The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to amend its record-keeping regulations to add requirements for the electronic submission of injury and illness information employers are already required to keep under Part 1904. The proposed rule would amend 29 CFR §1904.41 to add three new electronic reporting requirements (proposed §1904.41 – Electronic submission of injury and illness records to OSHA).
- First, OSHA will require establishments that are required to keep injury and illness records under Part 1904, and had 250 or more employees in the previous calendar year, to electronically submit information from these records to OSHA or OSHA’s designee, on a quarterly basis (proposed §1904.41(a)(1) – Quarterly electronic submission of Part 1904 records by establishments with 250 or more employees).
- Second, OSHA will require establishments that are required to keep injury and illness records under Part 1904, had 20 or more employees in the previous calendar year, and are in certain designated industries, to electronically submit the information from the OSHA annual summary form (Form 300A) to OSHA or OSHA’s designee, on an annual basis (proposed §1904.41(a)(2) – Annual electronic submission of OSHA annual summary form (Form 300A) by establishments with 20 or more employees in designated industries). The second submission requirement will replace OSHA’s annual illness and injury survey, authorized by the current version of 29 CFR 1904.41.
- Third, OSHA will require all employers who receive notification from OSHA to electronically submit specified information from their Part 1904 injury and illness records to OSHA or OSHA’s designee (proposed §1904.41(a)(3) – Electronic submission of Part 1904 records upon notification).
This will be publish in the Federal Register today.