Turn your experience into influence

As a steward of worker protection, your insider knowledge can improve clarity and consistency in how standards are understood and implemented by the regulated community. Extend your impact by helping employers and safety professionals to improve their understanding of and application of worker protections in the field.

Why Join ODN?

Become part of a one-of-a-kind community dedicated to improving workplace safety and health from a different vantage point – from the inside.

PUBLIC SERVICE

CONTINUE THE MISSION: Your dedicated career in public service may have ended in government, but your regulatory and policy experience are invaluable. Our members need guidance and insights only you can provide, and ODN is the network that brings it together. Extend your impact by helping employers and safety professionals improve their understanding of, and application of worker protections in the field. Help ODN shape the profession.

LEADERSHIP

FROM REGULATOR TO TRUSTED ADVISOR: Become a key influencer in our growing network of members. Share best practices, speak, write and teach about real-world compliance and safety issues. Translate regulatory standards and procedures to help businesses and safety and health professionals better understand OSHA expectations. Help ODN lead the profession.

NATIONAL PLATFORM

PRESENT A NATIONAL VOICE: ODN was created for Insiders like you – former regulators, compliance experts, and safety professionals who seek to advance workplace safety and health. Elevate the regulated community by demystifying the process at both the local and national levels. Help ODN guide the profession.

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING

COMMUNITY BUILT ON SERVICE: Create meaningful opportunities to stay connected, refer business, receive referrals, and stay current with safety and legal insight. Membership connects you with other former regulators and safety professionals who share your background and values – people who understand the regulatory process they helped shape, enforce, and interpret. Help ODN unite the profession.

COMMANDING CREDENTIALS

PROFESSIONAL VISIBILITY: Public service doesn’t end when your government badge is turned in. ODN highlights your status as an OSHA insider who values furthering workplace safety. Use ODN badging graphics to show affiliation and enhance your credibility. Display badging graphics on your website, social media sites, publications, and resumé. Help ODN work for you.

Bring your invaluable insider experience where it can shape decisions, reduce risk and elevate an entire profession.

Membership Cost

COMPLIMENTARY FIRST YEAR MEMBERSHIP

Requires the submission of two safety and health related blogs, articles, short videos, and/or participation in the We Know OSHA podcast.

RENEWAL FEES

May be waived based on member’s participation and meeting ODN membership expectations.