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OSHA Injury & Illness Summaries Must be Posted on February 1
Executive Summary: This is a reminder that beginning February 1, employers who are not exempt from this requirement (see the list below) must post OSHA Form 300A, which is a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in the preceding year. Employers must also provide information about the annual average number of employees and total hours worked during the calendar year to assist in calculating incidence rates.
Employers Must Post OSHA 300A Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Summary by Feb. 1
Employers covered by Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s recordkeeping rule must prepare and post OSHA Form 300A, “Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses,” by February 1 and keep the form posted until April 30. The form must be posted at each establishment covered, in a conspicuous place where notices to employees are customarily posted.
Posting Deadline for OSHA Injury & Illness Report Approaches
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that each year on February 1 employers covered by the Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Rules (29 C.F.R. §§ 1904.0 et seq.) post the official summary of all injuries and illnesses occurring in the previous year. The information must be compiled on the OSHA Form 300A or an equivalent and posted in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. The information must remain up through April 30, 2012.
2011 OSHA Recordkeeping Annual Summary Must Be Posted By February 1, 2012
All employers maintaining the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's 300 Logs for workplace injuries and illnesses pursuant to OSHA's recordkeeping standard must post their 2011 annual summary by February 1, 2012. Employers must utilize the annual summary form (form 300A) when complying with the posting requirements. The form is available for downloading from the OSHA website.
2011 OSHA Recordkeeping Annual Summary Must Be Posted By February 1, 2012
All employers maintaining the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's 300 Logs for workplace injuries and illnesses pursuant to OSHA's recordkeeping standard must post their 2011 annual summary by February 1, 2012. Employers must utilize the annual summary form (form 300A) when complying with the posting requirements. The form is available for downloading from the OSHA website.
OSHA Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting Rule
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has agreed to reopen the comment period to allow for further input on its proposed changes to certain recordkeeping and reporting requirements. In June, the agency proposed to revise the current rule, which requires an employer to report to OSHA, within eight hours, all work-related fatalities and in-patient hospitalizations of three or more employees. The proposed rule would require an employer to report to OSHA, within eight hours, all work-related fatalities and all work related in-patient hospitalizations; and within 24 hours, all work-related amputations.
OSHA Plans to Revise Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements
On June 22, 2011, OSHA published a proposed rule revising the injury and illness reporting requirements for employers. Currently, employers must report to OSHA, within eight hours, all work-related fatalities and in-patient hospitalizations of three or more employees. Under OSHA’s expanded proposed rule, employers would be required to report to OSHA, within eight hours, all work-related amputations as well as fatalities, and all work-related in-patient hospitalizations regardless of how many employees go to the hospital.
OSHA Moves Forward on Adding a Separate Column to the OSHA 300 Log for Musculoskeletal Disorders
OSHA announced on May 17, 2011, that it is reopening the rulemaking record and once again moving forward on a proposal to add a separate column to the OSHA 300 Log of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses for recording musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). OSHA initially proposed adding the column in January 2010, but after holding public meetings and providing a comment period on the proposal, the Agency temporarily closed the rulemaking record and withdrew the proposal on January 25 of this year. According to OSHA, the temporary withdrawal was needed to seek additional input from small businesses through a series of teleconferences conducted with the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy. OSHA has now completed those teleconferences and posted a summary of them on the Agency's website at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=OSHA-2009-0044-0139.
OSHA Proposes Requiring New Industries Keep OSHA 300 Logs, Adds More Stringent Reporting Obligations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed changing the industries that would be generally exempt from maintaining regular workplace injury and illness records. Employers in exempt industries are not required to maintain OSHA 300 Logs, complete OSHA 301 incident report forms, or complete the OSHA 300A annual summary forms.
DOL Help for Employer On OSHA Reporting
Last week I posted about DOL's new app for employees to keep records of their hours worked, so to be fair, the DOL does not limit its computerized assistance to employees. It also has on line assistance designed to help the employer community comply with their obligations under various statutes.
2010 OSHA Recordkeeping Annual Summary Must Be Posted By February 1, 2011
All employers maintaining the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's 300 Logs for workplace injuries and illnesses pursuant to OSHA's recordkeeping standard must post their 2010 annual summary by February 1, 2011. Employers must utilize the annual summary form (form 300A) when complying with the posting requirements. The form is available for downloading from the OSHA website.
