Every employer is responsible for providing a healthy and safe working environment for their workers and 
employees. And it is the role of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to provide and assure the health and safety of America’s workers by setting specific standards and enforcing them—providing education and outreach, training, encouraging continuous improvement in workplace health and safety, and establishing partnerships.
Employers covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA Act) are required to prepare and maintain the records of occupational illness and injuries. The responsibility of administering the system of recordkeeping established by the OSHA Act lies on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The record keeping regulations and the OSHA Act in 29 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 1904 and 1952 has given very specific reporting and recording requirements that consists the framework for the nationwide occupational health and safety recording system.
It is important that, under this system, the data recorded by employers is accurate and uniform. Companies need to be sure of the validity and consistency of the statistical data since it used by OSHA for various purposes such as resource allocation, “low-hazard” industry exemptions, standards development, performance measurement under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), inspection targeting, and voluntary protection program eligibility (VPP). The statistical data also assists the employers at their establishment and is the origin of information Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Annual Survey and the OSHA Data Initiative (ODI).
Recently, there has been a change in the elements of the 29 Code of Federal Regulation 1904 done by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to add electronic submission of illness and injury data. It is believed by OSHA that it is a behavioral economic move to give a “nudge” to employer for focusing on safety. The information for illness and injury would be available to the public and is supposed to assist accuracy of recordkeeping data.
To get more detailed insights into this new rule, join this webinar “OSHA Recordkeeping Rule Update” by expert speaker Sheldon Primus, to get a clear understanding of your responsibility for the new electronic submittal process and ramifications to the employer.
