On January 1, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised their recordkeeping rules. Employers under Federal OSHA’s jurisdiction have to report all work-related fatalities within eight hours. Employers also have to report all work-related inpatient hospitalizations, all amputations, and all losses of an eye within 24 hours. Before these changes, employers were only required to report if a worker was killed or three or more workers were hospitalized as a result of a workplace accident.
With its own form of OSHA state plan, Michigan’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (MIOSHA) has updated their own rules as a result of the new federal guidelines. Employers in the state of Michigan must report all work-related fatalities within eight hours, and all inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye within 24 hours to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. MIOSHA has released the updated “Michigan Safety and Health Protection on the Job” posting with the new requirements for reporting severe injuries. The posting also includes revised contact information.
To stay compliant, make sure to order the updated Michigan Labor Law Poster or the new Michigan Safety & Health Protection Peel ‘N Post today. Changes are effective now!