On November 8, 2016, Eric J. Conn and Lindsay A. DiSalvo of Conn Maciel Carey’s national OSHA Practice, presented a webinar regarding OSHA Issues During Acquisitions and Divestitures.
OSHA compliance issues have been long ignored in the due diligence process for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. With OSHA’s focus on follow-up inspections and Repeat citations, and expanding the concept of successor OSHA liability, it is a topic that should no longer be left out of the due diligence process. This webinar delved into the current landscape of successor liability under the OSH Act, explained what safety and health obligations a new employer may assume as a result of past conduct by a predecessor employer, and provided tips and strategies for managing OSHA compliance related due diligence.
Participants learned about:
- Successor and Repeat Liability Based on Prior Employers’ Violations
- A New Employer’s Potential Duty to Address OSHA Penalties and Abatement of a Predecessor
- Requirements to Transfer and Retain a Predecessor’s Safety Records
- Safety-related Due Diligence & Other Strategies
Here is a link to a recording of the webinar with slides and audio. If you missed any of our prior webinars in the 2016 or 2015 OSHA Webinar Series, here is a link Conn Maciel Carey’s Webinar Archive.
This was the eleventh webinar event in Conn Maciel Carey’s 2016 OSHA Webinar Series. 
Plan to join us for the final complimentary monthly OSHA webinar in the 2016 series, and look out for an announcement soon about Conn Maciel Carey’s 2017 OSHA Webinar Series.