Workforce Bulletin

The Grain Journal recently published a series of seven articles by the national OSHA Practice Group at Epstein Becker Green.  The articles outline a checklist for employers to follow in order to comply with OSHA's complex Injury & Illness Recordkeeping regulations. The articles are broken down as follows:

1. Scope of OSHA's Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Rule;
2. OSHA's Recordkeeping Forms;
3. Recording Injuries and Illnesses;
4. Recording Workplace Injuries/Illnesses;
5. Miscellaneous Recording Procedures;
6. Updating and Verifying Records; and
7. Recordkeeping Action Plan.

Here is an ...

By Eric J. Conn, Head of the OSHA Practice Group

According to a recent report to Congress from OSHA, the Agency’s multi-year Injury & Illness Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program (“Recordkeeping NEP”) continued through its termination in 2012 to yield less alarming results than the OSHA leadership team forecasted, despite revising the program in late 2010.

The initial version of the Recordkeeping NEP was put on hold due to lower than expected (at least by OSHA) instances of recordkeeping abuses (i.e., employers deliberately under recording injuries and illnesses), so ...