OVERVIEW
On May 12, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule requiring certain employers to electronically submit data from their work-related injury records to OSHA. The final rule also solidifies employee anti-retaliation protections for reporting work-related injuries and illnesses.
The final rule becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2017, but compliance with anti-retaliation provisions and reporting deadlines will be phased in through 2019.
ACTION STEPS
Affected employers should consider the following action steps as a result of the final rule:
- Become familiar with the requirements in the final rule; Review their record keeping and anti-retaliation policies and procedures to ensure they are in compliance with OSHA requirements; and
- Consider transitioning their OSHA record keeping practices to an electronic format once details on how and where to submit electronic information to OSHA have been released.
AFFECTED EMPLOYERS
OSHA’s final rule on mandatory electronic reporting of occupational injuries and illness data updates OSHA record keeping obligations for establishments that:
- Have at least 250 employees; or
- Have between 20 and 249 employees and are in a high-risk industry
OSHA will collect information on injuries and illnesses to identify emerging hazards, characterize specific areas of concern or target inspection and outreach initiatives under OSHA’s emphasis program.
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