1. OSHA Recordkeeping Guidelines for Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

2. Recordkeeping Important?
Why is OSHA
Recordkeeping Important?
Provides information to employers & employees on injuries/illnesses & related hazards in their workplaces Employers: Management tool for administration of company safety & health programs Employees: Raises awareness level Provides OSHA compliance staff with information to facilitate inspections Produces statistical data, thereby measuring magnitude of nation's injury & illness problem

3. OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements Division
Transfer of recordkeeping function from BLS to OSHA in 1991; OSH survey functions remain with BLS
Part of OSHA Office of Statistics (created in 1991)
Office of Statistics also includes:
Data Analysis
Applied Research, Special Studies & Publications
Statistical Design, Evaluation & Quality Management

4. Duties of the OSHA Recordkeeping Division
Defining the types of cases entered on the OSHA Log
Maintaining a consistent recordkeeping system for employers covered by the Act
Providing recordkeeping guidance to employers, employees, and others
Developing regulations and associated publications concerning injury and illness recordkeeping
Support of compliance and litigation activities

5. OSHA Recordkeeping - References
OSH Act of 1970
Section 2 (b)(12)
Sections 8(c)(1) & (2)
Section 24(a)
Section 24(e) - Reports
29 CFR Part 1904
Instructions on the OSHA Forms (200 & 101)
Recordkeeping Guidelines
Letters of Interpretation

6. OSH Act – Recordkeeping References
Section 2(b)(12): To assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources ... by providing for appropriate reporting procedures with respect to occupational safety and health.
Section 8(c)(1): Each employer shall make, keep and preserve, and make available to the Secretary, such records regarding activities related to this Act as the Secretary may prescribe ...
Section 8(c)(2): The Secretary ... shall prescribe regulations requiring employers to maintain accurate records of, and to make periodic reports on, work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses other than minor injuries requiring only first aid treatment and which do not involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness, restriction of work or motion, or transfer to another job.

7. OSH Act - Recordkeeping References (cont'd)
Section 24(a): The Secretary ... shall develop and maintain an effective program of collection, compilation, and analysis of occupational safety and health statistics.
The Secretary of Labor delegated responsibility for the injury and illness statistical program to BLS
In 1991, the recordkeeping function was transferred to OSHA (Division of Recordkeeping Requirements), while BLS retained responsibility for conducting the Annual Survey
Section 24(e): Employers shall file required reports with the Secretary

8. Part 1904 - Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Purpose and scope
Log and summary of occupational injuries and illnesses
Period covered
Supplementary record
Annual summary
Retention of records
Access to records
Reporting of fatality or multiple hospitalization accidents
Falsification, or failure to keep records or reports
Recordkeeping under approved State plans
Change of ownership
Definitions
Petitions for recordkeeping exceptions
Employees not in fixed establishments
Small employers
Establishments classified in Standard Industrial Classification Codes (SIC) 52-89, (except 52-54, 70, 75, 76, 79, and 80)
Annual OSHA Injury and Illness Survey of Ten or More Employers

9. Part 1904 - Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (cont'd)
STATISTICAL REPORTING OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
Description of statistical program Duties of employers Effect of State plans

10. Purpose and Scope
The regulations in this part implement sections 8(c)(1), (2), 8(g)(2), and 24 (a) and (e) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

11. 1904.2 - Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
(a) Each employer shall ...
(1) maintain in each establishment a log and summary of all recordable occupational injuries and illnesses for that establishment, and
(2) enter each recordable injury and illness on the log and summary as early as practicable but no later than 6 working days after receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred
(b) The log may be maintained at a place other than the establishment, or by means of data-processing equipment, or both, if;
(1) at the place where the log is maintained, there is information to complete the log to a date within 6 working days
(2) at each establishment, the log is current to within 45 calendar days

12. 1904.4 - Supplementary Record
In addition to the log, each employer shall have available for inspection at each establishment within 6 working days after receiving information that a recordable case has occurred, a supplementary record (OSHA No. 101) for each occupational injury or illness for that establishment
Workers' compensation or other reports are acceptable alternatives, if they contain the information required by OSHA No. 101

13. Annual Summary
(a) Each employer shall post an annual summary of occupational injuries and illnesses for each establishment
(d)(1) Each employer shall post a copy of the establishment's summary in each establishment ... The summary covering the previous calendar year shall be posted no later than February 1, and remain in place until March 1.

14. Retention of Records
Records ... shall be retained in each establishment for 5 years following the end of the year to which they relate

15. Access to Records
(a) Each employer shall provide, upon request, records provided for in , , and , for inspection and copying by any representative of the Secretary of Labor ...
(b)(1) The log and summary of all recordable occupational injuries and illnesses (OSHA No. 200) shall, upon request, be made available by the employer to any employee, former employee, and to their representatives for examination and copying in a reasonable manner and at reasonable times

16. 1904.8 - Reporting of Fatality or Multiple Hospitalization Accidents
(a) Within 8 hours after the death of any employee from a work-related incident or the in-patient hospitalization of 3 or more employees as a result of a work-related incident, the employer of any employees so affected shall orally report the fatality/multiple hospitalization by telephone or in person to the area office of OSHA that is nearest to the site of the incident, or by using the toll-free telephone number
The toll-free # is (800) 321-OSHA

17. 1904.9 - Falsification, or Failure to Keep Records or Reports
(a) Section 17(g) of the Act provides that "Whoever knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment, for not more than 6 months, or both."

