Employers have new rules for recording and reporting workplace injuries and illnesses. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its final rule for OSHA 300 recordkeeping on January 24, 2019.
Snow can be a beautiful thing…until you have to shovel it.
Every year, hospitals treat patients with back injuries, muscle strains and even heart attacks caused by shoveling snow. While the risk is probably low for most healthy people, those who are older, out of shape or who have pre-existing medical conditions such as heart problems or asthma may need to be cautious and should consult their doctors before exerting themselves.
Here are some things to keep in mind as you arm yourself to battle winter.
Beginning January 1, 2015, employers will have new requirements for reporting workplace fatalities and serious injuries to the federal government. A new Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule also revises how records are kept and updates the list of employers partially exempt from recordkeeping requirements. Even an employer partially exempt from recordkeeping must still adhere to the new reporting requirements.
