Watch for Recordkeeping Changes from OSHA
Under the Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970, businesses and employers are responsible for providing safe and healthy workplaces for employees. OSHA is assigned to enforce these standards, provide training, education, and assistance.
OSHA is proposing to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulation by restoring a column for identifying work-related musculoskeletal disorders on the OSHA form 300. The existing requirements on when and under what circumstances employers must record musculoskeletal disorders on their illness/injury logs remains the same.
If you want to provide input on the regulation you may submit comments about the proposed rule electronically prior to March 15, 2010. A public meeting on the proposed rule will be held on March 9, 2010.
We will keep you posted on these regulatory changes.
