Greenberg Traurig podcast. Taylor asks Howard questions regarding the realities of workplace safety in the face of COVID-19, including the difficulty of determining whether the virus is actually in the workplace, OSHA/NIOSH/CDC guidance regarding how to protect employees returning to work, personal protective equipment, the feasibility and enforcement of social distancing, as well as other aspects of returning to work that employers may be considering.