Karen Daw, MBA, CECM, CDIPC, “The OSHA Lady”, is an award-winning national speaker, consultant, and former Clinic Health and Safety Director for The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Affectionately known in the industry for her engaging, edu-taining style, Karen helps dental and medical teams transform compliance from a checklist into a culture of safety. She has been featured on 20/20, The Discovery Channel, and The Doctors for her outside-the-box thinking and expertise, and is a trusted resource to practices, hospitals, and organizations nationwide. Through her company, The OSHA Lady, she partners with healthcare teams to deliver customized OSHA, infection control, and workplace safety training that is practical, memorable, and inspection-ready.
Let’s talk dirty, the blood, the spit, and the splatter that make OSHA and infection control non-negotiable in the hygiene operatory. In this high-energy, laugh-while-you-learn session, Karen Daw, The OSHA Lady, helps RDHs shake off confusion and lead safety with confidence. We will get to the clean version of what inspectors actually care about, how to avoid bad blood with citations, and the smart IC moves that save time and money without slowing your day. Consider this your compliance era with practical takeaways you can speak now and use tomorrow, so you stay fearless when the inspector says, “It’s me, hi.”
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
Identify the most common OSHA violations and outline practical steps to prevent them so when it comes to compliance, you can proudly say, “Look what you made me do.”
Apply current infection control best practices to reduce risk and streamline workflow in the operatory, because karma is good infection control.