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29 CFR Part 1904

29 CFR Part 1904. Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Posting. Federal OSHA poster Federal Employee poster State OSHA poster http://www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/poster/matrix.htm. Purpose of 1904.

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29 CFR Part 1904

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  1. 29 CFR Part 1904 Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

  2. Posting • Federal OSHA poster • Federal Employee poster • State OSHA poster • http://www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/poster/matrix.htm

  3. Purpose of 1904 • Requires employers to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses • Note: Recording or reporting a work-related injury, illness, or fatality does not mean the the employer or employee was at fault, or an OSHA rule has been violated

  4. Exceptions • 6 million U.S. establishments, • 1.4 million are required to keep records • Companies 10 or fewer employees • unless surveyed by OSHA or BLS • In the retail and service sectors, some industries are partially exempt

  5. 1904.2 New Partially-Exempted Industries • 525 Hardware stores • 542 Meat and fish markets • 544 Candy, nut, and confectionary stores • 545 Dairy products stores • 546 Retail bakeries • 549 Miscellaneous food stores • 764 Reupholstery and furniture repair • 791 Dance studios, schools, and halls • 792 Producers, orchestras, entertainers • 793 Bowling centers • 801 Offices and clinics of medical doctors • 802 Offices and clinics of dentists • 803 Offices of Osteopathic Physicians • 804 Offices of other health care practitioners • 807 Medical and dental Laboratories • 809 Health and allied services, NEC

  6. SIC Codes • Standard Industrial Classification • http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sic_manual.html

  7. Recording • Must record each fatality, injury or illness that: • Is work-related, and • An event or exposure in the work environment causing or contributing to the condition • An event or exposure significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness • Is a new case, and • has not previously experienced a recordable injury or illness of the same type • Same type that affects the same part of the body, but had recovered completely • Meets one or more of the criteria contained in sections 1904.7 through 1904.12

  8. Recordables • Recordable Injuries • Any injury or illness • Beyond simple first aid • Includes needle sticks and hearing loss

  9. 1904.7 – General Recording Criteria • An injury or illness is recordable if it results in one or more of the following: • Death • Days away from work • Restricted work activity • Transfer to another job • Medical treatment beyond first aid • Loss of consciousness • Significant injury or illness diagnosed by a PLHCP

  10. Reportable Injuries • Reportable injuries- Within 24 hours • A- Amputation • B- Broken bone • C- Loss of Conciousness • D- Death or Fatality

  11. 1904.29 – Recordkeeping Forms • OSHA Form 301, Injury and Illness Incident Report • OSHA Form 300, Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses • OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses • Forms can be kept on a computer or at another location as long as they can be produced when they are needed

  12. 1904.32 – Annual Summary • Review OSHA Form 300 for completeness and accuracy • Complete OSHA Form 300A • Certify summary • Post summary

  13. 1904.32 – Annual Summary • A company executive must certify: • An owner of the company • An officer of the corporation • The highest ranking company official, or • His or her supervisor • Must post for 3 month period from February 1 to April 30 of the year following the year covered by the summary

  14. OSHA • OSHA 300 Log and Form 301 • Keep for 5 years • Don’t send to OSHA

  15. OSHA Incidence Rates 100 workers, 40 hrs a week, 50 weeks

  16. Ramifications • Higher injury rate • better chance of OSHA visit, • Workers Comp rates go up • Lower injury rate • Less chance of OSHA visit • Workers comp rates go down.

  17. OSHA Incidence RatesTotal hours worked

  18. OSHA • Ramifications?

  19. Practice • Trident missiles have a nose cone designed to pass through water, however, it is not very aerodynamic. • When a Trident missile breaks the surface, a mechanism in the nose cone changes the dynamic of the nose cone. • Your company makes this mechanism

  20. You have 27 Full time workers, that put in 785 overtime hours during the year. • You had 5 injuries and 2 illnesses • 12 days missed work • Industry average is 8.3 per 100 W • What is your SIC code • What is your injury rate- ramifications • What is your DART rate

  21. Sic code • http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sic_manual.html • SIC Code is 3769

  22. Injury rate • Total injuries and illnesses: • 5+2 = 7 • Total hours worked: • (# of fulltime employees X 2000)+OT (27 x 2000) + 1785 = 54785 • Injury rate = • 7X200,000/54785 • 25.55 per 100 workers

  23. DART • Lost work days =12 • 12 x 200000/54785 • 43.8 per 100 workers

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