Record Keeping OSHA

Highlights of OSHA’s Rec or dk eepin g R ule OS HA ’s rule address ing the recording and reporting of occupat ional inj uries and illne sses affects approxim at ely 1.4 mil lion e sta blishm ents. A nu mber of specific in dustries in the reta il, servic e, finance, insu rance, a nd real estate sector s that are classified as low haz ard a re ex empt from most requirements of the rule as are small businesses with 10 or fewer employees. T he rev ised rule takes effect Januar y 1, 2002, except for provision s covering hearing loss a nd musculoskeletal disorders, which OSHA is delaying for 1 year — until January 1, 2003 — while the ag ency reconsiders these issues. T he new rule i mprov es employee involvement, calls for greater employee privacy protection, creates simpler forms, provides clearer regulatory requiremen ts, and a llows employ ers more flex ibili ty to use computers to mee t OS HA regulator y requiremen ts. Foll owing is a brief sum m ar y of k ey p r ovi si ons of the rule. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Updates three recordkeeping forms: ● OS HA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses ); simplified and printed on smaller, legal size pa per . ● OS HA Form 301 ( Inj ury and Illn ess Incident Report ); includes more data about how the injury or illness occurred. ● OSHA Form 300A ( S ummary of W ork-Re lated Inju ries and Illn esses ); a new form created to make it easier to post and calculate incidence rates. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ P rovides a single set of recording criteria for b oth wor k- related inju ries and wor k- related illnesses. (The forme r rule required em ployers to record a ll i lln esses, regar dless of severity .) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Requires records t o inclu de a work-related inju ry or illn ess res ul ting in one of t he following: death, days a way from work, restricted work or tra nsfer to another j ob, medical treatment beyondfirst aid, loss of consciousness, or diagnosis of a significant injury or illness by a physici an or o ther licen sed health ca re professional. ■ ■ ■ ■ Includes new definitions of medical treatment, first aid, and restricted work to simplify recording decisions. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Requires a significant degree of aggravation before a preexisting injury or illness is considered work related. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A dds further exce ptions to the definition of wor k- related ness to lim it record ing of ca ses invol vi ng eatin g and d rinkin g of food a nd beve rag es, comm on colds a nd flu, blood donations, exercise programs, mental illnesses, etc. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C larifi es the re cording of “ li ght duty” or restricted work cases. Requi res em ploy ers to record cas es when the in ju red or ill em ployee is restr icted from “ routine j ob functions,” which are defined as work activities the employee regularly performs at least once weekly. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Requires employers to record all needlestick and sharps inj uries inv olv ing conta mination by another person’s blood or ot her potentially inf ectious mat erials.

Record Keeping OSHA

Documents

Transcript of Record Keeping OSHA