On this episode of EHS on Tap, we speak with attorney Adele Abrams regarding the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s recent rulemaking on reporting injuries in the workplace and how work-related injuries can trigger drug testing and employer retaliation.

Note: This podcast was recorded before OSHA sent the notification that the effective date of the final rule has been changed to December 1, 2016.

E11: OSHA's new recordkeeping rule - what’s in store for drug testing and employer retaliation

Shawn Kilgarlin is a Louisiana native who, with her husband, Ron Kilgarlin, owns the American Screening Corp., a leader in rapid drug, alcohol, and diagnostic tests. A wife and mother of four with a professional career in business and entrepreneurship as well as creative pursuits in writing and the arts, she also devotes time to charitable work.

EHS On Tap is an environmental, health, and safety podcast by BLR. On each episode of EHS On Tap, host Jay Kumar will discuss emerging legal, regulatory, and policy issues with industry experts and the impacts to everyday environmental and safety professionals. EHS On Tap runs the gamut of contemporary environmental issues including water, air, and waste as well as covers a wide variety of safety issues.

E11: OSHA's new recordkeeping rule - what’s in store for drug testing and employer retaliation

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