OSHA Reminds Employers to Post Injury/Illness Summaries

OSHA Reminds Employers to Post Injury/Illness Summaries Beginning Feb. 1
Appropriate forms can be found at: http://www.complianceregs.com/forms.asp

Washington, DC -- Beginning February 1, employers must post a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Jan. 13.

Employers are only required to post the Summary (OSHA Form 300A) -- not the OSHA 300 Log -- from Feb.1 to Apr. 30, 2006. OSHA Form 300A can be found at: http://www.complianceregs.com/forms.asp

The summary must list the total numbers of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2005 and were logged on the OSHA 300 form. Employment information about annual average number of employees and total hours worked during the calendar year is also required to assists in calculating incidence rates.

Companies with no recordable injuries or illnesses in 2005 must post the form with zeros on the total line. All establishment summaries must be certified by a company executive. The form is to be displayed in a common area wherever notices to employees are usually posted.

Employers with ten or fewer employees and employers in certain industry groups are normally exempt from federal OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping and posting requirements.

For more information: http://www.complianceregs.com/forms.asp or www.osha.gov