제  목 : OSHA lssues Recordkeeping Proposal
  일  자 : 1996년 02월
  제공처 : Occupational Safety and Health News for General Industry

    OSHA finally publishes its proposed rule revising employer
  requirements for recording workplace injuries and illnesses.

    The proposed changes would provide a total exemption for construction
  employers with 10 or fewer employees, and non - construction employers
  with 19 or fewer employees.

    However, all employers must still comply with the reporting of
  fatality and multiple hospitalization incidents (proposed under 1904.12)
  and duties of employers (proposed under 1940.13).

    Changes in the proposed rule would now require presently exempt
  industries including restaurants and bars to comply with recordkeeping
  provisions.

    On the flip side, current non - exempt employers, such as bowling
  centers and medical/dental laboratories, will now be exempt.

    The changes will also eliminate the distinction between employee
  injuries and illnesses and will redesign OSHA forms to obtain more
  accurate and detailed information.

    OSHA will replace the OSHA 200 log with the  OSHA 300 Log which
  includes reformatted columns and an extra column for the employer's use.

    Changes to the forms will result in a smaller recordkeeping log that
  will fit on a standard - sized paper.

    The agency expects that the changes will produce a simpler
  injury/illness recordkeeping system for employers and improve
  information on occupational injuries and illnesses.

    OSHA predicts that revising the rule will result in a 10% drop in the
  number of employers covered, from 750,000 employers now to 620,000 after
  the changes are implemented. However, the cost to employers will also
  drop - from $30.2 million to $25.5 million.

    The recordkeeping proposal appeared in the January 30 Federal
  Register.

    Written comments must be postmarked by April 29. additionally, a
  public meeting will be held from Marh 26 - 28 in washington, D.C., in
  the U.S. Department of Labor auditorium at 200 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
  Washington D.C. 20210 or call (202) 219 - 8615.

    Send comments to : Docket Officer, Docket No. R - 02, OSHA, Room N -
  2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington,
  D.C.20210.