Injury and Illness Reporting

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Last May, OSHA issued a final rule amending its Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulation (29 CFR 1904). The final rule requires certain employers to electronically report injury and illness data to OSHA and to inform employees of their right to report work-related injuries and illnesses free from retaliation. The anti-retaliation provisions of the Read more

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Effective January 1, 2015, employers of workplaces covered under federal OSHA jurisdiction will be required to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye. The final rule also updates the list of employers partially exempt from OSHA record-keeping requirements. The recent rule Read more