OSHA Regulatory & Legislative Update: Agency Initiatives, Congressional Actions, Executive Orders & Key Legal Decisions

  • 19
  • October 2026
    Monday
  • 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT

    Duration:  60  Mins

Level

Basic & Intermediate & Advanced

Webinar ID

IQW26J1028

  • OSHA and MSHA rulemaking agendas.
  • Changes in OSHA enforcement initiatives and NEPs.
  • Project 2025 and the deregulatory initiatives.
  • OHS related federal legislation.
  • State initiatives impacting OHS.
  • US court actions on deference to agencies and reviewing rules under the Nondelegation doctrine.

Overview of the webinar

To protect your company legally, and manage OHS effectively to prevent injuries, it is critical to be aware of the latest regulatory – and deregulatory — agendas from OSHA and MSHA. Key topics include: changes to the scope of the General Duty Clause, the status of the workplace violence rulemaking, heat illness prevention, silica rule updates, and modification of dozens of OSHA health standards.This session will also cover congressional actions such as a potential ban on heat illness rules and abolition of OSHA, budget issues, and rulemaking activity at the state level impacting workplace health and safety. The speaker will also explain the  impact of key SCOTUS decisions on the administrative state and future agency actions.

Who should attend?

  • EHS Management 
  • Plant Manager 
  • HR director 
  • Construction Supervisor
  • Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)
  • Compliance Officers
  • Risk Managers
  • Risk Management Professionals
  • Human Resources
  • Employee Relations Professionals
  • In-House Counsel 
  • Labour Attorneys
  • Corporate Counsel 
  • Compliance Attorneys
  • Operations
  • Facility Managers

Why should you attend?

Changes in the Occupational Safety and Health world are coming quickly in the Trump 2.0 administration. To protect your company legally, and manage OHS effectively to prevent injuries, it is critical to be aware of the latest regulatory – and deregulatory — agendas from OSHA and MSHA. This session will also cover congressional actions such as a potential ban on heat illness rules and abolition of OSHA, budget issues, and the impact of key SCOTUS decisions on the administrative state.

Faculty - Ms.Adele L. Abrams

Adele L. Abrams is an attorney, Associate Safety Professional (ASP) and Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) who senior counsel at Littler Mendelson PC, based in Washington, DC. She represents employers in OSHA and MSHA litigation nationwide, and also handles employment law matters in a large number of states. Abrams also provides employment and safety law consultation, safety audits, industrial hygiene assistance, and training services to companies in a variety of industries. Prior to joining Littler, Abrams was president of the Law Office of Adele L. Abrams for 25 years.

She is a member of the Maryland, D.C., and PA Bars; the U.S. District Courts of Maryland, D.C., and TN; the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit 3rd Circuit, and 4th Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court. She also serves on the adjunct faculties of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and the University of Colorado-Boulder, where she teaches on employment, labor and occupational safety law.

Abrams is a professional member of ASSP and she was awarded the National Safety Council’s Distinguished Service to Safety Award (DSSA) in 2017. She is also an Avetta Fellow. Abrams has coauthored several textbooks on employment law, occupational and mine safety and health, and is a regular columnist on safety law issues for multiple magazines.

Credits

HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Please make note of the activity ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org

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