OSHA Injury & Illness Recordkeeping

Recordkeeping reminder The 2016 Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (Form 300A) must be posted in workplaces from February through April. Recordkeeping Compliance Schedule: The new reporting requirements will be phased in over two years: Establishments with 250 or more employees in industries covered by the recordkeeping regulation must submit information from their 2016 Form 300A by July 1, 2017. These same employers will be required to submit information from all 2017 forms (300A, 300, and 301) by July 1, 2018. Beginning in 2019 and every year thereafter, the information must be submitted by March 2. Establishments with 20-249 employees in certain high-risk industries must submit information from their 2016 Form 300A by July 1, 2017, and their 2017 Form 300A by July 1, 2018. Beginning in 2019 and OSHA State Plan states must adopt requirements that are substantially identical to the requirements in this final rule within 6 months after publication of this final rule. For more information contact Fit For Work or visit https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/finalrule/index.html   US Labor Department proposes delay to beryllium rule effective date WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a proposed delay in the effective date of the rule entitled Occupational Exposure to Beryllium, from March 21, 2017, to May 20, 2017. The announcement follows a White House memorandum, entitled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,” issued Jan. 20, 2017, that directed the department to undertake a review of any new or pending regulations and temporarily postpone the date that they would take effect. In its review process, OSHA has preliminarily determined that it is appropriate to further delay the effective date to May 20, 2017, for the purpose of additional review into questions of law and policy. The proposed extension of the effective date will not affect the compliance dates of the beryllium rule. The proposal has been scheduled for publication in the Federal Register. https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=33780