OSHA Rescinds Part of Electronic Records Rule and Adjusts Maximum Penalties for 2019

On January 24, 2019, citing a need to protect worker privacy, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule eliminating the requirement that businesses with 250 or more workers electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report) to OSHA each year. These employers must keep such records on-site. They still are required to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses). The deadline for electronic submissions for calendar year 2018 information is March 2, 2019.