The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) rule on record-keeping for work place injuries went into effect on January 1 as scheduled.
However, OSHA has postponed three provisions of the rule until January 1, 2003 and established interim criteria for recording cases of work-related hearing loss. The postponed provisions are: the criteria for recording work-related hearing loss; the rule's definition of "muculoskeletal disorder" (MSD); and the requirement that employers check the MSD column in the OSHA log. All other provisions have taken effect.