POSTING OSHA's FORM 300A SUMMARY OF WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
Employers with 11 or more employees are required to maintain records of occupational injuries and illnesses as they occur. The purposes of keeping these records are to permit survey material to be compiled, to help define high hazard industries, and to inform employees of the status of their employer's record. These records must be maintained for five years at the establishment and must be available during an OSHA inspection. Failure to keep these records accurate and up to date can lead to OSHA fines.
Employers required to maintain records of occupational injuries and illnesses are reminded to do the following by February 1 to comply with OSHA's recordkeeping requirement:
- Review your Log(s) of Work-Related Injuries & Illnesses (OSHA's Form 300) for accuracy.
- Complete the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA's Form 300A) for each log (companies with no recordable injuries or illnesses must still post the summary with zeros on total lines).
- Certify the Summary by having it signed by a company executive.
- Post the Summary (OSHA's Form 300A) - not the Log - from February 1 until April 30 in a common area (i.e. where notices to employees are usually displayed).
For more information on completing OSHA's 300 or 300A form go to http://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/index.html or http://www.dli.mn.gov/osha/Recordkeeping.asp.