18. 1904.14 - Employees Not in Fixed Establishments
Employers of employees engaged in physically dispersed operations such as construction, installation, repair or service activities, who do not report to any fixed establishment on a regular basis, but are subject to common supervision, may satisfy the recordkeeping requirements by:
(a) Maintaining the required records for each operation or group of operations which is subject to common supervision in an established central place
(b) Having the address and telephone number of the central place available at each worksite, and
(c) Having personnel available at the central place during normal business hours to provide information from the records maintained there by telephone and mail

19. Small Employers
An employer who had no more than 10 employees at any time during the calendar year immediately preceding the current calendar year need not comply with any of the recordkeeping requirements, except:
(a) Obligation to report under paragraph concerning fatalities or multiple hospitalization accidents, and
(b) Obligation to maintain a log of occupational injuries and illnesses and to make reports upon being notified by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that the employer has been selected to participate in a statistical survey of occupational injuries and illnesses

20. 1904.16 - Establishments Classified in SICs 52-89 (Except 52-54, 70, 75-76, 79-80)
An employer whose establishment is classified in SICs (excluding 52-54, 70, 75, 76, 79, and 80) need not comply, for such establishment, with any of the requirements of this part except:
(a) Obligation to report under paragraph concerning fatalities or multiple hospitalization accidents, and
(b) Obligation to maintain a log of occupational injuries and illnesses and to make reports upon being notified by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that the employer has been selected to participate in a statistical survey of occupational injuries and illnesses

21. 1904.17 - Annual OSHA Injury and Illness Survey of 10 or More Employers
(a) Each employer shall, upon receipt of OSHA's Annual Survey Form, report to OSHA or OSHA's designee the number of workers it employed and number of hours worked by its employees for periods designated in the Survey Form and such information as OSHA may request from records required to be created and maintained by Part 1904
(b) Survey reports shall be sent to OSHA within 30 calendar days, or the time stated in the Survey Form, whichever is later
(c) Employers exempted from keeping injury and illness records shall maintain records and make Survey Reports upon being notified in writing by OSHA, in advance of the year for which injury and illness records will be required, that the employer has been selected to participate in an information collection

22. OSHA Forms
OSHA No OSHA Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Part IV on back of form provides instructions for completion
OSHA No Supplementary Record of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

23. Recordkeeping Guidelines
for Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
September 1986
The Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 and 29 CFR 1904
O.M.B. No
Effective April 1986
ATTENTION: OSHA RECORDKEEPER
IMPORTANT: DO NOT DISCARD. This booklet contains guidelines for
keeping the occupational injury and illness records necessary to fulfill
your recordkeeping obligation under the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (29 USC 651) and 29 CFR Part 1904, or equivalent
State law.

24. Common Problems with Recordkeeping Definitions
Definition of work relationship
Definition of illness
Diagnosis of illnesses
Definition of a lost workday
Definition of restricted work activity

25. Concept of Work Relationship
If an event or exposure in the work environment caused or contributed to the onset of symptoms or aggravated existing symptoms to a point that they meet OSHA recordability criteria, work relationship is established.
ON PREMISES Injuries and illnesses that result from an event or exposure on the employer's premises are presumed to be work-related. (Parking lots and recreational facilities are not considered part of the premises.)
OFF PREMISES Injuries and illnesses that result from an event or exposure off the employer's premises are work related if the worker was engaged in work-related activities or are present as a condition of their employment. "Home away from home" concept: When an employee checks into a hotel or motel, he/she established a "home away form home." Thereafter, his/her activities are evaluated in the same manner as for non-traveling employees.

26. Occupational Illness
Definition: Any abnormal condition or disorder resulting from a non- instantaneous event or exposure in the work environment.
Diagnosis: Diagnosis = Recognition For OSHA recordkeeping purposes, many illnesses can be diagnosed/ recognized by non-medical personnel.

27. Definition of Lost Workdays
There are two types of lost workdays
Days away from work
Days of restricted activity Lost workday cases are those that involve days away from work and/or days of restricted work activity beyond the date of injury or onset of illness.

28. Definition of Restricted Work Activity
The employee is physically or mentally unable to perform all or any part of his or her normal assignment during all or any part of the workday or shift.
Partial days away from work (e.g., half days) are considered days of restricted work activity.
Restricted work activity, limited to the day of injury or onset of illness, makes a case recordable.
Transfer to another job almost always involves restricted work activity.

29. Redesign of OSHA Recordkeeping System
The redesign of OSHA's recordkeeping system is currently being undertaken.
This will include revision of:
OSHA regulations (29 CFR Part 1904)
Recordkeeping Guidelines
OSHA Form No Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
OSHA Form No Supplementary Record of Occupational Injury or Illness

30. Goals of the Recordkeeping Revisions
Make the system more user friendly
Simplify the system
Improve the utility of the records
Improve employee involvement
Meet the intent of the OSH Act
Make the system more compatible with modern technology
Encourage a more proactive approach to workplace safety and health
Promote appropriate uses of injury and illness information

31. Proposed Format Changes
Guidelines will be incorporated into the regulations - All information will be in one place.
Question and answer format will be eliminated - Takes up too much space.
OSHA Log will be letter-size - Will be easier to handle, copy, etc.

32. Proposed Procedural Changes
Computerized recordkeeping enhanced
Employee involvement in recordkeeping process improved
Site logs - Develop meaningful information for multi-employer worksites

33. Proposed Definition Changes
Restricted work activity
Medical treatment
Case resolution
Work relationship
Injury vs. illness

34. Timing of the Recordkeeping Revisions
Proposal printed in the Federal Register on February 2, 1996
Comments being reviewed and considered

35. OSHA Office of Statistics - Recordkeeping Division
The address and phone number of OSHA's Recordkeeping Division are: Office of Statistics Division of Recordkeeping Requirements 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room N-3507 Washington, D.C (202)