Get the Record Straight: OSHA's New Injury Recordkeeping E-Submission Rule

‘Joe Keenan’ the expert speaker who is presenting a webinar on OSHA’s NewInjury Record keeping Data Electronic Submission Rule, will give you a clear understanding of your responsibility for the new electronic submittal process and ramifications to the employer on May 10, 2017 at 10:00 AM PDT, 01:00 PM EDT | Duration: 120 Minutes.

The impact of OSHA record keeping regulation changes on occupational injury and illness:

The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), based on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) logs, indicate that the number of occupational injuries and illnesses in the US has steadily declined by 35.8% between 1992 and 2003. However, major changes to the OSHA record keeping standard occurred in 1995 and 2001.

Adverse Impact of Publishing Data

OSHA intends for the data to harm employers by:

• Thwarting contracting openings with clients

• Providing ammunition to your rivals and composed work for arranging efforts or at the dealing table

• Scaring off present and planned representatives;

• Eliminating access to business loans and

• Negatively affecting protection scope and rates

Internal Injury Reporting Policies

Employers may be cited for implementing reporting policies that have perceived retaliatory effect for reporting workplace injuries:

• Discipline for “late” injury reporting
• Discipline for violating vague rules (“work safely” or “maintain situational awareness”), especially if only after injuries

Reasonable reporting policy may require employees to report injury “as soon as practicable” after realizing they have a reportable injury

• Not reasonable to discipline employee for failing to report before they realize they are injured or while incapacitated

Discipline for violating safety rule only reasonable if consistent

Click on this link for more info or Register now for this brainstorming session by Joe Keenan- OSHA's New Injury Record keeping E-Submission Rule