New OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements are Effective on January 1, 2002
OSHA has created new recordkeeping requirements for eligible employers
effective January 1, 2002. The new definition of eligibility is as follows:
If your company had ten (10) or fewer employees at all times during the
last calendar year, you do not need to keep OSHA injury and illness records
unless otherwise notified by OSHA or the BLS.
All employers must report to OSHA any workplace incident that results in a
fatality or the hospitalization of three or more employees (see §
1904.39).
If your business establishment is classified in a specific low hazard
retail, service, finance, insurance or real estate industry (based on SIC codes
– see listing of covered SIC codes at the following web site:
http://www.osha-slc.gov/Publications/osha3169.pdf), you do not need to keep
OSHA injury and illness records (unless the government asks you to keep the
records under § 1904.41 or § 1904.42).
The current OSHA Form 200 will be replaced by two new forms: OSHA Form 300
and OSHA Form 300A. The current OSHA form 101 will be replaced by OSHA form
301. The new forms are available at the following web site: http://www.osha-slc.gov/recordkeeping/OSHArecordkeepingforms.pdf
Changes to the new regulation include the following:.
Clarifies the definition of work-related injuries and restricted work
Allows employees to view their own OSHA Form 301
Establishes provisions for employee privacy
Establishes a process to account for severity of the illnesses
Adds new definitions of medical treatment, first aid, and restricted work
Requires the annual summary to be posted for three months instead of one
Requires certification of the summary by a company executive
In the State of California, employers who are required to record work-related
injuries and illnesses on the Cal/OSHA Form 300 may use an equivalent form that
includes all of the following instructions and information in the format
described on the following page: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/doshreg/apndxd15d.pdf
