People who own or run factories and refineries love to complain about how onerous it is to comply with the rules and regulations laid out by OSHA – the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. On the other hand, these same businesses brag about their safety record to attract and retain good employees.

A local New Orleans company, American Safety, combines both of these elements in its day-to-day business: it consults on workplace safety, provides employee safety training, and it also finds and provides skilled, trained industrial employees.

Corey Rosales is President and CEO of American Safety.                

On occasion, companies run afoul of OSHA. Usually it’s unintentional. Factories and refineries know they have to be OSHA compliant so for the most part they’re not setting out to cut corners or cheap-out on their employees’ safety. But things go wrong. Accidents happen.

When they do, companies have to answer to OSHA. To help them navigate through that process and to set them up for a compliant, safer future, companies typically turn to lawyers who specialize in labor and employment law.

One of our major sponsors at Out to Lunch is the law firm of Jones Walker. We’re taking advantage of that relationship today by inviting Jane Heidingsfelder to lunch.

Jane is a partner at Jones Walker and a specialist in labor and employment law. She started at the firm in 2004 and to date she’s written over 50 articles about various aspects of labor law. As a leading legal authority on OSHA, Jane has clients all over the country.

most of us, when we hear the term “Workplace safety” might react like we do during the safety instructions on a plane before take-off: We know it’s important, but we tune it out because we’ve heard it all before, and we hope it’s never going to happen.

Indifference, denial, and hoping are not strategies for creating a safe and healthy work environment. When an incident occurs that you’re not prepared for, it can plunge a great job - or a great company - into a healthcare, employment, financial, and legal nightmare.

Corey Rosales is dedicated to making sure that workday doesn’t come. Jane Heidingsfelder is also dedicated to heading off disasters before they happen, and to mitigating their after-effects when they do.

Out to Lunch was recorded live over lunch at Columns in Uptown New Orleans. You can find photos from this show by Jill Lafleur at itsneworleans.com.

People who own or run factories and refineries love to complain about how onerous it is to comply with the rules and regulations laid out by <a href="https://www.osha.gov/">OSHA &ndash; the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration</a>. On the other hand, these same businesses brag about their safety record to attract and retain good employees.
A local New Orleans company, <a href="https://american-safetyllc.com/">American Safety</a>, combines both of these elements in its day-to-day business: it consults on workplace safety, provides employee safety training, and it also finds and provides skilled, trained industrial employees.
Corey Rosales is President and CEO of American Safety. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
On occasion, companies run afoul of OSHA. Usually it&rsquo;s unintentional. Factories and refineries know they have to be OSHA compliant so for the most part they&rsquo;re not setting out to cut corners or cheap-out on their employees&rsquo; safety. But things go wrong. Accidents happen.
When they do, companies have to answer to OSHA. To help them navigate through that process and to set them up for a compliant, safer future, companies typically turn to lawyers who specialize in labor and employment law.
One of our major sponsors at Out to Lunch is <a href="https://www.joneswalker.com/en/">the law firm of Jones Walker</a>. We&rsquo;re taking advantage of that relationship today by inviting Jane Heidingsfelder to lunch.
<a href="https://www.joneswalker.com/en/professionals/jane-henican-heidingsfelder.html">Jane is a partner at Jones Walker and a specialist in labor and employment law</a>. She&nbsp;started at the firm in 2004 and to date she&rsquo;s written over 50 articles about various aspects of labor law. As a leading legal authority on OSHA, Jane has clients all over the country.
most of us, when we hear the term &ldquo;Workplace safety&rdquo; might react like we do during the safety instructions on a plane before take-off: We know it&rsquo;s important, but we tune it out because we&rsquo;ve heard it all before, and we hope it&rsquo;s never going to happen.
Indifference, denial, and hoping are not strategies for creating a safe and healthy work environment. When an incident occurs that you&rsquo;re not prepared for, it can plunge a great job - or a great company - into a healthcare, employment, financial, and legal nightmare.
Corey Rosales is dedicated to making sure that workday doesn&rsquo;t come. Jane Heidingsfelder is also dedicated to heading off disasters before they happen, and to mitigating their after-effects when they do.
Out to Lunch was recorded live over lunch at&nbsp;<a href="https://thecolumns.com/">Columns in Uptown New Orleans</a>. You can find photos from this show by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lafleurphoto.com/">Jill Lafleur</a> at<a href="https://itsneworleans.com/2025/06/22/safety-first/"> itsneworleans.com</a>.

OUT TO LUNCH finds economist and Tulane finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch at Columns in Uptown New Olreans. In his 15th year in the host seat, Ricchiuti’s learned but uniquely NOLA informal perspective has established Out to Lunch as the voice of Crescent City business. You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.

OUT TO LUNCH finds economist and Tulane finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch at Columns in Uptown New Olreans. In his 15th year in the host seat, Ricchiuti&rsquo;s learned but uniquely NOLA informal perspective has established Out to Lunch as the voice of Crescent City business. You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.

Tulane finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch at Commander's Palace restaurant.

It's New Orleans: Out to Lunch

OUT TO LUNCH finds the country's most entertaining finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch. Each week Peter invites guests from the New Orleans business world to join him for a midday bite. CEO's, startups, managers, musicians, biomed needle-movers, tech success stories and entrepreneurs of all stripes put aside the elevator pitch and talking points and actually enjoy themselves. It's business, New Orleans style. 
You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.

OUT TO LUNCH finds the country's most entertaining finance professor <a href="https://freeman.tulane.edu/faculty-research/finance/peter-ricchiuti">Peter Ricchiuti </a>conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch. Each week Peter invites guests from the New Orleans business world to join him for a midday bite. CEO's, startups, managers, musicians, biomed needle-movers, tech success stories and entrepreneurs of all stripes put aside the elevator pitch and talking points and actually enjoy themselves. It's business, New Orleans style. You can also hear the show on <a href="https://www.wwno.org/show/out-to-lunch">WWNO 89.9FM</a>.