US OSHA amending recordkeeping regulations

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation. 29 CFR 1904.41 requires certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information to OSHA.

The proposed amendments would require employers in certain high-hazard industries to electronically submit additional information from both their Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and their Injury and Illness Incident Reports.

OSHA contends the new rule will improve its ability to use enforcement and compliance assistance resources to identify facilities where workers are at high risk.
The amendments would:

• Require establishments with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard industries to electronically submit information from their OSHA Forms 300, 301 and 300A to OSHA once per year
• Update the classification system used to identify the industries covered by the electronic submission requirement
• Remove the current requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees not in a designated industry to electronically submit information
• Require establishments to include their company name when making electronic submissions

OSHA invites stakeholders to submit comments online using Docket No. OSHA-2021-0006 on the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Comments must be submitted 60 days after the proposed rule is published in the Federal Register.