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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 08:52:21+00:00

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It is that time of year when employers are required to post the annual OSHA Form 300. As a reminder, your company may be required to post an OSHA Form and illnesses that occurred at your place of business in 2012. The posting period is from February 1 through April 30, 2013. Many times employers do not know what needs to be recorded so I will review the basic requirements below. For a more detailed description of the OSHA requirements for Form 300 see “Posting of OSHA Notices” under the Safety Solutions section on our website or go to www.osha.gov.
1904.7(a) Basic requirement. You must consider an injury or illness to meet the general recording criteria, and therefore to be recordable, if it results in any of the following: death, days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness. You must also consider a case to meet the general recording criteria if it involves a significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional, even if it does not result in death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness.
1904.7(b)(1)(i) Death. See § 1904.7(b)(2).
1904.7(b)(1)(ii) Days away from work. See § 1904.7(b)(3).
1904.7(b)(1)(iii) Restricted work or transfer to another job. See § 1904.7(b)(4).
1904.7(b)(1)(iv) Medical treatment beyond first aid. See § 1904.7(b)(5).
1904.7(b)(1)(v) Loss of consciousness. See § 1904.7(b)(6).
1904.7(b)(1)(vi) A significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional. See § 1904.7(b)(7).
Note to § 1904.7: OSHA believes that most significant injuries and illnesses will result in one of the criteria listed in § 1904.7(a): death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness. However, there are some significant injuries, such as a punctured eardrum or a fractured toe or rib, for which neither medical treatment nor work restrictions may be recommended. In addition, there are some significant progressive diseases, such as byssinosis, silicosis, and some types of cancer, for which medical treatment or work restrictions may not be recommended at the time of diagnosis but are likely to be recommended as the disease progresses. OSHA believes that cancer, chronic irreversible diseases, fractured or cracked bones, and punctured eardrums are generally considered significant injuries and illnesses, and must be recorded at the initial diagnosis even if medical treatment or work restrictions are not recommended, or are postponed, in a particular case.
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