OSHA periodically updates its workplace injury reporting standards. The agency did just that in May 2016, publishing the “Final Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” which requires certain employers to electronically submit OSHA recordkeeping logs to OSHA by March 2, 2019.
Establishments with 20-249 employees in high risk industries are required to submit all data fields currently contained in their 2017 OSHA form 300A.
Environmental health and safety stakeholders should submit this data using the web-based Injury Tracking Application. The submission process consists of four steps:
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