OSHA Posting Deadline Coming Up
Due February 1, 2009
“Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.”
~Spanish Proverb
These words seem appropriate as we remind you that we are two
weeks away from the mandatory posting of the OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and
Illnesses, which must be completed and posted by February 1st
2009.
Here are a few tips
and facts about OSHA Recordkeeping from your safety partners at Hellman &
Associates. Please contact us if you
need safety support or have questions about your recordkeeping requirements.
Electronic versions of the OSHA 300 and
300A forms can be very helpful in keeping your records up to date. Please go to the OSHA website to get
your forms: http://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/RKforms.html
OSHA only requires that you record OSHA recordable
instances on the OSHA 300 and 300A forms. Do not record every workers
compensation injury on your OSHA forms; the OSHA standards and the workers
compensation standards are very different. Only workplace injuries and
illnesses that fall into specific categories are recordable:
Death:
Subpart C, 29 CFR 1904.7(b)(2)
Days
away from work: Subpart C, 29 CFR 1904.7(b)(3)
Restricted
work / transfer: Subpart C, 29 CFR 1904.7(b)(4)
Medical
Treatment: Subpart C, 29 CFR 1904.7(b)(5)
Loss
of Consciousness: Subpart C, 29 CFR 1904.7(b)(6)
Other
significant injury or illness: Subpart C, 29 CFR 1904.7(b)(7)
Needlesticks
and sharps: Subpart C, 29 CFR 1904.8
Medical
Removal: Subpart C, 29 CFR 1904.9
Tuberculosis:
Subpart C, 29 CFR 1904.11
Ensure you are recording data on the form
correctly. The information below
indicates which sections of the rule address each topic
Determination of work-relatedness – See §1904.5
Determination of a new case – See §1904.6
General recording criteria – See §1904.7
Additional criteria (Needlestick and sharps injury
cases, tuberculosis cases, hearing loss cases, medical removal cases and
musculoskeletal disorder cases) – See §1904.8 through §1904.12.
Data on the OSHA 300 form is used by OSHA inspectors during
inspections to help direct their efforts to the hazards that are injuring
workers. Additionally, you may
currently be required to submit your OSHA 300 logs to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics for the OSHA Data Initiative (ODI) to help direct its programs
and measure its own performance.
The OSHA 300 log should be used by you and your company to
evaluate your safety and health program, define areas for improvement, and
for tracking progress in solving those problems.
- The decision tree for recording
work-related injuries and illnesses below shows the steps involved in
making this determination.
Please contact Hellman & Associates for any support with your OSHA 300
logs and how to effectively use this tool for improving your safety and health
performance.
Hellman
& Associates, Inc.
2221
East Street, Unit #202
Golden,
CO 80401
303-384-9828
rhellman@ehscompliance.com
www.ehscompliance.com
301 So.
Elm Street, Suite 524
Greensboro,
NC 27401
336-274-5888
cpope@ehscompliance.com
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