More employers will be required to submit workplace injury and illness information under a final rule released by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on July 17. The new rule will take effect on Jan. 1, 2024. OSHA is amending its regulations to require certain companies to electronically report work-related injury and illness data.
Effective date: 1/1/24
First compliance date: 3/2/24
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OSHA | Jul 2023
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Under the Biden Administration, OSHA will not only return to the Obama-era rule originally promulgated in 2016, but also expand the number of companies that must comply by dropping the threshold number of employees from 250 to 100. The decrease in the threshold number of employees, one estimate said, would require more than 9,300 additional construction firms to comply with OSHA's new electronic recordkeeping requirement.
OSHA to Require Employers to Submit Injury and Illness Forms Online
Jackson Lewis | Aug 2023
Under OSHA’s expanded electronic recordkeeping rule, the agency will have access to substantially more injury and illness data than they do today. With this additional data comes increased compliance risks. OSHA is currently authorized to seek and obtain an employer’s injury and illness logs upon request, and such requests are typically made at the outset of an onsite inspection. Under the new regulatory framework, however, OSHA will no longer need to request an employer’s recordkeeping logs in order to obtain injury and illness data.
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Littler | Aug 2023
Unfortunately for large employers in non-hazardous industries, the agency made a significant change between the proposed rule and the final rule: OSHA did not remove the annual requirement for establishments with at least 250 employees to submit their Form 300A- Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.
OSHA Issues Final Electronic Recordkeeping Rule for Employers: 6 Key Points + 3-Step Action Plan
Fisher Phillips | Jul 2023
The most recent version of the rule, as published, will require establishments in certain identified industry sectors with more than 100 employees to electronically submit their OSHA Forms 300A, 300, and 301. The data that is collected from the OSHA Forms 300A, 300, and 301 will be made available to the public, with limitations on the data that is available from the OSHA Form 301.
OSHA Announces Expanded Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements
Ogletree | Jul 2023
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