November 27, 2017
Washington – OSHA has delayed until Dec. 15 the compliance date for employers to electronically submit injury and illness data.
The agency’s final rule is scheduled to be published in the Nov. 24 Federal Register. The delay allows “affected employers additional time to become familiar with a new electronic reporting system,” OSHA states in a Nov. 22 press release.
The Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule mandates that employers with 250 or more workers electronically submit OSHA’s Form 300A. OSHA then would make the information public on its website.
The original compliance date for 2016 data was July 1. OSHA first proposed a delay in June, citing a need to allow President Donald Trump’s administration time to review the electronic reporting requirements and become more familiar with the reporting system.
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