{"id":12707,"date":"2014-09-17T20:55:02","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T00:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=12707"},"modified":"2014-09-17T20:55:02","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T00:55:02","slug":"safety-professionals-incorrectly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/safety-professionals-incorrectly\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety Stats: 90% of Safety Professionals Mistakenly Believe They\u2019re Tracking This Correctly"},"content":{"rendered":"
Something must be wrong here: A new study says only 10% of companies surveyed are tracking a key safety statistic correctly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The study<\/a> by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) says 90% of companies surveyed didn\u2019t completely comply with OSHA injury recordkeeping regulations.<\/p>\n L&I interviewed 110 companies regarding their 2008 injury and illness data; 97 companies maintained OSHA records. The researchers looked at four aspects of OSHA injury recordkeeping:<\/p>\n Nine out of ten of the companies in the study got at least one area wrong.<\/p>\n The researchers compared what was recorded on the OSHA logs to workers\u2019 compensation claim data<\/a>.<\/p>\n What did they get wrong?<\/p>\n Why did they get it wrong?<\/p>\n To improve compliance with recordkeeping regulations, the researchers suggest:<\/p>\n This study was published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine<\/em><\/a>. It\u2019s the first such study since OSHA revised its injury reporting regulation in 2002.<\/p>\n What do you think about the study and its recommendations? Do you feel the current instructions for OSHA injury reporting are clear? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n This Article retieved from Safetynewsalert.com <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a> Shows employees actual workplace incidents that demonstrate how to report accidents. View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/a> Covers the details of the regulation’s requirements and shows actual workplace incidents. View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/a> OSHA recordkeeping requirements for your facilities safety directors and managers, safety committee members. View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Something must be wrong here: A new study says only 10% of companies surveyed are tracking a key safety statistic correctly.\u00a0 The study by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) says 90% of companies surveyed didn\u2019t completely comply with OSHA injury recordkeeping regulations. L&I interviewed 110 companies regarding their 2008 injury and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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Related OSHA Recordkeeping Training DVDs:<\/h2>\n
OSHA Recordkeeping for Employees DVD Program<\/h3>\n
OSHA Recordkeeping for Managers and Supervisors Safety<\/h3>\n
OSHA Recordkeeping True To Form Training DVD<\/h3>\n