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Overview

The Occupational Safety and Health Act requires employers to do the following:

Recordkeeping. Employers must:

• unless exempted, maintain a log of occupational illness and injuries using the detailed Form 300,

• unless exempted, maintain a supplementary record of each injury and illness as they occur using the form 301 to document the initial event or use a company accident report,

• retain OSHA records for five years,

• retain medical records and records of exposure to toxic substances
  and other hazards for 30 years or longer, and

• allow employees, their representatives and OSHA agents access to records.

If selected by OSHA to participate in its annual statistical survey, an employer must submit the required data and form.

Posting. Employers must:

• post an OSHA poster year-round,

• unless exempted, post the OSHA 300A summary log during the month of February,

• post petitions filed with OSHA for record keeping exemptions,

• post OSHA citations.

Reporting: All employers must verbally notify OSHA within eight hours of a fatality or multiple hospitalization of three or more employees.

State Plans: Employers in states with OSHA approved state plans may be subject to more stringent recordkeeping, reporting, and posting requirements.

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