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Staying Up-to-Date with OSHA 300 Logs
Author, Jadyn Brandt, Client Communications Coordinator, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
Employers who maintain accurate OSHA logs not only avoid costly fines but also gain valuable insights into workplace safety trends by identifying hazards early and in real-time, thus strengthening the effectiveness of their safety programs.
It’s OSHA 300A Time
Author, Emily Marasso, Media Communications Assistant, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
The holidays have come and gone and here we are at the end of another great year. Year-end means calendar updates, process changes and document reviews, as well as time to prepare for filing your OSHA 300A form.
OSHA Amends Electronic Submission Requirements to Exclude Forms 300 & 301
Author, Lauren Stumpf, Media Communications Assistant, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
OSHA published a final rule through the Federal Register on January 25, 2019 stating, “To protect worker privacy, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is amending the recordkeeping regulation by rescinding the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301.”
Cal/OSHA Issues Electronic Filing Requirement For 2017 OSHA 300A Form
Author, Alyssa Burley, Client Services Coordinator, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
In April 2018, federal OSHA announced all affected employers are required to submit injury and illness data (i.e., Form 300A data) via the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) online portal by July 1, 2018, even if the employer is covered by a state plan like those in California, Maryland, Minnesota, South Carolina, Utah, Washington or Wyoming.
OSHA Not Prepared to Accept Electronic Submissions
Author, Alyssa Burley, Client Services Coordinator, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
For over a year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have championed the upcoming electronic submission of injury and illness records (i.e., OSHA 300 logs) through its website. The new requirement was designed to make OSHA records publicly available on the internet in hopes that it would encourage employers to maintain safer working environments. The electronic submissions of the 2016 reports were supposed to be due by July 1, 2017.