The lecture focuses on the rules and regulations surrounding reporting.
OSHA Recordable
OSHA recordable incidents are work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities that must be recorded and reported by employers. Injuries and illnesses to be disclosed are work-related occurrences’. This includes exacerbating a pre-existing injury or illness.
| Recordable |
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| Work related illness, injuries and fatalities |
| Severe injuries and illnesses must be reported directly to the OSHA in addition to being recorded by the employer |
| All work-related deaths |
| All in-patient hospitalizations, amputations and loss of an eye. |
| include instances that require surgery, prescription medication, casts, or stitches. |
| certain fractures, measurable hearing loss, and chronic disability |
Must Report
Occurrence’s where the employer must record an incident on the appropriate documents.
| Must Report |
|---|
| Fatalities |
| Unconsciousness |
| loss of workdays |
| loss of workdays |
| job transfers, or medical care beyond first aid |
| Illnesses associated with workplace exposures, such as some cancers, must also be recorded. |
Must Report Directly to OSHA
The OSHA’s recording standards mandate that severe injuries and illnesses must be reported directly to the OSHA in addition to being recorded by the employer.
| Report Directly to OSHA |
|---|
| severe injuries and illnesses |
| All work-related deaths must be reported to the OSHA within an eight-hour period. |
| All in-patient hospitalizations, amputations and loss of an eye must be reported within a 24-hour period. |
Do Not Report
Events that should not be reported to OSHA or put in to the OSHA log.
| First Aid |
|---|
| Ice packs |
| application of bandages |
| band aids |
| elastic support wraps |
Opt out
Small company’s have the option to not participate in the reporting process except for severe injuries or illnesses
| Exemptions |
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| 10 or fewer employees (entire company) |
| 10 or less at all times during entire year |
| Still must report fatalities & catastrophes |
Privacy Case
| Privacy Information |
|---|
| If the employee independently and voluntarily requests that his or her name not be entered on the log |
| an injury or illness to an intimate body part or to the reproductive system. |
| an injury or illness resulting from a sexual assault. |
| a mental illness. |
| a needlestick injury or cut from a sharp object that is contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious material |
Privacy Reporting Techniques
| Privacy reporting Techniques |
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| OSHA 300 log enter privacy instead of a name |
| Keep separate confidential list of case numbers and employee names |
| You may use discretion when describing the injury |
| OSHA 300 and 301 you may use discretion when describing injury. |
| a. enough information to identify the cause of the incident and the general severity of the injury or illness. |
| b. Serious outcome must be recorded for each case |
Assignment
Take the quiz on blackboard, Assignment’s tab, Quizzes folder, OSHA quiz 3 icon.
