Injury and illness recordkeeping - Articles - Page 3

Two bestselling J. J. Keller® publications that simplify OSHA Compliance have been relaunched

November 12, 2015

Unintentional injuries are the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S., following heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease and stroke*. To reduce injuries in the workplace, OSHA issues safety regulations that employers must satisfy.

OSHA extends comment period for proposed recordkeeping rule

September 23, 2015

OSHA is extending the deadline for submitting comments on the proposed rule that clarifies an employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness. The comment due date has been extended to Oct. 28, 2015.

Safety’s thirst for injury data

It is so easy to be seduced by data and somehow think we now “know” how organization thinks about safety

Dr. Rob Long

October 28, 2014

Everything we “know” is retrospective. Humans have unlimited hindsight but limited foresight. This is most apparent in the preoccupation with counting injury statistics. Statistics in themselves don’t tell us the “story” of what they mean; significance is subjectively determined.

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October 8, 2014

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OSHA injury and illness reporting rule moves forward

September 10, 2014

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed its review of OSHA's injury and illness recordkeeping rule, which would change the types of injury and illness events that must be reported to the agency by telephone or in person.

OSHA extends comment period on proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injury and illnesses

August 14, 2014

OSHA announced yesterday that it will extend the comment period on the proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses to Oct. 14, 2014. The proposal, published on Nov. 8, 2013, would amend the agency's recordkeeping regulation to add requirements for the electronic submission of injury and illness information that employers are already required to keep.

How one company improved safety and health in its workplace

“Now we are talking about safety in a proactive positive way”

July 2, 2014

"We've already experienced increased communication about our safety program, and now we are talking about safety in a proactive positive way. Employees are proud to work for a company that cares about safety and makes it a priority. Not only has our communication and awareness of safety issues increased, we expect to see reductions in worker compensation insurance premiums and general liability premiums," said Elizabeth Duffrin, Chief Financial Officer.

Comment period on injury/illnesses tracking proposal to end March 10

February 19, 2014

If you plan to comment on OSHA’s propsed rule to change tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses, you should do it soon. The agency has announced that the comment period on the proposal, which is says will help imrove workplace safety and health, will close on March 10, 2014.

Recordkeeping posting due February 1

All about OSHA logs & possible changes

Claire Epstein

January 2, 2014

With the February 1st deadline for posting the OSHA 300A log fast approaching, this article explores the fundamentals of OSHA recordkeeping requirements for the 301, 300 and 300A logs

OSHA changes recordkeeping rules for federal agencies

Data will be used to reduce occupational hazards

August 11, 2013

OSHA has issued a final rule that will require all federal agencies to submit their OSHA-required injury and illness data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics every year. This data will allow OSHA to analyze the injuries and illnesses that occur among the more than two million federal agency workers and develop training and inspection programs to respond to the hazards identified.