OSHA issues proposed rulemaking clarifying the ongoing obligation to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses
OSHA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to clarify an employer’s obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness throughout the five-year period during which the employer is required to keep the records.
“Accurate records are not simply paperwork, but have an important, in fact life-saving purpose,” said David Michaels, assistant secretary of OSHA. “They will enable employers, employees, researchers and the government to identify and eliminate the most serious workplace hazards - ones that have already caused injuries and illnesses to occur.”