29 CFR Part 1904 Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Effective Page 737
Objectives-WIIFM Identify requirements of the new recording standard Identify new forms required – the 300, 300A, 301 and Privacy Log Correctly complete OSHA 300 Log
Purpose, Subpart A Improved data, employee involvement, protect privacy, use computer Require employers to record and report Recording is “no fault”
Scope - Subpart B Applies to: Agriculture, construction, manufacturing, transportation & wholesale trades Employers with 11 or more Does Not Apply to: Self employed, sole owner Overseas locations Partial exemptions Small employer partial exemption, Industry partial exemptions for SIC, page 737
– Covered Employees Employees on payroll full time, part time, seasonal, migrant labor, sales, hourly, salaried Employees not on payroll who are supervised on a day-to-day basis
Flipchart – Coverage In some cases, an employer with only 1 employee could be required to keep records
Check It Out Objective: Identify who is covered and who is not under the new Recording Standard
Check It Out Objective: Identify who is covered and who is not under the new Recording Standard
Forms OSHA Form 300, Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses OSHA Form 301, Injury and Illness Incident Report Privacy Case Form
OSHA recordkeeping- forms Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
Recording Criteria, Subpart C Case – Work Related - Recordable? No Yes No Did employee experience an injury or illness? Is injury or illness work related? Is this a new case? Does injury or illness meet the general criteria; significant diagnosis or the criteria for specific conditions? Do Not RecordRecord Update previously recorded entry if necessary No Yes Was an employee involved? Yes Does injury or illness meet any of the nine (9) exceptions? No YesNo Page 739
Recording Criteria General Recording Criteria Death Days away from work Restricted work/job transfer Medical treatment (other than first aid) Loss of consciousness 2.A serious or significant injury or illness diagnosed by PLHCP Injuries from contaminated needlesticks or OPIM; Splashes IF case meets general criteria Medical removal – lead, cadmium, benzene, etc. Hearing loss- averaging 10db or more at 2000, 3000 and 4000 hertz. Work-related tuberculosis MSD’s 3. Other Specific Criteria
Check It Out Objective: Identify whether or not a case is recordable
Check It Out Objective: Identify whether or not a case is recordable
– Recording Decisions Forms Completion #1 – Medical Treatment #2 – Counting DART #3 – Privacy Cases
1904.7(b)(5) – Medical Treatment Medical treatment is the management and care of a patient to combat disease or disorder. It does not include : Visits to licensed health care professional solely for observation or counseling Diagnostic procedures First aid #1
Check It Out Objective: Identify whether to record or not to record a specific case
Check It Out Objective: Identify whether to record or not to record a specific case
1904.7(b)(3) – DART Do not include day of injury or illness Count all calendar days - weekends, holidays, vacation days Cap day count at 180 days Stop count if employee leaves company for reason unrelated to injury/illness Friday thru Monday cases – count only if employer/HCP states employee should not have worked on those days #2
1904.7(b)(4) – Restricted Work or Job Transfer Restricted Work Unable to perform one or more routine functions of job (week); or Kept from working a full workday Job Transfer Assigned to a job other than regular job for part of day Performs routine job duties for part of day and assigned to another job for the rest of the day
Check It Out Objective: Identify the number of days to record on the Log
Privacy Cases Separate Log Privacy Case Log Case Number (from 300 Log) Employee Name 5Carrie Nation (b)(6&7)- page 744
OSHA Form 300
Check It Out Objective: Correctly complete a 300 Log of Work- Related Injuries & Illnesses
OSHA 301 Injury & Illness Incident Report agency/iic/iicforms.htm
OSHA 300A Summary of Work-related Injuries & Illnesses
– Annual Summary Review OSHA Form 300 for completeness and accuracy, correct deficiencies Complete OSHA Form 300A Certify summary (CEO) Post summary Feb 1 - April 30
Fatality/Catastrophe Reporting 1-800/ Report orally - 8 hours any work-related fatality or incident involving 3 or more in- patient hosp fatal heart attacks Do not report accidents: highway or public street motor vehicle commercial airplane, train, subway or bus
Objectives-WIIFM Identify requirements of the new recordkeeping standard Identify new forms required – the 300, 300A, 301 and Privacy Log Correctly complete OSHA 300 Log