OSHA’s Recordkeeping Standard Part 1904 requires employers to “report” certain types of serious incidents that have occurred in the “workplace”. This standard also requires many employers to “record” ...
A new Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) rule, “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” recently took effect on Jan. 1, 2024. This rule requires certain high-hazard ...
In an effort to increase transparency of workplace injuries and OSHA’s ability to target employers with specific hazards, effective January 1, 2024, OSHA is requiring business establishments with 100 ...
Each year many organizations struggle with the OSHA reporting and recordkeeping requirements for illnesses and injuries sustained by employees in the workplace. No one wants to report or record an ...
Seyfarth Synopsis: Most employers understand that they are required to report serious injuries and illnesses to OSHA shortly after they occur. Even employers in low hazard industries who are not ...
The absence of a fatality or an accident, someone said recently, “doesn’t mean the presence of safety.” Many people involved in safety will appreciate the significance of those words. But there’s a ...
More than 750 Ohio workers last year were severely hurt on the job and suffered injuries that led to hospitalization or amputation, according to federal data obtained by this newspaper. The data, ...
Learn how OSHA inspections are initiated, the importance of addressing employee safety concerns promptly, and strategies for ...
The deadline for employers to prepare, certify and post a hard copy of their 300A annual summary of injuries and illnesses report in their workplaces for employees to see is Feb. 1—unless your ...
On May 12, 2016, OSHA published the final version of new workplace injury reporting rules intended to “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses.” Among other changes, the rules clarify the ...
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Documents are revealing what happened with the South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s fine against Santee Cooper after a deadly coal mound ...