New OSHA Reporting Requirements

摘要

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has required employers to report work-related fatalities and hospitalizations of three or more employees since 1971. Effective January 1, 2015, the reporting requirements, currently codified at 29 C.F.R. § 1904.39, have significantly expanded, allowing OSHA to more quickly and effectively target occupational safety and health hazards. The new requirements apply to all employers under OSHA's jurisdiction, although states with their own occupational safety and health agencies might have different effective dates.