OSHA Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Must Be Posted by February 1
Employers subject to OSHA recordkeeping requirements must post their annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A) no later than February 1, based on data recorded during 2010.
OSHA's New Recordkeeping Program: Are You Ready?
Most employers are required to fill out OSHA 300 Logs, which are used to classify work-related illness and injuries. Once
an incident occurs, the employer must enter into the log the details of the illness/injury of how and what happened.
Employers must keep the log (and summary) for each establishment or site where they have employees. Within seven
days of learning the information about the incident, the employer must record any such work-related illness/injuries
resulting in:
Employers Must Post Summary of Job Related Injuries By February 1.
Covered employers must post a summary of job-related injuries and illnesses from 2009 at their place of business by February 1. In particular, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) requires the Cal/OSHA Log 300A summary be displayed from February 1 to April 30 for employee review.
OSHA Announces Proposed Recordkeeping Rule Adding a Separate Column to the OSHA 300 Log for Musculoskeletal Disorders.
OSHA has announced a new proposed Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Regulation, 1904.12, which would add a separate column on the OSHA 300 Log for the recording of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The proposed regulation would be virtually identical to the 2001 final Recordkeeping Regulation on MSDs which was deleted before it went into effect.
OSHA Recordkeeping Summary Must Be Posted By February 1 And Is More Important Than Ever.
Most employers are required to maintain the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's 300 Logs for workplace injuries and illnesses and post their 2009 annual summary by February 1, 2010. Employers must utilize the annual summary form (form 300A) when complying with the posting requirements. The form is available for downloading from the OSHA website.
OSHA Begins Its National Emphasis Program on Recordkeeping.
On September 30, 2009, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) implemented its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on recordkeeping in an effort to identify and correct under-recorded and improperly recorded cases of workplace injuries and illnesses. The NEP is a federal program and is limited to states under federal OSHA jurisdiction; however, the NEP strongly encourages state OSHA programs to conduct their own recordkeeping initiatives.
OSHA Announces National Emphasis Program On Injury and Illness Recordkeeping.
On October 1, 2009 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its plan for implementing its National Emphasis Program (NEP) to assess the accuracy of injury-and-illness data recorded by employers. The NEP was enacted in response to several studies, including one by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), that have claimed that there exists a serious problem of underreporting workplace injuries and illnesses on the OSHA Form 300. Specifically the NEP will focus on auditing employers' reports of workplace injuries and illnesses to identify instances of underreporting in high-hazard industries.
OSHA to Begin National Emphasis Program on Recordkeeping.
Starting next month, OSHA will begin its new National Emphasis Program (NEP) on injury and illness recordkeeping with recordkeeping inspections being conducted at employers establishments with low incidence rates in historically high rate industries, as well as inspections of a sample of construction firms. The NEP was developed after last years Congressional hearings on the perceived problem of injury and illness underreporting, and is consistent with Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis more enforcement-oriented approach to occupational safety and health. The inspections will be conducted over the next twelve months, and it is anticipated that the NEP will be expanded after the initial data is analyzed. Although the NEP is limited to states under federal OSHAs jurisdiction, state plan OSHA programs are encouraged to conduct their own recordkeeping enforcement initiatives.
300A Annual Summary Form Must Be Posted February 1.
On February 1, employers must post the OSHA 300-A Annual Summary Form at each establishment or facility. This form, which totals the injuries and illnesses occurring at the establishment during the previous calendar year, must be certified by (1) an owner of a sole proprietorship or partnership, (2) an officer of a corporation, or (3) the highest ranking official working at the establishment or 4) that officials immediate supervisor. By certifying the form, the company executive is stating that he or she believes that the information on the OSHA 300-A form is true, accurate, and complete. The Annual Summary must be posted from February 1 through April 30 in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted."
OSHA Injury & Illness Summaries Must be Posted on February 1.
This is a reminder that beginning February 1, employers who are not exempt from this requirement (see the list below) must post OSHA Form 300A, which is a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in the preceding year. Employers must also provide information about the annual average number of employees and total hours worked during the calendar year to assist in calculating incidence rates.
OSHA Injury and Illness Summaries Must be Posted on February 1.
This is a reminder that beginning February 1, employers who are not exempt from this requirement (see the list below) must post OSHA Form 300A, which is a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in the preceding year. Employers must also provide information about the annual average number of employees and total hours worked during the calendar year to assist in calculating incidence rates.
