Washington — Nearly three dozen House Democrats say they are “deeply concerned” that OSHA’s rollback of its electronic recordkeeping rule “endangers worker protections and undermines hard-fought gains,” and are urging Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta to rescind the rule. “Until 2016 – when the rule was enacted – most workplace injury records were difficult …
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OIG finds flaws in OSHA’s fatality and severe injury reporting program
Washington — OSHA is not doing enough to ensure it has complete information on work-related deaths and severe injuries, and is not consistent in citing establishments that fail to file required reports, the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General states in an audit report released Sept. 13. OSHA’s changes to its injury and illness …
OSHA Announces Two-Week Deadline Extension For Electronic Reporting of Injury, Illness Data
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 …
OSHA Electronic Injury Reporting App Available Aug 1
OSHA is launching the Injury Tracking Application on Aug. 1 to help employers who are affected by OSHA’s rule requiring electronic submission of injury and illness data. The online form allows employers to electronically submit required data from their completed 2016 OSHA Form 300A; OSHA has extended the deadline for submitting 2016 Form 300A to …
House Resolution Would Block OSHA’s ‘Ongoing Obligation’ Recordkeeping Rule
Washington – A resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act seeks to overturn a final rule from OSHA clarifying employers’ “ongoing obligation” to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injury and illness data. On Feb. 21, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) introduced a resolution to block the so-called “Volks” rule from taking effect and …
OSHA Again Delays Enforcement of Drug Testing/Incentive Parts of New Rule
OSHA has agreed for the second time to delay enforcement of the anti-retaliation provisions in its injury and illness tracking rule until Dec. 1, 2016. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas requested the delay. Various groups have sued to block the measure. The anti-retaliation parts of the rule were originally to …
Recordkeeping Rules Anti-Retaliation Provisions in the Spotlight
Washington – Privacy issues were center stage when, this past May, OSHA published the Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses rule. The rule, which requires certain employers to electronically submit worker injury and illness data to the agency, drew criticism from numerous employer groups regarding OSHA’s intent to make the data available to the …
OSHA Recordkeeping Training Powerpoints
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OSHA Greatly Increases Workplace Injury Reporting Requirements
Under the final rule, OSHA has revised its requirements for recording and submitting records of work-based injuries and illnesses. Once the new rule takes effect, you will be required to electronically submit the recorded information for posting on the OSHA web site. Establishments with 250 or more employees that are currently required to keep OSHA …