OSHA clarifies employer obligation to record employee injuries and illnesses
WASHINGTON 鈥 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published a 鈥淣otice of Proposed Rulemaking鈥 which amends its recordkeeping regulations to better explain its long-standing position on recordkeeping of work-sustained employee injury and illness, according to a .
OSHA clarifies that it is a necessity for employers to record each job-related injury or illness and maintain that record for at least five years.
鈥淎ccurate records are not simply paperwork but have an important, in fact life-saving purpose,鈥 Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels clarified in the release. 鈥淭hey will enable employers, employees, researchers and the government to identify and eliminate the most serious workplace hazards 鈥 ones that have already caused injuries and illnesses to occur.鈥
The proposed rule, which was published on July 29, is available for public comment by or visiting . Comments must be submitted by September 28.
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